Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-24
CUBANS GIVE A HELPING HAND HEARTILY
Camara's Cadiz Fleet is Off for the Philippines, by
the Suez Canal
SAMPSON WILL BoMBARD SPANISH CITIES


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"AshiNeIoN' June CIV d.
The State Department has just re-
ceived the following cablegram:
PrAyA nrr. EsrE lime 24-From a
49, 80 80. 80 -. - - ,.as 80 a., ;.
nag VI tluee nave iea'i'eu 'oo'y 'uas
Lieut.. Hobson and companions are all
well. They are confined in the city of
SANTIAGO fonr milae from ri Moro.
fS;nnod, SaupsoN
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NEW YORK, June 4.-A dispatch to
the World, from Santiago de Cuba,
June %, via PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica,
June %, says: One man was killed to-
.r.yos rha hot,iaoh;n ~ tic tina of
landing our troops went to Matamoras
to make feint attack upon the forti-
fications there, in connection with a
land force of Cubans under General
Rabi. The Texas silenced the Socapa
batteries, but just as the action was
ended, a shell entered the battleship
and exploded A. r. Blakey, of New
port, II. l., apprentice of the first class,
40 NSeN' ho WOoh0NN 80 ~
Engle, seaman, New York H. A. Gee,
apprentice. Philadelphia; J q. Lively.
landsman, Norfolk, Va. q. f. Mullen,
apprentice, New \ York; j. e. Nelson,
apprentice, New ork; H. kusseli, ap
prentice' FhilauelRhia; W.. olmohson' so
man. New York. il. Russell is very
seriously wounded. The others will all
recover.
NAv TOO IATE
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-Accord-
ing to the latest advices obtainable the
next expedition to the Philippines VIII
sail Monday or Tuesday next, and Gen
eral Merritt will follow DAY or TWO
later on the Newport.
rpoaps cr,r1 ANn1Nn
(Copyright)-On Board Associated
BAIQUIRI, June 70, by way OF HALIFAX
direct cable. Before sunset last hight
over 4,OOO of the l6,o0O men on Doard
the transports went ashore. Generai
Kent, with seven transports VIII remain
west OF Santiago as felnt until tne
remainder OF the troops here are landed.
General Garcia arrived at the camp
before dark; l,50O OF his Cubans are
expected to effect Junction with zen
eral Skaters men today. AS soon as
Ine various com'naIius ianoeo yes'oi
day' they were pusheu ouI
IN DIRECTION OF SANTIAGO.
Atdork tbev h;vouackad and were
strung ont in eoiamn three miles
long. the front resting at Demsjayaho
ana tne rear OF Inc coiuInn Deing Will rt
IA niiie oi eue oase az Daaqdlr,' rnI nSY
were IN tne ioi.owing oruel III, III
wagner, Mi.n ieconnarssanoe s parSy
az DenaJdyano' nliIe iIom r uonota'
LawIon nTauquai.els, VIZ dmsnIy
seceho anu l won.y Va oo,o' Iu ~ 80
Second Massachusetts. Twelfth In.
fantry. FIRST battalion OF Two compan-
les Iehtn lnlantry, oecUnu DaI.alion
OF fonrth inIant.y, oou : hougn
hiders dlsmounIen, ana iragmeht oi
several feglnehis plVouackeu d.
balquirl last nlgnt. @ rne Ianuihg pro-
ceeueu uheil uawn. lho ineu sieP1 ou
the pare ground, some under tent mes,
some uhder tne star-iie canopy. In tne
morning tney Washsu anu wele III goou
spirlts. Inc oniy disagreeaoie feature ~
was .ne mosquitos anu iano insects.
ALI tne men are
ANXIOUS TO GET AT THE FOE
and the regiments are to be pushed on
to support General Lawton as fast as
they are landed. The aggressive at
titude of our army Oh the land has
been exceedingly gratifying.
wE'rI. SOON HAyElT.
PORT AU rRlNCE, Haytl, June "a
According 10 advlces rece,vea ,,;, mere mere