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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

III. HEADQUARTERS on board the Seguranca. where
=. c.n keen IN close touch with Rear-Admral
Sampson 1t Is probable. however. that he Will
establish his headquarters at Juragua to-mor-
row or Thursday.
Tho troons belonging to General Lawton's
division are kept ready to move. IN light marcn-
ing order. while the accommodating parties are
out. This precaution Is considered necessary. IN
order 10 avoid disaster IN case the small par
ties OF troops should meet the Spaniards IN
force.
The Cubans under General Castillo are doing
commendable work as advance pickets They
are thrown out. day and night. for half mile
On q mile in advance OF the American pickets
along the front and tanks. thus FORMING
double Gordon about the army.
There are now more than thirteen thousand
men AT the front. With the soldiers who arrived
Yesterday and General Garcias army there are
twenty-one thousand men now advancing on
Santiago.
FRUIT MAKES SOLDIERS ILL.
Drinking water for the troops IS obtained
from the Rlo Guiana, a stream full Of springs
running direct from the mountains The water
Is remarkably good. and Is now carefully guard
cd from pollution. The Cubans and our soldiers
bathed In It at first. bot strict orders have been
issued against such practices In the future ana
sent,nels have been placed TO enforce the orders
Strict orders have also been issued about eat
ing the great variety Of tropical fruits. manages.
oranges. etc. with which the woods abound. the
only exception IL in the case Of milk from
green cocoanuts. which is considered healthy
and refreshing. and lines. Some Of our men
made themselves sick by eating fruit.
An endemic OF measles. which was started on
hoard one or two transports is spreading to the
cauop. and about twenty new cases have broken
out to-day The disease Is not dangerous, but
the men attacked have neen sent TO the rear,
where they can have airy quarters.
The boys at the front are cheerful in spite Of
the excessive heat and hard fare. which thus
far has been confined exclusively TO coffee. hard
tack and bacon. diet hardly suited for the
climate Men and officers are suffering from
the lack OF tobacco
The men are remar kably steady and confident.
The pickets show Of the nervousness
which might he expected. and there are rrac-
tically no alarms or phantom firing on the
lines at night
Two accommodating parties. one Of the 9th
Cavalry and the other % the 24;h Infantry. met
this morning. and several shots were exchanged.
fortunately without accident. before their iden-
t.ty was established.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
FLYING SQUADRON IS 40 MORE.

OF Santiago de Cuba. June 2S. via Kingston.
Jamaica. June 29-The Flying Squadron. hith-
erto commanded by Commodore Schley. has lost
It's identity by order issued to-day by Rear
Admiral Sampson merging it into the fleet IN
der the Admiral
The order caused considerable surprise on
board the Brooklyn. which has been the flagship
OF the Flying Squadron. where it was supposed
the squadron would remain intact at least until
the fall of Santiago de Cuba
Commodore Schley has been assigned TO com
mand the second squadron attached to AOelral
SampsOn's feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
SOLDIERS IN GOOD HEALTH.
ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SICK J

ONLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIGN Al
sANTIAGO-THE PRESIDENT THANKS
GENERAL. SKATER.
Washington, June 29.-The War Department
has posted the following bulletin:
Playa del Este June IS.
The Hon Russell A. Alger. Secretary Of War:
of SibOney. June p.
The graves Of the dead are marked so that
there will he no mistake in Identification. The
health Of the command is reported n me by the
surgeons as remarkable outside o. the wounded.
There are to-day less than one hundred and
fifty men sick SO far no wounded have died.
and but two men Of disease since leaving Tampa.
SHAFTER, Major Ger eral commanding.
The War Department also gives out the fol-
lowing cable correspondence
War Department. Washington. -.
Major General Shafter. commanding. etc
The President directs me TO send his thanks
TO you and your army for the gallant action Of
yesterday. which | gladly do.
r. a. ALGER. Secretary OF War.
Baiquir Cuba. 20.
The Hon. Secretary Of War Washir ston.
Sincere thanks 70 the President for his con-
CALCULATIONS. SHAFTER MaJor-General
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
wHEELERS REPORT OF THE sKIRMIsH

slboncy. Province Of Santiago de Cuba June
2S. via Kingston Jamaica. June 99.-General
Wheeler to-day forwarded his official report NJ
the encounter between the Spaniards and
Colonel Young and Colonel Woods's commands.
The officers are highly complmented for their
dash and courage.
The General says there is absolutely 10 war
rant for the statement that the American troops
ambuscaded. He says the attack was de-
lIberately planned from knowledge in his pos
session the night before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
ACEVEDO Still HELD on SISPICTON

Jesus Accveio the Porto Rican who arrived here
on Monday and is suspected OF being Spanish
spy is still confined In Castle William. Governors
Island. The mans case Is being investigated by
the Secre, Service Department, He declares that
he came TO this country 10 obtain work. lie
crossed 10 St Thomas from Porto Rico on an
Italian steamer. and boarded the Quebec liner Pre-
toria The American Consul at ST. Thomas became
acquainted win the mans presence on the Pro
toria and thought his manner suspicious He
therefore. word hero that an inves ig2 ion
ought he made. II T. proha bic that Acevedo VIII
either be held as prisoner OF war or deporied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
OBJECTED 70 SPANISH crPRrrcY

Washington. lure ca curious result ~ the war
Is set out In rcpori 10 the State Department by
Consul Sprague At Gibraltar Ne says that In the
midst Of great Industrial, distress tho coal beavers
there struck because they were paid spanish cur
rency and this currency had greatly deprecated
a. result OF the war An arrang cement was finally
reached by which the coal hcnvers. while continuing
to be paid In Spanish money to divide with
their employers the large profit In exchange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
THE NAVAL BOARD DTSSOLVED.
ITS MEMBERS To RESUME THEIR FORMER DUTIES
THE REsiLT OF RS LABORs.

IFS MEMBERS To RESI- ME THEIR FbKMfk pl TIES
THE REsi'LT OF IT'S LABORs.
The Naval Board Auxiliary Vessels. In ac-
corGance with instructions received yesterday
morning from the Navy Department. was dissolved
at noon. The president OF tho Board Lieutenant
Commander Kelley. told the mcmhers that from
that time they relieved Of their duties as
members OF the Board. and were 10 return at once
10 their former places I.eutenaut- G commander
Kelley viii himself return 20 his duties rs naval IN
spcctor OF merchant marine steamships for the At
Engineer George II. T,Ncr III report for duty as
ch.cf engineer Of the cruiser Chicago. now under
going repairs At the Brooklyn Navy Yard Lieu
tenant Francis r. Drums Of the retired list. will
probably become member q Admiral Erben's
staff. Naval Constructor John q Tawrcsey will go
to IN" Navy Nsrd AT Portsmouth, y. ii. Car
ren'er L. c. Bennett. clerk OF the Board. will re-
turn to duty AZ the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Tho Board has been IN session since March s.
Since then # has made detailed reports to the
Navy Department upon about two hundred and
nfty vessels an average Of about three for each
day which the members worked About 5000 =
o~ has been spent 10y the Government for vessels
reported upon by the Board. exclusive Of the four
ships Of the American Linz that were chartered
FOR auxiliary cruisers Tn" members besides their
work I'm New York have inspected various craft al
Philadelphia Boston. Baltimore. Chicago. Halifax
Cleveland. Buffalo ana Wilmington.
IL is estimated that rn average OF - per cent on
the prices asked for vessels has been saved hy the
work II the Board. One Of the members said
swindlc the Government bad been nppod in the
bud "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
HARBOR PATROL VESSELS WITHDRAWAL
TO DE SENT SOUTH TO ND ~ THE BLOCKADE
OF THE CUBAN COAST.

Al the headquarters OF Admiral Erben. IN tn'
Army Building. order vas received y's'e'ua'
from the Navy Department directing that. as wv
result OF the Presidents proclamation eNtehu's
the blockade for 500 miles the south coast "a
cuba. the following coast-defence ana harpor-p"
troll vessels he Withdrawn:
The Governor Russell a converted ferryooa,
now I'm Boston Harbor. speed ten nots. commah"e"
by Lieutenant James Grant. an unfinished iei'
boa, now building in Boston. 70 he competed "
ten DAYS: the Yacht Arab. No. go. buiIdhs "
Roach's shlpyari. Chester Penn. TO be coihp,sern
I'm n week. and the tug Apache. formerly me mls
man Merritt Wrecking Company tag }, - ~ mar,
at Hampton Roads. commanded by lAeu'eh"''
l.. II. Gerr. . ,,.i
The vessels will 10 sent South as soon a. ma va
orders received probably early next week 40
mira Erben said yesterday that he GA nor M S,r
what vcssels II any. would tah" their places %
hnrhor defence Upon their arrival III tu, "a
waters they will probably be stationed near Iva
mouths Of farbors Many vessels OF this i sni
were successfully used In blockaGes In the N''
Nar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN BRIGADES.

Washington. June 29.--An exciting encounter be-
tween two brigades occurred yesterday. a few
miles from the camp. The Second Brigade was
returning from its march to the Potomac. when IT
encountered column the road composed OF the
LIST Rhode Island 81 Missouri and I'd Tennessee.
The "a Tennessee refused 10 give way that the
Second Brigade might pass. and finally charged the
brigade with fixed bayonets Two three men
were slightly injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
FOOD FOR SPANISH TROOPS.

Kingston. jamaica June 29.-Senor Lopez
Shavez formerly secretary 10 Governor Cen
eral Rlanco but n Spanish agent in ia
maica. has chartered two English schoorers,
the Governor Dlake and the Ocean Flower, TO
convey food TO Manzanlllo for the Spanish
troops The vessels are now loading al Montego
Bay.
Admiral Sampson has been notified. and they
will probably be turned back by on American
cruiser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
TROOPS LEAVING TAMPA.

Washington June 90 (SpecaD-Genera Miles
said this afternoon that the troops were then
emhsrking on the transports at Tampa accord
ing to a report he had just received FROM Cen
eral Coppinger. and he presumed some Of the
transports would get away tonight with their
endorsements for General Shafter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

When q Young woman
starts out in married life
with a modest il III t.
containing just the bare
necessities. she pictures
herself in the future the
mistress Of a stately
mansion. containing the
comforts and Injuries
of life In that dream
land of the future there
will be rich carpets on
the floors. hno paintings
on the walls. a magnlh-
cent sideboard loaded
with silver and dainty
tableware in the dining
room. musical insttu-
mcnts, books and all
that the heart Of 4
sybarite could yearn fof,
and a baby
To either man or WON
an. all the comforts and
all the luxafies OF life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
SANTIAGO WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF

Siboney Province q Santiago de Cuba. June
2S via Kingston, Jamaica. June 29-It is re
ported here tonight on apparently good author
fly. that the water supply OF Santiago de Cuba
has been cut off. II this proves true the city is
at the mercy of the Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
CERvERA MOVES TO UPPER HARBOR

of Santiago de Cuba. June IS. via Kingston.
Jamaica. June 29.-Admiral Sampson has ascer-
tanned that Admiral Ceryer1s fleet has moved
into the upper harbor OF Santiago de Cuba.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

TEXAS VOLUNTEERS At KEY WEST
Key West Fla. June 29.-Companies and y
of the 81 Texas Volunteers from Fort Clark. ar
rived here this afternoon by the Tampa steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
WORK OF TIE GUNBOAT DOLPHIN.

Key West Fla June ga vessel that ar
rived here yesterday from Guantanamo. which
place she left on Sunday. brought one Of the Of
ncers Of the United States gunboat Dolphin. who
is returning home on sick leave
When he left there were twenty four ships in
tho harhor. including fighting vessels. Golfers,
the hospital ship Solace. and the Red Cross
steamer state Of Texas. with Miss Clara
Barton 1t was the prevalent belief thcn that
Santiago &c Cuba would he taken before July
l. a. the American troops were only five miles
distant from the city and closing in.
The Spanish troops az Camanera and other
points on the inner harbor are cut off from San
tago and are starving. They may be captured
at pleasure. The Texas and the Marbehcad
have already destroyed the forts at the inner
end Of the passage. and our ships may enter tho
inner harbor and shell Caimanera whenever they
are ready
The Dolphin's most notable achievement was
on June a. when the marines made an aggres-
sive movement and captured the well. Wherever
the Spaniards could he seen the Dolphin threw
shells among them. When they made their last
stand the marines wigwaGged to the Dolphin
Shell the house" The Dolphin could no
house except one she had previously hit. and
which she knew was e.apty. She fred at ran
dom UP the little valley. and a shell. tearing
through the trees, entered house hidden among
them. The Spaniards poured ont like ans from
a h.l. and the Cubans and marines picked of
sixty-eight. The shell killed seven
Everybody. the Dolphin's officers say. is onthu-
siastic in praise Of the Cubans wro are utterly
without fear and are unwilling to retire when
ordered to stop fighting. The fcrtitude Of
wounded Cubans Is described remarkable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
NAVAL RESERVES TO MAN THE .HUNTREsS

A detail OF Naval Reserves from the New-iiamp
shire will be sent to-day TO man the yacht Hunt
ress The Huntress will be commanded by Lieu
tenant Parker, OF the Connecticut Naval Militia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
TRICK TO CATCH SPANISH sCHooNERS

Havana Juna 2S delayed in transmission).
Tho co,,,,arder CT the Spanish Sunboat Ar
dila reports that while reConnoitring on JuNe
90 ut Covacla he was informed that strange
steamer with enc smokestack. apparently n war
shin If 1000 tons. was in sight. Inc stranger
soon caught sight of the Ardilla ana pursued
her The gunboat kept within the Blue sea
and succeeded in keeping out Of range 'i inc
guns of her pursuer.
To the souiheGstward the stranger "h'h
turned out to he an American snip apreaIea 10
be in company with several other NesSeI'' Inv
Ardilla made a reconnaissance on the following
dav ard learned that the American snip hau
caDturcd the sloops Nemesia Of Batahano'
Province Of Havana. Amistead and Manue''"'
of Coloma, Province Of flnar Hel mo anu '"'
pilot boats Luz and Jacnto
It is said that when the sloops were sighted
the American ship hosted the Spanish iag'
which caused Pilot Joaquin Fernandez, OF the
Linz TO hoist the Spanish flag believing ne had
70 do with a Spanish warship. The pilot also
onnroached the American vessel and I'D not
erd ont his mistake until the latter fred Il
blonk shot and afterward fired loaded shells at
the nilot boat TIE American ship by this
time had driven the Spanish craft into a buncn'
and they let go their anchors and were anan-
doned by their crews. who made FOR the sAore'
The commander Of the Nemes!a. with one OF
his crew. remained on board his sloop. ana was
captured and taken on board the American snip
Later he was set at liberty.
The American ship Is dos 'ribcd as carrying
one gun forward another at nor stern. and four
guns on each side She is said 10 have been
commanded by "frgate captain and 10 nave
carried about six hundred men
The vessel referred 10 in the Havana dispatch
is the Yankee. which reported several days ago
/ that she had rounded up and destroyed five
rorish fishing schooncrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30
AN IMPOSING ARRAY.


r-lo,ida Strait but at some distance from the
Cuban shore Land was first sighted the fol
lo,ving day in the morning II was coco hey'
O. ,-ood.d island Just of the coast. niue
,otor there came into view the lighthouse al
paredon Grande To one on the fleet. the ques-
,ion WAS natural how would that array 81 sn'ps
strike the SPANISH observer in the white stone
tower? with the naked eye he could see almost
half a hundred vessels sweep by 10 the 'a@'-
ward With u glass he could make out ia" 'h''
actcr Of each boat First 20 come 10 MS notice
would be the grim. low-lying indiana heH1'"'
the starnoard column. Further our. ana h'd'N
abreast IT her steamed the three m"st' Al
rapons The order was 10 move in three lh's'
and this formation was. in general pr's'rN'''
,nough not accurately mile separated one
line from the next. each ship was from hF' nun
drea Yards to a mile behind the one inm"4ia''H
ahead OF hcr In the beginning. eight or zen
miles would have covered the distance from the
first ship 10 The last but passing faf'''h
Grandc the formation vas more open some OF
the smaller boats had fallen behind and c'uia
barely h- DISTINGUISHED with the naked eye irom
vessels near ne front Of the line
POSITIONS OF TIE wARsIIlrs
Scattered among the ships whose mission Is
,,s,,lv ono of neaca. were warshps at regular
intervals The observer At Paredon Grande
could Soc the Detroit. we'll In toward shore.
the Montgomery. tho Bancroft. the Castin".
the Helena. the Manning. the Morrill, the
converted yachts Wasp and Hornet the
tug Osceola with two smokcstacks. and
the torpedo-boats Ericsson and Porter.
About the centre of the company ran the
big Seguranca. with General Shafter and his
staff on board His ponnant bore Maltese
cross ana the figure =. to designate the Army
corps which he commanded In general, there
was little Of the pomp Of war visible. The
Indiana seemed formidable enough. but most II
the other warships were no; likely to strike
mucb terror in the heart of the on!ool,cr from
their mere appearance. Tho transports looked
jus, as they would plying their usual courses.
except for the crowds Of men their decks.
Few flags we're aging, and altogether the fleet
looked merely businesslike.
TROOPS OK BOARD THE TRANSPORTS.
From the number Of the ships half hun
dred one unfamiliar with the facts might sup
porc they carried an army Of 10000 or 10000
mon This would have been a great cxaggera-
ton. for the number Of fighting men. according
g. The estimate Of headquarters. was only about
10000 This WAS virtually the size Of the OK
podition as Tlanncd May 81. taking In two
divisions Of infantry nine regiments each. be-
sides most Of the seasoned troopers of seven
cavalry regiments some artillery. battalion
Of engineers and a detachment OF the Signal
Corps. y third provisional division Of nine
regiments Of volunteers had been added to the
Fifth Army Corps but MAS aftcrward left be-
hind This was either from lack II room on the
transports. or because III 0o0 men were consiG-
cred enough for the capture ~ Santiago dc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

GEN. FRiNK ASSIGNED TO CHICK4HiTGI.
Washington. June Brgadier-Gcnorai r. =.
Frank. recently relieved from duty az New-York
in command Of the Department Of the East was
assigned to-day to duty at ChckamauRa in com
mand Of the Third Army Corps.
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THE VOYAGE TO SANTIAGO.
, TRYING, JOIrR\EY FOR THE MEN
ROUGH RIDERS SCFFER-A VAST
ARRAY OF VESSELS.

From stat, Correspondent Of The Iriouhel
Off Santiago de cuba. June 2O-The feet or
transports bearing the army OF invasion was
fairly under way Tuesday, June IA some Vi
the vessels had dropped down Tampa Bay 10
the bar at Egmont Key the day before but the
nagshp Seguranca did not leave the pier d.
Port Tampa until Tuesday morning at 10. Gov
erin,- tne thirty miles 20 the bar at good rate
# speed she came up with her comrade SHIPS
shortly after noon. The Annapolis the Casuhe'
the Helena and some Of the other warshlps mao
preceded her from Port Tampa. Beyond 'he
bar WAS the big Indiana. Captain Taylor, "hch
was 70 be the chief reliance In the impropaoIe
contingency Of a meeting with hostile vessels.
Promptly the feet moved southwark headed
for a point midway between tho Dry Tortugas
and Rebccca Shoal. 1t consisted OF thirty-hVe
merchant vessels and a dozen ships Of the Navy
Besides the actual transports. list OF whi'h
has several times been printed in The Tribune
there were several smaller auxiliary boats such
MS a water schooner the Anne e Stephens: an-
other water boat the Kanawha: n steam lighter.
the Laura and two fiat harges, for use IN lahd-
ing horses and the artillery. one of these barges
was lost in the night through the parting
Of the cable with which the Decatur H. Miller
was towing It. The second dag out the Detroit
enrolled herself in the company. ard on FRIDAY
the cruiser Montgomery and the torpedo-ood'
Porter which had been on hlockading service
of the Cuban coast. joined the procession
Saturday afternoon. off the Province OF Santiago
de Cuba the torpedo-boat Fooie also feh III
line. ., ,,.r .vrD
Almost at the last moment the Oliveue was
turned into a hospital ship. originally IL hau
been Intended that she should carry four nun
d~ed troops. but later the headquarters OF the
Second Division Hospita! Corps were placed on
her with Major Appel In command one a'So
carried the representatives. Of several foreign
governments and n number of Newspaper CORE
snondents In the daytime on hei malnmast
she New the Red Cross flag and at nigh' III us
Mace red lantern. to indicate the nature OF
her mission All on board were required 10 give
IN their arms. After the Seguranca started
the Olivette bad still to fill her tanks AZ 81
Petersburg, and later her bunkers AT fo''
TAMPA. SO it was nearly a m. on Wednesday
the 1j.h before she was finally under way She
ia r Cver. however and before mdright ha'
oyertaken the feet. in spite Of its start OF eieh
teen hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-30

Cuba or for both reasons. AT any rate "o' az
the transports were crowded, although so''7
were The big Vigilancia. sister snip u '"e
Seguranca carried the entire list New u "
Regiment about 1920 men, but some u '"e
boats even of good size. had only halt as many
soldiers on board. However. the men s'as9
on deck as much as possible. so their huhoe'
must have appeared formidable.