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TERRIFIC
land BATTLE.
Americans Ambushed
On Their Way to
Santiago.
After a Fierce Battle, The SpaniaFds
Repulsed With Loss.
Our Greatest Loss of The
War.
Our Greatest Loss of The
War.

copyrighted, 1898. by Associated Press
Juragua, Cuba, June 25, p. M.
per Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Dandy, via Kingston, Jamaica,
June 26, 10 a. m.-The initial fight
Of Col. Woods Rough Riders and
the troopers of the First and Tenth
Regular Cavalry will be known in
history as the battle of La Quasi
ma. That it did not end in the
complete slaughter of the Ameri-
cans was not due to any miscalcu-
lation in the plan Of the Spaniards,
for as perfect an ambuscade as was
ever formed in the brain of an
Apache Indian was prepared, and
Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt and his men
walked squarely into it. For an
hour and a half they held their
1 ground under a perfect storm of
bullets from tpe front and sides,
and then Col. Wood at the right
and Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt 'at the
left led charge which turned the
tide of battle and sent the enemy
flying over the hills toward San
tiago.
1t is now known that sixteen
men ON the American side were
killed, while sixty were woundedA
or are reported. Itis Impossible to
calculate the Spanish losses, but it
is known that they were far heav-
I
ier than the Americans, at least as
regards actual loss of life. Already
thirty-seven dead Spanish soldiers
have been found and buried, while
many others undoubtedly are ly-.
ing In the thick underbrush on the
side OF the gully and on the slope
of the hill, where the main body OF
the enemy was located. The
wounded were all removed.
That the Spaniards were thor
oughly posted as to the route to be
taken by the Americans in their
movement toward Sevilla was evil
dent, as shown by the careful pre-
parations they had made. The
main body of the Spaniards was
posted ON hill, on the heavily
wooded slope of which had been
erected two blockhouses, flanked
by irregular rintrenchments of stone
and fallen trees.
At the bottom OF these hills run
two roads, along which Lieut.. Col.
Rooseyelt's men and eight troobs
OF the First and Tenth Cavalry adj
vanced, with battery Of four how
itzers. These roads are but little
more than gullies, rough and mar
row, and at places almost impass-
able.
In these trails the fight occurred.
Nearly half mile separated
Roosevelt's men from the regulars,
and between them and on both
sides of the road in the thick un-
derbrush was concealed a force of
spaniards that must have been
large, Judging from the terrific and
constant fire they poured in on the
Americans.
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ing. Our advance guard struck
a the mon in ambush and drove
them out. But they lost Capt
4 lCapron, Lieut.. Thomas and about
fifteen men killed or wounded. The
Spanish firing was accurate, SO &C.
curate, indeed, that it surprised
me, and their firing was fearfully
heavy.
INSTANCES OF MEMORABLE
VALOR.
81 want to say a word for our
own men, continued Lieut.. Col.
Roosevelt. "Every officer and man
did his duty up to the handle. Not
man fiinched.o
From another officer who took a
prominent part in the fighting,
more details were obtained.
aWhen the firing began" said
he, "Lieut. Col. Roosevelt took the
right wing with Troops G and X,
under Capts. Llewellyn and Jenk-
ins, and moved to the support of
Capt. Capron, who was getting it
hard. AT the same time, Colonel
Wood and Major Brodie took the
left wing and~advanced in open or
der to the Spanish right wing.
Major Brodie was wounded before
the troops had advanced 100 yards.
Col. Wood then took the right
wing and shifted Col. Roosevelt to
the left.
"In the meantime the fire of the
Spaniards had increased in volume,
but, Notwithstanding this, an order
of general character was given,
and with yell the men sprang
Col. Roosevelt, i'm front
of his men, snatcheda rifle and
ammunition belt from wounded
soldier. and cheering and yelling
with his men, led the advance.
For a moment the bullets were
singing like swarm of bees all
around them, and every instant
some poor fellow went down.
aOn the right wing Captain Me-
Clintock had his leg broken by a
bullet from a machine gun, while
four of his men went down. At the
same time Capt. Luna of Troop F
lost one of his men.
'Then the reserves, Troops e and I
X, were ordered up. Col. Wood,
with the right wing, charged
straight at a blockhouse, 800 yards
away, and Col. Roosevelt, ON the
LETT, charged at the same time. Up
the hill they went, yelling like
fiends and never stopping to return
the fire Of the Spaniards, but keep
ing on with a grim determination
to capture that blockhouse.
aThat charge was the end. When
within 500 yards of the coveted
point the Spaniards broke and ran,
the first time we had the pleasure
which the Spaniards had been ex-
all through the engage
ment of shooting with the enemy
in sight"
aIn the two hours fighting, DUR
ing which the volunteers battled
against their concealed enemies,
enough deeds OF heroism were done
to fill a volume. One OF the men
OF Troop E, desperately wounded,
was lying squarely between the
lines Of fire. Surgeon Church hur-
ried to his side, and with bullets
pelting all around him, calmly
dressed the mans wound, bandaged
it, and walked unconcernedly back,
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ment or two latter was himsel
wounded. y
Sergeant Bell stood by the side
OF Capt. Capron when tho latter
was mortally hurt. lie had seen
that he was fighting against terri
BILE odds, but he never hinched.
Give me your gum he said to
the sergeant, and, knealing down,
he deliberately aimed and fred two
shots in quick suceesslon. At each
a spaniard was seen TO fall. Bell
in the meantime had seized dead
comrades gun and knelt beside his
captain and fired steadily.
when Capt. Capron fell he gave
the sergeant parting message to
his wife and father, and bade the
sergeant good-by I'm o cheerful
voice, and was then borne away
dying.
Sergeant Hamilton Fish, r.,
was the first man killed by the
Spanish. He was near the head OF
the column, and it turned from the
road into q range of Spanish am
buscade., He shot one spaniard
who was firing from the cover of a
dense patch OF anderbrush, when a
bullet struck his breast he fell at
the foot of tree, with his back
against it. Capt. Capron stood over
him shooting, and others rallied
around him covering the wounded
man.
''The ground this afternoon was
thick with empty shells where Fish |
lay. He lived twenty minutes. He
gave lady's hunting case watch,
from his belt, to messmate as a |
last souvenir.
GRAVES OF THE FALLEN
LINED WITH PALM
LEAVES.
with the exception OF CaprUn,f
LII the Rough Riders killed in yes
terday's fight were buried this
aa,a ). a.t,a,
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: Aei1 Dou'os "s'' 1S'Aa = 9o
brench, eacn wrapped IN blanket.
Palm leaves lined the trench and
were heaped in profusion over the
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The fight was opened by the Firs
United States and Tenth Unitet
States Cavalry, under Gen. Young
A force of Spaniards was known II
be I'm the vicinity OF La Quasina
and early i'm the morning Lieut.
Col. Roosevelt's men started off uE
the precipitons bluff back OF Sibo
noy to attack the Spaniards on
their right flank, Gen. Young al
the same time taking the road at
the f. fe0t of the hill.
About two and half miles out
from Sibonoy some Cubans, breath
less and excited, rushed into camp
with the announcement that the
Spaniards were but little way in
front, and were strongly entreneh-
ed. Quickly the Hotchkiss guns
We're brought to the rear, while a
strong scouting line was thrown
out.
Then cautiously and in silence
| the troops moved forward until
bend in the road disclosed hill
where the Spaniards were located.
The guns were again brought to
the front and placed in position,
while the men crouched down in
the road, waiting impatiently to
give Roosevelt's men, who were
toiling over the little trail along
the crest of the ridge, time to get
up.
AT 7:s0 a. m. Gen. Young gave
the command to the men at the
Hotehkiss guns to open fire. The
command was the signal fora fight
that for stubborness had seldom
been equaled. The instant the
Hotchkiss guns We're fired the hill
sides commanding the road gave
forth volley after. vo1ley from the
Mausers Of the spaniards.
4 aDon't shoot until you see some
thing to shoot at" yelled General
Young, and the men, with set jaws
and cleaning eyes,eobeyed the or
der. Crawling along the edge of
the road and protecting them-
selves, the troopers, some of them
stripped to the waist, watched the
base of the hill, and when any part
of a Spaniard became visible they
fired. Never for an instant did
they falter.
One warrior of the Tenth United
States Cavalry, with a ragged
wound in his thigh, cody knelt
behind a rock, loading and firing,
and when told by one OF his eom-
rades that he was wounded, laugh
ed and said: "Oh, that's all right.
That's been there for some tine.p
In the meantime, away off to the
left, could be heard the crack of
the rifles of Col. Woods men and
the regular, deeper-toned volley
firing of the Spanish. Over there
the American forces were the great
est.
Col. Woods men, with an adj
vance guard we'll ont in front and
two Cuban guides before them, but
apparently with no f1ankers, went
Isquarely into the. trap set for them
by the Spaniards, and only the
courage OF the men in the face of a
fire that would even make vet
eran quail, prevented what might
easily have been q disaster. As it
was, Troop L, the advance guard,
under the unfortunate Capt. Ca
prom, was almost surrounded, and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-07-02

Z, JULY 2, 1898.
4 of the naval militia, who have beer
assigned in the present war to dut,
on auxiliary cruisers, that the food
/ dealt out is not as good as thai
i served to the officers tables. These
complaints have attracted the at.
tention OF the authorities at Wash.
ington. and the officers OF the navy
deny with considerable emphasis
that there is any good cause for the
complaints against the quality OF
LOT the food given to the jack stars
on Uncle Sam,s warships. In view
l'of the fact that hundreds OF young
men of the Louisiana naval reserve
are noWraoing duty aboard ship it
may be of interest to their friends
at home to know something of the
food provided by the government,
therefore, we summarize state
ment made by an officer OF the ma
Wy to the Washington correspond
ent Of the Pittsbnrg Post:
Every man aboard government
ship receives the same amount and
class of food, be he landsman or.
an admiral. Its financial equiv
alent is So per month, and no au-
thority below an actof congress can
change the quantity, unless in en-
ergency eases when the captain
may order short rations. The bill
of fare at sea for one week includes
salt pork, beans, picked beef, or
"salt horse" as it is known on ship
board /; hardtack, coffee, sugar, pick
les, salt, pepper, flour, raisins, VIM
egar and molasses. So many ounc-
es are dealt out to each man, and
if he ever goes hungry it is from
some other cause than insufficiency
OF food.
Each mess has its own cook, us
ually landsman, who, besides
eeeeiiEggs eeiPEgs ffilge6Nead ig e6ead 556BaaP desk antE ras
his rations commuted, that is,
drawing SO month instead Of the
ships provisions. IL he be handy
at cooking he is usually given the
money equivalent of an extra ration
and sometimes ration and a
half. @s-
Breakfast will consist of "scouse,o
or bread hash, which is very pala-
table; good coffee, with sugar, but
no milk hardtack or sea biscuits,
which are made of the best -four,
and in taste and hardness resem BILE
the Bent water crackers. At noon
there is plenty of good pork and
beans, bean soup, coffee, pickles,
hardtack and such extra dishes as
the cook can prepare with his linn
tied means. Supper consists of
what is4eft from dinner made into
soups, hasRes,, etc. with bread and
coffee, and pickles on the side.
The other foodstufs first mention
ed are served on other days. Fresh
bread is always on hand, if the
cook knows how to make it, and he
generally learns. Duff, phddings
and like dishes are served with
molasses. When the ship is in port
fresh beef, potatoes, vegetables OF
all kinds are served three times a
week.,
Aside from the rations furnished
by the government the messes of
sailors on our warships contribute
from their pay a certain amount
per capits, which is small, but
nevertheless, is sufficient in the
aggregate to provide the mess ta-
BILE, when in port, with such delica-
cies as cheese, jellies, preserves,
canned meats and fish. The officers
In the wardroom also have q mess
fund with which to provide their
table with certain articles OF food
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from their pay a certain amount
per capits, which is small, but
nevertheless, is sufficient in the
aggregate to provide the mess ta-
BILE, when In port, with such delica-
5cies as cheese, jellies, preserves,
canned meats and fish. The officers
In the wardroom also have q mess
fund with which to provide their
table with certain articles OF food
not supplied by the government.
and each one of them has his turn
to serve as stewart or caterer OF the
mess. The truth is, If the working
men ashore could always have as
good food as the American nlan-of-
warsmen get, he would count hina-
self fortunate indeed. It is also
well to mention the fact that every
man of war has a well equipped
kitchen in which the food is well
prepared for the table, and well
cooked, and the statement cannot
be successfully disputed that the
sailor in the navy fares very much
better than the soldier in the ar
my.
, 1898-07-14
PROSPECTS.
Are Said to Be Excellent by President
Smiley.

Cheyenne Sun-Leader: President
Smiley Of the state university came
over from Laramie yesterday and this
morning left for the east to join bis
family and spend a months vacation.
He will return to Laramie with his
family and they will make their perma.
nent residence there.
President Smiley stated to a Sun
Leader reporter that the new college
year would open In September under
the most promising conditions, with
an increased attendance of students and
a continuance Of the enthusiasm and
working spirit which had characterize
ed the past administration Of President
Graves.
There will probably be NO changes
In the faculty. he said. except that he
had requested the war department,
through Senator Warren. to assign
them an oficer to take Captain Var
NUNS place in giving military instruc-
tton at the university. In any event.
the military work will be kept up
through the year a usual under COM
instructors.
, 1898-07-14

worth, on that range no cattle should
be raised except those which the grass
will keep and keep we'll. II on any
range droughts or storms or SHOWS
may come at irregular or Unexpected
times, provision for such times shonld
be made. No doubt such. provision
would cost money. But, speaking
broadly and admitting exceptions, it
is a moral question in which cost does
not count. II the cost would be too
great. then avoid the cost. The fact
remains that wherever animals are
under the control of man, 1t Is his duty
to see that they do not suffer from any
cause which he Is able to remove. Es-
pecially is this rue when they are in
any particular place or under any set
Of conditions because he put them
there. or because he expects to profit
by them. II they serve MIN he owes
them-owes them food and drink and
shelter.
aside from the bare question OF
right and wrong, the undeserved suf-
fering Of helpless brutes ought to move
pity. Shall men eat.drink and be merry
when they know that thousands Of cat
tie. their cattle, are wasting to death
with hunger. cold and thirst? Shall
men forget In their own warmth and
comfort the famdshing creatures their
act has doomed to the pitiiess storms
and icy winds Of the snowy plains?
Shall men eat three square meals . day
and forget the weeks Of slow starvation
their cattle, for whose condition
they are directly responsible. are un-
dergoing on The range? Shall men,
through whose Indifference and neglect
these things happen this year, every
year. look unmoved on the living skeie-
tons that crawl about the pratfies every
spring. and on the pitiful little hoops Of
hair and bones which . merciful death
At last overlook.
"Let men pause and think that all
this brute misery Is theirs. that they
may repeat It in the future y they have
many times in the past. Letthem ed
up the sum totel Of suffering for which
they are accountable this year and hst
yer, and the year before that, and in
quire OF themselves II they want 70
stifi fsrther Increase next yeas. II =
IDLE to say It 10 impossible tofeed end
nothing Il impossible; 4 =
. question Of expense. No
wealth, no position, no powsr, 70 BE-
.syoleace o. mui0ceaee ior no6as
Dnds en- wipe out Ne stain q f3cass
1tahsred By IL saAsssn9, o. Asloasss
, 1898-07-14

outing on the Platte river. Mr.. Hines
is a brother Of Mrs. Miller and is travel.
ing baggage agent for the Illinois Cen.
tral railway. with headquarters at Chi.
cago.
Mart E. Edsall Of the Morgan UTAH
Mirror and James H. Hayford, jr. OF
the Sandy (Utah) Herald, arrived In
che city on No. 3 today and will visit a
few days in the city. They have been
attending the meeting Of the Western
Newspaper Federation and taking in
the exposition at Omaha.
William Hurd, Ed Lehman, Jacob
Savageau, II. F. Behneman, E. X. Hurl-
burt, c. E. Cowell. William James and
r. c. Fisher have made up a party Cd
fishermen to try the Laramie river fol
trout. commencing Friday morning.
Bryan Hay wood and Sam Adams head
ed a party hat went up last week.
Denver News.
, 1898-07-14
FACTS ABOUT IRRIGATION.
Experts Discuss Plans for Disseminat.
ing Information for Farmers.

The meeting Of expert irrigation men
was resumed at the statehouse yeeter.
day morning, says the Denver Times
Discussion vas continued, behind clos.
ed doors. and the subjects Of the diff
ferent kinds Of irrigation were taken
up. Suggestions were made respecting
the various kinds Of experimental
work which should be adopted in the
various experimental schools, both
alone and with aid Of the department
OF agriculture, and many valuable and
new theories and practically tested
methods were explained.
The principal discussion was with re-
gard to the contents Of the bulletins
which are to be issued by the depart
ment Of agriculture on the subject. The
board believes that It should include
both investigation and law on the
question. A point strongly brought out
was the necessity for determining ac-
curately the amount Of water required
and actually used by successful farm
ers in growing different kinds OF crops.
and also the necessity for technical In
vestigation. as accurately compiled as
possible, relating to the amounts ac-
tually required for the growth Of differ
ent crops under different conditions
Of soil, temperature, atmosphere and
drainage.
, 1898-07-14
YOU LIVE?
STUDY TEE SITUATION AND FIND
r.. OUT THE NUMBER OF
YOUR PRECINCT.
Republican Electors Called Upon to
Hold Six Primaries In the City of
LaramieRadical Changes Made
In the Boundaries May Have a Ten
dency to Confuse Some Voters.

Elsewhere In this issue may be found
the call for the republican county con-
vention to elect delegates to the state
1t will be noticed that there has been
a radical change made In the plan of
holding primaries, and that instead Of
a primary for each ward there Is a call
for one in each precinct. Thus 1t will
be necessary to hold six meetings, in
stead Of three as heretofore. This
change has been made necessary by the
action Of the city council in changing
the ward boundaries and placing one
tier OF blocks on the East side into the
Third ward. which has heretofore been
composed entirely OF the West Side.
The county central committee did not
feel like asking the people to cross the
railroad tracks to attend the primaries
and in consequence decided to call a
meeting for each precinct.
Not having any data from which to
determine the exact republican voting
strength in the new districts. 1t was
decided to allow a representation OF six
delegates from each precinct.
In order that the people may locate
themselves beyond doubt under the
new conditions. we publish below the
boundaries Of the different precincts as
defined by the county commissioners.
and also present a diagram showing
the streets which divide the city into
wards and precincts:
First precinct-All that portion OF
the city lying east Of the center OF
Second street, north Of Garfield and
west Of Fifth.
Second precinct-All that portion Of
the city lying east Of Fifth steet and
north OF Garfield.
Third precinct-All that portion Of
the city lying east Of the center OF
Second street, south Of Garfield and
west of Fifth.
Fourth precinct-All that portion OF
the city lying east Of Fifth street and
south OF Garfield.
Fifth precinct-All that portion Of
the city lying east of the Union Pacific
tracks and west Of the center Of Sec
ond street.
Sixth precinct-All that portion OF
the city lying west Of the Union Pa
cific tracks. .~'
, 1898-07-14

dumb creatures. They oannot be called
back; no reparation al be made them;
money made OF saved by their suffering
and death is unhallowed wealth. There
Is no great gulf between mankind and
the brute: they were made by the same
hand that made us, of flesh and blood
and nerves, as we are; able, like US. to
suffer. We are speaking for the count
less millions OF them who have SUI
fered through mans inhumanity. but
for whom there has been no eye to
pity and no tongue to plead. 1t is man's
duty to protect those who are below
him in the scale Of life, not to oppress
them"
, 1898-07-14
E MENTIONED.

Weather probabilities: Local rains
tonight and Friday.
Two heated rooms over The Repub.
lican Office for rent. ,
Call and see our screen doors. Clarl
felton & Employees company.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN's BATHS
Csc. DEPOT HOTEL. 2sc
Leave your orders at the Bazaar for
p~ettieoats direct from the factory.
Ten cars Of cattle and two cars OF
sheep were feeding in the yards yes
terday.
Invitations are out for a dance to be
given by the Maennerchor society on
Saturday evening, July 16.
Passenger train No. 3, due here at 10
4. M, did not reach Laramie until 100
p. M. The delay was caused by the
wrccking OF a gravel train on the Ne
hraska division.
The republican primary in the fifth
precinct will be held in the store room
recently occupied by the Wyoming
Dry Goods company, In the Albany
County bank building.
A San Francisco telegram Of yester-
day says: John Rawson. Of Company
A, Alger Light artillery Of Wyoming,
narrowly escaped instant death last
night. He was removing his coat when
his pistol was accidentally discharged,
the bullet entering his left side and
passing entirely through his body. He
may recover. though Inflammation of
the lungs is feared.
, 1898-07-14

'Give white man my saddle for \
drink 4
81 shook my head. !
"'Give white man my saddle and bIaS
for one drink 4
"Again my head shook in a negative 4
"'Give white man my saddle, bride |
blanket for one drink
"My head still replied no.
"'Givc white man my saddle, brid
blanket and horse for one drink
"This time I told him no, and he h
away. Now, I suppose the outfit he offered
was worth $2oo, and he was willing to >
with it for one drink. That shows how n
the Indians are of whisky"
"But, Mr.. Trude," said one of the list
ers, "why didn't you give him a drink
his outfit"
"Give him a drink" replied Trude, in
astonished manner. "Why, man, it was
miles to camp, and I only had a pint for, d
self ."-Chicago Times Herald.