The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-25

as follows:
Playa del Este, June 25-Adjutant
General, U. S A, Washington. Bal
quiri, June 24.-Further news from
Gen. Wheeler places out loss in this
mornings firing at about ten killed and
forty wounded. Capt. CaprOn, first Uni
ted States volunteer cavalry killed.
Wounded, Major Brodie, Capt. McCIin-
tock and Lieut.. Thomas, first United
states volunteer cavalry; Major Bell,
Captain Knox and Lieut.. Byram, first
United States cavalry. Capt. Knox
seriously. Capt. Wainwright, formerly
reported wounded, is uninjured. The
are not yet known. The Spaniards oc-
cupied a very strong and entrenched
position on high hill. The firing last
ed about an hour and the enemy was
driven from his position which is now
occupied by our troops about a mile
and half from Sevilla. The enemy
has retired towards Santiago de Cuba.
(Signed) SHAFTER.
The News at Washington.
Washington, June 25.-Army officers
today read the news of yesterdays en-
SaSement with interest but say these
necessarily omitted many facts that are
essential to enable one to form a clear
conception of the details of the move
ment attempted by Gen. Lawton and
Col. Young which resulted in the severe
loss for the rough riders. The rough
riders were supplied with at least two
Colts automatic machine guns when
l11Gy SIdTl0u from tampa anu Ino
fcials are waiting to hear whether
these were used with erect or not.
These little guns weigh only so pounds,
so they are easily transported on mule
back and may even be packed along
with a tripod by a soldier for a short
distance.
Only one message came during the
night to the navy department. from
Admiral Sampson and it was in
wise connected with yesterdays en-
gagement. The report was current that
he had notified the department over
night of his intention to begin bonn
bardment of the forts at the entrance
of Santiago harbor today and to con-
tinue the bOmbardment until the last
gun was silenced. No such cablegram
was received though no doubt is felt
that Admiral Sampson, who is in full
and free communication with Gen.
Shafter will use his ships in the manner
referred to if it be deemed best to do
so. He has not notified the depart
ment of any such intention.
AT Gen. Miles headquarters deep in
terest was manifested in the reports of
the first bloody engagement. The gen
eral was early at his desk but when
he arrived found nothing from Gen.
Shafter or the others in the field He
said he did not regard this as surpris-
ing and looked for fighting instead of
reporting. At 10 o'clock Gen. Miles and
Secretary Alger held a long conference.
The general when asked as to the situa-
tion. said the press reports told the
whole story so far as it was known
1t showed the terrible earneStneSS and
the courage of our men and the spirit
with which they were entering upon
this attack. The loss of Captain Capron
and the other brave men from the
rough riders and caValrymen was a ser
iOus blow, Gen. Miles said. He spoke
in the highest praise of Captain Capron,
saying he had been one of the very best
officers in the United States service,
man who knew no fear. He was a type
of the stalwart American soldier.
Broad shouldered and athletic in build
and man of most prepossessing per-
Sonal appearance. Running over the
list of dead and wounded, Gen. Miles
had a good word to say for each one,
so far as he knew them and among the
regulars, he knew them almost man for
man. When asked if he felt that Gen.
Pando, the Spanish division commander
at HOlguin, could be kept from bring
ing reinforcements of 10000 men down
to Gen. Linares at Santiago, Gen Miles
said the Cubans must be depended upon
to hold back Pando.
Gen. Garcia had been specially
charged with throwing his Cuban
forces across the line of cOmmunica-
ton between Holguin at Santiago and
this together with the difficulties of
progress along the hundred mile
stretch between, the two places prom
ised to prevent Spanish reinforcements
reaching Santiago.
Captain McCIintOck.
Denver. Col, June 25.-Captain Jas.
McClintOck of troop B, who was shot
through the right leg in the battle be-
fore Santiago de Cuba is from Phoenix
Ariz. He is well known throughout the
southwest and for many years until a
year ago was editor of the Arizona Re
publican, published at Phoenix. He
was one of the Arizona delegates to the
last national irrigation convention, and
has held a number of public or semi
public positions.
On the presidents first call for troops
McCiintOck was one of the first to re-
spond, and later Governor McCOrd ap-
pointed him captain of troop B, in
recognition of his services in organizing
the Arizona volunteers.
Hamilton Fish, Jr.
New York June 25-Hamilton Fish
jr., one of the killed, was young New
Yorker, of good position and family,
who went to the front with Roosevelt's s
rough riders. He was of distinguished
ancestry, his family being one of the
Oldest in this state. His father Mich
olas Fish, is the son of the late Ham
iltOn Fish who was secretary of state
in Grants cabinet. He IS a banker
and lives in this city. Hamilton Fish
was over six feet tall, of Herculean
build and rowed as No of the Colum-
bia college crew in it's winning race of
1894, over the Poughkeepsie course.
Major James M. Bell.
Washington June 25.-Major James
NJ. Bell of the first regular cavalry who
was wounded, is a veteran of the civil
war He enlisted as first lieutenant of
the Eighty-sixth Ohio infantry in
June, 1862, and served until the close of
the war coming out as captain. He
went into the army July 2S 1866, as
second lieutenant and went up the
grades until he was appointed major of
the First cavalry May %, 1896.
Captain Allyn K. Capron.
Washington, June 25.-Captain Allyn
K. Capron. of troop l. ROosevelts s
rough riders. who is among the killed,
was son of Captain Allyn Capron. of