CAVALRY DASHES INTO THE ENERY 13 AMERICANS KILLED. Superior Force of Spaniards Routed by Mounted Sol- diers— United Btates Troops Scorn Ambush Methods—On the Threshold of £antiago. Dismoeunted American cavalrymen forced their way over the rough moun- tain trail Friday morning, encounter- ed the Spanish infantry in a dense thicket on a high plateau almost over- lcoking the city of Santiago, and rout- ed them after a sharp battle lasting one hour. American cavalry is now reported as having moved into the lines of the ene- my. They scorned the methods of the Spaniards who were hidden in ambush but rode cpenly to the attack, losing more than a dozen men in the result- ing conflict. The American loss was _13 dead, at least 350 wounded, including six officers. Several wounded will die. Twelve Spaniards were found dead in the bush. The less, doubtless, is greater. The Spaniards had every ad- vantage in numbers and positions. Four troops of the First Cavalry, four troops of the Tenth cavalry and eight troops of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, less than 1,060 men in all, dis- mounted and attacked 2,000 Spanish soldiers in the thickets within five miles of Santiage. The Americans beat the enemy back into the city, but ‘they left the following dead upon the field: Rough: Riders—Captain Allyn K. Capron, of Troop L: Sergeant Ham- ilton Tish, Jr.; Privates Tilman and Dawson, both of Troop L; Private Trougherty. of Troop A, and Private W. 1. Erwin, of Troop F. First Cav- alry—Privates Dix, York, Bejork, Kol- be, Berlin and Leénmock. Tenth Cav- alry—Corporal White, General Young commanded the ex- pediticn and was with the regulars, while Colonel Wood directed the oper- ations of the rough riders, several miles west. Both parties struck the Spaniards about the same time, and the fight lasted an hour. i The Spaniards opened fire from the thick brush, but the troops drove them back from the start, stormed the blockhouse around which they made the final stand, and sent them scatter- ing over the mountains. The cavalrymen were afterward re- inforced by the Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth infantry, part of the Ninth Cavalry, the Second Mas- sachusetts and Seventy-first New York. Practically two the battles were fought at the same time, one by the rough riders, under the immediate command of Colonel Wood, on the top of the plateau, and the other on the hillsides several miles away, by the regulars, with whom was General Young. The Americans now hold the position at the threshold of Santiago, with more troops going forward constantly, and they are preparing a final assault upon the city. Edward Marshall, correspondent of the New York “Journal,” was serious- ly wounded in the small of the back. There must have been nearly 1,500 Spaniards in front and to the sides of us, said Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt Sunday when discussing the fight. They held the ridges with rifle pits and machine guns, and had a body of men in ambush in. the thick jungle on the sides of the road over which we were advancing. Our advance guard struck the men in ambush and drove them out. But they lost Captain Capron, Lieutenant Thomas and about 15 men killed or wounded. $I TH Spanish firing was accurate, so accurate, indeed, that it surprised me, and their firing was fearfully heavy. “I want to say a word for our own men,” continued Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, “Every officer and man did his dutv up to the handle. Not a man flinched.” Sl Already 38 Spaniards have been found and buried and many others un- doubtedly are lying in the thick under- brush and in the gulley where the main body of the enemy was located. With the exception of Captain Capron all the rough riders kilied were buried Saturday morning on the field of action. Their bodies were laid in one long trench, each wrapped in a blan- ket. Palm leaves lined the trench, and were heaped in profusion over the dead heroes. Chaplain Brown read the beau- tiful IKpiscopal burial service for the dead, and, as he knelt in prayer, every trooper, with bared head, knelt around the trench. When the Chaplain an- nounced the hymn, “Nearer My God to thee,” the deep bass voices of the men gave a most impressive rendering of the music. Hamilton Fish, Jr., one of the killed, was one of the young New Yorkers of good position and family who went . to the front with Roosevelt's rough riders. He was of distinguished ances- try, his family being one of the oldest in this State. His father, Nicholas Fish, is the son of the late Hamilton Fish, who was secretary of State in Grant's cabinet. He is a banker and lives in New York City. Hamilton Fish was over six feet tall, of hercul- ean build, and rowed as No. 7 of the Columbia College in its winning race of 1894 over the Poughkeepsie course. May Be a Vacant Throne. All the information that reached Austria from Madrid proves beyond a doubt that the position of the queen regent has become altogether unten- able and that her majesty will resign the regency . within a very short period. : It may prove fcasible to establish a regency council under arrangements for the existing dynasty, but accord- ing to present indications this appears questionable. In well informed quar- ters here it is believed that the next defeat. of the Spaniard8 will upset the conditions prevailing in Madrid, where the situation is already extremely con- fused. Reazen’s for Not Releasing Hobeon. The reasons why the Spanish govern- ment, after much discussion, has final- ly decided not to release Hobson and his colleagues of the Merrimac were that the result of their return to the United States would be a popular dem- onstration, resulting in strengthening the jingo party. Further, they had seen the fortifications of Santiago and it was therefore impossible to let them out. TERSE TELEGRAMS. An ossified man was stolen from a dime museum at Omaha, last week. #n a railroad collision at Tupelo, Miss., four soldiers from Wyoming were killed last Sunday. United ‘States Deputy Marshals Fox and Fitzpatrick returned to St. Louis from Ripley county, Mo., where they i captured a complete outfit for the manufacture of counterfeit ¢oin. They also captured the maker of the coin, Hut left him in jail at fronton, Mo. He is Watson Decker, 30 years old. Manila Bay is shown in the offing, victory over the Spanish fleet on May rives from the United States, Manila used in giving the Spanish fleet, now terrible pounding. OUR WAR WITH SPAIN. Spain is energetically employed, strengthening all of hercoast cities. Schafter lost two men when the troops were landed in Cuba last week. Six days were required by the army of invasion to-sail from Tampa to San- tiago. : Saturday all the défences about San- tiago had been abandoned by the Span- iards. D. O. Mills, of New York, presented the Red Cross Society with $5,000 a few days ago. Many mules ‘and horses died during the trip to Santiago from heat and long confinement. The valuables owned by the Queen of Spain have heen sent to Austria for safe keeping. Spanish soldiers in Cuba have not been paid for nine months, and illy fed during that time. The Panama, a Spanish prize steam- er captured some time ago was sold at auction’ for $41,000. The Vesuvius is said to have success- fully passed the wreck of the Merrimac and entered the harbor of Santiago. The Egyptian government would permit Admiral Camara of the Spanish fleet to purchase $10,000 worth of coal. It is rumored the Premier Sagasta will be forced to resign and that a more aggressive ministry will be formed. The government hospital at Tampa, which has been in course of construc-’ tion for several weeks is now com- pleted. Spaniards are afraid to sleep in Mor- ro (Castle at Santiago at night. The work of t®e Vesuvius has unnerved them. The landing®at Cuba of heavy artil- lery from the transport was delayed owing to the lighters having been’ lost at sea. The residents of Havana are led to believe through their newspaperr that the Spaniards are winning victories everywhere. : On board the Spanish prize Pedro recently captured by the Americans a complete pontoon outfit was discover- ed.a few days ago. In speaking of the dynamite shells hurled by the Vesuvius into Santiago, the Spaniards say the Americans are hurling earthquakes. Hobson and his seven men were in Morro Castle during Sampson's recent hombardment of Santiago. None of the men were injured. Two strangers from Barcelona who, according to the Spanish authorities, are supposed to be ‘American spies,” have been arrested at Balearies. A brother of Weyler, the Spanish “Butcher,” is going to ‘ fight in the United States Army against Spain. He is now at Tampa waiting to embark for Cuba. Trinidad, a port on . the coast of Cuba has been blockaded. The Spanish Purisima Concepcion is there. Two ships with cargoes of coal for Dewey,» left Philadelphia a. few days ago. The coal is valued at $17,000 but the freight charges will be double that sum. The haste of the Spanish evacuation at Juragua near Santiago was shown by the fact that bacon was frying for breakfast which our soldiers of course, appropriated. With Gen. Shafter’s army of invas- ion were half a dozen ‘expert postal clerks and mail sorters. They are to establish the postoffice for the soldiers there as soon as they land. Gen. Blanco is sending six battalions to protect the coast of the. province of Santiago de Cuba. Great enthusiasm prevails in Havana. Order is maintain- ed and no yellow fever is reported. Spanish authorities say that perfect peace reigned on the Philippines prev- ious to the arrival of Dewey. The in- surgent rebellions were caused, they say, by the blackguardly conduct of the Yankees. ; Morro Castle, the most formidable defence about Santiago harbor, has been abandoned by the Spaniards. By this flight the enemy has left the en- trance to the harbor at Admiral Samp- son's mercy. Owing to the great number of war vessels required about Santiago, block- ade running on the southern coast of (C'uba has continued without hindrance. Swift war vessels are now again main- taining a stout blockade. Our soldiers may soon be supplied with fresh meat in the tropics. A process which consists of drawing blood from slaughtered %esef and in- jecting brine into the arteries is being considered by army officials. southern declared steamer anchored Just as soldiers were preparing to re- lieve a mule of a small cannon to be used in the battle fought by rough riders at La Quosina last week, the animal stampeded and the conflict was carried on without the gun. General Castillo, with 2,000 Cubans, reports having defeated the Spaniards at Guasima with heavy losses. The Cuban losses were less than 50. The insurgents captured two railroad trains laden with food supplies and 100 tons of coal. Further reinforcements of Cubans are expected shortly. June 14 an engagement took place be- tween Cuban and Spanish forces at Punta Algere, lasting 30 hours. Over 200 Spaniards were killed. The Cubans lost nine men. They were unable to follow up their victory owing to lack of ammunition. Ei The Monadnock and Negro sailed for Manila Thursday from San Francisco. The Monadnock has sufficient ccal to carry her to Honolulu and will make that port under her own steam. She has 260 tons in her bunkers and over 100 tons upon her decks. From Hono- lulu the Nero will tow her to Manila and the best appliances for that pur- pose have been put on both vessels. HARBOR, SEA WALL AND BATTERIES OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. where Admiral Dewey won his signal 1. As soon as the first expedition ar- will be taken and the guns here shown said to be on the way to Manila, a The Cadiz fleet has been reported sailing toward the Philippines. Thus far there has been no mautila- tion of bodies by the Spaniards. Spain feels humiliated because the Americans made such an easy landing at Santiago last week. It is reported in Madrid that yellow fever has already attacked several American soldiers in Cuba. It has been positively decided. that Gen. Miles will go to Cuba and take charge of the American troops. Secretary Long asserts that the Ha- vana blockade is tightly maintained, in. spite of Spanish protests to the POWers. , Spaniards are gloating ever the fact that the spot where e American troops land in Cuba is productive of yellow fever. In an address recently delivered at Princeton, Ex-President Cleveland de- clared against territorial conquest in the present war. Spanish say that the cruiser Reina Christina has escaped from the sup- posedly bottled up harbor of Santiago. She is reported having taken supplies to Havana. The second Manila expedition was sighted by the steamer Peru which ar- rived at San Francisco last Saturday. She reported ‘‘all well” on board the transports. Spain is reported as laying in a great stock of coal at Chili. This would in- dicate that a Spanish fleet intends sailing around the Horn and attacking Pacific coast cities. After the Texas had successfully shelled several batteries in the neigh- borhood of Santiago last week, a shell from the enemy burst over her deck, killing F. J. Blakeley, an apprentice. The legal authorities have decided that soldiers may purchase whiskey and beer without restraint. A number of saloon keepers who were in the hands of the police are now rejoicing. A vessel which has arrived at Cadiz reports that she met in the English channel an American vessel, which gave chase. This report leads to the belief that the Americans intend to bombard Spanish ports. The telegraphic instruments in the war room at the White House now make direct connection with General Shafter's headquarters at Guantana- mo bay, Cuba, and messages can pass between Washington and the com- manders of the Santiago expedition in less than an hour. The Madrid correspondent of the London Times says: El Diario de Bar- celona, one of the most important of the provincial newspapers, strongly urges the immediate conclusion of reace, “Because every day’s delay raises the price at which peace is ob- tainable, and the American resources are such that, even if all the American squadrons are destroyed, Spain ought still to demand peace at any price.” HOBSON WELL CARED FOR. Occupies Spacious Room in the Barracks at Santiago. Visited by the British Consul. British Consul Ramsde has given to »the public the following statement con- cerning Hobson and his gallant men: “Hobson is in a spacious front room on the ground floor of the barracks, in which is a large window looking on the road. The food supplied him is good and not limited to regulation rations. Hobson is allowed wine, but some things are wanting in consequence of the blockade causing a dearth of many articles. Hobson has repeatedly ex- pressed to me his satisfaction at the treatment accorded him. “Nobody here prevents his sending a message, but his rules of service for- bid. His men are in a room on the same floor, with a large door, in the upper part of which are iron bars, fac- ing the barrack yard. The food is bet- ter than that given to the Spanish sol- diers, but the dearth of supplies causes LIEUTENANT R. P. HOBSON. very limited choice. I visit him fre- quently. Locomotive Captured. After the landing last week of American soldiers at Juragua the Spanish hastily tried to disable a loco- motive standing with steam up on the track by disconnecting the coupling rods, the throttle lever and several es- sential parts, burying some and throw- ing others into the sea. Two engineers happened to be with the advance squadron of the Twenty-second in- fantry and the troops went for the lo- comotive with a yell. The soldiers, hunting about for the missing parts, fourd some and improvised others. One engineer acting as fireman and the other at the throttle, warship GREAT FLE OFF 0 ATTACK DEWEY CAMERA IN COMMAND. Spain's Bquadrom New Coaling at the Sues Canal— Most of the Bhips Have Foul Beltoms and Are Generally in Poor Candition. “Unless Spain send aid, I shall not be able to hold out against the enemy,” said General Augusti, Spain’s ruler on the Philippines some weeks ago. In order to satisfy the general clam- or of the public, that the Philippines be retained, it seems that Spain has sent a large fleet to Manila on a most for= lorn expedition. Already three expeditions of United States forces are on the way to Dewey, the land batteries and fortifications at Cavite and Manila are controlled by Americans, and the insurgents have the capital city at their merey. A more complete annihilation awaits the squadron of Camara than that which was inflicted on Montijo’s battleships by Dewey last May. Spain has, in dispatching her last available ships to the distant Philip- pines, exposed her coast cities to the guns of American cuisers, and left her merchant-men to become the prey of prize-hunting Yankees. Nevertheless the Spanish fleet, com- posed of the battleship Pelayo, the flagship, leading, followed by the ar- mored cruiser Carlos V. the armed ADMIRAL CAMARA, OF THE CADIZ FLEET. cruiser Patriota, late the Hamburg- American line Normannia, with 12 guns, troops and marines: the cruiser Buenos Aires, with ten guns, stores and a few troops; the torpedo boat destroyer Audaz, the armed cruisers Islande and Luzon, with two guns, carrying stores and a few troops; the late Hamburg-American liner Rapido, carrying 1 guns; the Colon, unarmed, with no troops, looking like a store- ship; the torpedo boat destroyers Pro- serpina and Osado, the transport Co- vadonga, no guns, and the coal ship San Francisco, entered the harbor Sunday, Steaming slowly. With the exception of Carlos V., Pat- riota, Audaz and Proserpina, all show very foul bottoms and an extremely untidy and neglected condition. The soldiers, who look miserably clad, ill-fed and discontended, are con- fined on shipboard. Excepting the four last-named shipsthe whole fleet has a orlorn apearance. The fleet arranged to coal this after- noon from lighters belonging to Cory Bros., whose agents are the French firm of Savon Bazin. The statement from Port Said that the fleet is to take coal there raises, in a most direct way, the vital question of coaling belligerents in a neutral port. According to all authorities the fleet is entitled to take only such an amount of coal, with what is already aboard, as will enable it to steam to the nearest home port. The Suez Canal Convention of -1885, expressly lays down that principle. But, in addition, Camara’s squad- ron has no legal right to coal at a neutral port at all while accompanied by the San Francisco and the Colon coal transports. The l.ondon I=aily News publishes a statement, that the occupation of >» SN OS) en ols NT 2 RE Manila by parts of the crews of the foreign warships there is an accom- plished fact, although it may probably be three or four days before the official news arrives by way of Hongkong. The communication proceeds to say: “Over a month ago Admiral Dewey prepared to bombard Manila. At this juncture, however, a new factor was added to the situation. The German Consul, acting on precise instructions which had just arrived by the German Irene, strongly opposed a bombardment. “These instructions were clear and categorical and emanated directly from Emperor William's Cabinet. “It was then that Admiral Dewey asked for reinforcements and supplied Aguinzldo with arms. “Captain General Augusti had on his part informed his Government of the situation, and several interviews tcok place at Madrid with the German Ambassador, the result being that it was decided Captain General Augusti should appeal to the foreign warships at Manila, excluding the American, to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants against the insurgents. “It was an indirect way of capitulat- ing, while sparing Spanish honor. There is no doubt Admiral von Die- derichs has take command of the forces landed, although he has not taken possession in behalf of Ger- many. “But will he, when the American reinforcements arrive, be Willing to-al- low his forces to re-embark? The whole question lies there.” Reports from Manila, says a special dispatch from Shanghai indicate the existence of fears that Senora Augusti, wife of Captain General Augusti, and her children, have been massacred by the rebels in Bulacan. It is thought, according to the same advices, that this is the reason of the willingness ot General Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, to allow the British Consul to start to rescue them. CAPITAL GLEANINGS. A daughter of Admiral Sampson is to be married next November. A bill to incorporate the mothers’ congress was passed by the house last Wednesday. The government is not fully decided | as to the future of Porto Rico and the Philippines, except that Spain can't have them. | i MORE AID FOR DEWEY. Third Expedition, Ocnsisting of Four Steamers, Has Left San Francisco. Four thousand men at San Francisco comprising the third expedition to the Philippine Islands, embarked Sunday afternoon, and soldiers -now swarm in the holds and upon the decks of the steamers Ohio, Indiana, City of Pera and Morgan City. When the triumphal march ended and the soldiers were taken on board their respective transports they were given a tremendous ovation by thous- ands of citizens, who swarmed on and around the wharves. It was an emo- tional as well as a physical relief when the embarkation was an accomplished fact. The assignment of troops to the various transports was as follows: Steamer Morgan City—First Idaho Volunteers and the First Nebraska re- cruits. Steamer City of Pera—Thir- teenth Minnesota. Steamer Indiana— One battalion of the Eighteenth United States Infantry, one battalion of the Twenty-third ®nited States Infantry, the signal Corps and a detachment of engineers. Steamer Ohio—First Wyom- ing Volunteers, Batteries G and 1. Third Artillery, and recruits of the Thirteenth Minnesota. TRADESMEN WANT PEACE. Business Depression Causes Great Suffering Through- out Spain Government Implored. irl The Seciety of the Friends of Peace, consisting of members of the leading commercial and economic industries, of Barcelona, have unanimously adopt- ed resolutions urging upon the govern- ment of Epain to negotiate for peace. During a warm @Qiscussion which pre- ceded the adoption of the resolutions several of those present advocated peace at any price and the majority thoirht the war should Me vrosecu:soed until the Spaniards gained a victory “which would lessen: the severity of the terms.” It was pointed cut that since the war there had been a great decrease trade, that many factories had stopped working, that the workmen were suf- fering and that there would be distress | a Wl | idable in several provinces bad. The Diaro, a mercantile and com- mercial organ, opposes the society and urges that peace should never be con- cluded on terms which ‘shadow the national hqnor.” WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. if the harvest is A Statement Concerning the Work of Two Months’ War With Spain. Two months last Wednesday war broke out between the United “States and Spain, according to the proclama- tion of the president and the declara- tion of congress. The, end of that period finds nearly 16,000 United States troops lying off Santiago preparing to land; it finds cable communication es- tablished between the government at Washington and the advance guard of the expedition in Cuba, and it finds (Cuban territory in the possession of United Statessmarines, backed by a squadron, and nearly all of the com- at Manila, and from the splendid sults achieved in organizing armies now in the camps. Therefore the officers of the administration feel that they have a right to look back pride over what has been accomplished in the short space of two months, work- | ing in a large part with raw material in both the army and the navy. THREE HUNDRED DEAD SPANIARDS. Vultures Which Hovered Over the Maine Wreck Have Again Become Hungry. Dispatches from Guantanamo bay, assert that for the past few days the American marines had not been fired upon by the Spaniards, who seem to be thoroughly cowed. Cuban scouts who have been through the woods in the neighborhood of Camp .McCalla estimate that fully 300 Spaniards were Killed in the three = | AMERICAN TROOPS LANDING WITH SIEGE TRAINS TO REDUCE SANTIAGO. The bury Spaniards their dead days’ fighting there. made no attempt to and the marines had no time to do it | for them. It is not possible now to go within two miles of the valley where the big- gest fight took place. Thousands of vultures hover over the valley gorged to repletion with the awful food war has brought them. Pleasure Seekers Drowned. By the capsizing of a boat in which a party of young people were rowing on Flint river, at Flushing, Mich. a few days ago Chauncey. Cooks--aged 18; Lulu Loup, 14; Odalina Loup, 16, and Mildred Packard. aged 2 years, were all drowned. Arthur Maxwell, a young man, 20 years old, in attempting to rescue the party, was also drowned. CABLE FLASHES, Martial law has been proclaimed at Madrid. 2 All of thes European powers are now agreed that Spain should sue for peace. The sister of the sultan has been abducted by 40 brigands at Constanti- nople. Chamberlain, the British Colonial Secretary, owing to his dissatisfaction with the government's foreign policy may resign. Forty children are dead at Antwerp, having been poisoned by ice cream. Salts of lead is said to have been the cause. The vender of the ice cream, an Italian woman, has been arrested. The Emperor and Empress of Ger- many gave a big supper the other evening on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern to the naval officers at Kiel and the ownees™of the British yachts. A German mob at Heilbronn last week made a demonstration against the election of Herr Hegelmeyer to the Reichstag. Troops and streams from fire hose were necessary to disperse the rioters. A dispatch received from Shanghai says -Prince Henry of Prussia has abandoned his proposed trip to Japan in view of the fact that the Japanese Government has expressed doubts of its ability to protect the Prince against the possible attacks of fanatics. It is learned from Antwerp that per- sons commissioned by the Washington government to enlist seamen on neu- tral soil are said to have enlisted more than a thousand German sailors in | leased frem Admiral Samps n and are { the i follow | cently | Garretsor mercial ports of Cuba blockaded. This | is all apart from Dwey’s great victory | re- | several | ion the with SPANIARDS EFFEGTUMLLY BLOCKED. CANNOT ESCAPE Sampsorwr-Has the Enemy's Fleet at His Meroy—Goa, Shafter's Army and the Cuban Insurgents Within Four Miles of Santiago. Admiral Sampson's mighty ships are lying in the waters off Santiago pre- venting the escape of Cervera’s fleet, Gen. Shafter is massing his determined soldiers around. the fortified city and the Cuban insurgents are watching the highways, ‘heading: off reinforcements and supplies. Troops of the United States and Spain are almost face to face and less than four miles apart. Sunday night the picket lines at cer- tain points are within hailing dis- tance of the enemy. It seems certain that the battle of Santiago must come within a week. ‘The troops are all ashore at Juragua and at Baiquiri, with the exception of a few scattered companies that have gone forward. The supplids are suf- ficient to enable the army to sustain a week's campaign at both landing points. There is a continual procession of small : boats riding on: ‘the : beaeh through the pounding surf, and as one wWeEK's rations are already landed it is believed the required supplies will all be ashore in two days. The ‘landing of troops, horses supplies has been extraordinary. With only one steam bar and compelled to depend on treacherous small boats, General Shafter bas landed over 16,000 men, hundreds of horses and mules and thousands of dollars’ worth of supplies on the exposed beaches, and only two men have lost their lives. No more than 56 ani s been drowned and grarcely a pack » of supplies has been lost. Part of the Shafter's and warships sent over expedition have been with re- now on their escort the follow, way back additional and then another form- marine procession will ‘start across the Gulf of Cuba. Whether the battleship Indiana will lead this ex- pedition, as it did the last, is not de- finitely settled. There will be several heavy warships, however, as well as lighter craft to give safe conduct to General Snyder's division. Simultaneous with this, General Henry's division will be moving along the Atlantic coast and thence to San- tiago. In all, the reinforcements from Tampa and Newsport News will be in neighborhood of 12.000 or 14,600. Drafts on Chickamauga are likely to soon, as the hurry orders re- given have led to the full eqiupment of several commands. The entire army was landed o'clock Thursday morning. By the end of another week certainly 1,000, perhaps 15,000, will be on the way or will have arrived to aid Gen. Shafter. The first detachment Duf- field's briga: now due at Santi: 3 3 1de, 4,000 strong, will soon transports - are to Tampa troops. to Others at ..1 of » 1S as is not denied ment tha the shores fi eral volur Ir Yeg Gen. Miles may sail the Yale on the The first hy the: ( » War Depart- now on embarked naports. Sev-, di=0 go. IHarvard or of Yea uban junta ¢ VE rect from their government breaking out the: war, ceived by Renor TT. HEstrada follows: “Playa del ‘Este, June 22, 1898, are at Guantannamo. Position taken from the enem laya del Este. Fought with 200 Ax ‘ans and fifty Cubans against 450 Spaniards. ¢ plete rout. Enemy's flight t We captured eighteen prisoners, officer. Sixty of the onemy are dead and sixteen wounded two officers killed. “On our part we had two killed and three wounded. We captured twenty- eight Mauser rifles and 3,000 cartridges. To-day the forces of Gen. Rabi and Brig. Castillo took Daiquiri with tha aid of ‘the American vessels. Spane ards set fire to the town on retreats ing. Sixteen thousand American troops disembarked at Daiquiri. Gen. Garcia is on board the cruiser New York. COL. LABORDE.” Gen. Shafter’s troops just arrived at Santiago must be-. remforced. The Spaniards at that place may at any time receive aid from other Spanish camps which would be too much of an overwhelming force for Shafter to con- tend with. To this end the first expedi- tion left Newport News: Thursday morning, carrying Brig.-Gen. Duflield’s separate brigade of the Second army corps, made up of the Ninth Massa- chusetts, the Thirty-third and Thirty- fourth Michigan and the Third Vir- ginia regiments, in all'about 4,000 men. Expeditions will follow rapidly by way of Tampa. ! The next forces to those of Brig.-Gen. Second brigade of the Second army corps, embracing the Sixth Illinois, the Sixth Massachusetts and Eighth and Ninth Ohio regiments. This division, comprising §,000 men, to be for the speedy reinforcement of Gen. Shafter. It will at once swell the American forces at Sanuago de Cuba to about 24,000 men. But “the expedi- tions will not stop at that number, as there is a determined purpose to send forward a sufficient force to crush any Spanish command which can be con- centrated at that point. York since was Palma. di tle res It of was as foxy We include of the First division, go will Garretson The reports from Santiago that about 41,000 Spanish troops are in and about the city do not agree with the reliable estimates in the possession of the war department. According to the latter figures there are not to exceed 14,000 Spanish troops at Santiago de Cuba, while 100 miles away to the northwest at Holguin, the Spanish corps com- mander, Gen. Pando, has 10,000 men. The war department is satisfied that the Cuban forces under Garcia can keep Pando from reinforcing Santiago. Should this not be accomplished, the Spanish forces at Santiago would be augmented to about 25,000 men. They are well armed, well disciplined, sea- soned to the climate, know the fighting grounds of that locality, and are prob- ably as good an all-around fighting force as the Spaniards can bring to bear. There is no purpose on the part of the authorities to leave Gen. Shafter with an inadequate force to meet these seasoncd Spanish soldiers. It is for this reason in part that a division prob- ably under Gen. Henry will reinforce Shafter, followed by such additional troops as the needs of the situation seem to demand. Gridley’s Remains Cremated. 2 It was thought the steamer Coptie irom Hong Kong and Yokohama via Honolulu would bring over the body of Captain Charles V. Gridley, the com- mander of the Olympia, who died shortly after the battle of Manila bay, but it was learned from the officers of the Coptic that the remains had been cremated in Hong Kong. Te ceremony took place on May 7, and was marked by impressive scenes.
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