| Show IMPORTANT information at last there is some news that Is gratifying and interesting the departments part ments at washington are again in cable communication with sampsons Samp sons fleet and the invading army is ready to disembark at whatever point has been decided upon doubtless guantanamo Quanta namo the restoration of communication was brought about by fishing up the outward end of the french commercial isable cable and attaching instruments there to but the terms on which such a co concession cession waa granted were that both the belligerents must have the right to the telegraphic service this would seem to be only fair and now no w whenever any of the spanish forces want to send a dispatch anywhere just let them come along to admiral sampsons Samp sons improvised cable station and be accommodated commo dated the safe arrival of the troops is a matter of much more consequence it will probably require two or three days for the disembarkation to be completed and then with but little delay the word of command on to santiago will be given it la Is now known that new defensive works have been constructed and old ones repaired and strengthened also that some if not all of cerveris veras ships have been dis dl mantled so far as armament is concerned to strengthen nethen the fortifications about the doomed city this practically removes all of such ships from the contest and makes the fight chiefly if not altogether a land one a circumstance cum stance which it would seem should simplify matters greatly since attacking men can fight defending men even when the former are exposed and the latter under cover to much better advantage than they can fight warships an estimate of the force which will eventually be 1 led ed against the ramparts of santiago would of necessity be more or less inaccurate and to that extent misleading but with the insurgent forces and such maxines marines as sampson can let go for the occasion fully well armed men should be I 1 there this should be an ample force if well supplied with artillery which presumably it is although nowhere near so well as the spaniards are so that what they lack in numbers chev make up for in that way it is not to be expected that there will be any dl direct assaults made upon the city for a while not till by hammering and pounding at the rates orates the enemy becomes tired and weakened it is di desperate sperate work that is on hand band but it was such wo that was con for it 1 is in the right hands to insure its being carried out in proper form too no future event is more certain so far as human judgment can determine anything any thiner thine than the early capture of santiago de cuba that will be the rising of at the curtain on the act which closes with the grand finale that it may not be long delayed is the wish of all leonle ini idour our land who deplore bloodshed and wholesale destruction and desire peace to resume its wonted sway |
