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ONE HUNDRED SPANIARDSSLAIN
IN A BATTLE
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Completely Routcd Kightcen Fpan
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Rout of the Dons
A special cable from Mole St Nicholas
describes Tuesdays battle at Camp Mc
Calla Guanlanamo bay It says that
more than 100 Spaniards lie dead as the
result of the engagement Their fine
equipment of Mauser rilles rifles that
have picked off marines at long distances
arc stacked in the American camp Two
Cubans were killed in the fight and one
American Private Walker of Company
D -was slightly wounded in the ankle
When the marines returned to camp af
ter the battle they brought with them
eighteen Spanish prisoners including a
lieutenant something more than 100
rilles and about 10000 rounds of ammu
nition fi
The Americans weary of jungle war
fare went into the enemys hiding place
and inflicted disastrous punishment Capt
Elliott Lieut Lucas and Lieut Bannou
of Company C with ninety marines and
fifteen Cubans composed one of the par
ties Capt Spicer Lieut Neville and
Lieut Shaw of Company D with ninety
marines and fifteen Cubans made up the
second party Lieut Mahoney and Lieut
Magill of Company E with fifty marines
and ten Cubans formed the third party
while the fourth comprised Lieut Ingate
of Company F and fifty marines and a
Cuban gufile
Thus it will be seen a scouting party of
300 officers and men weakened by subdi
vision into four bands ventured to drive
a much superior force of Spaniards from
cover The primary object of the expedi
tion was the destruction of the tank which
supplied the Spanish with water This
was successfully accomplished The
Americans also captured a heliograph
with which the Spaniards signaled infor
mation to the main army The Ameri
cans and Cubans charged the headquar
ters of the Spaniards in a valley drove
out the dons with bullet and bayonet
hemmed them in and cut off their retreat
and as they showed no intention of sur
rendering the Dolphin dropped shells in
their midst causing great havoc and kill
ing scores A few stragglers managed to
escape but the marines were too tired to
pursue them The American victory was
complete
ALL IN SANTIAGO BAY
Lieutenant Blue Sees Cerveras Whole
qiiadron
Admiral Sampson has again assured the
Navy Department that the Spanish fleet
is all in Santiago harbor He leaves no
dpubt about the presence of all the ships
Soli aseiinc d to account for the spook
ships thuvKoye Ooon sighted in different
piirtsbf the Indies The Spanish
Government has sent out many false ad
vices to the effect that only a part of the
fleet is in Santiago harbor Sampson de
nies these reports He is now certain that
he has the whole fleetjsecureJy caged and
that it cannot escape Lieut Blue has
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made a detour of the harbor of Santiago
said Admiral Sampson in his bulletin to
the Navy Department he reports the
Spanish fleet all there It is the first
official information based on investigation
by United States officers Sampson has
seen one or two of the ships Some of his
smaller boats had ventured into the mouth
of the harbor and identified three of them
But Lieut Blue went ashore made a
complete detour of the harbor and posi
tively identified all the Spanish ships
SMASHED BY SHELLS
Brick Fort and Earthworks at Cai
manera Are Demolished
The brick fort and earthworks at Cai
manera at the end of the railroad leading
to the city of Guantanamo were demol
ished Wednesday by the bombardment
of the battleship Texas the cruiser Mar
blehead and the auxiliary gunboat Suwa
nee The bombardment lasted one hour
and thirty minutes The Texas steamed
slowly up the channel leading to the for
tifications followed closely by the Mar
blehead The Texas fired two shots as
range finders both falling short and to the
right The Marblehead stood off to the
west side of the channel and opened with
her five inch guns on the f ortn knocking
down part of the wall The Texas then
threw in some 12 inch shells tearing
down the wall of the fort and throwing
the bricks and mortar thirty feet in the
air After badly damaging the fort the
Marblehead stood further jn to shell the
earthworks and barracks at the west end
of the harbor She knocked them into the
air and when the Spaniards fled from the
fort they were shelled by the St Paul
and driven into the bushes The Span
iards fired only five shots which did no
damage
Warahip Kuns Ashore in a Fojr
In the dense fog that enveloped Cape
Cod during the early hours of Monday
morning the United States cruiser San
Francisco commanded by Captltiehard P
Leary the flagship of the North Atlantic
patrol- squadron with Commodore John A
Howell on board ran ashore- near High
land light
Claims She Ran the Blockade
The steamer Miguel Pinillos has arrived
at Corunna She claims that she ran the
blockade of Cuba She was in San Juan
Torto Bice during the bombardment of
that place
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Vesuvius Fires Gun Cotton Missiles
at a Santiago Fort
Historical will become the work of de
struction done by the United States dyna
mite cruiser Vesuvius shortly before 12
oclock Saturday night Under orders
from Admiral Sampson the Vesuvius let
fly three shells each containing 200
pounds of gun cotton at a fort standing
on a headland on the western side of the
entrance to Santiago harbor and each of
the projectiles did frightful execution
There was no flash no smoke There was
no noise at first The pneumatic guns on
the little cruiser did their work silently
It was only when they felt the shock that
the men on the other warships knew the
Vesuvius was in action
A few seconds after the first gun was
fired there was a frightful convulsion on
the land On the hill where the Spanish
guns had withstood the missile of the or
dinary ships of war tons of rock and soil
leaped high in the air The land was
smitten as by an earthquake Terrible
echoes rolled around and around through
the shaken hills and mountains Samp
sons ships far out to sea trembled with
the awful shock Dust rose to the clouds
and hid the scene of destruction Then
came a long silence next another fright
ful upheaval and followed by a third so
quickly that the results of the two min
gled in midair The Vesuvius had tested
herself She was found perfect as a de
stroyer She proved that no fortification
can withstand her terrible missiles
Just what damage she did could not be
told from the sea Whatever was within
hundreds of feet of the point of impact
must have gone to destruction This was
the first test of a dynamite cruiser in ac
tual warfare and naval officers are highly
gratified with the results
DISORDER ATLQJfICKAM AUG A
Alleged that Lawlessness df Every
Description Is Prevalet
Gov Atkinson of Georgia ijas been
advised by the authorities 0f Walked
County wherein is located the Chicka
mauga nvi -reservation that they are
powerless to cope with the terrible condi
tion of lawlessness now existing there
Gambling dens and blind tigers have
their own way and it is impossible to
bring the guilty parties to justice If a
soldier is caught in wrong doing and an
effort made to effect his arrest his com
rades come to his assistance The report
avers that the outrages perpetrated there
are beyond description The Governor
has commenced a thorough investigation
and if the truth of his information is eon
firmed he will communicate with Presi
dent McKinley and the War Department
and demand that officers be compelled to
keep order It is said that Gen Brooke
hns volunteered to detail a regiment for
this duty if it can be consistently accom
plished
GONE TO MANILA
Second Division of Army of Occupa
tion Sails Away
Between 8000 and 4000 more of Uncle
Sams soldiers sailed out into the west
Wednesday afternoon to swell the army
of occupation in the land won from the
dons by Dewey Four big transports the
China Colon Zealandia and Senator
weighed anchor at San Francisco shortly
after 1 oclock and wafted by the cheers
of 100000 people along the water front
of thousands in escort craft that follow
ed almost to the open sea with bands
playing and flags waving steamed into
the Pacific for the long voyage to Ma
nila The last the boys in blue heard of
California was the cheers of San Fran
ciscos people the roar of their whistles
and of bombs and rockets The last they
saw of San Francisco was the farewell
flutter of handkerchiefs and flags that
bade them godspeed
Raided the Strawberries
Some of Uncle Sams regulars passing
through Ohio the other day raided forty
crates of strawberries which were on a
station platform awaiting shipment They
offered to pay the owner for them he was
a man who wore the gray from 61 to 65
but he refused and said I only wish
there had been 100 instead of forty crates
for the bluecoats God bless em
Enlisted Homesteaders Protected
Congress passed a bill for the protection
of homestead settlers who enter the mil
itary or naval service of the United States
in time of war The bill provides that the
service in the war -with Spain shall be con
sidered as residence and work upon the
land and that by enlistment the claim
shall not be forfeited
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Commanding the 800 Marines on the Shores of
Guantanamo Bay
COLOB SERGEANT SILVEY
First to Raise Our Flag Over a Captured Fortifi
cation in Cuba
BLANCOS RUSE AGAIN FAILS
Spanish Boats Try to Lure Our War
Ships Within Range
Capt Gen Blanco has apparently not
yet abandoned the hope of luring the
American warships within range of the
Havana batteries He tried itragain on
Friday morning last but with no better
success than in his previous attempts Ad-
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FAYS BLANCO HAS 50000 MEN
Whigham Says Havana Is Not Starv
ing at Present
Mr Whigham the English newspapei
correspondent who was recently arrested
in Havana and later expelled from Cuba
by Captain General Blanco says the gar
rison of Havana numbers 50000 men in
eluding volunteers Recruits are coming
into the city daily There is no prospect
of starvation he thinks for some time
Meat sells for only 30 conto per pound
Flour is scarce but there is plenty ol
corn meal and rice The supply of coal
may fail within a month which would
leave the city in darkness There are now
15000 tons in sight nnd it is reported
that 60000 tons may be available The
temper of the troops is excellent and their
health is good Large numbers of Cubans
are already veering to the support of
Spain The former insurgent leader
has raised 1000 men to help the
Spanish The defenses of the town have
been greatly strengthened since the war
began Two hundred guns have been
mounted in shore batteries including six
12 inch rifles According to Mr Whig
ham Havana is now practically impreg
nable provided the Spaniards make a
good fight Two lines of defense have
been completed inland within the last two
months It is believed that the capture
of the city will demand 75000 American
troops
BUSHWHACKING WAR DREADED
Fighting at Guantanamo Results in
an Unpleasant Discovery
The action at Guantanamo shows that
the Spanish are not afraid to charge bold
ly upon the United States troops and the
prospects of a bushwhacking warfare dis
closed by the Spanish movements are any
thing but agreeable to the persons who
have been hoping for a short campaign
A good deal of surprise is expressed at the
failure of the report to mention any sub
stantial aid received from the insurgents
by the United States marines camped on
Crest hill Re enforcements were sent
from our own ships but it does not ap
pear in the reports that the marines had
help from the men best calculated from
their experience in jungle fighting to be
of service in an encounter with- Spanish
guerrilas
Hobson Will Be Exchanged
Governor General Blanco has been au
thorized by the Spanish Government to
entertain proposals from the American
Government for an exchange of Lieut
Hobson and theother Merrimac prisoners
for Spaniards now confined in American
prisons
Montejo Passed Em Along
A dispatch from Hongkong says that
a large number of dispatches congratu
lating Admiral Dewey upon his victory
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WRITING HOME TO MOTHER
A familiar scene at Chickamauga
vices received at Key West are to the
effect thnt five Spanish ships ran out to
the mouth of Havana harbor on the day
mentioned and headed in an easterly di
rection The vessels of the blockading
squadron were lying well off shore the
nearest not being closer than 2000 yards
Upon sighting the Spaniards they ran in
a short distance and opened fire on them
The volley of shot and shell brought no
response from the enemy but the quintet
of ships speedily turned tail and hugging
the shore under the batteries ran back
into the harbor The American ships
however did not accept the bait and made
no further attempt to molest them
CAIMANERA PRINCIPAL SPANISH CAMP ON GUANTANAMO BAY
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miscarried and came into the possession
of Admiral Montejo the Spanish com
mander whom Dewey defeated The lat
ter courteously transmitted them to the
American admiral
Schleys Tribute
In speaking of the heroes of the Merri
mac Commodore Schley said Hobson
led a forlorn hope without the power to
cut his way out But fortune once more
favored the brave and I hope he will re
ceive the recognition and promotion he
deserves His name will live as long as
the heroes of the world are remembered
To Eeize Guahan
A San Francisco dispatch says that the
destination of the United States cruiser
Charleston is the island of Guahan In the
Ladrone group which are controlled by
Spain The group it is stated will be
seized and a coaling station established
on the Guahan
Reports Victories
Blanco cables Madrid that American
ships attempted to approach near to the
coast but In every instance they have
been compelled to withdraw by the fire
from the forts
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