Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-06-25
.ENENY'SfOUNTRY
The Triumphant March Of the
American Army Toward Sam
tiago DE Cuba.
TIE sPANIARDs ARE FAILING BACK.
Stars and Stripes Wave Over Juragua,
only Six Miles From the Fa-
nous Moro Castle.
TIE sPANARDs ARE FAILING BACK.
Gen. Liuarss Retreats From JuraFua on
Approach of the Americans to sevilla,
Six Miles Awsy-The sPaniards
In Force at the Latter Place.

OFF JURAeUA, Province of Santiago
de Cuba, June 2S via Port Antonio,
Jamaica, June 24-The adv ance of the
American army has reached the edge
of the tableland in which the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba lies. Here, seven
miles from MORO castle as the crow
flies, the main body of the troops has
united and the Spaniards are in full
retreat toward Santiago de Cuba. They
may attempt surprise.
\ Gen. Lawton's brigade, which rested
last night at Demajayabo, four miles
west of Baiquiri, resumed it's march at
daylight Before noon his brigade,
consisting of the ED infantry, the 1st
Infantry, the I'd Mas sachusetts volun-
teers. with companies of the Sth cav
airy, half of the 4th cavalry and sew
eral companies of the 25th colored cav
airy occupied Juragua. five miles be-
yond, and the American flag was
hoisted there.
The Spaniards retired before the adj
vance, which was covered by Cuban
skirmishers burning the block houses
as they went.
| Col. Wagner with small recornais-
sance party OF about 40 men, brushed
| against the flank of re treating Span
ish column 200 strong at Firmezas. A
dozen shots were fred by the Span
iards, as Col Wagner fell back. Be-
fore Gen. Lawton could bring up the
22d, the van regiment, the Spaniards
had decanped westward.
Juragun was abandoned by Gen.
Linares and 1,7Oo Spanish troops with
such haste that they had no time to
burn the town, though an Intellectual
effort was made to destroy the loco
motives of the railroad and the rolling
stock. Gen. Linares retreated to Se-
villa, six miles west of Juragua by
road, and nine miles from Santiago de
Cuta-
A detachment of 10 Cubans, under
Col Aguirra, collided with the Span
ish rear guard. The Cubans lost two
men killed and had seven men wound
ed. The Spanish loss is not known.
One Spaniard was macheted.
Gen. Chaffee. of the 9th cavalry, the
remainder of the sth. 4th, 7th, 12th and
nth infantry reached Juragua at dark.
Gen. Bates, with the reserve of the
Goth infantry and Col. Woods rough
riders dismounted, with a dynamite
gun, hurried forward from Baiquiri
at o'clock. proceeding by forced
marches.
When the couriers brought the ne ws
that Juragua had been occupied the
troopships which had not disembarked
their troops steamed to Juragua with
the view of landing them there But
the heavy sea beating on the beach
made it impossible TO get the boats
through the surf.
Dispatches of Gen. Linares. which
have been captured, indicate that the
Spaniards were ordered to retreat
toward Santiago de Cuba
The Cubans expect the first stand to
made at Savilla, and they have proved
good prophets in the past, Gen. Law.
toms men are badly tagged by forced
marches and the intense heat The
rations are almost exhausted They
started with three days supplies and
further food could not be landed Fri
day. But pack train will be sent
forward Saturday.
Strong outposts are maintained in
order to prevent a surprise. and Jura-
qua is also under the protection of
the guns OF the war ships Thus the
flank Of the advancing American col
umn is safe. The Spaniards, to attack
our troops, must make forced march,
through an almost impenetrable uu-
dergrowth.
MADRID, June 24-Dispatches from
the Spanish military commanders at
Santiago deny that his forces are in
adequate. He says that Gen. Linares
has ~ battalions Of infantry and sew
eral batteries Of artillery and he adds
thatall the strategic positions around
the city are strongly occupied
Continuing, the dispatches say the
Spaniards may fall back before the
Americans, "but only until they are
out of reach of the ships guns"
An official dispatch from Havana
says the Spanish commander at ST.
honey was killed during the recent
lighting there.
CHICAGO, June IA special to the
News from Washington says:
Information has been received here
that the Spaniards have been driven
back from the woods about Baiquiri
and the last Of the American artillery
is now ashore. The march to Santiago
will begin at once. Twenty-Five dead
and 30 wounded Spanish soldiers have
been found in the positions carried by
Skaters army since landing. Not
one American soldier has been killed.
The Cubans are driving the Spanish
army into Santiago after fierce guer-
rilla fighting, in which the Cubans are
distinpuishinp Themselves for hravarr