Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-29
OLD GLORY.
Oar Star. aud stripes Wave. Over Jur.-
qua Cuba. oaiy sis Mues prom
Moro C.stie

orr JURAouA. Province OF Santiago
de Cuba. June 81 via Port Antonio.
Jamaica. June a5-The advance OF tho
American army has reached the edge
Of the tablcland in which the harbor
OF Santiago dc Cuba lies Here. seven
miles from MORO castle rs the crow
nies, the main body OF the troopS has
united aud the Spaniards are in full
retreat toward Santiago dc Cuba. They
may attempt surprise.
Ten. Lawtons brigade. which rested
last night at Dcma jayabo. four miles
west OF baiqoiri. resumed Its march Mt
daylight Before noon his brigade,
consisting of the cad infantry. the Is,
Infantry, the ri Massachusetts volnn-
tccrS. with companies OF the sth cav
airy. half OF the sth cavalry aud sew
oral companies OF the aA,h colorcd cav
airy occupied Juragua. ave miles be-
yond, and the American iag was
hoistcd there
The Spaniards retired before the adj
vance, which was covered 10y Cuban
skirmishers burning the block houses
a. they went
Col. Wagner with a small roconnnis.
sancc party OF about 90 men. brushed
against tho flank Of rctrcating Span.
ish column 200 strong Mt Firmczas. A
dozen shots were iircd 10y the Span
iards, a. Col. Wagner fell back. He.
fore Con Lawton could bring up the
2ed, the van regiment, the Spaniards
had decampcd westward
Juragua was abandoned by Gen.
Linarcs aud !. 200 Spanish troops with
such haste that they had NO time to
burn the town, though an Intellectual
effort was made 10 destroy the loco
motives Of the railroad and the rolling
stock. Gen. Liuarcs reiterated To- SCI
villa, six miles west Of Juragua bv
road and nine miles from santiago dc
Cuba
A dctach mont Of 10 Cubans. under
Col Aguirra. collidcd with the spnn-
ish rear guard The Cubans lost two
men killed and bad seven men wound.
ed. The Spanish loss s. not known.
One Spaniard WAS mache ted
Cen. Chafiec. OF The 9th cnvalrv. the
remainder Of the sth. 9Th. 7th. 18th and
18th infantry reached Juragun mt dirk.
Cen. Bates, with thc reserve of the
Goth infantry and Col Woods rough
riders dismountcd. with dynamite
gun. hurried forward from Baiquiri
at o'clock, proceeding by forced
marches
When the couricrs brought the news
that lnragua had been occupied the
troopships which bad not discmbarlecd
their troops steamed 10 Juragua with
the view Of landing them there But
The heavy sea beating ON the beach
made it impossible 20 get the boats
through the surf
The Cnbans expect the frs; stand TO
made al Saviila, and they have proved
good prophets in the past. Gen. Law.
tons men are badly tagged bv forced
marches and the intense heat The
rations are almost exhausted They
started with three days supplies ana
further food could not be- landed Fri
day. But pack train will be sent
forward Saturday
Strong outposts arc maintained in
order 10 prevent surprise. and Jura-
qua rs also under the protection of
the guns of the war ships Thus the
flank Of The advancing American coll
umn is safe The Spaniards. to attacl,
orr troops. must make forced march
through an almos: inpcnctrable un.
dcrgrowth
MAprID June % Dispatches from
the Spanish military commanders al
Santiago deny that his forces arc ia.
adequate 10 says that Gen. Linares
has ~ batialions ~ infantry and Sow
eral battcrics Of artillery aud be- adds
that all Tic strategic positions around
tho city are strongly occupied.
Continuing the dispatches say the
spaniards may fall back before tho
Americans but only until they are
out If reach 81 the ships guns"
CnIcAGo, June 20 a special 20 the
News from Washington says:
Information has been received here
that the spaniards have been driven
back from the woods about Baiouiri
and the last Of the American artillery
Is now ashore. The march 10 Santiago
viii begin 90 once. Twenty-Five dead
and 30 wounded Spanish soldiers have
been found ia The positions carried by
shaiter's army since landing Not
one American soldier has been killed.
The Cubans are driving the Spanish
army into santiago after fierce guer.
rilia fighting, in which the Cubans arc
distinguishing themselves for bravery.
Hobson Heard PROM.
WAsnfSoTov. June Is The navy de-