The herald., 1898-06-28

tttons and today they received nothing.
he boys are complaining bitterly, but are
ieihsd with the assurance that the pack
ain viii be here tonight.
Fear q Night Attack
Should q night attack occur, our soldiers
-ould fare worse than did the marines at
uantanamo. as the attacking force here
ould not be at the disadvantage Of having
charge up hill.
The Cubans with the advance force, in
lite of the good behavior of their COM
ldes at Guantanamo, seem to be utterly
orthless. All day they sit in the shade OF
,eir palm-thatched camps, and at night
ley smoke cigarettes AM gorge Uncle
ANS rations. while in sight of them Uncle
ans boys, with empty stomachs and not
! bit of tobacco for their pipes, build roads
4 day under the blazing sun and sleep on
ieir rifles under the starlit sky at night.
he Spaniards are using brass-sheathed
ad bullets, and the brass rips on touching
nd tears the flesh horribly, while the brass
linters cause blood poisoning. They are
ractically explosive bullets and are used
/ the Remingtons. They also cut small
,oss through the end of the Mauser bull
(, SO that it mushrooms on striking, with
similar result
The outlook here is threatening. Every
ody believes a great battle is imminent.
nth the Spanish and American advance
ests almost close enough to see the whites
+. each others eyes, collision may occur
any moment
The Cuban Forces
JURAGUA, Sunday, June 26, by the AS
,ciated Press dispatch boat Dauntless. via
.ingston, Jamaica, June q, a. m.-Gen.
alixto Garcia, with 1900 Cuban insurgents
,om the mountains west of Santiago de
uba, was landed here today. The Cuban
oops were brought here on board the
merican transports. Fully 5000 fnsur-
snts, nearly the entire available fighting
srce of the insurgents in the southern
art Of Santiago Province, are now con-
sntrated at or near Juragua. Three
urths of them are armed with modern
fles and have abundant supplies Of am
lunition. The soldiers are ragged, almost
/, nakedness. Most of these men are
Soroughly accustomed to the bushwhack-
g methods Of the Spaniards and are per-
ctly familiar with every train in the VI
nifty of Santiago. In order to protect the
,merlcan advance on Santiago detach-
tents will also be sent toward Guantan-
mo to give warning in case an attempt is
iade to form juncture with Gen. Pando's s
rmy in Santiago. A conference between
taj.Gen. Shafter and Gen. Garcia will be
eld tomorrow The plan Of cooperation
the American and Cuban armies has
cen agreed on, not only in the campaign
Santiago, but the subsequent movement
n Havana and Matanzas.
General Garcia's plan is to march his en-
re army overland and along the northern
,ast of Cuba, keeping In touch as well as
Z can with the United States army. AS
ION as possible, he, will effect junction
ith the insurgent forces under General
Eaximo Gomez, who is now west OF Ha-
ana.
Other bodies of insurgents, 1t is said, Will
$50 be brought in, it being the plan of the
uban leaders to have at least 10000 men
sfore Havana when the time comes for the
vestment of that city.
r f Placing the Guns
ON THE RIO GUIANA, Sunday, June 25,
oon, via Kingston. Jamaica, June H.-Four
atteries of American artillery and gat-
ng gun have been placed >onSa hilD over
,oking the basin in which Santiago de
uba lies. The American troops were with
two hundred yards of the Spanish en-
renchments last night In the day time
he city of Santiago is in plain sight.
Battle at Any Moment
OFF BAIQUIRI, June &C. via Kingston,
amaica, June 27-The Third and Ninth
lavalry only remain here, guarding the
iaterial ashore. All the other regiments
re being pushed as rapidly as possible to-
rard Santiago de Cuba. Active operations
efore that place are officially expected to
egin on Wednesday next.
Interruption of commerce between the
rmy and the fleet by storm is possible at
ny time. Juragua and Baiquiri are both
pen roads with no protection.
General Shafter expresses satisfaction
nth the work of the officers who had
.harge of the landing of the troops in an
nemy's country and under conditions never
efore faced by army, considering the
haracter Of the landing places and the ad-
AGENT country.
Pushing Forward
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DISPATCH BOAT DAUNTLESS, OFF
lAIQUIRI, June 26, via Kingston, Jamaica
donday, June 27, 7:30 a.m.-General Shaf-
er expects to move his headquarters from
,aiquiri to Juragua this evening. Trans
iorts are rapidly landing the last supplies
forage and ammunition, and the last OF
he four light batteries of artillery started
his afternoon for Juragua by road. Tho
rdnance officers say the road is imprac-
lcable for siege guns and that the landing
ABILITIES for them are inadequate. About
DO mules are still corralled here.
The military authorities are rapidly max
ng up a pack train to take forward ra-
Ions. The men ashore have five days sup
,lies, but supplies for ten days are needed
Is a precaution against sudden move.