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to capture 1t while the Seventy-drst Reg
iment was doing Its fighting. -Four troop.
OF the second squadron under Capt Dunn
mick took up a position at the left of the
advance. The First Brigade of the caval
ry division moved around In sight of g
series of blockhsuses thar dotted the
country as they did at Guantanamo. Ir
the jungle and brush the men got sep.
arated and could not see each other. They
made their way up by circuitous routes
eight miles all told. beating the brush as
they went. All met on the ridge of the
Second Brigade and now for the frs,
time the enemy discovered them and COM
menced firing. first withfififies and then
with Gatling guns. Our, troops at once
responded They adopted Indian tactics
and sought shelter as much as possible
In lodging from tree to tree, but always
| advancing. The volley firing was not ef-
| fecttve. lot of our men saw the Span
iards moving from work to work and
| from brush to brush.
sharpshooters Take q Hand.
They asked permission for the sharp
shooters to get their woe&sAa and got it
The Spaniards were only IS yards away
and our boys picked on every one who
| showed himself. They were invariably
brought down. Then the Spaniards be-
came demoralized and their shooting was
very wild. .'-'
Meanwhile the Ninth Cavalry advanced
Steadlly. AT o'clock in the afternoon
the First and Tenth. Cavalry came up as
did also the Rough Riders. who after
their terrific fight were also ready for
more.
Col Taylor took the Ninth out and
nanked the enemy on the left between
our troops and the river. The coarse
grass was up to their shoulders. All the
troops advanced into this. The enemy
had recovered meanwhile and was send
ing heavy rre Into our ranks. Men
were dropping everywhere. Some one set
up the old fashioned rebel yell and the
others took 1t up as one man The SOL
diers ieaped forward. charging and shoot
ing. across the field of grass to the river.
The steep banks were muddy. but our
men dashed and slid down them. yelling
like mad. Across the stream they went
and up the other side. The Spaniards
pouring shot and shell into them at
lively rate.
They could no more stop the advance.
however. than they could have stopped
an avalanche. The blockhouse a hun
dred yards away continued its fire and
contesting every inch of the advance. The
yelling and enthusiastic Americans
charged on the blockhouses, driving
their occupants from their position for
awhile. but the enemy opened fire on
them with heavy artillery from another
hill The enthusiasm of the Ninth Cav
airy was at its highest pitch and so it
was with the other troops. Only ami
hilation could drive them back the Span
iards could not Their fire was return
ed with rifles. The sharpshooting was
fine. Col. Taylor directing 1t.
Could Not BE Dislodged.
The Americans held their position in
spite of everything. Now there was but
one position left to carry San Juan itself.
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GENERAL SHAFTER.

fire on the Spaniards on the other hill.
They soon drove the enemy into their
trenches and held this position for three
quarters of an hour while the Seventy
first, Sixteenth and Sixth Regiments
moved around to the right and in the face
of another binding fire. charged the Sec
ond hill. dislodging the Spaniards. driving
them out of their trenches and capturing
some prisoners and a stand of colors.
The Spaniards who were driven off re-
formed in other trenches. and the battle
went on for hours. The Spaniards tried
to recaptu.e their position, but were
driven OFF again and again. with heavy
losses. The Americans pressed on. fight
ing, and drove them out of their
trenches. the enemy leaving their dead
and wounded behind them
1t was at this point that the Spaniards
showed themselves Incapable of carrying
on civilized warfare, and acted In a way
which many thought called for reprisals.
They deliberately fired on our wounded
as they were being taken from the field.
but, fortunately, despite their evil inten-
tions. they did little harm.
At the latest reports the steady ad-
vance of the Americans had carried them
to within half a mile of Santiago In
the whole days fighting Col W. A,
Downs. of the Seventy-first Regiment:
Adjt. A. Fl. Pell. of the Second Battalion,
and Adjt. H. B. Fisher were conspicuous
for their bravery.
A Fighting Par.on.
Chaplain Vandewater was in the field.
He was always in the thickest of the
fight, encouraging the men and helping
to dress wounds He won the hearty ad-
miration of his own men and also that
of the regulars. On every hilltop around
Santiago was a blockhouse and intrench-
ments. There were probably twenty all
told. The San Juan River runs at the
foot OF the San Juan hill on the far side
from the city. There was a blockhouse
on Its bank. The Ninth Cavalry was sent
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Sumner, Gen. Wheeler being Ill. had the
center of the line up the valley, while
Gen. Duffieid was at the seaside to fight
in conjunction with the fleet and the
Michigan volunteers against Aguadores.
The Seventy-first New York, Gen. Law
ton, the Rough Riders and Wheeler's s
Massachusetts Volunteers were held in
reserve.
At 3 o'clock Gen. Lawton was on the
Caney Road around the mountains. Gen.
Duffield was at the railroad. with his
troops in trains, while Gen. Wheeler went
up the valley to the hillside ranch Ell Pa
20. He planted Grimes's battery of four
pieces there, 900 yards from the Santa
go forts. Gen. Lawton's division was led
by Gen. Chaffee's brigade, with Col. Lud-
low supporting. Col Miles's brigade sup
ported Gen. Wheeler in the center. Ca
pron's battery was placed on a bluff a
mile and a half from Caney. All was in
readiness at daylight. The Spaniards did
not discover the position of the Americans
until sunrise Capron fired the first gun at
o'clock and this opened the battle which
has been raging ever since.
Americans Open the Fight.
The report Of the first gun echoed and
re-echoed and then died away. There was
no reply. Apother shot followed and then,
another. Sill there was no reply. 1t
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them as they fled. They captured the
blockhouse, and before they were
through the hill was covered with dead
Spaniards.
The pits were also full of dead and
wounded Three Spaniards were captured.
After the Americans had .emptied the
pits they occupied them themselves.
Nearly every one OF Capt. RafYerty's men
was wounded. but they refused to leave.
They held their pit for an hour until the
sharpshooters and artillery on the next
hill made 1t too hot for them. Capt. Raf-
ferty saw that he could not gain any
thing by holding onto the captured posi-
;ion. so he Withdrew his men over the
crest and half way down one hill out or
range of the Spaniards.
With re-enforcements from mis- own reg
imert he made move 20 the left flank.
his men crawling on their bellies until
Shey got into position TO concentrate their
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ton to our men, but the last half mile
was open. level land. where there was
not the slightest chance to escape from
the fire of the enemy.
The skirmishers were half way across
the open space, and 1t looked as though
the capture of the blockhouse would be
easy. when. without any warning. the
whole hillside rained shot and shell up
on the advancing line. The Spaniards
had waited until there was no chance for
our men to get back under cover before
opening fire on them. The Seventy-first
dashed out into the open. facing the fire
of shrapnel that burst in their ranks.
tearing holes four men deep, while Maus-
er bullets kept dropping the men. The
boys never wavered. They closed their
ranks as they were torn open. They
marched In the sweeping. deadly fire to
the aid of the Sixteenth Regiment.
The officers ran along the line. calling
upon their men to keep cool and to move
forward. They were in the most exposed
position. Before they were half way
across the field the Seventy-first had lost
over seventy men killed and wounded
The fire grew more awful every minute
The enemy were behind breastworks and
out of sight. Into the face of this fire
our men went. They broke into a run
and headed straight into 1t.
Brillisnt Bayonet Charge.
The Sixth Regiment came out after
the Seventy-first, in face of the same
fire. Their ranks were cut to pieces. but
there was no fiinchfng. Right into the
teeth of 1t. on across the open. cheering
as they ran. the whole body dashed up
the hill, the Spaniards still pouring their
deadly fire into them.
Half way up the hill our men caught
sight of the enemy, and for the first time
returned their fire at close range. with
deadly effect. Capt. Rafferty's company
was then leading. They dashed up the
hill to it's crest and charged on the
trenches. driving the Spaniards out at
the point Of the bayonet and shooting
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The batteries there were heavy and there
were earthworks everywhere besides a
stone house which was an important de-
fense. The whole hill was filled with
Spaniards. All day long a balloon had
been working. in charge of Lieut.. Max
field. 1t was raised 200 feet and from IL
Lieut.. Maxfield was able from obserya
, ton. to pick out the enemy's position In
the brush and to send word to the earth
to aid the soldiers in driving them out.
He located all the enemy on the San
Juan Hill. The balloon was fired on
frequently. and finally it had to be with
drawn two miles for safety. Even at
that distance. Lieut.. Maxfield was still
able to give valuable aid.
At O'Clock in the afternoon Gen. Haw-
kins himself, with the Third and Sixth
Cavalry and Thirteenth and Sixteenth In
fantry, started for the hill. The Rough
Riders and Seventh and Ninth Regiments
were the second in the line. The hill
was stronger than any that had already
been taken, and there were more Span
iards on 1t with heavier guns, and the
men knew how to use them
The charge was the greatest of the day
and the most important. for the hill
was the CHIEF defense overlooking San
tiago. Gen. Hawkins called upon our
men to charge. The Spanish fire seemed
irresistible. but the men did not finch
With yells they charged up the hill. The
merciless shells tore gaps In their ranks
but on they went, inspired by Gen Haw-
kins and their officers Company E. of
the Sixteenth Infantry. was the farthest
in front. Capt. Mcfarland was killed in
the first moments of the rush.
"Come ON. Company e..
His company wavered minute and
then Lieut.. Carey jumped into the lead
and yelled. Come on. Company E.. The
company dashed on. but a few minutes
later Lieut.. Carey was killed. None of
the men seemed to realize the terrific and
deadly fire that was being poured into
their faces. They went on like. demons.
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EISENMANN'S,
Headquarters for
SKIRTS AND WAISTS,
sOG 9TH St, bet II & l. l924-l926 Pa. Ave
Idealfsm and Realism.

what do you think, my dear?" exclaimed
MIR. Brownjones in tones OF joyful excitement
''iou know the Federation of Authors is meeting
in our city. Well, have the hone, Of enter.
tanning the celebrated novelist, Godolphin What.
not our gust"
'.tm," responded Mrs. Brownjones enigm,t.
ically. is Mr.. Whatnot a realist or an ideal
itg'
why do you want to knowg' asked Brown.
jones. surprised
We'll, if he s an idealist I can leave things
they are, but if he is realist I must give
the house thorough cleaning from top 10 hot
tom. | may not be literary, but Eve dipped into
realistic novels, and | know their style The
right curtain hung slightly 1slew, s,,g-
costing that one OF the drapery pins had lost
its grip. 4 pendulous cobweb waved mourn
FULLY from the cornice just above the door lead.
ing into the hall, and there was a fine bloom of
dust, like that of the purple grape, on the piano
lid. In the left-hand corner OF the room almost
buried in the pile of somewhat faded Garnet.
was an invisible hairpin. clearly indicating the
recent presence OF woman in the apartment.
Find out right away, Darlington, what Mr.
NhatnOt is. and then | shall know how 10 nro-
coed have no desire to let my house afford
material to realistic observation sharp"-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
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the complete story of the two days fight
| ing.
| lust a week after the battle near Sc
! villa. in which the Rough Riders took
part Gen. Skaters army was in posi-
| ton for attacking the Spaniards. Read
ers will understand the situation from
| the following description of the surround
| ings of the city of Santiago:
Six miles from the sea, at the head OF
what is practically a salt water lake, lies
| Santiago, surrounded on all sides by high
| mountains which rise straight up from
the water. These mountains stand in
| ridges practically running parallel with
the coast Between the first and second
ridges is Santiago. Two miles east OF
the entrance of the harbor is Aguadores
which is south of the city itself. South
east of Santiago. on the top of hill. is
San Juan m which place this dispatch
! is sent. A 5 l distance north of the city
is FL Caney.
Santiago is a walled city and Aguadores.
San Juan and Ell Caney are its outposts.
Shafter Favored u siege.
Gen. Shafter believed that Santiago
would be best taken by compelling its
capitulation by siege, but he finally yield
ed to arguments in favor of attacking
the place. 1t was decided to make the
attack all along the line, and to never
stop the fighting until Santiago was
taken.
On Thursday the Americans had the
city practically surrounded. The plan of
iaiD ~ ba
fleet and army on Aguadores, and a mill
tary attack along FL Caney and San
Juan, the fleet diverting the attention of
the enemy BY occasionally bombarding.
Three divisions under Gen. Lawton
were sent north to make the attack on
FL Caney Gen. Wheelers cavalry under
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Twenty-fourth Regiment, who were using
II as a firing line.
A Rain of Shot and Shell.
The Seventy-first turned of and joined
the Sixth and Sixteenth regiments. the
first division Of the Fifth Army Corps
Col. Kent. of the Sixteenth Regiment.
had company Of the Seventy-first's
straggiers put out as pickets along the
road guarded by opt. Rafferty,. OF Com
pany F. Seventy-first Regiment. who dis
.inguished himself in the fighting. A
Spanish blockhouse on a hill mile away
was giving trouble. The Sixth Regiment
was sent ahead as sisirmishers. The Sixth
Regiment advanced on the left and
the Seventy-first on the right to
support the Sixteenth. Capt. Raj
fertys company held the right of the
line of skirmishers. Half mile of the
hill was wooded. which afforded protec-
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Our baby has been continually troubled
with collie and cholera infantum since his
BIRTH and all that we could do for him did
not seem to give more than temporary re-
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Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Since
giving that remedy he has not been troub-
led. We want to give you this testimonial
as an evidence of our gratitude not that
you need it to advertise your meritorious
remedy.-G. M. Law, Keokuk, Iowa. For
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tail druggist, 93S F st. nw.. and Conn. ave.
and st. NV, and 1928 Md. ave. ne.
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Your credit is good at Lansburgh's Fur.
niture House 18th and SITS. oc3-tf
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17

on that unknown land. Many Won
derful sights met his gaze there.
An active volcano on top of a cliff
1900 feet high, rising perpendicu-
larly from the sea, throwing out a
whole Niagara of molten lava, was
one of the most wonderful. Curl
Gus fish, that came out of the water
and went to sleep on the rocks;
whales that leaped out of the water,
and strange birds that walked
around, and at the approach of men
flew at them to attack them instead
of being afraid of them. He saw
wonderful plants, apparently grow
ing in the snow and ice, in glorious
rainbow-tinted hues, equally as
beautiful as anything seen in warmer
climates, and certainly more rare.
Borchgrevink claims that far in
land there is a broad stretch of ter
ritory, real terra frma, and he in
tends to make his way to the
magnetic Pole.
His vessel is beautifully and sub
stantially fitted out with everything
known to science, both physical and
medicinal. His cedar chests are
storehouses of wonderful value.
How delightful it would be if, when
this British expedition arrived at
the South Pole, a company of Uncle
Sans brave boys had anticipated
them, and had taken possession of
this unexplored territory and plant
ed the Stars and Stripesl That
would indeed be glory.
Captain John Wilkes, of the
American navy, in 1870, was the
only American that ever sailed any
considerable distance beyond the
Antarctic circle. He went two
thousand miles below Cape Horn,
aud was met by such immense ice
bergs that he turned back. Borch-
grevink claims, though, that there
are immense plains many miles in
extent back of the inlets, and it is
on these plains that he will push
his journey of discovery and re-
search,
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
MARTIN ]. GAVIN.
The Rise in Business Life of a
Popular and Amiable
Gentleman.

Martin J. Gavin is an Irish American
who is rapidly reaping the reward of
marked integrity and industry. He was
born in Madison, Ind, in 1852, where he
resided until 1881, when he came to this
city and assumed responsible position
with the Louisville & Nashville railroad.
Mr.. Gavin remained with the railroad
company until nine years ago, when he
engaged in the grocery business, locating
at Eighth and Lexington streets. By
strict attention to business and marked
liberality he has succeeded in establish
ing a frst-class trade, and numbers
among his friends and patrons all the
residents in his neighborhood and host
of his former railroad associates. In adj
dition to his other good qualities Mr..
Gavin is noted for many deeds of charity.
That he is very successful is indicated by
his various recent investments in real
estate. With the large manufactures
being erected in that locality his pros
poets are bright for continuation of his
prosperity.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
NOTICE.

The Kentucky Irish American
respectfully asks the members of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
Frankfort, and every Irish Ameri-
can not a member of the order, to
give their subscription for one year
to Our agent, Mr.. D. ]. Mcnamara,
81 Broadway, Frankfort, KY,
who will receipt for same and see
that every subscriber receives his
paper regularly. In connection
with this we wish to assure Our
readers that the paper will shortly
be greatly enlarged and improved.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
DEATH OF COL. O'BRIEN

Many of the readers of the Kentucky
Irish American will learn with regret of
the death at Boston of Col. John B.
O'Brien, late United States Inspector of
Boilers and Steam Vessels, the result of
a stroke of apoplexy, caused from over
heat while on an inspection tour. Col
O'Brien was made Master Mechanic of
the Louisville Southern in the year 1898,
having been appointed by Col. J. H.
Murphy, now General Superintendent of
Queen & Crescent. He remained with the
Southern only few months, being per-
suaded by President Cleveland to accept
the position of United States Inspector
of Boilers and Steam Vessels at the Bos-
ton port, which he held until his death.
While here he was general faverite, a
man that all sought for advice, and was
always ready for any emergency. He
was of genial, kind-hearted disposition,
and, as he styled himself, "true blue"
Irishman
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
FORGETFUL.

The Evening Times has been in
a bad humor lately, and Thursday
it completely lost its head, when it
gave place in its columns to the
following screed relative to the APP
pointment of Mr.. Frank Dugan:
eff there was needed any further
proof of Whallens boss-ship of
this town it is furnished in his
transfer of Peter Brown to the de-
tective force in order to make a
place for his protege, Frank Dugan,
as Superintendent of Gasoline
Lamps at a salary of SIS month,
in the face of the determination of
the Board of Public Works to save
the amount of this salary and more
by letting out this gasoline lighting
to contract. What is the sense of
paying the two executive boards
nearly $40, 900 year in salaries if
Whallen is to run the business of
both in the interest of himself and
his personal dependents" The
Times fails to remember that Frank
Dugan has, like Col. Whallen, here
tofore been held in high esteem by
its wing of the party. Mr.. Du-
gan's career in business in this city
for many years past has been both
creditable and successful, and the
intimation that he is the protege of
any man is as silly as it is laugh
able. 1t was not so long ago that
each issue of the paper contained
favorable mention of one or the
other of these gentlemen. The
Times should bear in mind that it Is
not the only director of the munich
pal government. There are others
whose integrity is unquestioned,
and they are entitled to some con-
sideration. I
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
SUNDAYS BALL GAME
Was Won by MaCkin Council.
Grand Stand Packed With
Enthusiasts.

What we predicted would be great
game of ball between Mackin Council, Y.
M. L., and the Young Mems Division, A.
o. H., was played last Sunday at the
League Park. There was a very large
attendance, a great many lady admirers
of the young men on both teams being
present. The First Regiment Band
played appropriate airs as each side came
to the bat, and some attribute the defeat
of the Hibernians to the fact that they
would dance when the band played, while
others claim it was due to the roofing
proclivities of the friends of Mackin
Council. However, it was a game that
could not but please the most obtuse fan,
being played with vim and good nature
till the last man was out. While Mackin
Council won the game, the men of the
Division team were satisfied with the
knowledge that their efforts were appre-
ciated and had resulted in the raising of
a neat sum for the lady for whose benefit
it was played.
Runs, hits and errors and changes of
men and positions were so numerous that
we are compelled to omit the scores.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17

How the interests of almost three mill
ions of the people of India are attended
to by the British House of Commons may
be realized by the subjoined note, which
appeared in Reynolds Newspaper of
August IA: "Poor India! There is al
ways one unfailihg sign of the end of a
session. On the very last day, in an
almost empty house, the interests of
India are considered. This year it was
even worse than usual. On Thursday
there were literally not dozen men in
the House when Mr.. Herbert Roberts
and Sir William Wedderburn called at
tention to the new repressive press laws
in India. According to our mild laws
out there it is 'sedition to write anything
expressing ill-will to the Government
1t would make a little difference if that
rule applied over here. 1t might even
lead to the temporary retirement to Hol-
loway or Norwood Scrubs of not
few of the ornaments of this paper. But
it's only India, and so it does not matter!
Our treatment of that great dependency
is enough to make any honest man sick.
We make gushing speeches about it; we
send missionaries out there-and we
actually tax the salt of the poor literally
1000 per cent. Think of thatl Before a
poor wretch who only has few pence a
week can obtain one pennyworth OF salt
he has to pay the Government twenty
pence for the permission to buy i'll
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-09-17
MEETINGS RESUMED.

There will be an important meeting of
the Irish-American Society at A. o. H.
Hall on Thursday evening, September %,
when the regular meetings will be re-
sumed. The society has been enjoying
summer vacation, and now that the
evenings are cool and pleasant large
number are expected to be in attendance.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year will shortly take place and great in
terest will be taken in the result. The
Secretary will also have large list of
names to be added to the membership
roll.