Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-14
At THE SWORDS EDGE
Tora| is Stubborn, But He
Must Surrender.
FINAL STRUGGLE is ON
Army and Navy Now Smelling TIL. Cuban
city Soldiers In Rain and mud.
General Miles at the
u" 90. Front. ...

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~. REGISTRATIONS 1or Il peaceful
surrender of Santiago dc Cuba ended
in utter faiiue TODAY ana ,h.. .;,, 49,,
fail by the sword
~ '''e sword ".
''e''erai Ioral, the Spanish commar-
der. has finally ANA a,i,;
General Skaters nrn1,nv,i ~ ~ USED
conditional surrender ava ~. az u'-
lean army only awaits ih, w., WE, w "
general to be in mo ,,,,,i 49, ol JUS
Just when the attack vii, -
depends upon the tim. WHY, VII, i...ue
before General Ranlul,,h on, i H. 'S ~.
batteries at the from, az n :. ia,,.. ms
ly settled thai, the fn,w,r., u.''Nits
will not begin until ,he ,,.,n,. l. wi.
ba ckei up by the bir guns ~, ,,,. 10y
of which cost so many livas a,,,n,,
TN. previous engagements -
General Randulph.s movements h
san early this morning. but tonight ont
Of he ten batteries. one of the four
guns had succeeded in makin tx ,y,v
over the almost impassable tran ia ~.
trenches at the front. This with tha
four batteries already there. is not con
si,lered by the American communicated, DC
sufficient ana probably tw,nty-fo,.
hours more win elans,. h,.fnrn ,is ., n,'
er;l enga cement begins.
General Iow1nn.s n,,tiro ,1;,,;; ~
moved ia Tho ,,ortbu.ora - Ill w." '.1
L.. n19, r
Mt C,aimer on thc bor,1.r az TIC ,,r.,,o
This movement nlocas tha '' A ,n r'.,. no,
forces in n semi-circ1a n,,,ira',. Ia, un
rounding santinro ava cntt;1,r acr ~
rctrant ar tba Sno,iarIs a,.at IN .i.e
ter. MS our tanks rest ~ ~, ~ ~ 49, w.
ed-a 80 g.. '''s "aee'
The 1ota arrivals of ,,,,,,,,+
moved IN from, Juro,rno ana no 1T;rs4
Illi,nnie ~, E;n,,th 80 Ne; - ~ r'Is
in.nt r,an, ~ ,ni.t, ,,''' ~" we reg
var,, Incatod in th,. tranc,,,s ont,., w.
r,,,rtnn.ss n,.n ''S"''''s N''eaieo os
Hines, hatt,rv ,r,s sr.,,,, ,.,,,,,, !.
m, nor.h c,osn,,- con,ao,i,r 1.;ti, -
fon.s rorca. ,na ,n.,1 aoa,si m.'n i ,",,sec
frcm which i c,n a., ,,i,.ant1,- ~, ~,
heart or tho citv This &c = ,,,n.t -, nv
nortont move &C 81 ar.,,', 49,, -;
c,n forces to shell nc o;+,. ,,ri,,,a,,t j.,
+ iu,;n- tba boenit ,1s ava ,,rh,;n MI,
l,rss which arc n,;nr tba pa rrns
an~s tba ,,.as.. ra.;t,a NE ~ >-1 .sI,
tb,t sho,1e con ~ - 800 =, ~,
bni,dinrs inns nrotan+a5 80, g.. ~, III
ETho'lit+,a to1 of go,
uatad bystha snan;sbt trnn.,s
an, onct, 49,,
! troops With n few comments If r Sa-nN
liars IT'S occunatfnn ;s most innortant
W The American forces. as II comnletes
the semi-circlc from water line 10 va
ter lire, and hens the city in. 1t was
n great hlunder on the part of the
spanish to desert the place without a
struggle. as with it General Lawton
nanks them completely Near this
noint the Spanish left lies and this
1nnk has been known to he the weak
.st norton of the line During the
weeks truce they have been strength
ening it: hut their entertainments at
this point have been constructed rag
"-fiy and apparently without definite
plan.
General T.awton nnticina.cs little diff
f,lclty in driving the Spaniarls from
their positions.
Thunder fine present plans the Ameri
can army ana navy will begin the at
tack Mt The same time The fleet will
hurl shells into the CITY. while the
great coil of American sollicrv will
rrad,,ally tighten about the Spanish
,,csitinns. the divisions advancing from
al along th. line. AS the scmi-circla
uorrovs. the batteries in the rear will
maintain n heavy fire
The American officers feel confident
tn, civ can withstand this terrible as
sa,,lt but a short time
General Miles went to the front today
and will probably remain there the
greater part of Tomorrow. The general
was accon,panied by troop a. of the
Second artillery. the only mounted
troop of General Skaters army It
Was raining heavily wnen the start
was made. Owing to tho deep mud 4
/ MAS almost dark when he reached the
front
tn the CORRESPONDENT Of tho Associa-
ted Press, who ACCOMPANIED him to the
ernnt. General Miles said: "T have not
core down here to taxi, command. and
shall probably remain but a few days.
II is 100 late to make any changes in
the plan OF camna;cn even If T desire,
TO do SO. But T have no complaint to-
make. Things seem to he moving in
GOO! shane. T intend to look OVER our
lines and positions and study tho sit
uation thoroughlv: but. T will not inter
frrn in the conduct Of the cnnnaien