The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-06-11
PUT ASHORE NEAR SANTIAGO
UNDER COVER OF THE GUNS.
strong Force of United States Troops
Landed at Port Aguidares--Can-
nonnding Heard From Cape Hal
tfen-Protest Against Spanish
Spies i'm Canada.


Spies in Canada.
Cape Haitien, Haiti, June Cat
o'clock this morning strong cannonading
was heard before Port Aguidares. A
quarter of an hour later the noise of can
nonading was greatly increased, the fir
ing evidently preceding from guns OF the
largest caliber.
Admiral Sampson There.
New York, June Ga special from
Cape Haitien to day reports that at day
light this morning, under cover of Adj
miral Simpsons guns, forces of the Unit
ed States were landed at Aguidares, a
short distance east of Santiago harbor.
Siege Guns.
New York, June GA special from
Kingston reports that 5000 United States
troops have landed near Punta Cabrera,
a little to the west of Santiago, where
junction was effected with General
Calixto Garcia's army of 5000 insurgents.
1t is landed the landing was effected I'M
der cover of fire from Simpsons fleet.
With the troops were several heavy
siege guns.
Washington Comment.
Washington, June 6-Naval officers
shook their heads in the negative this
morning at the stories circulated to the
effect that troops had been landed in force
at Santiago. They were so confident the
reports were premature as to warrant the
belief that, from their knowledge of the
movements of transports at Tampa and
Mobile, it would not be possible for troop
ships to have arrived by this time on the
south coast of Cuba.
The Resolute, reported yesterday to
have been at Nicholas Mole, for a brief
space of time, is not troop ship in the
strict sense of the term. She is marine
transport and has on board the 800 ma
rines taken to Key West on the Panther.
The cable cutting ship sent down by the
signal corps to Santiago to cut the cables
connecting Cuba with the outside world
has not yet completed that work, for
General Greedy, who is directly in charge
of it, had notice yesterday that the cable
leading from Guantanamo to Haiti was
said to be still in operation.
Lhlo particular was ltPOllCQ III
the press dispatches to have been cut, but
it is probable a mistake was made and
one of the local cables running along the
coast of Cuba was cut under the impress
sion that it was the main line. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that this last link that
remains to connect Havana with Madrid
will not last longer than a day or two
more.
Gables connecting Key West and Ha-
vana will not be interfered with by our
government, inasmuch as the censorship
exercised at Key West prevents them be-
ing used in Spanish interests.
The department of war this morning
sent list of prisoners at Fort Mcpherson
to Admiral Sampson, and the admiral
himself will enter into communication
, with Cervera respecting an exchange of
prisoners. Cervera will be allowed to
select from the list of persons whom he is
willing to take in exchange for Construct
or Hobson and the gallant crew that
manned the Merrimac on her last run. The
officials hardly expect to complete the eX-
change of prisoners in less than two
: weeks.
e Captain Sigsbee has gone back to New
3 York to join his ship, the st. Paul. While
r in Washington he spent a good deal OF
, time before the naval war board, and it is
r supposed the members of the latter were
[ availing themselves of the extensive
a knowledge of the topography of Havana
4 harbor and of the character of the defenses
f there possessed by Sigsbee.
T. Ambassador Hays Protest.
+ London, June 6-Ambassador Hay call
ed at the foreign office today and present
ed evidence that Spanish olncials are max
ing Canada base of operations, and pro
/ tested against the continuance of thi,
) practice. The protest is based on the fact
e that it would be a preach of neutrality fol-
T. Great Britain to permit her territory t
l.. be used for such hostile purposes. Colone
a Hay also recently drew the attention o
# the foreign office to the small expectation
o from Great Britain of war munitions fo
II Spain.