The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-18

lily, waving his hands toward the city,
It have secret troubles there"
Speaking of the battle of the oath OF
June, in which the rough riders and
part of General Youngs command par
ticipated, General TOra1 said that less
than 2 900 Spanish troops were engaged,
his loss being 265. He would not say
how many Spaniards we're killed at Ell
Caney and before Santiago.
Heavy heavy" he said, dejectedly.
In response to an inquiry, he said that
transportation would be required for
between p, 900 and $4,000 men, there be-
ing that much of a force in the capt.
ulated district. He informed the officers
that Santiago harbor had been again
mined since Admiral Cervera left.
General Miles remained at Juragua
during the completion of the agreement,
and a copy of the articles was sent him
by General Shafter. THAT is splendid"
he said. We have got everything that
we came after" 4
General Miles went to Guantanamo
today, and 1t is reported that he will
remain there until the Washington gov
eminent definitely decides about the
Porto Rico campaign.
A large number of troopships are ly-
ing off here, and it is generally believed
that a large part Of General Skaters
army will be moved soon.
The camp at Juragua contains moth
ing now but hospital tents, with guard
of two companies. The bIackened ruins
of a few burned buildings are still wish
Die, DuL III must places the QGDIlS mas
been moved and the white tents of the
hospital corps are pitched on the sites
of the burned buildings. The fever
hospital is situated about half a, mile
across the railway bridge to the north
east of the town and is well isolated.
Two hundred and fifty men are still in
the hospital ship Relief, which lies
here. All are recovering rapidly.
The volunteer regiments which have
arrived here since the fighting ceased
are standing the climate remarkably
well. The men seem greatly disappoint-
ed because they arrived too late to
share in the battles, but they are see
ing plenty of the real hardshipS of
campaigning. The daily downpOur Of
rain last week rendered the camp very
uncomfortable. The rifle pits and
tents on grade are soaked with water,
the miserable yellow clay Of the Cuban
coast making marching almost an inn
possibility. The narrow trail from
Juragua to the front is cut to pieces
by a constant stream of wagons, and
it takes hours for q supply wagon
drawn by four starving, exhausted
horses to make the twelve mile trip.
The troops look to be in good cOndi-
ton by daylight, but when the swift,
tropical nights come down, damp and
cloudy, with the men shivertng mlser-
ably about the suffering camphres or
searching for dry places for their
blankets, the great mass of troops
seems little like a victorious army. The
men do not complain, but accept the
TalnSOakeQ naEuLack anu Wet SuG4lSA
tents with cheerfulness.
Scarcely a warship remains off San
tiago harbor entrance, almost the entire
fleet holding positions directly opposite
the deserted forts at Aguadores.
This afternoon the New York, flying
the blue flag of the admiral, lay anchor
ed with her bow almost on AguadoreS
beach, while clustered about her were
the other ships of the great squadron,
the Brooklyn lying a little further out
to sea
The rifle pits which crown the bluff
were deserted, the Spanish soldiers
lounging uncOncernedly on the beach
under the guns of the fleet and within
hail of the men on the New York. The
men of the navy are impatient to get
into Santiago harbOr, but it is not
known yet when the entrance will be
made. The refugees who have been
quartered at Ell Caney were ordered
back into the city today, and, as most
of them are without food, the Red Cross
society's aid is considered very I'M
The openhanded generosity of Ameri-
can seamen was shown today when a
subscription was opened on COmmO-
dore Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn,
for the benefit of the young wife OF
George Henry Ellis, the only man killed
on the American side during the battle
with Admiral Cervera's fleet. The men
eagerly offered their money, many
whose salaries are but ST and SIS a
month giving $40 and s25. The sub
scrintiOn soon amounted to 1907, and
then one seaman who had a silver coin
taken from one of the Spanish vessels
offered it for sale for the benefit OF the
fund and it was bid in by another sea-
man for SIS.
Lieutenant Commander Mason offer-
ed a 5-peseta piece from the Infanta
Maria Teresa, and it's auction brought
$50 more. The fund tonight amounts
to over $1,000.