Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-30
FIGHT At SANTIAGO.
Rough Riders and Cavalry Have an
Engagement with Spaniards.
AMERICANS SCATTER The ENEMY.
At Least Fifty A merlcans We're Wounded
and Is Killed Preparations Made for
Nh Assault Upon the City-secre-
tary Aiger Told the News.

OFF JURAGUA, June 25.-Yesterday
morning four troops of the First cav.
airy, four troops Of the Tenth cavalry
and eight troops of Roosevelts rough
riders, less than 1000 men in all, dis
mounted and attacked 1000 Spanish
soldiers in the thickets within five
miles of Santiago de Cuba. The
Americans beat the enemy back into
the city, but left the following dead
upon the field: Rough riders, Capt
Allyn X. Capron, troop l.; Sergt Ham.
iton Fish, Jr., privates Tilman and
Dawson, both OF troop l.; private
Dougherty, of troop A; private W. T.
Erwin, of troop F; First cavalry, pri-
Yates Dix, York, Bejork, Kobe, Rer-
lin and Lenmock; Tenth cavalry, Cor
coral White. At least 30 Americans
were wounded, including six officers.
Several of the wounded will die.
Twelve dead Spaniards were found in
the brush after the fight, but their loss
was doubtless far in excess Of that.
Gen. Young commanded the expedi-
ton and was with the regulars, while
Col. Wood directed the operations of
the rough riders several miles west.
Both parties struck the Spaniards
about the same time and the fight
lasted an hour. The Spaniards opened
fire from the thick brush and had
every advantage of numbers and posi-
ton, but the troops drove them back
from the start, stormed the block
house, around which they made final
stand, and sent them scattering over
the mountains The cavalrymen were
afterwards reinforced by the Seventh,
Twelfth and Seventeenth infantry,
part OF the Ninth cavalry, the Second
Massachusetts and the Seventy first
New York. The Americans now hold
the position at the threshold of Santi.
ago de Cuba with more troops going
forward constantly and they are pre-
pairing for final assault upon the city.
SECRETARY ALGER TOLD THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, June %. up to two
o'clock this morning neither the presi.
dent nor Secretary Alger had received
official news concerning the land en-
gagement near Santiago which oc-
Cured yesterday morning. At the
Office Of Adjt. Gen. Corbin official con-
frmation Of the Associated press dis.
patches is expected at any moment.
The Associated press conveyed
to both the president and Sec
rotary Alger the only informa-
ton concerning the battle which
they have received as yet When the
first bulletin relative to the engage.
ment was shown to Secretary Alger at
one o'clock he expressed the deepest
concern and requested that he he Civ.
en- further particulars as soon as they
were received. Shortly before two
o'clock the story of the engagement
was read to Secretary Alger through
a telephone. As the names OF the
killed and wounded were read the sec
rotary counted the numbers aloud,
apparently making note Of them
as they reached him. While the sec
rotary expressed the deepest re-
greet for the loss Of the officers and
men, he was greatly gratified to learn
that the American forces had achieved
what appears to be so decisive vic.
tory and had gained so excellent
position for the heavy engagement
which is confidently expected to take
place in day or two. So great was
the interest Secretary Alger manifest
ed In the battle that he requested, not
withstanding the lateness of the hour,
that he be given any further particu-
lars which might be received.