Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-06-16

part ot the battalion last night waited
for the attack that the colonel was
certain would come, II arrived with
in a short time after dark, and from
that time until daybreak the firing
WAS incesSant and at times very heavy
On the American side two men were
Killed and four wounded, The dead
are, Sergeant Major Henry Goodscl
OF the marines, shot through the right
breast, Private Taumau, wounded
fell of the elm and was instantly
Killed. The injured were Private
Wallace, fell OF the elm, sustained
fractured leg; Private Martin. sho,
throush the left leg; Private RoNhury,
shot through the arm; Private Burke,
shot through the arm.
The first attack OF the Spaniards was
made at o'clock and the last shot
was fired by them at about S in the
morning, During the night the Span
airdS attacked the camp Of the mar
ines on shore and the Marblehead, be-
lcyiug the Americans were being
driven out, threw several shells into
the place The attack, however, was
repulSed by small detachment Of
marines in camp without trouble, The
shells Of the Marhlehead struck among
the marines. This was the first fight
in the war in which the Cubans coop
Grated with the American forces, and
their cooperation was not glittering
success At one time during the af
ternoon when the marines were firing
on small detachment of Spaniards
that made its appearance short dis
lance from the camp, the Cubans be
San firing without orders and sent
yollcy right among the Americans.
There were several narrow escpaes,
but no one was injured Lieutenant
Neville of company ID was sent out on
scout duty anu, as on the day previous
attacked small stone fort. A hot fight
followed and the Spaniards were driv-
en- of with n loss, II was during this
fight that Wallace and Tauman fell
over the cliff. Fifteen dead Spaniards,
including a lieutenant, were found In
the fort During the attack several
shots struck the ships in the harbor,
one penetrating the pilot house of the
Associated Press dispatch boat Dandy.
Only one was injured on board, how
ever
The Dolphin captured and located
the Spanish water station on the ocean
side of the harbor entrance The ar
rival of the fleet to complete the bonn
bardment of the town and its dcfenscs
is expected within Il few hours.
Blancos "Doctored" News
Havana, June l5.-At IL o'clock
Monday morning the semaphore on
MORO castle signaled that q vessel
flying flag of truce was in sight and
the Spanish gunboat La Flccha went
to meet the vessel which turned out
to be the United States gunboat Maple.
The officer on board delivered sealed
documents addressed to Gollan, the
British consul. The United States
cruiser Montgomery approached nearer
than usual to the Santa Clara battery
and fired three shots at Punta Bravo
and tlen resumed its place in the
bIockading line. The projectiles fell
very near the battery. The Spanish
battery east of MORO castle fired one
shot at another American warship.
Advices from Matanzas say that 200 In
surgents attempted to enter Cuman-
ayagua, province Of Matanzas, and
succeeded In burning some houses, but
were repulsed with lOSs including one
captain, Morrison, one lieutenant and
one private killed, and sergeant,
corporal and nine priyates wounded.
The Spanish had nineteen wounded
The same insurgents were afterward
encountered and the Spaniards claim
that they dispersed them with loss Of
twelve killed. The local guerilla force
Of Las Jas, province Of Santa Clara, 1t
is announced officially, dispersed an
insurgent force which left eight killed
on the field.
Another Haytien Story.
Cape Haytien, June 10 The United
States auxiliary cruiser st. Louis and
several dispatch boats-so II Is re-
ported here brought TO Mole st. Mich
olas Tuesday the story that a land
ing had been effected by the Ameri-