The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-29
ANXIOUS;
bBTTSGuIsH THEMSELVES Ar
ONCE AT GUANTANAMO.
Conditions Are Very FayornlIe
he Weather Being Dry In
stend of Rainy.

rishted, 1893. by Associated Press,
Board the Associated Press Disnatcb
piuntless, Off Marine Camp. Guam.
Cuba, June 20, Via Port Antonio
!, June 27.-Aside from the ener-
iiack OF the Spaniards on the arst
70 camp established in Cuba, moth
taer has astonished the inhabitants
p McCalla, and indeed the SQUAD
erally, so much as the present long
frval in the midst of what was sun
DO cuba's rainy season. May was
In with rains on the north coast
Pen the troops reached the coast
Puno II very unpleasant; but rc-
laey have experienced fine weather
ave become tanned and have had |
'sm Of fire and stood the ordeal
I'VE gone six miles inland and
lne Spanlards out of their holes
peninsula, beat them out of tbs
aeT own particular kind of fight
sosl several men in the exploit
e Spanlards have lost seventy
~ounaed and not accounted for.
Lieutenant Delhantys pioneer OK
eea' Tue river of mines below /,
~ was preached yesterday The
we're eager to follow the achieye-
capturing both Caimaneraa nd !,
|1Io Notwithstanding that Gum -
Y .nteen miles Inland from the bav :,
wy Oh supporting distance from the u
; besides there are 5000 Spanish
Ilhee. But the marines tbo,,pbt . p
'Nnles OF them had whipped six D.
y, spanlards at Cusco noun -
~ snoie party ough. to come pretty -
Jug away with the dagoes up the 3. 3.
acers smile quietly when thew i Ia
! enthusiastic outbursts and ara Oh
VS. with the spirit that pronnts VIZ
~ .,N17-'rs-sssY2 > -z73i3 III
It's from inland agree in pictur- fse
|pansh situation as desperate. Gro
5 iniest Santiago and Guantana- SO
ely that even dispa tches between thr
Inc spanish army are captured son
IN they get through. 7
iary governor OF Santiago made Sar
demand three days ago an of
70 for food and reinforcemer~s. pra
red party cespondently s,ated TIL,
|anamo was worse off than San bio
nothing could be sent. thi,
Ins watch every creek and cross has
trlng in Spanish couriers and tina
lem to Camp McCaila or to Ad- fro
pson. /.
ans are gradually winning the or
tne American regulars. The in
lers so far seen are about nine for,
q cent negroes, usually with Sar
an officers. The officers are fer
anxious for their troops to win sto
opinion Of the Americans. as
cubans are fine bush fighters, anc
Woodcraft and are invaluable Gel
~ OF the trouble with them as
peen when they attempted too
ey are greedy as to American
VII readily be excused for that SIP
are are seen to strip for swimming
me camp. Every one OF them n
.. owing to the uniform COM a.
heir army. They have been in
but systematic ally,
u VIII take many weeks of on
9 10 get them into comfortable ger
the
very one of them has blood IN
y spain. At Camp McCalla ,
Dig negro, whose real name is SUI
out who is called by the ma Sar
Aachete' for his fondness for j
national weapon. lie has with shi
le boy, the only one of his fam bel
!, me rest, even to his cousins, the
w by the guerillas. In wal
va man becomes half mad with Spa
:. urops his gun at the first and
siose quarters and plies his A.g arr
e fail. T
expedition from Cusco battle int,
10y brought in couple OF tina
81 spanish skulls as specimens late
n, received them like a connois-
,'ihg one over gently with his
= tue sand, chuckled deeply
sea; "uno bueno Espanolo" Tn
'psniard). He had probably
!, 'ne American army phrase I
ny brand of good Indian" II
s,ahpson is reported to have ste
ny impressed with his inter- ~
Ne veteran General Garcia. II aio
VI the army take as kindly as ref
VI camp McCalla TO their +
ana nile and take the trouble De-
neir good qualities and deal eve
~ Their defects. there SEEMS Cen
~ the allied armies" should gar
aau enectlve work in Cuba. Mr.
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