The sun., 1898-06-25
SANTIkCO'S
FALL IS
CERTAIN
americans Will Soon be Masters
af the City and Then On to
Porto Rico.
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED SOON
Our Troops Are Steadily Advanc-
ing on the Enemy.
DEWEY READY FOR CAMARA
EaitSz Fleet Said to be on Its Way to
Attack the HerJ of Manila, But
He Will Receive Them Royalty
With the Aid of Charleston
and Rein fOrcements.
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED SOON
Our Troops Are Steadily Advanc'
ing on the Enemy.
DEWEY READY FOR CAMARA
nlDispatch to THE sun.

Special Dispatch to THE sun.
JURAGUA, near Santiago dc Cuba
yuEe 24.--The Americans will soon bt
masters at Santiago de Cuba, in spite
orthc steps taken by the Spanish mill
tary commanders and Admiral Ger
xcra to defend the place.
The advance of the American army has
cached the edge of the table land in
which the harbur of Santiago de Cub;
ises. Here, seven miles from Moro
Castle, as the crow flies, the main body
OF troops has united, and the Spaniards
IRE in full retreat towards Santiago de
Cuba. They may attempt surprise, but
adhesive engagement is not expected
NDr several days.
General Lawton's brigade, which
rested last night at Domajayaho, four
miles west OF Baiquiri, resumed its march
as daylight Before noon his brigade,
consisting of the Twenty second lnfan-
sy,the First Infantry,the Second Massa-
shusetts Volunteers, with companies of
the Eighth Cavalry, half of the Fourth
GSyalry, and several companies of the
Twenty-tifth (colored) Infantry, occu-
pied Juragua, five miles beyond, and the
American flag was hoisted there.
She Spanards retired before the ad-
rance, which was covered bv Cuban
skirmishers, burning the blockhouSes as
they went.
Juragua was abandoned by General
tiuares and l,200 Spanish troops with
xfcfl haste that they had no time to burn
.he Town, though an Intellectual effort
was made to destroy the locomotives OF
che railroad and rolling stock General
Iiaayes retreated to Savilla, six miles
west of Juragua by r)ad and nine miles
tIpm Santiago de Cuba.
4 detachment Of 10 Cubans, under
golanel Aglrra, co!Iided with the Span
st uear guard. The Cubans lost two
nen Killed and have seven men
wounded. The Spanish loss is not
known. One Spaniard was macheted.
General Chaffee, with the 9th Cavalry,
lhe remainder OF the Sth and the 4th, 7th.
l2th and 18th Infantry, reached Jura-
gun at dark.
General Bates, with the reserve Of the
5lNh Infantry and eColonel Woods
Dugh riders, dismounted, with dyna-
mite gun, hurried forward from Baiquiri
at 3 o'clock, proceeding by forced
-Darr>nt@.
)I,Nn the couriers brought the news
that Jnragua had been occupied the
tnNpships which had not discmbarked
sheiT sr0ops steamed to Juragns with
the view of landing them there, but the
heavy sea beating on the beach made it
impossible to get t!,c, boats through the
surf
Dispatches Of General Linares which
haye been captured, indicate that the
Spauia,ds were ordered 10 retreat towards
Santiago de Cuba.
The Cubans expect the first stand to
be made at Savila, and they have proved
good prophets in the past.
General Garcia army OF four thousand
-nsa is to be conveyed by transports from
AsqNryeos and landed AT Baiquiri tomor-
TOW, 30 Join the twelve hundred men,
untSef General Castillo and cooperate
with tie American troops.
The movement today almost amounts
tna cHange of base.