Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-26
SUNK A GUNBOAT!
Spanish Grossly Disregard the
Terms Of Surrender.
Predicted That the Spanish at HOl-
guln Will Soon Surrender.
Peace Propositions OfneialIy Proposed
BY Spain.
ITALY's DEMANDS ON COLOMBIA.

Guantanamo Bay. July 26.-The Span.
iards last night sunk the Spanish gun
boat Sandoyal lying near Caimanera.
This Is looked upon az q gross breach Of
the terms Of surrender, especially con-
sidering the fact that food had been sent
by the United States navy into Caimane.
"a.
First Sergeant OF Marines Kinnie, Of
the New York, went north yesterday
evening on the Texas to get his commits
sion ss second lieutenant OF marines.
This Is almost the only such promotion
on record In this branch OF the service.
The Montgomery left yesterday evening.
IL is difficult to see how the large party
of Spanish troops at Holguin can fail to
surrender very soon, although reinforced
by Spanish troops from Gibara. Holguin
is one Of the commanding points Of east
ern Cuba, and the surrender Of its garri-
son will be an important event. News
from there is expected shortly, and upon
IL will depend some Of the plans Of our
commanders.
The Vixen aud Suwanee returned 10
Santiago yesterday conveying prize ships
brought here for disinfection. The main
body Of the 1eet is coaling here and
cleaning az we'll as the facilities Of the
bay will permit
The Texas will leave for New York
shortly to undergo repairs. Movements
OF other chips under Rear Admiral Samp-
sons command, except those engaged in
the Porto Rico expedition depend up the
decisions OF the authorities at Washing
ton. The impression is growing among
naval Oflicars Of high rank in these
waters that IL is not advisable to send a
fleet TO Spain without thorough prepar-
alton, including going into dry dock in
several cases.
Col Ewers, who was sent by General
Shaiter to receive the surrender OF live
thousand Spanish troops at Guantanamo,
arrived here Sunday night with two Of
General Torals officers and proceeded to
Caimanera and Guantanamo yesterday.
The colonel expected to return last
night. II Ia said that LOO Spanish
troops at Guantanamo district are on the
sick list
A bulletin just ISSUED in regard TO i'll
vestigatiOn OF the nayy's bOmbardment
Of Santiago de Cuba, says: Twenty
houses were completely wrecked and one
house burned. Sixteen Sinch shells
struck within three blocks ON the Gale
ds Marian. These excavated ground TO
a depth Of about four ieet and about ten
feet in length The stIoet was macada-
mized. Ii IL judged from the fact that
edge that a number OF shells must have
gone into the bay. Army officers have
stated that thirty or forty went beyond
the northern edge Of the bay into the
Spanish lines. A dozen or more
of the shells had not exploded.
In four the base had been simply
blown out. One four.lnch shell. which
was probably a stray shell fred during
the demonstration at Aguadores on July
l, had gone through a tree and exploded
in the ground beyond. When the severe
effect OF the eight.inch shells is consid-
cred IL il a matter Of congratulation that
It was not necessary to continue the
bombardment longer and fire thirteen
inch sheels, as the squadron had prepared
to do. The effect OF these would un-
doubtedly have been mOrst disastrous to
the town,