The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-13
TAKEN BY GARCIA.
spnninrds Eyncuate Town of Gibara,
Leaving Their Sick and Wound
ed Comrades Behind.

Col. Jane, of Gen. Calixto Garcia's staff,
has just arrived from the front with
dispatche announcing the occupation
of Gibara, on the north coast of the
province of Santiago de Cuba, by Gen.
Garcia's troops. Gibara was evacuated
by the Spaniards. They left thou
sand sick and wounded. who are being
taken care of by the Cuban COM
mander. Gen. Garcia. with 5000 troops,
is besieging Holguin, now occupied by
the Spanish general Lugue. whose sur
render has been demanded.
Washington, Aug. IA de partment
OF the army, 10 be known as the de-
partment of Santiago, was created
Wednesday night. Maj. Gen. Henry w.
Lawton Is assigned to its command.
Brig. Gen. Wood will continue in com
mand OF Santiago city. Gen. Shafter
returns TO this country with the Fifth
army corps. He will be in command
until he departs.
Washington, Aug. 11.-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin has issued the following state
ment: The secretary Of war has or
dered one division of the First army
corps from Chattanooga 10 Knoxville,
Tenn, and another division of the same
corps from Chckamauga TO Lexington.
Nv. A division of the Fourth corps.
now at Tampa, has been ordered TO
Huntsville, Ala. The Second division
! (Gen. DavisO Of the Second army corps,
now at Manassas, Va. has been ordered
10 Middletown. Pa. The adyisability OF
marching the troops from Chicka-
manga TO Lexington is under consider
/ alton.
The movement Of these troops is in
accordance with the plans Of the war
| department TO break up the large
camps and spread the troops about the
country.
Madrid, Aug. 11.-An official dis
patch received here from San Juan de
Puerto Rico says: American forces re-
turning from Guanamo attacked the
heights of Guanamo. a guerrilla force
under Maj. Cervera kept up continual
fire for an hour and held the position,
the enemy's attack being ultimately re-
pulsed We suffered no loss. The enc
my's losses are not known. The village
OF Gamao has been attacked by large
" superior force, and had 10 be ADAM
doned. Our troops are retreating.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 1.-THE
Spanish hospital ship Alicante sailed
for Spain Wednesday with 1000 sick
Spanish soldiers on board. The Span
ish steamer Isla dc Luzon arrived here
and will take 2,135 Spanish soldiers.
Washington, Aug. 1i.-Gen. Merritts
| l.. ,,.a Dhtfinnfnae fc IN no IN
creased by the 1000 troops now at San
Francisco, which will be sent as soon
az transports can be obtained. Sec
rotary Alger said Wednesday that 1000
troops would sail at once. The depart
ment has not sufficient transports at
hand to convey the remaining 5000 Mt
present. but the secretary says with
those already arrived and on the sea,
together with the 1000 which are to
leave San Francisco at once. Gen. Mer-
rift will have force OF $4,000 and
there will be no hurry for the en-
barkation of the remaining troops.
The department has had an offer of
two ships TO transport the troops. but
considered the price asked excessive
and IL Is probable the return Of the
transports that first went to Manila
will be awaited. The secretary cabled
Gen. Merritt asking him when IL was
expected the transports would return
TO San Francisco and II they are like
~ TO reach that point within three
weeks, their return will be awaited. as
it will take at least that length OF time
TO get new transports in readiness TO
carry troops.
Atlanta, Ca. Aug. 1i.--Five privates.
all volunteers, died Wednesday of ty-
phoid fever in the general hospital at
Fort Mcpherson. Their names are:
Charles w. Allen. company NJ. Second
New York; Elmer Childers, company
NJ. Second Kentucky; Charles w.
Baker, company G, Second New York;
Charles Morrison, company ID, Second
New York: Benjamin Bourne, com
pnny A. Third Ohio. There are now
els patients in the big hospital here.
or these 400 are suffering from typhoid
fever. Tampa has sent $50 typhoid
patients, l5s came from Chickamauga
and 100 from Fernandina.
Coamo. Puerto Rico. Aug. 11.-(Via
Ponce. Troop G, OF New York. pur-
sued the party OF fleeing Spanish engi-
neers. after the capture OF Coamo, a
distance OF four miles along the road
TO Aibonito. The Americans were
checked NJ the Cuyon river, where the
Spaniards had blown up the bridge,
and were shelled from Spanish bat
terry on the crest of Asoninte noun
tain. The dismounted cavalry re-
turned the fire. receiving no damage
and holding the position. battalion
OF the Third Wisconsin volunteers
came 20 their support. Gen. Wilson's
column Is resting. repairing the bridge
and reconnoitering the enemy's posi-
ton. There are formidable gorges on
either side and the Spanish works are
on the crests OF mountains command
ing the road. The Spaniards have sew
eral guns mounted, among them two
machine guns sent back into the coun-
try from the torpedo boat destroyer