Srimnte. crmttim rtftV -rv ' ,iNai TWO CENTS. SCRANTON. PA.. MONDAY MORNING. JULY 4, 1898. N TWO CENTS. Mk GENERAISHAFIER WANTS MORE MEN Unable to Storm Santiago with the Present Force. The Situation at the Front Is Summarized in a Significant Dispatch from the American Commander, Who Frankly Acknowledges That the Spanish Defenses Are Much Stronger Than Anticipated Magnificent Behavior of the American Troops in the Terrible Battles Before the City of Santiago They Fight Their Way Inch by Inch Against a Desperate Foe. ' Washington, July 3. From the heat and carnage of the battlefield of San tiago, where for the last three days the American forces have pressed for ward acalnst an entrenched enemy, General Shatter today sent tho follow ing dispatch summarizing the situa tion: Playa del Este, July 3. To Secretary pf War, Washington: Camp near Se ville, Cuba, July 3. We have the town well invested on tho north and cast but with a very thin line. Upon ap proaching It we find It of such a char acter and the defences so strong It will b Impossible to carry It by storm w-lth my present force. Our losses up to 'date will aggregate a thousand, but list lias not yet been made. But little slqkners outside of exhaustion from Intense heat and exhaustion of the battle day before yesterday and the almost constant Are which Is kept up on tho trenches. Wagon road Is kept up with some difficulty on account. of rains but I will be able to use It for the present. General Wheeler Is seri ously ill and will probably have to go to the rear today. General Young also very III; confined to his bed. General Hawkins was slightly wound ed In the foot during sortie of enemy made last night, which was hand somely repulsed. The behavior of tho 'troops was magnificent. General Garcia, has reported he Holds tho rail road from Santiago to San Luis and has burned a brldgo and removed some Yalls, also that General Pando has arrived at Talma, and that tho French consul with about 400 French citizens came Into his line yesterday from Santiago; havo directed them to treat them with every courtesy possi ble. (Signed) Shatter. Secretary Alger sent the following reply to General Shatter: To General Shaftcr: The president directs mo to say that you havo the gratitude and thanks of the nation for tho brilliant and effective work of your noble army on Friday, July l. The steady, valor and heroism of officers and men thrill the Amercan people with pride. The country mourns the brave men who fell In battle. They have added new names to our roll of heroes. Signed) Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War. DESPERATE FIGHTING. The dispatch speaks for Itself and as Adjutant 'General Corbln said, tells tvhat a desperate fight our gallant troops have -been in. It was received at noon today after a lull of nearly 36 hours In the official Information from the field. At first, when It became known that the American commander had re ported tfio defences to be so strong It would be Impossible to carry them by ttorm wlth'hls present force, there was momentarily a wave of deep apprehen sion, But this was not shared by the military authorities here. All their tnergles, all their attention was turned to meeting the situation as presented by General Shatter. There was neither lime nor disposition to take account Df what had gone before, when the fact was rllaln that the American army 'had fought Its wny Inch by Inch, under i blazing sun, through a dense tropical vegetation, steadily advancing and beating back the foe, taking position after position until, as General Shat ter reported, the town was well invest ed on the north and east by the long drawn out line of American troops. That was a sufficient tribute to the Valor of our brave men and It silenced all cavil over the conditions now pre eented by General Shatter. It was a time for action, for reinforcements and turned. But there was other Information of a different tenor, coming about the same time. The American army was not alono feeling the effect of this three days' shock of arms. Definite, positive Information was at hand, that Santiago had been literally torn to pieces and that In tho wreck and ruin of demoralized buildings, the Spanish casualties numbered fully 1,000. This was a fitting offset to any qualms raised by the reports from tho Ameri can lines. This Information came from one of the foreign consuls stationed at Santiago, who- reported to the repre srilv uf tils country in Washing ton tho fearful havoc the city wrought by the American army and the fleet. s DISTRESS OF THE CITY. The distress of the city, even before the battle, was clearly shown by the action of this consul In serving out rations of one-half pound dally to his fellow countrymen, a few hundred In number, for tho last month. Evident ly there was no food to buy; the Span ish military forces had taken every available pound; only by this official distribution of rations to tho foreign colony, could they be kept from starva tion. Then came the brief but graphic recital of the terrible effect of the American attack from land and sea. The bursting shells from our fleet had done the greatest damage Inside of the city. Buildings were riddled with rifle shot and mown down with the huge shells and solid projectiles from the ships. Most of all tho Spanish com mander, General Linares, occupying a place similar to tho, of General Shatt er In the American army, was serious ly wounded. This last fact hud been grudgingly admitted from Madrid, but the report reporting here left no room for doubt as to the seriousness of this feature. "With it was the" further fact that the Spanish casualties, even be hind entrenchment ran up to a thous and, and was dqual to that of the fear less men who rought in the open. With all the lights furnished on the situation, official and unofficial, direct and Indirect, It was apparent that each side had suffered terribly, with now a period of lull for those in responsibil ity to measure their conditions, bury their dead, care for their wounded and prepare for the graver conflict yet to come. THE PRESIDENT CALM. The president and his war advisers remained calm throughout the trying experiences of the dav. ah thnir- at tention was directed to the work of preparation. The future movements of General Shatter are well established. They had been made known In his dis patch but It was deemed advisable not to make this portion public as it would serve to advise the enemy of the Amer ican plans. It can only be said that General Shatter's forces will be strongly and favorably located, with tho guns of the American warships serving as an additional protection to their front. Reinforcements" will be hurried to them, which will be ample for any emergency, whether It be Btorm or siege. With Santiago partially wrecked and filled with a thousand dead and wound ed, the condition there Is desperate, even critical. There Is little likelihood of any Spanish sorties i;, force under such circumstances,' but the possibility still opens that the Spanish garrison may seek relief by evacuating the city and retlrlntr by the mountain nih m the north. But the American plan Is for offensive, vigorous action and with the full resources of men and arms at the command of the country. As General Miles said 50,000 If need be, will move on Santiago; If more are needed, then it will be 75,000. The lesson of San tiago has served only to enkindle a greater earnestness throughout every avenue of official life at the national capital, and there Is a deep determina tion to meet heroic conditions with heroic treatment. Following the receipt of General Shatter's telegram there was a hurried war conference at the white house.Sec retary Alger, accompanied by General Corbln, reached there a few minutes before 1 o'clock and was Immediately closeted with tho president. Secretary Alger brought the Shatter dispatch with him and also a map and other data necessary for the Important meet ing about'to take place. General Cor bln was with the president and the secretary for a few minutes and then hurried back to the war department where he made public such portions of General Shatter's dispatch as was com patible with tho public Interest. As sistant Secretary Melklejohn, who has thorough knowledge of the transport service, was also hastily summoned and reached the white house about 1 o'clock. Tho conference lasted for some time, 50,000 REINFORCEMENTS. General Miles, who also was at the White House, said that reinforcements would "be rushed to the assistance of General Shatter and If necessary these would aggregate 60.000 men, though the general had no Ide that such a num ber would by any means be necessary. The combined American and Cuban forces now under the command of General Shatter amounted approxi mately, ho said, to 23,000 men while those available for tho Spaniards was probably 32,000 soldiers. These Includ ed, however, the men at Holguln, pre sumably about 10,001) and the force un der another Spanish general amounting to about 8,000 men. General Miles did not Bay whether the two bodies of men last referred to had actually Joined General Linares, "but the understanding Is here that they hVve not. Colonel Humphries It In charge of the trans port service with Shatter's army nnd ho will bend back to Tampa the vessels than cun be spared as rapidly ns pos sible. In fact word had been received that the transports had started for the United States this morning. If possible tho war department will send 15,000 men from Tampa on these transports. Six vessels have recently loaded with men, ammunition, arms, supplies, etc., and are now cither at Key West or on their wav to reinforce Shatter's army. Included in this ex pedition nre some butteries of artillery. In all these forces constitute about 2,500 or 3,000 men. General Miles, in tho course of a brief talk, said today that General Shatter might contemplate tho with drawal of his forces to the hiRhlands In the direction of Slboney where they would be near the sea. This, however, would be a temporary expedient enab Una: tho soldiers to rest and prepare for the work ahead. TROOPS WILL BE RUSHED TO THE FRONT. The officials hope to rush the rein forcements to General Shatter so that there will bo from 32,000 to 35,000 men under his command within the next ten days and sooner If this can be ar ranged. This is exclusive of the insur gents of whom General Garcia has been able to bflng to Shafter's com mand, approximately 4,000 men. There were about 15,000 men and officers In tho expedition that set out from Tam pa less than a month ago. These have since been reinforced by the troops of Brigadier General Duffleld's command amounting to 3,000 men and consisting of the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Michigan and the Ninth Massachusetts regiments. The first 1,300 of General Dufilold's brigade have been with Shatter for a week while the remaind er have Just embarked. During the past week a second expedition of large proportions was scheduled to leave Tampa carrying a portion of General Simon Snyder's division of the Fourth corps as reinforcements for General Shatter. Assistant Secretary Melkle john said today that eleven transports were available to carry Snyder's troops and while without any official Information on the subject, he assumed that probably 5,000 of them were now on their way in these transports to Join those in Santiago province. The other troops to be sent to the aid of General Shatter will nccordlng to the understanding here, be the remaining portion of General Snyder's division and such other regiments now' nt Tampa best equipped and ready for active work. General Brooke, com manding at Chlckamauga, has already received Instructions to have fifteen regiments prepared for Immediate movement. General Snyder's division which was under orders for Santiago included the following regiments: Eleventh nnd Nineteenth Infantry of the regular army, tho First District of Columbia, the Second New York, tho Fifth Maryland, the Third Penn sylvania, the One Hundred and Fifty seventh Indiana and the First Ohio. General Garretson's brigade now at Camp Alger, Va., is under orders also for Santiago. Garretson's brigade is composed of the Sixth Illinois, Sixth Massachusetts, the Eighth Ohio volun teer regiments. The army officials feel satisfied that they have profited by the Experiences In preparing the first expedition and say better tlmo will be made with those to follow. The Mohawk and tho Mississippi, two vessels of the American transport lino Just acquired by the government, have facilities for about 1,800 men and animals and probably will be used In sending aid to Shatter. They are now at New York under orders for Tampa. THE TRANSPORTS ARRIYE AT CAVITE They Stop and Cnpturo tho Lndrone Iilandi on tho Way and Bag Span ish OlficlnlH. Horn? Kong, July 4. The United States dispatch boat Zafiro, which left Cavite, Manila harbor, on July 1, has nrrrlved here. She reports that the American troops in the transports City of Sidney, City of Feklng and Austra lia, convoyed by the Charleston, arrrlv de at Cavite on June 30, having taken the Ladrono Islands on the way and having left men there. The Spanish governor and other offi cials captured wera brought to Cavite. The United States troops commenced to disembark at Cavite on July 1. CAMARVS FLEET COALED. Ismailla, Egypt, July 3. Admiral Ca mera's fleet coaled this afternoon. Ills ships will enter the canal on Tuesday, WAR HISTORY OF A DAY. GENERAL SHAFTER telegraphs to the war department that ho will bo un able to capturo Santiago without re inforcements. SPANISH GENERAL LINARES severe ly wounded at San Juan. GENERAL VARA DE ROV. of the Span Ish army, Is reported among the dead at Santiago. MORRO CASTLE at Santiago harbor la demolished by American gunners of Sampson'H fleet. MUCH ANJyIETV Is caused over the absence of news from the Manila transports which are over due, IT IS REPORTED that Admiral Cer vera's fleet has been destroyed by Ad miral Sampson's ships. CERVERA'S FLEET IS DESTROYED Admiral Sampson's Ships Engage the Spanish Squadron in Santiago Harbor and Repeat the Performance of Admiral Dewey at Manila The Surrender of Santiago Demanded. Washington, July 3. It is reported on what is deemed to be reliable authority that Admiral Sampson's fleet today engaged the fleet of Admiral CerveraTand entirely de stroyed it. Washington, July 3. The following cable dispatch was given-out at the White House: Playa del Este, July j. The destruction of Cervera's fleet is confirmed. (Signed) ALLEN, Lieutenant Colonel. Washington, July 3. The following statement was tonight given out at the Whit e House. General Shafter telegraphs : Playa del Este, July 3. Early this morning I sent a demand for the immediate surrender of Santiago, threatening to bombard the city. I believe the place will be surrendered. This contradicts the report that General Shafter has fallen back. The following dis patch was received at the War Department-: Playa del Este, July j, Siboney office confirms statement that all of Spanish fleet, except one war ship, is destroyed and burning on the beach. It was witnessed by Captain bmith, who told operator. No doubt of it. (Signed) ALLEN, Signal Officer. NEWS RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON Information Obtained Early Last Even Inj Withheld, THE WAR DEPARTMENT DID NOT GIVE OUT THE .INTELLIGENCE CONCERNING THE DESTRUCTION OF CERVERA'S SQUADRON UNTIL IT HAD REEN CONFIRMED-NOTHING TO PREVENT THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF SANTIAGO. Washington, July 4. Glorious news from Cuba affords the American peo ple Just reasons for an enthusiastic celebration of this tho nation's na tional day. Admiral Sampson has accomplished the work which he was directed to per form when he left Key West for tho southern coast of Cuba. He was or dered to find and destroy Cervera's fleet. Several weeks ago Commodore Sch ley located the fleet In the bay of San tiago. Yesterday, after being- bottled helpless In the harbor for weeks, the fleet was destroyed. Nothing now remains of the Spanish squadron but shattered and burning hulks. In addition to the splendid work ac complished by Admiral Sampson, General Shafter, In command of the land forces before Santiago, had bo far progressed In the carrying out of his plans for the reduction of the city that at 10.30 yesterday morning he de manded the immediate surrender of the Spanish forces. At 4,30 yesterday afternoon General Shafter's demand had not been complied with so far as the war officials here were able to as certain. That the demand will be complied with, however, General Shafter fully relieves and that the Stars and Stripes win on this Fourth of July be raised over the former capital of Cuba Is re garded as practically certain. Shortly after 12 o'clock this morning Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen left the White House hastily and go ing to the department posted des patches regarding the destruction of tho Spanish lleet upon the department bulletin board. The Information contained In the des patches wbb received early In the even ing, but It was not announced officially until several hours later. As a result of Its receipt, however, a conference of prominent oificlals was held at tha White House Immediately. Those pres ent at tho conference besides the presi dent, were Vice President Hobart, Sec retary Day, Secretary Long, Secretary Alger, Postmaster General Smith, Gen eral Miles, Adjutant General Corbln and Senator Hanna. The information was dUctissed in all its phares. One of the officials who attended the conference iald after the news had been officially announced, that it very materially modltlcd the seriousness of the situation. The de struction of tho fleet, which was not confirmed until a few minutes before the news was given to the public, re moves by far the most serious obsta-, cle to the occupation of Santiago by the American land forces. AWFUL, KXECUTION. Difring the almost continuous cort fllct of Friday and Saturday, roport show that the Spanish llect did awful execution by shelling the American troops. Details of the destruction of Cervera's fleet hava not been received at this writing "by either the war or navy de partments. Whether Sampson's ships entered the harbor and there attacked and annihilated the Spanish squadron or whether Cervera made a desperate dash past the sunken Merrlmac to the ocean beyond in the hope that he might be able to save nt least a part of his fleet, has not been officially ascer tained Adjutant General Corbln voiced the feelings of every one of the officials when he said: "I don't care how the fleet was destroyed. It was destroyed. That Is enough for me. It Is great news for the Fourth of July. CERVERA'S FLEET. The fleet of Admiral Cervera was one of the finest Spalnpossessed. Three of the vessels, the Almlrante Cquendo, the Vlzcaya and the Cristobal Colon, wer3 modem armured cruisers of the first class. The Vlzcaya, which visit ed this country soon after the Maine was sent to Havana and was in New York harbor when tho news of the destruction of the American battleship was tuken fiom her commander. She was of 7,000 tons displacement, 340 feet long and heavily armored, her belt ar mor hclng 12 Inchea In thickness and her deck armor three Inches. Tier ar nMimeYit consisted of two 11-Inch, ten 5.0-lr.eh Hontorla guns, eight 2.2-lnch rapid lire guns, eight 1.1-Inch rapid (Ire guns and two mitrailleuse. She had two masts with military tops, two tur rets, two smokestacks and a ram bow. She carried six torpedo tubes, was capable of a speed of 20 knots and her complement was 500 men. The Almlrante Oquendo was in al most every respect a duplicate of the Vlzcaya. Tim Kellol r.xpodltlon. Newport News, Va., July 3. The hos pital ship Relief le.ft Old Point ut S o'clock tonight for Santiago having on board a corps of surgeons. Surgeon Gen eral Sternberg Inspected tho Relief this afternoon as soon as she arrived from New York. Dr. Chamberlln, surgeon ut Foit Monroe, accompanied the inspe; tlon. Tho cruiser Buffalo arrived hera tonight from New Yoik. She will be equipped with guns at the ship yaid. Clarion Primaries. Clarion. Pa., July 3. A light vote was polled at the Republican primaries throughout the county yesterday and so far as heard from, Hon. W. C. Arnold has curried the county for congress over S. R. Stratton. This gives him two coun ties In the conference thus far. C. W. Wick, of Rlmersburg, is nominated for assembly, HlRnlllcnnt ol Unity. London, July 4. The Dally Mall, com menting editorially upun the fact that "for the first time on record, the Fourth of July will be widely celebrated in Great Britain, says the Incident Is slgnlfl. cant of Anglo-Saon unity." Tho llnnlc ol Spnln. Madrid,, July 3. The following are the Increases in the gold and-silver holdings of the Bank of Spain for the week ended yesterday: Gold, 2,058,000 pesetas; silver, 6.515,000 pesetas; the note circulation In ' created 20,381,000 pe.etas. FIGHTING RENEWED ON SATURDAY Spanish Soldiers Make a Desperate Attempt to Break Our Line. GENERAL LAWTON, AIDED BY FRESHER REGIMENTS, TURNS THE ENEMY AND DRIVEB THE SPANIARDS INTO EL CANEY-TlIE CAPTURE OF THE CITY WILL NOT BE LONG DELAYED. (Copyright, 189S, by the Associated Press.) Slboney, Saturday, July 2 (7.30 p. m.), by the Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, and Kingston, Jamacla, Sunday, July 3 (2.50 p. m.) The fighting on tho right of our line this afternoon developed unexpected and for some hours almost as severe firing as yesterday (Friday) when General Lawton was assaulting El Caney. The Spanish made an attack in forco on our position, pouring In volley after volley in quick succession and with remarkable regularity. Our return Are was certainly effective and con tinued strong, after the Spanish vol leys had become rarer and less heavy. Meanwhile the battery on Grimes hill kept booming away at the middle of the enemy's line, materially aiding the flanking movement. The shelling from the Spanish ffeet was less active and apparently gave our left but little concern. At this hour a report has Just reached here that General Lawton, aided by fresher regiments, sent him early In the afternoon has turned the enemy's left nnd has troojs already In the city almost a hand to hand encounter Is going on In the streets. The situation when tho Associated Press correspondent left the front, as shown In an earlier dispatch, was such that the capture of the city to night (Saturday) would not be sur prising, although Shafter himself, when the correspondent left him three hours ago, did not expect It. General Shafter, however, sent word this afternoon to General Callxto Gar cia that the surrender of the city would not be long delayed. A conservative estimate of army men not official Is that our casual ties during yesterday's fight was near ly If not quite 1,000 about 15 per cent, of which were deaths. Today's casualties on the American side were much lower because our THE NKWS THIS H0RNIXU Weather Indications Todiy: Fair; Followed by Shower.; Cooler. 1 General Cervera's Squadron is De stroyed. General Shafter Asks for Reinforce ' ments. Yesterday's Battle at Santiago. 2 General3 Detailed Story of Friday's Buttle. The Bombardment of Morro Castle. 3 Local Independence Day Church Ser vices. Shoplifters Found Guilty, 4 Editorial, Comment of the Press. 5 Local Yesterday the Warmest Day of tho Year. StrlKe at Storrs' Mines. Events of Today. Ai Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 News Round About Scranton. 8 General Troops from Camp Alger Or- dered to Santiago. The. Pinch of Poverty Felt in Ha vana. . Activity at Chlckamavca, ,v, troops were well entrenched the night before. The following Is the latest list of the casuallttes In the battle before Santia go, so far as obtainable: KILLED. . Captain Morrison, Company K, Sixteenth Infantry. Second Lieutenant Bcnchley, Company E, Sixth Infantry. John Butler, private, Company E, Sixth Infantry. Henry. Anderson, sergeant Company A, First cavalry. Second Lieutenant W. A. Satcr, Com pany A, Thirteenth Infantry. Captain W. F. Brum, Tenth Infantry. Lieutenant McCorkle, Twenty-fifth In fantry. Wass, Battery A, Second artillery. McCoy, Battery A. Second artillery. Wagner, Battery E. Second artillery. A. P. Underwood, Battery A, Second ar tillery. James Hellene, Battery A, Second artil lery. Lieutenant W. E, Strlpp, Tenth cavulry, brlgado quartermaster on General Youns's staff. Lieutenant Colonel John M. Hamilton, Ninth cavalry. Major E. A. G. Force, First cavalry. First Lieutenant W. H. Smith, Tenth cavalry. Second Lieutenant Slunnls Mlchle. Sev enteenth Infantry, son of Trofessor Michie, of West Point. SPANISH VERSION. Defeat Is Acknowledged In tho .11 nil rid Dlspntctie. Madrid, July 3.-(4 p. ni.) Private dispatches fiom Santiago give the fol lowing details: "General Shafter's army composed of 17,000 Infantry and 82 siege guns of various calibre, attacked the Spanish positions befote Santiago, six thousand rebels under Garcia assisting them. The Spaniards had only 2,000 men, partly volunteers. "Our troops fought with heroic cour age. The battle lasted three hours nnd the Spanish were then compelled to abandon the trenches to fall back on Santiago. The retreat was conducted In perfect order. "Our losses were very hea y and the enemy's were enormous. The list of our wounded Includes General Linares, Colonel Ordonez and Majors Amadrld and Arralz, the latter being General Linares' aid de camp. "The American attack upon El Caney was very seere. The position was de fended by General Vera de Hoy, with 500 men. The enemy was at first re pulsed but ultimately tencwed the at tack." A later dl'patch says: "The Ameri cans fought eight against one, Tho Spaniards defended themselves hero ically. Our wounded are enormous in cluding General Vera de Roy and Ma jor Domlnguez. Tho strugplo Is be coming difficult, 2,000 Spaniards having to meet 25,00) of the enemy." Husplclous of'tlie Cnbnn. New York, July 3. A Spaniard who said he was a Cub.in, arrived on La. Touralne today. His nami In withheld by Commis sioner Fltchle. Letters from Madrid were found on him, the contents of which wero not made public. The nan was gent'from the barge office to Ellis Island, guarded by officers. - 4-4-4-4f44r-r-M- 4- WEATHER FORECAST. X f -- Washington, July 3. Forecast -f for Monday: Tor Eastern Penn- -f f sylvanla, fair weather, followed by showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon or night; cool- er; southerly winds, becoming -f westerly. For Western Pennsyl- f vanla, showers nnd thunderstorm; cooler; fresh, northwesterly winds. -f New York, July 4.-(Herald's forecast.) In the mlddlo statt r and New England today, fair and f partly sultry weather, and fresh, southwesterly and westerly winds 4- will prevail with nearly station. ary, followed by hllghily lower temperature and less sultriness. f and possibly by local rains. -f .:fc.tttttt1"r-rttt 1 1 t- i - l V i