Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-07-08
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.

The Washington correspondent OF
the Chicago Record prints the follow
Ing item about the sou OF a mat we'll
known in New Mexico:
A few days ago the wife Of Senator
Elkins and her son, Stephen b. Elkins,
Jr., made a call at the white house.
During a conversation President Nc
kinley said TO the young man:
"%Stephen, what are you going to do in
this WARP
Young Blklns quickly replied: 81
have already enlisted as a private, aud
am the only son OF a Unired States
senator Who has had that honor"
The president remarked: "Well 1
will take good care Of you"
The official designation Of the vol
unteer regiment to be raised by the
four territories is: The Arizona.O Okla.
homa-New Mexico. Indian Territory
regiment of United States volunteer
Infantry. New Mexico furnishes four
companies, Arizona three, Oklahoma
three and the Indian Territory two.-
New Mexican.
Among the killed 10 the big eight be-
fore Santiago de Cuba was Captain W..
w. O'Neil, OF Arizona, one Of the
Rough Iliders. ''Ducky" O'Nsil, as
he was commonly known, was tiayor
Of Prescott. lie had been sheriff of
Yavapai county, a member OF the leg.
lslature and held many other impor-
tant offices. Twice he was a eandi.
date for delegate to congress ON the
populist ticket, but failed to be
elected.
Cervera'S flee is no more. Saturday
night it crept out of the harbOr, past
the Merrimac, over the mines, and
made a run for open water, trying to
get past Admiral SIMPSONS fleet.
Sampson and his fleet were in front Of
the harhor for the express purpose Of
taking in Cervera's fleet II it should
make such an attempt. Every Ameri-
can gun was turned toward the Span
lards and judging from the noise the
Spaniards were doing Il little shooting
themselves, although il was hard to
say that they did shoot Judging from
the effect, as only M American sailor
was killed. At FIRST the torpedo boats
received the attention Of the AIueri-
cans, aud they were soon run ashore
to keep them from sinking, The fight
lasted no longer than the proverblal
sbowball in the place that is said to be
hotter than Cuba. The Spanish men
Of war took down the coast, and be-
fore they had gone six miles the Chris
tobal Colon was ashore and atlre.
Within twenty miles the Maria
Teresa, Oquendo and Viscaya were
also forced ashore and destroyed,
The American shells set the vessels
afre, and their wrecks burned. AS
Ghey were burning occasional explo.
siUns were heard as the Dire reached
the magazines. The Spanish loss
amounted to several hundred killed by
shots, explosions and drowning, and
1900 prisoners, including Admiral
C~erverd. The Spanish Admiral said
that he had much rather have his YES
sells sunk aud he captured on the ocean
than in u harbor, so he made the at
tempt to get out.
Skaters march toward Santiago
was one continuous battle, in which
success was on the side OF the Ameri-
cans. All day Friday and Saturday
his forces kept closing ia around the
fated city, lighting all the time, and
all the time advancing. Sunday they
| took a rest To care for their wounded
and dead. Sunday General Shafter
sent word to the Spanish general call
ing on him TO surrender, saying that II
he did not to let the foreigners, women,
and children get out OF the city by
noon on Monday, as at that time he
would lombard the city. The Span
ish general refused to surrender, but
the foreign consuls In the city asked
General Shafter to put of the bonn
batdment for twentY-four hours more,
as 1t would be impossible for all non
combatants to get out by Monday
noun, and the general consented.
With the Spanish fleet out OF the way
Admiral Sampson can come ia anc
take a hand in the bombardment from
the water side of the town. The
Spaniards have absolutely no show o.
keeping the town. and any resistanct
they may make means just so man.
more killed and wounded on botl
sides.
AS General Skaters lines extent
over many miles Of rough country i
has been impossible TO gather a list o
the dead and wounded that would b
complete. II is estimated that Their
are eighteen hundred American
killed and wounded, but the names 0
but few OF them have been sent out
1t may be the last Of the week be
a complete list is forwarded to thi