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LAST CHANCE FOR SANTIAGO.
AFTER SHOWING THAT THE CITY Is Al
HIS MERCY, SHAFTER AGAIN DE
MANDS SURRENDER.

Siboney Cuba July II. p. M via Kingston
movement has been made by the United States
Army and Navy against the city OF Santiago
de Cuba in the last twenty-four hours when Ut
American officers here believe VIII result IN III
almost immediate fall OF the city.
The fleet ',,nc OF Aguadores three miles east
OF MORO Cas;!c. commenced the bombardment
of Santiago yesterday afternoon. and cohuhueu
II this morning. Notwithstanding the fact tha'
tho ships had TO fire at an extreme elevation,
and although the range was nearly hve miles,
the aim was so accurate that many OF the shehs
fell IN the city and set fire to it In four places.
One shell struck 81. Mchaers Church. in
which a quantity OF powder and ammuhiuoh
was stored. and blew It to pieces
During the bombardment from the sea 'n'
Army extended its lines and drew closer u"
toward the city, that by noon every roao
and trail leading out Of the city was GUARDED
and the escape OF the Spanish soldiers seemed
,r,ross,hle The only way they can get out OF
the CITY is to ferry across the bay 10 the west
ern side Of the harbor, and even then they
cou,d no, get into the interior without en-
countering American troops
BATTERIES SHELL INTRENcHMENTs.
While the warships were bombarding Santi-
ago this morning. the batteries OF artillery on
the hills facing the city sheed the Spanish In.
trenchments and received but light response.
Tho American shsrpshooters also sent In
deadly fire, and the Spaniards fell back to their
last intrenchmen,s. offering but little resist
ance The Americans suffered no loss.
About noon to day General Shafter commun'-
Gated by signal with Rear-Admiral Sampson.
requesting him to cease firing. Then the Gem
eral sent General Wheeler into the Spanish
lines. under a flag OF truce, with message 10
General Toral. the Spanish commander. re-
citing the fact that the American ships had
given complete demonstration that they could
throw shells into the city and destroy II az
will, that the American troops had the city
practically surrounded and that there were
$1,000 Spanish and Cuban refugees starving to
death at Ell Caney, and also pointing out that
the American Army had no means OF feeding
them
DEMANDS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
General shafter then demanded the uncondl.
tional surrender Of the city and coupled this
demand with the statement that unless General
Toral acceded, an immediate assault upon the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
EXPEDITION TO PORTO RICO.
1T WILL FOLLOW THE FALL Of "A->-
TIAGO. WITH GENERAL MILES
IN COMMAND.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Uosb,ngton Julv 12-The actual departure
NJ Commodore Watson's aiding squadron ior
the coast of Spain, which the naval authorlues
oxnect will occur about the end OF the present
week indicates sufficiently the complete aoah-
donment Of any intention to besiege havana III
the next three or four months. and CONFIRMS '"e
,mnression that no extended military operations
will be prosecuted in Cuba after the capi'u'a
ton Of Santiago.
The remarkable difficulties wnlch nave at
tended the investment Of Santiago and the re-
-, ,od,ous DELAYS have served to convince
,,o military and naval authorities that havana
80. no attacked successfully with less than
,oo OOO mon and the entire naval force In the
,.,ortic The city, ordinarily one OF the nest
eed rorts in the world. has been made mnch
mora impregnablc in he last TWO inohths
through the ccaseess activity OF GENERA,
Rlanco. who has surrounded 1t win sevefa'
chains of strong ntrenchments ana ior''i|"
tions in addition to the new batteries ne nus
mounted along The coast. without the s"o"e
vessels attached 10 the raidlnS squao'oi wv
Navv would be poweress &c rehuer -
oea,stance TO the Armv against HaNsha anu -
,s deemed impossible that iaho i'''e. a."
,,a soo,r. the surrender Of the city with less
than several months campaign. WHICH VIII 'e
ont Of the question before mio"in'e' y" "O
90 tho horrible climatic conditions
,.., ,,,or the fall Of Santiago, II Is an
nourced the expedition to Porto RICO Is 10 De
,,rder,aken. with General Miles in commaho oi
,hroe divisions. aggregating more than thir'y
,nousand men. He will have the cooperation
of Admiral SIMPSONS heavier ships IN the as
sault on San Juan. and 1t Is his ih'eh''o" -
o,ear the entire island OF Spanish "oops WIN
eyerv energy at his command his ioioe "'
,nc,nde practically all the Regular and volunteer
,roons now at Santiago the Cuoahs anu III
,nunes being left to hold that province IN ad-
di,ion 10 the feet Of forty-eght transports al
ready secured TO carry troops to Porto Rico'
Including the thirty that formed Generai shai-
ter.s main expedition. the Navy has consented
~ the temporary use Of the auxiliary cruisers
the St Paul the ST. Louis. the yale ana the
Harvard to carry regiments and number or
other vessels will be available for the service
next week.
The medical corps OF the Army expects yellow
fever to appear among the troops at santiago
AT any time The light fevers which are now
invaiidng many OF the may at any mo-
, nent assume malignant types. For this reason
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
T0RAL DETERMINED TO RESIST.
GENERAL SHAFTERS SECOND DEMAND FOR SURRENDER
SANTIAGO REFUSED


Before Santiago de Cuba Playa del Este July 12Genera To
reply morning General Skaters second demand for the
Santiago by yesterday afternoon
reply General Toa referred his refusal accede to the American
Sunday again reiterated his determination resist
Notwithstanding this the American batteries did not fire this morning.
probably postponed until
Wednesday, hoped that all Of General Randophs batteries will be
position guns yesterday will also be brought
possible.
night drowning the boys the trenches and
making psab This delay the batteries and siege
VOLUNTEERS HURRYING TO THE FRONT
volunteers huryng 'front.' being stationed along
positions which have been occupied by General Law
DIVISION moved forward extending the right until al
which General Tora would have
if he tried to leave the city,
General Garcia took Camenes without opposition on
night either side the road The Ame
strike the the left flank making the Span
ish intrenchments north Of the city untenable
General To realizing flank has been busy during the
the doubling back and firing his guns the direction from
he S threatened
WHERE GENERAL RANDOLPH'S GUNS WILL BE PLACED.
General guns upon the heights the
position where they command the town.
Yesterday the Cpon and 1anes batteries the right succeeded
tearing the empmens palm battery called and in plump
bockhoue but the shots directed the Spaniad the
trenches did appear o have much effect.
shapne rapidly directly trenches five minutes
point explosion would be alive with the enemy lhy
would watch for the flash before the shells exploded
The American the Spanish bung and tore up
everything the is understood that the burng beng
a barracks.
THREE STEAMERS AND GUNBOAT IN THE HARBOR
Three large alongside the Philadelphia Iron Com
Spanish nbo anchored at the head OF the Day.
theseca e plainly from the hills
The and the District Columbia Volunteers are
now located the week by General Caes
brigade
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
REDUCTION OF SANTIAGO.
GUNS OF THE WARSHlPS ARE The
CHIEF RELIANCE IN THE ATTACK.

IBy CABLE TO TRIBUNE.l
sihonev Cuba. Tuesday morning. July II, via
Kingston, Jamaica.-The warships' guns are 'he
chief reliance in reducing Santiago. They nave
better range than the land artillery.
The Spanish fire Is not heavy and the Amer'-
can troops are little exposed TO It.
The report that the Spanish soldiers are 'eaV-
ing the city is exaggerated. The Archpishop
renews his appeals to Madrid for peaceful sur
render. and the foreign consus are also urgent
IN their EXPRESSION of the necessity for such
course
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THE FIRST SIGN OF PEACE.
,..c, ,xps INTERPRETATION OF sA'
GAsTA's RETIREMENT
TUE QUESTION OF INDEMNITY AND THE
philippines.

AZ
70 30 The first sign of peace is the
-os,qra;ion Of Sagasta, WHICH 10 r.,,,,. 90
-, ~, ,bo well-nformed correspondent ="
Mad'lu ~ r,,as" The meaning Of TINS
ne .rorsaction is that Sagasta rerceiVes
:. so.e and necessary for Spain 10 inahe
tha' = .otors 70 have some other official
pee ,or,oLe co disagreeable and thankiess
1,a would have no thought or resishihs
:, ., ware practicable to carry on the war
St, hoe taken the defeat OF Cervera 80
,hot noace Is now possible without risks
o,,,,+ior Sacasta is not willing TO sacrHice
,oi,ical reputation by proposing peace
sor hard conditions. He is bent upon haNi"S
40 convenient substitute incur the u'pop"-
,.-,tv When peace has been mace he win ~
,r~n 70 Office and die in harness
Tho orinion row prevails In dipioma''c o'o'e'
,ra that the war has practically ehueu' anu
,,o. an arn!sticc will speedily be arrahseu'
,rbe,ber Santiago be taken with or "''hou.
,,,, The air is now filed with rumors OF
g., surrender Astute observers are cohVihceo
.h,, the Americans can hasten the conclusion
=, rooce in two ways. first by perslsuhS l"
sar,ondnc the unconditional surrender OF san
toco and in menacing Spain with Watso"
SQUADRON and. secondly, by expressing auiii'id
ton and appreciation for the vaior ana ''e
qualities displayed by CerVera anu ''ie s"''
y, Eastern Cuba. Vigor in prosecuting the
war and generosity and magnanmty In accept
,rc the evidence that the claims OF Spanish
,oror have been satisfied will open way FOR
permanent peace
There is great interest here In the conditions
~ peace which the United states may propose
md " ere will be general disappointment II L
war Indemnity based upon the Philippines be
so nieagre that either France or Germany can
raise the money and obtain possession OF Tie
islands It is believed here that the European
Powers will not intervene in any way unless
high indemnity be proposed. In that event
the Powers MAJ usa their diplomatic Offices for
obtaining q reduction o, the indemnity.
Whether the indemnity be high or low, Spain
unaided will never pay It: but. unless 1t be a
substantial one sora European Power VIII pay
It. and the United States will be compelled
TO withdraw from the Philippines. precisely as
japan has retired from the mainland Of China.
England eagerly desires America 10 remain
permanently in the PHILIPPINES. l. ~ f.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
SAGASTA TALKS OF PEACE.

London. July l3.-The Madrid correspondent
Of The Daily Mail" says:
"Sehor Sagasta, on being asked whether de-
cison had been taken regarding peace. re-
piled:
No. but what remedy can there be but to
make peace?
THE Ministerialists assert that the regular
army in Cuba does not object to conclusion
CT peace. but that the 26.OOO volunteers are de-
termined to continue the war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
TORAL'S ESCAPE SHUT OFF.
AMERICAN LAND BATTERIES SWEEP
THE OUTER LINE OF THE SPAN
ISH WORKS AT SANTIAGO.

Before Santiago de Cuba, July IL. via King
ston. Jamaica, July 12.-When the fire opened
from the American lines after the conclusion
Of the armistice, the men were In much bet
ter position Caprons and Illness batteries
were posted on the heights on the left OF the
line and in the rear of Bates's line
The Hotc1kiss. Calling and dynamite guns
occupied crest on the right centre ana on
the extreme right Best's and Grmess batteries
were posted in the centre OF General Lawtons
division The American right was strengthened
by brigade Of General Kent's division. the
9th and 10th Regulars and the list New-fork.
which was pushed to the westward until with
General Garcia's line, it formed an arc reach
ing within quarter Of a mile OF Camara, which
skirts the bay and forts.
The only road by which General Toral could
escape was thus commanded. Small detached
bodies of Spaniards had been observed skipping
out Of town westward early in the morning IN
cluding one squadron Of cavalry. A move was
made to cut off their retreat and land bonn
bardment begun.
A shot from the Grimes battery was followed
by one from Capron's on the left. ana IN the
right centre the Gatling and Iotchkiss batteries
opened fire For the first ten minutes the nrihS
was quite general. the Spaniards replying spirit
edy: but the rifle fire on both sides soon waned'
and from o'clock to $3.50. when the action
ceased. the firing was confined almost exclu-
svely to the artillery
Tho American batteries soon got the range and
noured shells into the Spanish intrenchments.
The Hotchkiss battery sweG the outer line of
the intrenchments back and forth. cutting down
the brush shelters like scythe. The Spanards
were soon forced to evacuatc the blocllhouse.
A Spanish battery the left OF the town. en-
gagged by Capron's battery. fired only few
shots. but battery on the rIgat fired sp!rtedy
until gun-cotton shell from Woods dynamite
gun exploded directly in front OF it, tearing up
two trees and dsmounting a gun 1t was the
last shot of the afternoon and was greeted with
cheers.
Two men in General Kcnts division were
killed by shell and .everal were wounded.
Sergeant jefferson and Private ST. Clair. OF
Troop b, 9th Cavalry. are among the wounded.
ONLY NEED CIGARETTES AND FOOD.
Before Santiago de Cuba. July IL. via King
ston. jamaica July PA Spanish deserter
came 10 the American lines this afternoon for
food. He said:
THE spaniards are as good fighters as the
Americans and N We had food and cigarettes
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urgent recommendations have been made that
the troops be taken out Of the country soon
as possible The surgeons declare that the hor-
rors of long continued siege will be incacula-
BILE. and in their emphatic opinion 1t will be
found better to lose hundreds OF men in an ag-
gressve assault than to expose the entire Army.
and this country as we'll. to a devastating cpl
demic OF yellow fever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
SPANS CABINET POSSIBILITIES.

Paris, July IA dsl atch from the MADRID
correspondent % the Temps" pubished THIS
afternoon says:
"It is rumored that the Ministers have handed
their designations to Senor Sagaata who has ac-
cepted them. and who with the Queen Regent
sanction, will form new Cabinet, with Seniors
Ganlaze Navarro. Rodrigo. Almodovar de Rio.
,Montero Ras and General Chinchila, Marshal
Martinez de Campos being made Captain-Gen-
eral Of Madrid"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
WILL CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE.

Pars' July 1.-THE officials OF the spanish
Embassy here communicated TO the press this
evening dispatch from Madrid, declaring IL
came from an authoritative source. II SET torth
IN substance that. although Spain was only
hghtng In order 10 maintain her right TO repei
unjust aggression" she will continue the strus-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
PREMIER sAGAsTA's PREDICAMENT.

London, July 13.-The Madrid correspondent
Of THE Times" says:
THE crisis hangs fire. The Ministers still
meet in council and the difficulties Of retirement
seem even greater than the difficulties OF re-
naming In office. The Conservatives are not
prepared to accept Office and it is hard to imag-
inc Liberal Cabinet without an undsputed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
cpEATEST FLEET IN THE WORLD.

G ca.,n,ia~o the most remarkable war fleet which has
been ass embed in war in modern times. PICTURES
NJ the massive and formidable oregon ana Massa.
chusetts with the Texas. New YORK, iowa ana
other ships terrible TO the enemies OF the country
ora 70 e found in The Tribune's Extra, Ships or
0ur Navy" copies OF which can be had al Inc
Tribune ONCE be sent BY mall Tor ~ cents
Dewey and others. with many scenes on shpDoaru
IAN be found In this well-prinied and useful Extra
-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
DENIES PEACE RTMORS.

Madrid. July 12.-Duke AlmodoVar oe rio'
Minister for Foreign Affairs SAID atteT the Cap-
met meeting this evening that there was noun
ing to justify reports regarding a conclusion OF
peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
PCFTSES TO SURRENDER.

Madrid July IL. 8 p. m.-After the Cabinet
Council this evening the Ministers asserted that
Santiago de Cuba had again refused the Ameri-
can demand for surrender.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
PLAYA del Este via Hayti. July l..
Fifth Army cOrDS

$50 a. m: ,o
Playa del Este. via Hayti July L.
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps
Adiutant- General. Washington.
II has been very quiet but little fighting
nae OF truce up since o'clock. considering prop
osition for surrendering. now that nave town
at ) D m by General Ludlow right down TO the
bav The line is rather thin. but will have II
strengthened in the morning by General Henry.
wbo has lust arrived at headquarters. Only
three or four casualties. No one killed. so far
as can learn. Expect TO have two OF the new
batteries In position tomorrow. Great deal OF
suffering among the people who have gone out
~ Santiago Am doing my best TO relieve IL. but
No, .n,irclv successful. SHAFTER.
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gle until she obtains an honorable peace. what
ever sacrifices may be necessary to attain this
end
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ONLY NEED CIGARETTES AND FOOD

Before Santiago de Cuba. July ii. via King
ston, Jamaica, July ia Spanish deserter
came 10 the American lines this afternoon for
food He said:
The spaniards are as good fighters as the
Americans and IL we had food and cigarettes
In abundance we would fight forever"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
spANIARDs' ESCAPE CUT OFF.

Washington. July 1.-THE following dispatch
from General Shafter vas received here at
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
YOUNG. ZoBEL TURNS up AGAIN.
This Time He is Accused of Enter
ing a Bicycle Store.

About two o'clock this morning Patrol-
man O'DonneH of Oakland avenue police
station found a sixteen-year-old lad act
ing IN a suspicious manner in the vicinity
Of the bicycle store of e. Rouse, at the
Boulevard and Pavonia avenue. His at
tensi6n was first attracted BY hearing a
low whistle. The boy. who subsequently
gave his name as Edward Zobel, OF Hicks
street Brooklyn, was standing near an
open window on the north side of the
bicycle store. The policeman closely
questioned the boy who became confused
and told several conflicting stories. Sud
denly the boy turned and darted off in
the direction of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road bridge. ODonnell, suspecting some
one else was in the store, blew his call
whistle Police Sergeant Coffin and Pa
trolman Tent of the Montgomery street
station responded Tent caught the boy
and handed him over to O'DonneH. The
bicycle store was examined, but nothing
was missing.
zobel was remanded in the Second
Criminal Court this morning, on charge
of breaking and entering. His record IS
bad. He was arrested on March 19 for
the same offense on complaint of Will
lam Connors, of No. % Wallis avenue
and tried in the Court of Special Sessions.
He was accused of stealing revolver.
three dresses%and a dollar, and found
guilty, but sentence was suspended On
July s he was arrested by Patrolman
Golden as a disorderly person and fined
e. in the Second Criminal Court.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
COULDN'T CATCH THE THIEVES.
Hoboken Policeman's Long Chase
for Alleged Burglars.

While Bicycle Policeman David Fail waa
riding up Garden street, Hoboken. yester-s
day afternoon, he was approached by
middle aged woman who in very excsts
ed tome told him that she had just de-
tected TWO sneak thieves trying TO enter
one of the apartments of the fiat in which
she lived The officers was accompany
ing the woman up Tenth street. toward
her house, when two men darted around
the corner from Bloomfield street, ana
ran towards Washington street The
woman pointed the men out as the bur-
glars to Fall who was about half
block away. He Immediately gave chase
on his wheel The men ran through
Tenth street 10 the River Walk, where
they turned south Fall dismounted af-
ter chasing the thieves two blocks, ana
he pursued them on foot.
BY the time he reached the River W alH
the men had got a good start, and he JUST
spied tn, "a as they we're rounding curve
in the road He continued on his chase,
and by the time he reached the curve the
men had disappeared. Fall searched the
neighborhood for fully half an hour
thinking that they had secluded them-
selves III some of the lumber piles. OF
which there are many in that section. His
search availed nothing, and he retuTneQ
to his wheel On his way back he picked
IN a Jimmy which the thieves must
have dropped in their escape. The bur-
glars did not succeed in forcing an en-
trance as they were evidently frightened
away by the woman. She did not give
her name
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
SUCCESSFUL BURGLARY.
Thieves Enter F. c. Olmstead's
House and Steal 5000
Worth of Jewelry.

"A daring burglary occurred in the Ber-
gen section last night. The thieves se-
cured over $500 worth of booty, the prop
erty of Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Olmstead of
No. 294 Bergen avenue. The Olmstead
home is near Emory street Co nsiderable
ground surrounds the house and separates
it from the houses on either side. The
occupants of the houses adjoining that
of Mr.. Olmstead are away for the sum-
nler ana the houses are vacant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olmstead left their home
at eight o'clock last night to go to Bef-
gen Point. The servant was out. The
Olrnsteads returned at ten O'clock and en-
tering the house they were astonished TO
find everything topsy-turyey. The bed
rooms had been ransaclzed. during their
absence and all their valuable jeWelry
had been stolen. The contents of drawers
were scattered about the floors.
Mr.. Olmstead investigated and found
that the thieves had entered through a
forced, evidently with some thin bladed
instrument.
Mrs. Olmstead made an inventory of
her effects and found that gold watch
and sAain valued at Se5. a pair Of costly
bracelets, diamond earrings worth $3.50
and other articles of jewelry had been
stolen.
The matter was reported to the police
and Detective Hottie was detailed to the
case He has as yet been unable to find
any clue of the thieves. He believes that
whoever the robber was he knew the
premises and watched Mr.. and Mrs. Ohm
stead when they left the house, timing the
burglary accordingly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-18
NOVELTY COMPANY INsoLyERT.

The E. NJ Roche Novelty Company Of
No SO Mechanic streets Newark. IS in
an insolvent condition. and this morning
Chancellor McGill was asked to grant an
order to show cause why a receiver should
not be appointed, and the officers of the
company be restrained from disposing of
any of the conapany's property.
The petition for the receivers7ip was
presented by Counselor r. ]. Wortendyke.
on behalf of Herbert B. Simpson and
Howard n Simpson stockholders and
creditors to the extent of $9,S4t. which.
they loaned to keep the corporation on
its legs They said that on June |, 1886,
e. Malvern Roche, Peter J. Luth. Robert
j. Duncan and G. H. Frew, Incorporated.
the g. NJ Roche Novelty Company. un-
der the laws of this State. for the purpose
of manufacturing toy banks and other
novelties at 3S Mechanic street Newark.
The cApital stock was 81 coo, and of that
81 200 was subscribed, The stock consist
ed of twenty shares of 500 per par value,
Subsequently in May, the capital stock
was increased to $4,000, and the total
amount of outstanding stock was ~ 290.
The liabilities are s2D.S00, of which sum
S.. .S44 is the indebtedness to Messrs. Si9ilp-
son. Against this the company has about
Sl4 ESQ assets, comprising manufacturing
stock and property on the premises
The Chancellor granted the order which
will be returnable in one week.