The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
THEY REITERATED
Spaniards Got the Worst of
Skirmish at Baiquirl.
Cubans Say that the Engagement Resulted
IL the Loss OF go Lives on the Part
of the Enemy and that 1S Prls-
oners Were Taken.

New York, June 24.-The first OFF,
cial cablegram received by the Cuban
junta direct from its government since
the breaking out of the war was re-
ceived here Thursday by Senor T. e.
Palma. 1t was as follows:
playa del Este, June 22.-We are
at Guantanamo. Position taken from
the enemy at Playa des Este. Fought
with 200 Americans and so Cubans
against $50 Spaniards. Complete rout.
Enemy's fight shameful. We captured
1S prisoners and one officer. Sixty of
the enemy are dead and 16 wounded;
two officers killed. On our part we
had two killed and three wounded.
We captured 28 Mauser rifles and 5000
cartridges. The forces of Gems. Rabi
and Castillo took Baiquiri with the
aid of the American vessels. Spaniards
set fire to the town on retreating. Six
teen thousand American troops disem-
barked at Baiquiri. Gen. Garcia is on
board the cruiser New York. (Signed)
Laborde."
Playa del Este, Guantanamo bay,
province of Santiago, Cuba, June "a
Before the landing on Wednesday the
fleet in front of FL Moro opened out
and the ships, steaming along between
Santiago and Baiquiri to prevent rein
forcements by the railroad to the lat
ter point, shelled every village on the
coast. The Bancroft, Wilmington and
Vixen discovered regiment of Span
ish soldiers defiling down the railroad
to Juragua, and their shells sent them
scampering up the hill like jack rab-
bits. The warships before the landing
shelled Baiquiri and the surrounding
hills for half an hour. What remained
Of the smoldering village was wrecked,
the crash of the guns rending the rock
and reverberating among the hills.
Great smoke banks drifted in shore,
completely yelling the ridges for
miles. Steam launches with one
pound Colt guns in the bows and the
Tecumseh and Suwanee covered the
landing inside the pier.
Madrid, June 24.-An official dis
patch from Santiago de Cuba dated
Thursday says:
1.-THE attack commenced yesterday.
The enemy concentrated his landing
forces in front of Puenta Barraco, ly-
ing eastward of our left flank, which
extended for eight leagues along the
coast"
Cable dispatches received here from
Admiral Cervera say the crews of the
Spanish warships at Santiago have
Joined the land forces in order to take
part in the defense of the city. He
adds that the situation is critical. but
a later dispatch affirms that the Span
iards ''have victoriously repulsed the
enemy"
A dispatch from the governor of
Santiago de Cuba says: "The attack
on Seboney and Baiquiri continued
until nightfall. The enemy was re-
pulsed except on the left, at Baiquiri,
where the Spaniards were obliged to
retire in consequence of a flanking
movement upon the part of the enc
my, who landed several kilometers
east of Baiquiri. The Spanish forces
retired in good order into the noun
tains. Seboney and Berraco were de-
stroyed by the American shells"
Washington, June 24.-Secretary
Alger and Gen. Miles were in confer
ence III une secretary OIlce thursday
afternoon when the first Madrid bulle-
tin announcing the fighting had begun
was shown to them. The secretary
read it aloud and both of them ex.
pressed themselves gratified with this
favorable report, coming as it did from
the enemy.
The troops of Garcia and Rabi,
about $500 in number, had met the
American forces with enthusiastic
greetings. Stress was laid upon the
point that the Cubans were well
armed and well disciplined. Gen.
Garcia was confident that his forces
would be swelled to 10000 men as
soon as Santiago fell. About the only
need among the Cubans was shoes and