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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-26
GOMEZ WEDDING Ills ARMY.


New York. oct. 20 a dispatch 10 the
Herald from Havana, cuba, says;
General Butler has written to sccre-
tary Algcr, endorsing "a modified form
Of the military plan OF policing the
island recently advanced By Col. War
ing. General Butler would give en-
ploymcnt To ten or fifteen thousand In
surgents. lie would follow In u general
way the system originated In AeNieo
by President piaz'
General Butler. In giving the plan
warns Secretary Alger that unless some
show Of strength Is speedily made the
limited states will surely have 90 fight
the Insurgents who will become BAN
dts. ,.-,..
,s ueutsunut ln the cuban army under
Joss Miguel Gomcz, has arrived from
Tumas lie Do one 81 the three sur
,,iynrs uf the johnson expedition, which
landed nt the san Juan river July LIST.
IIr avs that DHmlz be- wedding out Of
hir army AN American aympathizera
and those fnyurius annexation, retain
ing only violent advocates OF independ-
ence Thompson says ne was dis
missed for this cause. American arti-
ans are now bsinE employed 10 build
a dock at MareI Cor landing American
troops and stores. The matter OF the
rlght 10 brlnr Boo free OF duty. tools
ana materials for building docks and
warehouse h now being discussed.
MIR. Hnmu. who recently purchased
some bronze cannon, told he American
commission he had received notice
from the spanish authorities mat he
must complete thr lfahaAt,'vh AZ once
bidders Tho commission replied they
mad nothlng to do VIII that phase Of
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Chicago. oct 2t.-Tho worst gale m
the year set ia this afternoon, and at
midnight was Hull raging. Immense
damage was done throughout the city
to telephone and electric Hight Wires.
ana In some Instances street car lines
were compelled 90 suspend operations
after ? O'Clock IN che evening. Many
tfrcs were blown down Goo uli sections
" the city The only accident ON tho
lake rl Gar nH reported ~ the wrcckiug
81 the lumber bark Isabella Sands.
AdviCea from various points through
DO prJHrpaa
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SPANIARDS ARE ENBAREINC.
American Hustle Amasss the sleepy san
tiaE"ans Improvements Mani
tested on All sides.

New York. oct. ga dispatch 10 the
Herald from Santiago Dc cuba says;
At Gibrara, fylnE the American nag,
the gunboat Marietta h anchored and
her officers are experimenting prcpara-
tlon for the ombarkatlon OF the spanish
soldiers la the HolEuin district 0f SAN
tiaEo province. by the last Of the week.
The eastern part Of Cuba viii be free
from tho disturbing element, of Span
lards. The Cuban army while outwardly
respecting the conditions OF the proto-
col, held menaclng attitude towards
,the spanlards 10 h probable trouble
was only prevented by the strength OF
the Spaniarda al Nuevltas.
American officers are also preparing
for evacuation Of the province OF puer-
10 Principe. The Spanlards are leaving
small stations IN the interior ANA gath
Spain. Along the southern coast the
fpanlards arv now awaiting the arrival
OF transports from Havana. Their goods
are packed and convalescent soldiers
are on hand. few being ln such condl-
ton a. % prevent their going home. The
spanlards are facilitating the prepare
tons In every way,
Win tho establishment OF the Gus
tom house at Glhara next week the
customs OF the province viii be fully
organized. The Income from Guantana-
mo Guumu, Sagua and Tannmo all
ready amounts DO $4,000. The amount
from Santiago Tor october Will reach
500 0O0
Street improvements have begun
streets unrepulred Tor nfiy years are
being repaired Public buildings are be.
Ing rcpllnted ana remodeled. Improve
mon,s OF every Kind are being made
about Santiago 90 show the residents
the proper expenditure OF public funds
Is the Intention OF the American g0v-
eEamsnt. There 10 great /aslonlshment
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llcEINLEY'S DAMP WELCOME.
Program Of the resee Jubileis nrohen Up
by inolsmcnt Weather Parade
b. Called on.

Philadelphia. oct. 2G,-PresldcHt Me
Kinlcy arrived here al noon today. but
instead Of nndinE the city IN the midst
OF the enjoyment Of rs peace eeiebra-
ton he found drcary, desolate condi-
ton OF analra ana many thousand cit
lsens and visitors were disappointed at
the interruption q the peace jubilee ex-
crc.se. by the rain.
The days program included the civic
parade. the greater portion Of which Il
was expected would DO witnessed by
the President, Gen. Miles and other dis
tlngulshed visitors. Al o'clock this
morning. however, rain began 10 fail
heavily and until 10 o'clock there was
a heavy dbwnpour During the re-
malnder OF the dag heavy rain fell at
frequent Intervals
Early in The day, the citizens COM
mlttee concluded 10 abandon the days
progium and 60 postpone the parade
until Friday. The rodedlcation OF lnde-
pondcnoe Hall, was also postponed un-
Ths President and party came on a
apeelai train over the Pennsylvania
rillr1ud. The party was met at the sta
don hy reception committee and ea-
f-irtsd 10 the Bellevue Hotel, which will
be- the home OF the party during their
yir.t. Mrs. Mckinley and the other
iaiiies ~ The party were taken In charge
by a committee OF ladies', consisting OF
Mrs Cornelius stevenson, Mrs. Gov.
Uhstlnga, Mrs. Mayor Warwick. and
Miss Anne Thomson, daughter OF
prraldent Thomson OF the Pennsyl-
yanIa. Vice President ana Mrs. Hobart
nrtivod from Warrington an hour ear
nor than the President and were es-
c5tred 10 the Hotel StratfOrd. where
quarters had been reserved Tor them.
General and Mrs. Miles also arrived
.h5rtiy after noon and were taken 10
ne Hotel Walton. The President Will
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SPAIN REGISTERS A PROTEST.
DeweJ's ri.et Mast Not Ne Reinforced
by oregon ard Iowa Dur
Ing Armstice

Chicago. oct IA spclal TO the Tri-
bune from Washington. aayai
Spain has protested against the bat
tloshipu oregon and Iowa going around
cape Horn 90 the Philippine Islands and
demands their return 20 the United
States, claiming the action 10 sending
these ships 90 Manila u violation uf
ihr terms " The protocol
The protest was formally submitted
90 Secretary Hay by NJ. Thlcbault
charge d'anaircs OF the French cm-
blsHy. while President Mckinley WIS In
Chicago attending the peace jubilee
celebration.
Secretary Hay declined 10 reply to
the demand until President Mckinley
returned. The question IL now under
consideration ana Il u believed u was
discussed at the cabinet meeting but
no decision was reached. Spain claims
that Admiral nHwey's fleet cannot be
reinforced during the armlstice ana that
the athtu quo must be- maintained.
This 10 probably In retaliation Tor the
demands made by this government up
on spain when u was learned a ship
load u rclnforccments Tor the island Of
fana were discovered, on the Buenon
Ayrrs at Singapore.
This government pcrcmptorily de-
manded the return of these troops, as
spain neglected 10 observe the formally
Of asking permission.
u has been generally understood that
while snThHta ala not give this govern
mont permission 20 send the oregon and
Iowa 20 Manila, he was advised OF the
administrators wishes and acauicaeed
In the plan.
This protest h not looked upon here
as an indication that hoatllitlos are 10
De renewed hut AZ another evidence Of
hair splitting diplomacy CnFr ndercd by
the impotcnt rage OF a vanquiahed Zoe.
The oregon ana Iowa are now on
The South American coast, participating
IN a CELEBRATION held by one N the South
American republics and can be re-
called u the administration sees NJ TO
acpulcace,
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Milford, Mass. oct 2G-Elward r..
knoWlinn, OF iiru1klyn. y. Y, a mllion-
are straw goods manufacturer, has
committed suicide al The hlme u his
slrirr Mrs. benjamin. BY sending a
bullet Into hla brain. lie had recently
returned from Europe. where he had
spent several months In qu0a; " health.
Hts act n nsrrlbcd o. Insanity. pr1d.
uced by despondenry over tho fact that
he had been q cripple through para
lynia, Ho was % four years o!d and
the head of VIM. KnpNlton and Sons
of New York, the largest mauufaoiur-
err In their lire IN the world. lie
leaves one daughter Countess .Cannea
Won Franklin slers,orpn OF Berlin.
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No LONGER ON CALM SEAS.
Peace Commission Having a Slightly tmbI-
nssing Tine.
Information OF Di.agrssahie Nature ha.
B"sn Received At the WHIT" House
Outlook l. Critical

Washington. oct. g5.-Durng this
Afternoon and tonight iuf1rmation,saii
70 be- dlsqulctlUg. vas received by the
Prcs.deus from Paris ana informally
discussed al thc white House By Mr.
Mckinley and several members Il hla
cabinet, but 90 Ear 40 could be as
ocrtaiu,d. ~ acti1n u any kind Vas
taken. Tonight four members u the
cabinet. Secretary Hay, Secretary Al
ger, Postmaster General smith and
Secretary Wilson, were with The i1esl-
dcuI f0r some time, They had not been
summoned 70 shc executive maufi ln,
but had dropped IN % discuss with the
President some pressing departmental
matters which had 90 BE- disposed u
before the latter left for Philadelphia.
The presence of the cabinet ministers
az she white House save rise 10 tho
report that a special meeting III ths
cabinet had been called % consider the
Paris situation, hui one uf the officials
who was present said that tha informal
conference. which was had about varl-
Gus matters. could not Doe slgnincd as
clbiHar needing. Precisely the nn-
ture uf me Information received hy thn
President from the American commits
sIuners was nut disclosed tonight Il
H said, however that The situation ls
emharrlsHnE. N nIt uiucal, M ghe
opinion at the commissioners. although
these b. sim reason flr the expectation
thAg the negotiations VIII not be br1s.
en on. ana that they wall proceed % a
successful issue,
IL h understood 20 be- the belief OF
the President that the uncertainty
which u1w seems % cloud the proceed
lugs OF tha Joint commission will som
be dlsaiprT "a, and that an agreement
will be- reached which viii be satsfac-
cory 20 the American people.
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Kansas city. NO. Oct. 2G.-IThe trial
OF Jesse James, son OF the Noted out
law. for completely In the Missouri pa
elic train robbery. At Leeds on sept
y last. Nha called IN the criminal court
here today. Prominent lawyers, Fin
Ms W. Fnrr and Il. I. Yeager, hls az
torncSu, swore Judge John b. Wonord
on the bench, alleging prejudice. thus
uvccfaltauns a poatp1nement.
Judge Wunlrd promptly called IN
Judge Shackltfurd Of Ho0nyllie and set
the onhe f1r next Monday.
A Formidable array u witnesses have
been aubpocnaed, and a battle royal la
expected.
Tho case o. young James, who up 20
the time " his arrest for alleged COM
piicity In the robhvry had horne an ex-
cellvu, reputation has eXOltod great In
ivrtai, and many of the beet men In
the chiy have come out In his defeusg.
Chief N Police Hayes. on the other
hand, a 1ehrga that he has evidence sur
ncicnt 90 convict james
Frank Jamca, ~ 81 Louis, uncle Of
The accused and broiher " the famous
Jcse james, b Ia the cty 10 auseni
the trial.
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Washington. On. 2G-rhc treasury
department has practically completed
tho issue % the $500 900 900 ~ three per
cent bonds authorized ng the last ses-
son of Congress and she laH; u the
temporary force ~ clerks appointed for
duty ln thnt connection Viii be- d.
missed next Saturday Whatever else
remains 10 be- done VIII be handled By
the prrumnln NJ treasury forcc.
The highest allotment OF bonds 20
any one subscriber Will be Ntso. sub
sctdbeta FOR $500 Will receive 1850
each and possibly a few hundred dol-
lars IN addition The amount, n any.
however. Will depend upon thc result
" suit uuw pending 10 cumpcl the
secretary 90 issue 10 subscribers about
500 600 on subscriptions rejected by the
depawmtn, on the ground tina, they
We're Irregular.
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Paris. Oct 2G..-Thc pciit Journal to-
day publishes an Interview with tho
former minister ~ war. Gen. Chanoine,
who explained that he resigned on ac-
count ~ the difference OF opinion with
thu premier. 81. nrinson. about the Pie.
quart affair. lie added that ha had Mt
demanded the prosecution o. the papers
which had been attacking the army be.
cause he considered that the penalties
provided by tho laws were insufficient.
The moderate papers say that they
have realized their hopes and che rtdl.
cal rcvlslonist organs express belief In
the existence OF military plot.
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Washington. oct. sG.-Thc PrrHdo-s
and Mr. Mckinley icft here at y
o'clock today over the Pennsylvania
railway O. attend the peace Jubilee az
Philadelphia.
They we're accompanied by Secretary
Hay. Secretary and Mrs. AlFvf, Score
nry and Miss Wilson. Secretary Bliss.
Solicitor General Richards and Mr,
purt-f. and Mr Cortelyuu. secretaries
H. the President, A. Philadelphia Vice
prrHd dent and Mrs. Hobart, Secretary
and Miss Long win ioln tho party.
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onIsIs rs MADRID.
Ministerial NesiEuatiou u Imminent
Chlef % Finance for Philippines oo..
Ia Paris.

New York. oct. ga Dispatch 20
tho Herald from Madrid says;
Ia spite Of ihy EFFORTS OF the frFcnt
n ministerial crisis Hrems imminent.
Air~ady there s talk u IN Interim
ministry under Ngia BE- Armllo, prcsl.
d.nf OF The chamber Of deputies, until
pencr Il concluded. The other alter
native Il Gen. Poiav.ria. but sagasta
h wonderfully clever ln Issuing sue.
crrsfully from a dliilculi situation aud
has not thrvWn up the fponEe yet.
The chief ~ finance ot the Fhihp-
pincr has arrived az Marsellles. HaN-
ing received Telegram from the gVN-
ernmeui he Immediately starved Tor
Paris 10 give technical lhiorinaA'"h 70
the commission
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Warrington. oct gs-The following
cable dispatch has BEEN r,cviyvd ~ the
war department.;
"MauIla. Oct. ee.-rranHp1ri city 81
ptr4 leaves today for RIn Francisco
via Nnriuk tarEv mail. Major
Whipplu. pay Lieut. Williams ord
n1ucr. on board Transports scandit
and condor rill IN port. SUaudia pro
baby leaves within ten days fur san
Francisco. Can be- utilized for frciFht
purposes. quiet herr and conditions
"OTfs"
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noNAL rIlonIMs Annnr.
Emperor aud Empress Of gsrmany set
Foot w tho Holy tand.

Ha'f1. P1lcsilra. OCT. %. delayed IN
runrulsallul The emperor and ON.
prlfs " Germany arrived here at nom
today AMI hu'icd during tho aficrua 1n.
The town was Decorated prnfuHcly,
cvcry house flyIng Herman ami Turk
iah ilnrH. Turkish irl0pa lined the
streets, and thU band played the Ger
landed.
ANar landing their maiewlca entered
cafrnEHa and were driven direct to
Noun, Carmel. 40 the foot " which a
Gernnn-A American misaiJn colony IL
rltuuted
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Denver. oct. sG.-uon. T.. " sumner.
oymaniinr tho Departments " tho
Missouri hni tho Colorado. and Cap.
balm VIM 70. H.ek. Inspector r.ncrii ~
nn Department. ~ tho MInnYufI. lori
here toby Cor sheridan. Wyu. on "a
special train over she burlington a
Missouri miIrlad Toe object " the
Grip Or o. Inspect ihr siir far military
post ht sheridan. Hl1ud 10 d. dacIi 4
% HHtthiiHh p1H thore. arcummida-
lions Will be- provided Tor twelve COM
ululuH
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inlnruplllr. Ira. oct. 2G.=uninn
painters lu Indianapolis are an idio toe
day. This is ln accordance with the
uuEum lu1nuunrd hy fhr master
pHiut0ra' uaHlu.lfiDu. which served no.
ice that n u1c union did not Withdraw
~ boycott pronounced against "a Ccr-
tain nrm thu hnrta would discharge
every uniuu man The uliImutum
went luto f1rrc this morning when che
men fouui tho shops booked agtins,
fhOu
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Chlmgo. oct 2s-in the hib-aa corr
pua pNccciinEu brought Tor ticket
hr,h,ii a. y. urelt iiugan No. Corby.
and David Wauerman. who were In.
dlcili rNmo cline ago for alleged viola
ton VI she ticket aculping act. Judge
Dunno ~ the clfuua court titay held
fhtt the act was unconstitutional. that
under rrcem ruAnE, however. the
c1nailiuilunalNy u the hW 10 not nuf-
nrlrri 90 warrant the issue ~ habcus
corpus " p1ts1nH hold under ~ pms
Nlr.uit the court dismissed thc petition
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ncu.on Harbor. Mich, oct. 26.-The
worst storm Of twenty-five Year, Is
raging here today The wrrcAng
schooner Judd lies anchored az the
mercy u the waves. Al times The hlTh
seas shut out all view OF tho light
house Hundreds are anxious for the
safety Of vessels nov many hours over
due There II a sixty mile an hour
north wind blowing.
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as 10 20 much being done without add
tlonal taxation aftUr the former officials
robbery
"it is natural Tor Americans 90 work
an day the Cuhans uXclalm. amazed.
afternoon from Santa Cruz. He was
cuthusiaailciily greeted BY the clti-
gems.
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Jupiter piusius Causes Change In the fro-
gram Of the Jabilatau,

Philadelphia oct ga heavy down
pour Of rain began soon after Z o'clock
this morning and nt 10 o'clock shows
no signs of cessation. A. n result the
peace Jubilee committee has announced
the postponcment " the civic Day
nnrndc until Friday. The indications
are that the weather tomorrow VIII be
clear and that no postponomont u the
military parade Will be necessary
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Huntsville. Ala. oct % Tho war in
voatgatiuE commission today postponed
tht Inspection VI Camp Freeze owing 10
a mild au1wat1rm and very muddy
roads
lhH camp here IL n iargc one with
about fifteen subdivisions u TROOPS 10
say nothing VI the hospitals There
are great many regulars here. and
among them many who participated In
the SantinED campaign
Many VI these will be examined by
the commission. The Investigation
here will BE- directed especially 10 th'
procuring of facts concerning the mnu-
ngcmcnt 0f the hospitals and the care
N the sick while the army was IN
cuba
I'VE know all about the landing and
the way tho battles were fought" said
Gen. Dodge. what we want o. know
~ how the sick and wounded were
cared for"
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Lima, Peru. oct, 2s.-Two American
fI9leaiant tract distributors have been
etfesied az Arequlpa charged with dis
uinulng papers, contrary 90 the state
,se.s,on. The state attorney VIII apply
Tor their release.
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remain in his room 7his afternoon. lie
WIN this evening be given a reception
AZ the Union League.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-29

weil knows that before he arrives at
the Philippines peace viii be made"
The decree OF tlie queen regent sus.
pending the Cortes was read in the
Senate this morning Prior 10 the
reading Of the decree In the chamber
OF Deputies. which was crowded, as
were also the galleries, Senior SaInIer.
on. the Republican leader declared
that sorne of his remarks had been
omitted from the official report Of yes
terlay's proceedingsl
The president Of the Chamber, Mar
duis Vega D'Armijo said the omission
musf be attributed to the uproar
which probably prevented the report
ers from hearing him.
Senior Salmeron then ss3Id he wished
10 have included in the official report
his declarations throwing the respon-
sibility for NIL the niisfortnnes of the
country upon the monarchy.
Senior SagEsta al this point rose ami
read the royal decree suspending Par.
lament. The Chanoer then adjourned.
and without the customary cheers for
the throne.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-29

A iarSr tank sssaphsr for carrying oll
viii b. iaUut hFd FOR ifsr Standard EHB
CpuranY AZ the Roafh ship yara "a
Chester. pa. Tbs cap1risy wlsi he ~ cus8
GALLONS ng oil and the ship sill cost Ss.a-
- The iiffsustuus ahat Length oser AT
- feet beam ~ fssts snEfsisss sss5 hsrass-
power sp@vd. = knots prF hour The shtp
was eeaasued by John HmnE. 1f P6ttadrf-
phfa- 'rne tanks are Arranged fore and
AFT. SIth the machinery ard nnrsti'a guar
tsrs aruidrhipH A longitudinal buihhaaA
afy1etSa thT tank spalcr n hail and slsrrs
~ater-tiSht cross bnikheH1s. forward aud
atE make twelve mIAiu tank divisions To
prevent the OH from reaching the nres b.
leakage ssNo weiis arr sltuated one an
either side OF the machinery AFtac. anil
thsse ars aued vita water. Each well
can - pumped Dtit from the deck through
small tank rauplng each welt t.9trri-
SION tanks on drck CONNECTED Win the
main tanks take up any surplus Oh shift
I'D By fhs rolling of the ship. aud keep
the main tanks always fun Large vent
matches cap each Of the deck tanks asili
provide q means for the cseape OF gas
Four ulllng mains connect with the deck
tanks and through thess mains on viii b.
pumped into the tanks at the company y
docks. Arrangements are also made for
carrying and turning fuel pil.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-29
na~.ls. ss.- !, s,,,.

On June isi the SpaulSh ems,
Hanoiniu sent TO the H,wsI,s.1 s1
ernf1ent a protest against IN, y,
nishcd thr United States 10 w. !
Hawaiian minister af forilgn NJ
sent the following reply. "a
sirs-ia reply 10 your note !, !,
lst Instant have the sopnr !, =
that. owing 10 the iutluaate r,.,,,,.s
now existing l-etReyn tbis rogntry :
thr tnitsd STATES this E0gerumra, Y 4,
not psos'latsnsed preglsmatiaa :, !.
trallty. having refcrvn,p ts IN. =.
ent conflict b-stwt-en The Vnits.i =. I
and spain. but on th. t0utrs., Y
tentisrcd To She United S;air. ~ y.
iegeS aud assistance. fog wbIeb -
your protest ean rs--rive no -
eonssdeFatioa than ,a aekusws,,is. \
rs.veipt. have the hUuur 10 - n
your otcdscni servant.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-29

cam. with a cheer. and dId not ceaSe
when some OF them fell. Noiiey afs,r
voiley poured from the spanish lines.
aS they advanced. The Stlanlnrls fell
hack almost immediately
Once through the thicksi our soidirrs
found comparatively open ground
and here the battle proper took place.
The fighting was hitter When Ham
ilton Fish fell far I'm the lead. tho
Spanish made an attempt 60 capttir,.
his body. With n yell his comps uioas
rushed forward. and those OF the span
iartis who were not shot were pressed
backward lnto the shelter Of the trs<-s.
Whenever the SnaniariS attempted
TO stay the advance OF the Americans.
they bid Ia the grass and underbrush
and fired FROM cover like ApacheS.
Had they been anything Ike - good
iiiarssuen n the Americans our io<Ss-s
would have RIM into the hundreds As
II was their bullets mainly ves; high
Nearly all our men who were hit were
shot NJ Close range.
General Castillo. with 2.n.o Culsans
also had q sharp engagement AZ GuaSi
Ina. He drove the enemy ahead Of
him. infiicting heavy loss, aud captur-
r'f two railroad trains laden with food
for the spanish troops ari insi tons af
coal. His loss WIS about fiftN mela
The Spaniarls are now fortlrying the
hiIls ahead OF us for our troops are
practically AT the gafeS OF Santiago.
Al Seyilla. whittier General Iiuars-.
ret-cated from Iuruglls they have
placed ten tield pleees on the hiIl
They have been largely reluforred
from Santiago Transports have al.
ready been sent by General shafter 10