Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-06-17
Forty Of the Dons Meet Death
and Their Only Well ls
Destroyed.
cuBANs LEND ASSISTANCE
Cooperate With the Ameri-
cans and Do Some Excel
lent Work.
Two Of Their Number Killed
and Four Wounded in
tho Fight.

GUANTANAMO BAY, June IL, WI
Kingston, June 11.-Ths United States
marines under Lieutenant Colonel
Robert w. Huntington made their
first aggrsss:vs movement against the
Spanish gusssillas during the day and
completely routed tho enemy.
The fo1te Of marines was under Cap
tain Elliott and tho cooperating Gu
bans were under Colonel Lsborda.
Tho combined forces RACED g. Spanish
camp about i've miles from the Ameri.
can position. destroyed the only well
in the vicinity and killed about %
epaniards. One American marine wa
slightly wounded. Two Cubans were
killed and four wounded.
It 10 impossible to estimate the num-
Dor Of epsniards engaged owing "a
their guerrilla methods Of fighting, but
It 10 believed there were at least 400.
Nsrinss Behaved 8plsndidIy.
The marines behaved spleAdidly.
their marksmanship being excellent,
even under tho severe fire Of the on.
envy.
The captured camp lies about i've
miles southeast Of tho rifle pits Of the
marines, and was an important base
for tho enemy, - It contained the only
we'll within six or seven miles. Lieu.
tenant Colonel Huntington decided on
the attack early in the day. and ct
about 8 o'clock the force started aoro O.
tho mountain. The marines were com.
pelled to march In single file, following
the mountain trail. Meanwhile the
Oubens darted backward and forward.
to right and left. on the scout. It was
noon when, from q hilltop, the Amer.
leans caught sight Of tho Spanish camp
lying on 1 ridge below. It consisted Of
ono large house. tho Officers quarters,
surrounded by numerous ''shaoks" and
huts, all
Clustering About the Precious Well.
Tho Americans began q cautious ad.
vance and were within 200 yards Of the
enemy before the crack Of . rifle from
the Spanish lines announced that the
spaniards had discovered them.
= The troops quickly moved into limo Of
battle, with the Cubans on the left Of
tho flank. Tho enemy's bullets were
whirling over the Americans, but the
marines settled down to their work al
unconoernedly a. though at target
practice.
Very few Spaniards were in sight.
They were lying behind the huts and
in the bush, but the puts Of smoke re-.
vealed their positions and enabled the
Americans to do effective work. For
20 minutes both sides maintained ter.
rifio fire. The Spanish shots were gen.
orally Wild and spasmodic, while the
Americans coolly fred away,
Aiming Carefully and sheotisE to XIII
For tho most part the Americans firing
was done Individually. but at times the
officers would direct firing by squads.
always with telling effect. As the
Spanish rstreated tho Americans moved
slowly forward, firing az they went.
and by the time tho camp was reached
tho enemy had all got away, taking
their wounded and probably many Of
their dead. Fifteen bodies were found
scattered through the brush. No time
time was lost in burning the buildinga
and filing the well with earth and
stones.
The Dolphin landed water and am
- -
the return march, but none was made
Colonel Huntington believes the de-
struction Of tho camp and we'll will se'
siously cripple the bushwhaoking oper'
atoms Of tho enemy.