Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-25
A FLAG RAISING.
Mountain Top-Shafter Very A. gres-
sive--Advance of Troops.

mouhtan lop-snaIter very a. ~gres-
sive-Advance of Troops.
On BOARD THE DISPATCH Boat OAUNT-
LESS, OFF BAIQUIRI, June %, 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, the 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 int Santi-
ago and strike the Spanish d heavy
blow
The celebrity 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 for
more rations. The mules and stores are
already ashore, but some of the tran
pings are still on board ship They will
be taken off during the night. Colonel
Humphreys says he will have a pack
train loaded and on its way by daylight
tomorrow. 1t should reach Juaragua
before night. An attempt to send sun.
plies to Juaragua this afternoon in boats
failed
On BOARD THE DISPATCH Boar
DAUNTLEss, off Juragna, Province of
Santiago de Cuba, June 90, via Port
Antonio, Jamaica, June 25.-The adj
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
lards are III full retreat toward Santiago
Gle 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 fifth colored cav
airy, occupied Juragua, five miles be-
yond, and the American flag was hoisted
there.
The Spanlards retired before the adj
vance, which was covered by Cuban
ski & h11r la
they went.
Colonel Wagner, with a small recon
Nuisance party of about 40 men.
brushed against the flank of a retreat
ing Spanish column, 200 strong, at Fir
MEAS. A dozen shots were fired by the
Spaniards as Colonel Wagner fell back
Before General Lawton could bring up
the Twenty second, the van regiment:
the Spaniards had decamped westward.
Juragua was abandoned by General
Linares and 1900 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 stock. General
Linares retreated to Seville, six miles
west OF Juragua by road and nine miles
from Santiago de Cuba.
A detachment of ITO Cubans, 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 dynamite gun, hurried forward
from Balqulri at 8 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.
WOOSTER, o., June 25.-The remains
OF Chaplain l. N. Keiffer of the Eighth
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