The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-01
SANTIAGO INVESTED.
Gen. Shafter Reports That He Is
Closing in on the City
REINFORCEMENTS SAIL FROM TAMPA
Pacincos state That 10000 spanish SOL
diers Have Recently Arrived at santiago
Zen. Pando May Aisu III ct n
junction with Gen. Linares


WAsnGNGToN, June % The war de-
partment late yesterday afternoon
posted the following:
BAIQUGRt June 81 via Playa del Este June
90 Hon Secretary OF War: The Yale arrived
this morning all right Troops now diSembark-
ing Your son, who has been At the front AS u
volunteer is assigned to duty on the stan OF
Gen Dunield. All is progressing we'll W.
to-day occupied an advance position abandoned
by the enemy yesterday on the Seviill and
Santiago road, west OF San Juan river within
three miles OF Santiago and from which It can
plainly be seen. SKATER,
Major General Commanding.
1t was very late in the day when the
FIRST dispatch within two days came to
the war department from Gen. Shaft
er, but the news was regarded as so
good that there was no disposition TO
complain. 1t disclosed a very salts
factory rate of progress on the part of
Gen. Shafter toward the town OF San
tiago and apparently he has gained
all this ground and has come within
three miles of Santiago without suf-
fering any losses since the bloody Skin.
mIsh of Friday last Altogether the
performance is regarded as very graft
flying to the department here. As near
as can be gathered from the brief
dispatch, the American army is now
at the fork in the road, one branch of
which leads to San tiago and the other
to Moro castle, at the entrance of the
harbor. Gen. Shafter is thus free to
move in either direction, according to
the demands of the campaign. With
the 1,300 men who reinforced him on
ha Nn1a ha Cd hi. l.,
that will reach him to-day, it may
be possible to make even more rapid
progress in the advance upon San
tiago, as the new men can be relied
upon to relieve the main body of
troops from the necessity of keeping
open the line of communication be-
tween Shafter and his base at Baiquiri
Meanwhile, further reinforcements
are being prepared and dispatched as
rapidly as the best energies of the de-
partment can direct, and it is believed
that several thousand men sailed from
Tampa. directly for Santiago yester-
day. The lines are being frightened
around Cuba, and it will soon be i'm
possible for even small quantities of
food or war supplies to reach the Span
lards there. The proclamation issued
yesterday extending the blockade to
the south coast and to San Juan, it is
believed, will accomplish this result
There was no further word from the
Cadiz feet yesterday, though it is still
known to be lying at Port Said under
preteXt of repairing one of the torpedo
boat destroyers, The delay on the
part of the Spanish feet has not
stopped the preparations for the send
ing of the eastern squadron under
Commodore Watson to the Spanish
shores. The commodore is Fastening
with all speed southwark on the
Newark TO join and confer with Samp-
son off Santiago.
sPANIARDs AT SANTIAGO REINFORCED.
ON THE Rio GUIANA, June ~, via Port
Antonio, Jamaica, June 5.--The most
startling information obtained from
the paciticos is that since the advance
began almost 5000 Spanish soldiers
have arrived at Santiago de Cuba. This
statement is made on the authority of
Gen. Aawton and he is also of the
opinion that Gen. Pando may be able
to effect a juncture with Gen. Lii
A
bans believe that if the water sup
ply of the city can be cut off Santiago
will have to yield at once. They say
that Admiral Cervera's entire fleet ex-
cept the torpedo boat destroyer Terror
is in the harbor. Gen. Lawton is in
clined to discredit the report that guns
have been taken from the ships to
strengthen the defenses on land. He
says that it would be impossible for
Admiral Cervera to reach the POI
sition of the American army with
his big guns from where the Spanish
ships lie. No aggressive move by the
Americans is anticipated for several
days. The road to the base of supplies
must be greatly improved before the
onward movement can be safely made.
At present it taxes the quartermasters
department to the utmost TO get pro-
visions and ammunition. Apparently
Gen. Linares prefers to place faith in
the defenses of the city and intends ~
make last ditch fight" of it. A
few--though only few-hold to the
theory that he does not propose fight
ing at all.