The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-02
ARE THREATENING SANTIAGO
4 GREAT BATTLE AT AM THE.
Advance Force Less Thnn Five Miles
Prom fhe Cssy--Cabans seem to Ne
Lany sna WeraAsess-spanish BnI-
lets Are FFightfnl.

On the Rio Guiana, june &c, noon tvia
Kingston, Jamaica, june 2sls-The ad.
vance forces Of the American army rest
ON this stream with the city 81 Santiago.
four and half miles westward, in plain
sight.
Last night the outposts, consisting Of
two companies Of the Seventh infantry
under Major Coolidge. occupied positions
At right angles TO the road, guarding the
crossing mile and a half beyond SeFiIln,
where three regiments Of General Law
toms division are 7mped the First.
Fourth and Seventeenth The Eighteenth,
Second and Twenty-second Masaacha-
setts, with the Rough Riders, Tenth cav
airy and portions OF several other regi-
ments, are strung out behind them to-
ward Juragua.
About 500 cubans, under General Con
zales, were camPed around General Law
tons headquarters, but les than 50 Of
them did scout duty last night
General Wheeler today, with the First,
Second and Tenth cavalry, and the
Rough Riders with dynamite guns,
moved up to where General LAwt0n's
outposts were last night, and four bat
teries Of the Third artillery and four
Calling gums, with q special detail under
Lieutenant Parker, were brought and
planted on the brow OF a hill overlooking
the basin in which the city Of Santiago
lies The top Of every hill and mountain
east Of Santiago is occupied BY block
| houses, whence the Spanfards can view
the movements Of the American army a.
it advances by way Of Sevilla to the east
ward OF this city.
Hard Fsghtfnw Ahead.
No officer who has surveyed the field
over which the advance must be made
underestimate the task ahead Of the
Americans, although our boys still ex-
press the most eOntemPtuOns opinion Of
their adrersaries- The general opinion
is that more artillery will be necessary
before it will be safe to attempt an as
sault, as the fire Of different regiments
must be necessarily deadly and sufficient
to demOralize any force, no matter how
brilliant in its courage, when halted by
wire distractions Some of the officers
believe it will be necessary 20 lay a reg
Alat NaeRt 70 oAuAAARO ana ADVANCE WIN
a line Of earthNOrks until the rife pits
can be shelled with shrapneL Should a
night attack occur, our soldiers would
fare worse than did the marines at
Guantanamo, as the attacking force
would not be at the disadvantage Of hay-
ing to charge up hill.
Cubans Are Lany.
The Oubans with the advance forces, in
spite of the good behavior of their com
rades at Guantanamo. seem to be utterly
worthless. All day they sit in the shade
of their palm-thatehed camps, and at
night they smoke cigarettes and gorge on
Uncle Sans rations, while in sight Of
them Uncle Sans boys, with empty
stomachs and not a bit Of tobacco for
their pipes. build roads all day under the
blazing sun and sleep on their rifles under
the sky AZ night
The Spaniards are using brass-sheathed
lead bullets. and the brass Eips on touch
ing and tears the flesh horribly, while the
small brass splinters cause blood poison.
ing. They are practically explosive bul-
lets and are used in the Remingtons.
They also cut q small cross through the
end of the Manser bullet, 50 that II mush-
rooms on striking, with similar result.