The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-07
|NSOMEDOUBT
(tory of the Landing of Ameri-
can Troops Near Santiago
de Cuba
\ Rather Di>creditel by Those
in Washington Who Should
Know.
transport ResO!ute Arrives at
Santiago With Marines
From Tampa.
jl of Prisoners Sent to Samp-
son, Who Will Arrange an
Exchange.

+ NEW YORK. June "A special from
Ia Haytieu reports that AT daylight
Su1,r cover of Admiral SIMPSONS
(rg,. force Of United States troops
Fa, .auaed at Aguadores, a short dis.
k.aee east Of Santiago harbor.
CAPE HAYTIES, Hayti. June 10 a.
k.-At 3 a. IN. strong cannonading was
ktarl from the direction Of Aguadores.
...t.a ea,t OF Morro castle, which de-
)ea..> tie eastern entrance OF the har-
J.. ! Santiago de Cuba.
| APE HAYTIEN, Hayti. June :. -l:3O
y w-Aivlccs just received from sam
IA. l. Cuba say the bombardment OF
b. ,ar., the fortitications and the
tt.catorlng landings. particularly
Aud 9res, continues.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Nava. officers
ho,k their heads in nesatlon at the
|,oy.es that were circulated to the effect
ia, troops had been landed i'll force at
Eaat.ago. They were so confident that
lle lerorts were premature as TO war
|aat tie belief that from their knowl-
l.e f the movements OF the trans
P.gts at Tampa and Mobile. IT would
b IMP ssib!c for the troop ships to
have arrived by this time on the soutii
f.ast . Cuba. The Resolute. reported
= having been ut Nicholas Mole. Hayu'
Ir }rlef space Of time. is not trool
|a!p ii the strict sense Of the term. Sht
a marine transport, and has on boare
marines taken to Key West on TN
faAtacr. After lying III the haroor 1o'
feyeFal weeks. suffering from close con
laenent on board ship. the men wef'
AAatl and went into camp Eea
Tampa. where they were thorough.
cfA.ea. The Resolu,e picked them VI
alout week ago. and started 10
A4m.ral Sampson fleet. The marine
~ere not to be used. as at first supposed
"a oeard the fighting ships OF the hee'
WI We're intended TO
Constitute n Landing Iorcs
10 support the fleet in an attack upo'
any fortified point which 1t was oe
coed to capture and occupy. NOV
'hat the plan of campaign against oai
uago Is understood to contemplate g
oleration between the fleet uhae
sampson and United States troops w
Ger General Shafter, it is believed ina
70 prevent confusion among forces Q
ehorc, the marine detachment con
handed by Lieutenant Colonel hui
uhston will be placed under the orae'
y General shafter to act as part OF -
'esular army for the time being. :,
The cable cutting ship sent down !,
'At signal corps to Santiago to cut u
'asIes connecting Cuba with tho ou
Nae world has not yet completed 'h
work, for General Greeley. VINO Is q
'eeily in charge Of it. has had noti'
mat tho cable leading from Guanatan
70 =, Hayti was still IN opera'lo
ihs particular cable was repor''
~ the press dispatches to nave oe'
.a'' but it is probable m's1aho "
made and ono Of the local cables :"
h'ny along the coast Of Cuba was 9 :,
under tho impression that IT was :.
nam line. 1t is believed, ho"cNe
'hat this last link that remains 70 ~
nect Havana and Madrid Will not -, ~
longer than day or two moro. :,
cables connecting Key West anu =
'ana will not DO intertered with oy .
government, iuasmuch as the cens'
s.alp exercised at Key West preVel
u'm .nem being used in Spanish in'eles
me government still permits comm
Sal messages to pass over these ~.
providing they do not contain ln!o' =
aon that would be OF assistance