The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-26

al! the tire the frh. was 81 progress and
many troopers we're overcome BY the heat
ard lack Of water. spring was found
later OF. ard the soldiers canseeas were
filed from -
Re.nforceIents were ordered from Ju-a-
qua. but the march was : long one, ard
they did nat arrive unt1 the fight vas
over. Il was necessary % send large
supply OF provisions 20 the soldiers from
the base al Juragua. and the only means
% doing his vas ~ pack trains, which
are necessarily SLOW
L IS believed that the troops VIII be
free from attack whore the: are, and that
the SpaElards VIII not attempt 70 repeat
the play they tried today OF Backing the
onward march Q: the Americans in the
direction OF Santiago. II IS thought they
VIII make the last sand az Ire city itself.
trusting that, with the assistance OF the
shore batteries and the guns on the war
ships in the harbor. they VIII be able 20
repe, the American troops. force them
back 20 the sea coast, ard either capture
them or drive them from the Island
sketches of the Victims.
WASHINGTON. June &.-Ma1. James
who was wounded. is a veteran Of the
c.vn war. He enlisted as first Leuten-
ant OF the Elghty-sixth Ohio infantry in
June. 1852, and served until the close OF
the war. coming cut as a captain He
went into the army July s. ls5s, as a sec
ond lieutenant. and went up the grades M
III he was appointed major OF the First
cavalry May .. iSS
Capt. Thomas J. Knox entered West
Point from Tennessee july I. 1867. ana en-
tered the army as second lieutenant Of
cavalry in June. 1870 He was made q
captain in lsSa.
Capt. Lloyd S. Mccormick Is also
West Pointer. He entered the military
academy from Ohio. and was appointed
second lieutenant Of the Tenth cavalry. he
was promoted 10 captains rank three years
ago.
First Lieut.. Roger Bryan was graduated
from West Point June =. I>>s. tie Vas
appointed 10 the academy from Nassathu-
sets. He received ais commission as FIRST
lieutenant In isso.
Edward Matshau who was woan3e.i.
was ore OF the first correspondents sent by
the journal 10 cuba He was . most IN
trepld and cool-aesded man IA those days
and since has shown remarkable aptitude
and skill. lie IS "a man ii fine eG4catioa
and has Travelled widely.
WICHITA. kar., June 25.-I.leut ]. r.
Thomas. who was wounded n Santiago.
toned at Muskagee.
Reported as u Spanish Victory.
MADRID. June 15.-An official dispatch
from Santiago de cuba has been received
saying that Gen. I-.narey column was at
tackled on the ho~hts Of Sevila by the
American soldiers and a band of insur-
gents. The dispatch says.
TIE enemy vas repulscd with serious
losses. Tne Spauiaras had seven Killed
ana twen:y-seVen wounded, including three
officers"
Troops Embark on the Harvard.
NEWPORT NEWS. june ga regi-
ment and two batsa!:ors Of infantry en-
barked on the auxiliary cruiser Harvard
here today and some lime tomorrow w..l
leave Tor Santiago to reinforce Gen. Shaft
err Tine troops are The Ninth Massachu-
sets and Second and ThlC battalions Of
the Thirty fourth Michigan. which COM
rletss Gen. pua.sli's brigade. the first
detachment % which sailed for Cuba On
the auxiliary cruiser Yale from Old Pom:
Comfos; Thursday evening.
To Reinforce santiago.
: copyrighted. lSsS ny the Assocla:ed Press.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. june "a CT
ban agent who has arrived AZ Falmouth,
Jamaica. in an open salhoa:. after j TWO
days passage from tie v.cln.ty OF Man
camille. repo~,e tina, 5ooo Spanish troops
from NanzaaE'5 end tae YES. are mare H.
iaz toward Santiago 10 reinforce the span
.sh soldiers there.
Oshkosh Saw willis Rc~ume Monday.
OSHKOSH w. Jane = -Afltia are
So IN guard. Tga Paine PLANS, she ooly