Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-07-07
FIRST SET BATTLE.
Il Causes Washington a Feeling Of
Intense Interest.
NNULA1lOyS ABOUT THE FIGHT.
~ Cabinet nolds session and Discusses
-. ths Newa-Secretary Long Certain
the Americans WIN Win, bat
Will Have To Fight Hard

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known y. 'he aepa.'nen.s o'vae.
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e oeen sucn . 'eellng % ,n'emss mss
o.es' anu anxiety man'.es,ou. t"0
clelS mere aro coahuon' 'ha' '"oy
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eng'nen oaa',ers nanaS ior sne
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en. Ne"'S' loI n0 unuou"'o"y
nu !. necessary W crush sAc ioo ~
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soiluA'e anu ou'nu'nooi n'. ...
~ 'ne o"y worc slong "l'"ou'
nk'.s a"y ne"A' vn0 auH.oSy 'n
e.eu anu .ne ques,'on wa' III ove,y ~
..u u'n, mny a'u ne no' repoI.'
9~ uen' vorUlhs RESPONSE was or's.'
po'n~u' no 10 nsn.'ne, ~. "t,v
anu 'h'S was acceP'co aS . Likely
soIha eAp.ana''oI'
us. oeioro TOUT o CLOCK came u or,ei
Pa'ch from rlay" uei IS.e, 1no
!. Oic s'"''on ncar o"n''ago' ou' i.W"' Wv,
om On engineer omcer 70 uen' M''es
"a MADE no reference 70 tne progress
q sne oat'le' merely reier,'nR !" cer'
saan necessary material ana i've stocK'
Wn the whole this very absence OF ON
oaai news was regarded as rather a
tevoraoie inaication, the reason oelhg
1nat yesterday mornings engagement
~ss out q sklrmish ana that our army
Vas feeling the enemy 10 discover ana
attack MS weak spot IL was nearly
ave o'clock when the signal oiilcer re-
ceived the welcome news that the enc
my was retreating'
- Gen. Miles was OF the opinion that
Sne action OF yesterday was IN the no
ture OF q heavy skirmish oil along the
american front, particularly on the
right, and that Its main purpose was
20 oevelop 'ne s'rehgoh OF 'ne enemy
na' II poss'oie' learn .he Vuiheraoi'
point along the spanish 'front.' rms
however, was oasea only on 'he iacS
" aenni'e 'niorlhat'oh' ana ueh' Mlie'
aelt that any hour might oring wore
Oh general engagement. brig' den'
stone was inclined 70 believe that ait
q MAINTAINING thelr stand yesterday
me cpaniarus wouio retire during th'
night leaving the city evacuated
The military authorities here are fully
considering the chances OF such re
/. areat OF the spanish army from San
uego' ana are endeavoringso TO shape
events that ten ehatter,s forces vii
NOT only take oantlago' out VIII cap
snre the lsooo spaniards before the.
get away northward TO efect a juno
tare win zen. Pando' Full informa
t'on as 70 the possible lines OF retrea
has been placed at the disposal OF tn
war department
THE CABINET DISCUSSES THE NEWS
WASHINGTON, July a.-The cabne
was In session for almost two hour
yesterday, but took no important al
tion. The session was mainly occupie
with discussion OF the news frol
Santiago. Gen. Skaters dispatc
WAS read aloud before the member
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