Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-15
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 ing before and in the vicinity O Santiago de Cuba, continued th, greater part of Monday from 7:4i a. m. until nearly II o'clock a. m Ten of the American war ships main tained a steady and carefully di rected fire against Morro Castle anC the batteries at Punta Gorda, Socap, and Ciencorreales, in addition tc bombardinR the Spanish fleet in tho harbor. The percentage of effective proiectiles was very great. It ap pears from the best information ob- tainable at this place, the cable station connecting with Santiago de Cuba, that immense damage wa: inflicted upon the enemy. The SpAniards admit that the lombard ment from the American fleet was hsnost destructive. About l,6O0 pro- I jectiles are said to have been fired by the American war ships, and it seems that the response fire from the Spanish forts and ships was scarcely felt by the Americans. The Notifications near the entrance to the harbOr are described as being riddled with solid shot and battered by immense shells fired by the battle ships It is also understood that the Cuban troops maintained throughou. the greater part of Mon- day an attack by land upon San tiago, and the Spanish reports say that the garrison lost heavily in killed and wounded. The military commander at Santiago de Cuba acknowledged the following casual ties among the land forces: Col. Ordcnez, Capt. Sanchez Lieut.. Yriza of the artillery, and Perez and Gar cia, both Spanish officers, whose ranks are not mentioned.
 Later in the day, the American ships moved closer towards the mouth of the harbor, where the old cruiser Reins Mercedes had been discerned attempting to place ex- plosives about the hull of the Mer- rimac to blow her to pieces and clear the channel. 4 thirteeL inch shell from the Oregon landed sQuarely abaft her pilot house, and her upper works were blown into shreds. Her second commodore" e." five of her sailors and marine were killed. The second lieutenant of the Reina Mercedes and sixteen of her seamen were very seriousl wounded. A perfect shower of shells fell upon and around the old cruiser, and she was so badly dam aged that her crew, by order of Admiral Cervera, abandoned the ship for the shore for safety. About noon, according to Cape Haytien dispatch, the landing party of Amer ican marines near Dalquiri, was at tackled by the Spanish infantry and a squadron of cavalry. The insur- gents were posted in the neigh borhood and with the aid of the marines successfully took up posi- ton holding it. and later making it a base from which they operated. The Spanish forces were defeated with heavy loss and driven back to- ward Santiago, leaving their wound ed behind them. The Americans are now entrenched near Dsquiri, and are landing heavy guns, prepar- atory to moving them toward San tiagu, and laying seize to the city. There is a panic in Santiago.
 New York, June S.-A Cape Hay ten special received at noon today indicates that the bombardment of Santiago was resumed again this morning.
 Madrid. June S.-Negotiations for Spanish foreign loan have failed. The government is being hard pushed for money to continue the war.
 Cape Haytien, June S.-During the bombardment at Santiago on Monday, a shell exploded over Spain's crack cruiser, the Vizcaya, dismounting one of her guns and injuring her steering apparatus.
 Madrid, June s.-The reports of the Santiago engagement published here says that the Americans lost 500 in killed aud wounded. The Spanish loss is reported to have been very light.
 Washington, June IA Cabinet official is authority for the statement that the monitor Monadnock is not going to the Philippine Islands, but will stop at Honolulu and raise the American flag over the Hawaiian Islands.
 Kingston, Jamaica, June Spur ing the engagement before Santiago on Monday an attempt was made to lure Commodore Schley's flag ship, the Brooklyn, over a mine. The plot was discovered, and the attempt failed.
 Washington, June S.-Senator s. NJ. Cullom is reported as sa aging that the war department has been notified That Captain Philips. of the battle ship Texas, was killed in the engage ment at Santiago.
 Key West, June s.-Two auxiliary gun boats shelled a Spanish fort near Cardenas, on Monday, killing twenty-five Spaniards and wounding very many more.
 New York, June 8.-A special to the Evening World says that Ad- mirsl Sampson has hauled down the Spanish flag from a fort at Santiago 1 and has raised the st are and strinas