The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-06-27
SANTIAGO MUST FALL.
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1900 are in Santiago. 10000 at Holguin
and 5000 at Manaannlo. once concen-
uated at Santiago this would make
formidable army, but separated by forest
ana mountains. the insurgents are ex-
pected to keep the forces at Holguin aud
Manzaniuo from getting to Santiago. one
OF the curious features OF the situation
was the opening Of direct communication
between the spaniards In Santiago and
the outside world over French cable
This was effected today by the restorl-
tiou Of the circuit running from Santiago
overland TO NE place on the shore within
the American ilnes-Playa Del Este
whore the cable begins which runs across
to Cape Haytien. At the junction sits the
American army officer whodischargcs thu
duty Of censor So far only test messages
have gone through over this circuit, but
it viii be open to ordinary business that
is able to pass successfully both Amerl.
can and Spanish censorship
The naval department has acquired the
fine steamship Pedro, which was deciar-
ed a prize, having been captured 10y the
Nashville early In the war. She was
bought subject to prize liens and was TO.
day ohristened Hector and ordered to De-
converted into conlers The steamer
Morse King, Just purchased, has been
chrlstened Rainbow ana changed into a
dsiiller to supply the fleet with pure
wafer
II is probably that Gen. Coppinger mas
lighters near at hand otherwise Il is cx-
pectod he viii adopt urgent means to So
cure anything within reach on the Florida
coast After that they will have to be
flowed over, which is a slow process with
nat bottom crafts OF this kind. In the
meantime It is expected that the navy
vessels OF Santiago viii ashist In got
ting the guns ashore although It is dobt-
ed II they can afford much more aid
than the tugs
Gen. Skaters report that The troops are
now about mile and half from sevilla
shows how rapidly the American troops
ready paesed Juragua, leaving It three
miles I'm the rear. Servllla Is the point
where the spaniards claim they will
make a desperate stand and with oui
forces only a mile and a half of its ap
parant that a decisive fight ia near al
hand 1t is FIVE miles from scvilla t.
Aqueredoes. Uhe inner town, not the port
and two miles further to Santiago. Thii
shows our troops to be about eight an'
a half miles from Santiago, according L
Cen Skaters report.
MISTAKES IN NAMES.
Army officials say the name McClntock
Icontained In Gen. Skaters report, as wei
az in the Associated Press dispatches,
undoubtedly a mistake. due no doubt I
mistakes In tcleRraphing. They say ia
name should be Capt Mccormick, who be
al longs temporarily to the nrst cavalry
10 which he was assigned at his own RI
ot quest from the Seventh cavalry recenu
,s stationed In the southwest. There is d
d, officer I'm the regular army or volunte'
re by the name Of McClnuck. Captain Nj
Of Cormiclt IL from Ohio, and was graduate
Id from the mllitnSy academy In 1876.
The Captain wainwright referred TO
40 Gen. Skaters dispatch as being uninJu
49, cd. belongs to the First cavalry. His Il
name is Robert L. =. Wainwright
was born In Pennsylvania and was a
pointed to the military academy fro
Now Yory. Secretary Alger and &c
Miles look for desperate nghting We
ne soon The main attention IA given
lor hurrying forward rcintorccments n
ut stores to Gen. shafter
ar In this connection serious loss cai
an TO the knowledge Of the war departme
,se To-day. when II was learned thar the
., Lighter sent with shafter for the purp'
"a, Of unloading the heavy guns. iad be
Host. II leaves the invading army with'
proper means Of gettin getting the hea
guns ashore with .he ordinances from
transports. There Is one small tug
the transports but II "a not believed &
~" can be made available for getting the
on gums ashore. Badles there are the hea
an mounts. caissons, trucks. etc, which NO
ma ing short OF lighter can take asho
ent How the loss Of the one lighter occurr
on Is not known Speedy steps were tai
ay. 10 remedy the misfortune as Gar as %
ops bic. Gen. Copplngor, at Jacksonville y
ON Ietegraphed 20 sec that two large iig
ers we're sent al once 10 the fleet.
.ck FIRST OFFICIAL NEWS.
as Gen Skaters report was received alb
,gh noon and gave the officials the FIRST Of
~ iai news OF the engagement ycster"
The generals reference 20 further ne'
I'd, and 10 former report could not be
planned. as this was the first report of
kind received from him. There vas
possibility that an early report has b
" delayed enroute, but the accepted be
'"' was that Gen. Skaters references N
''" 10 the early press reports which he ao'
rms less knew were boinh forwarded.
ana only other report received WAS that q
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