New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
ADVANCE OF THE INVADERS.
CLOSING IN ON SANTIAGO
TOWN OF AGUADORES TO BE 4AKEN
FOR USE AS BASE Of SUPPLIES.

Al the Front on the Rio Guiana, province OF
Santiago de Cuba. Tuesday, June 2s 4 p. m.
by The Associated Press Dispatch-boat Daunt-
less TO Port Antonio, Jamaica. Wednesday.
June 29-The preparations for general ad-
vance Of the American troops on Santiago Dc
Cuba being pushed steadily forwrrd' ana
troops Of all branches OF the service are being
hurried to the front
General Kents division. consisting Of the bril-
Cades OF General Hawkins. Colonel Pearson and
Colonel Worth, has Joined General Lawtons
division, and, with the cavalry division OF Cen
eral Wheeler and four batteries OF light artil-
lery. will now be strung out in the rear of Cen
eral Lawton's division.
The front still rests on the second crossing
of the Rio Guiana. on the road to San }
tiago de Cuba, in the rear Of the crest OF the !
Sevilla Hills, and a mile and a half back
The brigade OF General Bates and the 33d
Michigan Regiment and battalion OF the 34th
Michigan Regiment. which were landed yester-
day by the auxiliary cruiser Yale. remain at
Juragua or Siboney.
The delay IN the general lOr"dfu
is due to the inability TO get subsistence stores
TO the front rapidly enough The advance II
IS said will not be ordered until every man has
three days rations in his knapsack- This. how
for wagon-trains The pack-trains can only
convey one days rations in day
ARMY AWAITS RATIoNs.
The men constructing the bridge roads have
the work almost completed, and this afternoon
the first wagon train Of four six-muie teams
Will go through In two or three days moro
every man will have three days rations In MS
knapsack. and as soon as that occurs the Army
will move upon the enemy.
The day has been utilized to good advantage
Although the Cubans affect to have thorough
knowledge Of the country and the trails, moth
ing is taken for granted, and the commanding
officers are determined that the Army shall not
become involved in a hostile territory The
whole country. front and flank is being thor-
oughly reconnoitred and an accurate map has
baen made by the engineers. Much Of the In
formation thus obtained will be Of inestimabla
advantage from strategic point OF view.
Last night Colonel Mendoza. Of General Law
toms staff. made a reconnaissance to the
very trenches Of the enemy. Their sentries.
talking on picket duty, were plainly heard.
CORPORAL Dewey and nine sharpshooters from
,ba -tb Infantry went out at dark last night
with one davis rations toward the Spanish lines
and they have not yet returned. But no fear
,s entertained for their safety. 1t is oeheVed
they are probably lying in the bush. waiting
for night.
At daylight this morning Lieutenant Smith, OF
the 4th Infantry. with a detail OF fifty men from
the nth Infantry, crossed the San Juan and
went in northeasterly direction as far as
Caney or FL Caney, as 1t IS marked on the
mans. without encounterng any Spanish troops.
and fifty men of company Of the 'th' under
CAPTAIN Young. also made reconnaissance In
force The Spaniards have seemingly retired 10
their intrenchments. as no pickets or sk'rmisn-
ers were encountered.
WILL USE SANTIAGO RAILWAY
CAPTAIN Wright. OF General Bates's staff, to-
day followed the line OF the railroad running
ont Of .Juragua. toward Santiago de Cuba. TO
within two and a half miles OF the city. The
road approaches within mile and half or
the American front, and can be utilized 10
bring up supplies and siege guns. the first OF
which were landed az Baquiri this afternoon.
Co soon as the remaining battalions OF the
2a,h Michigan and the Sth Massachusetts. which
will arrive or the Harvard to morrow. and the
six thousand reinforcements sent out from
Tamna reach here, Aguadores town on the
coast. four miles west OF Juragua and about the
same distance east Of the harbor entrance. VIII
be taken.
The nlace was shelled to-day by several ships
~ the fleet Aguadores is on the line OF the ad-
vance Of the Army into the interior and close
- the railroad 1t Will probably become the
hase Of operations. while the supply base may
remain at Juragua.
captain Wright obtained information. on his
reconnaissance. which is believed to be reliable.
~ the effect that three thousand Spanish troops
have been sent to reinforce the garrison at
Aguadores
General Lawton will probably make diver
atom NTH his artillery. so soon 1t is placed In
,osition Heavy rain this afternoon made IL
,mnossible to move to-day beyond General
Uheeler's headquarters. But the roads VIII dry
ouickly. the guns will probably be brought Up
,o-,oorrov and the .ntrenchments will he
sbelled by the artillery and by Colonel Woods
dynamite guns
spaNrARps FEAR DYNAMITE
rha shranrei fire will be more used by the
;,chae nd o,ith