SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

Southland Times, Issue 14100, 13 July 1898, Page 2

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

RESIGNATION of sf.nor sagasta CERVERA TELLS TALES: ONE OF HIS SHIPS WITHO T GUNS: THEIR COST IN AN OFFICIAL’S POCKET. A FUIiLE BOMBARDMENT LINARES WANTS A TWENTY MILES HANDICAP [United Press Association.— By Eleortic Telegraph—Copybight. ) WASHINGTON, July 11. There are 4000 residents and 23,000 soldiers iu Santiago ; the latter are p'underiog the houses. General Shafter is trying to prevent ’General Linares escaping to the mountains. Sunday’s fighting consisted of skirmishing; the bombardment begins to-day. The American steamer Ddwari (sic), ladm with ammunition, took fire at sea and was blown to pieces, but a l the passengors were saved through the magnificent coolness of the officers and crew. July 12. Received 13th, 0.30 a.m. In the course of an interview Admiral Cervera stat el that Senor Aunon ordered bim to fight iu the opeu sea, >egardless of consequence-. One shell disabled 80 of the crew of the Infanta Maria Teresa. Cervera implied that the Cristobal Colon had no big guns ou bia'd, because the money intended for the purpose had gone into the pockets of the chief ordnance officer. The warships Brooklyn,Texas and Indiana commenced a bombardment of Santiago but owing high-cliffs and the distance of the city from the coast the shells fell short. The vessels, on going closer inshore to land art.llery forces, engaged in a mild artillery duel with the Spanish, but the general attack will be defeired un’il reinforcements under General Henry reach the front, thus enabling the Americans to better block the passes to the westward. Genei al Linares offered, if his army was allowed an unmolested start of twenty m l?s, not to burn the shipping or injure the city of Santiago, or the forts. Most of the American General, favoured the acceptance of.the offer, but the authorities at Washington vetoed it. MADRID, July 12. Received 13th, 0.40 a.m. ‘ Senor Sagasta has resigned owing to irreconcilable differences in the Cabinet with regard to making overtures for peace. He advises a stronger infusion of the military clement into the Cabinet.