The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-30
a FLAG RAISING.
Mountain Top-shafter Very Aggres-
sive-Advance of Troops.

sive-Advance of Troops.
On BOARD THE DISPATCH Boat EAUNT-
LESS, OFF BAIQUIRI, June 23, via Kings
ton, Jamaica, June 25.-Late yester.
day afternoon the American flag was
flown from the top of Altares mount.
aims, back of Baiquiri, amid wild en-.
thusiasm. The men cheered and waved
their hats, tbs warships and transports
let loose their sirens and bands played
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Major LamOtte, with two men of the
volunteer cavalry, climbed the heights
and raised the flag.
The Pan American ironworks, which
were destroyed before the troops landed
yesterday, belonged to the Steelton
company, near Baltimore.
The troops are in fine spirits and are
overjoyed at the aggressive attitude as
sumed by General Shafter, who be.
heves he can force his way into Santi.
ago and strike the Spanish 6 heavy
blow.
The celerity of the forward move.
ment of the United States army has
embarrassed the quartermaster's de.
partment. General Lawton sent back
this afternoon an urgent request Tor
more rations. The mules and stores are
already ashore, but some of the trap.
pings are still on board ship. They will
be taken off during the night. Colonel
Humphreys says he will have q pack
train loaded and on its way by daylight
tomorrow 1t should reach Juaragua
before night. An attempt to send sup.
plies TO Juaragua this afternoon in boats
failed.
On BOARD THE DISPATCH BOAT
DAUNTLEss, off Juragua, Province of
Santiago de Cuba, June %, via Port
Antonio, Jamaica, June 25.-The ad.
vance of the American army has
reached the edge of the table land in
which the harbor of Santiago de Cuba
lies. Here, seven miles from MORO
castle, as the crow flies, the main body
of the troops has united, and the Span
iards are III full retreat toward Santiago
de Cuba. They may attempt a sur.
prise, but decisive engagement is not
expected for several days.
General Lawton's brigade, which
rested last night at Demejayabo, four
miles west of Baiquiri, resumed its
march at daylight. Before noon his
brigade, consisting of the Twenty.sec-
ond infantry, the First infantry, the
Second Massachusetts volunteers, with
companies of the Eighth cavalry, half
of the Fourth cavalry and several COM
panies Of the Twenty-tifth colored cav
airy, occupied Juragua, five miles be.
yond, and the American flag was hoisted
there.
The Spaniards retired before the ad.
vance, which was covered by Cuban
sklrmlshers, burning the blockhouses as
they went.
Colonel Wagner, with a small recon.
nalssance party of about 40 men,
brushed against the flank of retreat.
ing spanish column, 200 strong, at Fir
meas. A dozen shots were fired by the
Spanlards as Colonel Wagner fell back.
Before General Lawton could bring up
the Iwenty-second, the van regiment:
the Spanlards had decamped westward
Juragua was abandoned by General
Llnares and l,2OO Spanish with such
haste that they had no time to burn the
town, though an Intellectual effort was
made to destroy the locomotives of the
railroad and the rolling steck. General
Llnares retreated to Seville, six miles
west OF Juragua by road and nine miles
from Santiago de Cuba.
"A uctdCuIueuI Ol 1 ~ CuDdnS, under
Colonel Aguirra, collided with the
Spanish rear guard. The Cubans lost
two men killed and had seven men
wounded. The Spanish loss is not
known. One Spaniard was macheted,
General Chaffee, with the Ninth cav.
airy, the remainder of the Eighth and
Fourth, Seventh, Twelfth and Seven.
teenth infantry, reached Juragua at
dark.
General Bates, with the reserve of
the Twentieth infantry, and Colonel
Woods Rough Riders, dismounted,
with a dynamite gun, hurried forward
from Baiquiri at s o'clock, proceeding
by forced marches.
When the couriers brought the news
that Juragua had been occupied the
troop ships which had not disembarked
their troops steamed to Juragua with
the view of landing them there. But
the heavy sea beating on the beach
made 1t impossible to get the boats
through the surf.
Chaplain's Funeral Sunday