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VOL. XII.IAI-G . . THE ARMY ARRIVES. SIXTEEN THOUSAND TRCOPS ARE NOW OEF SAN TIAGC. The Hearts of the Weary Blocanders G a d emed by Sght ot the Tbi-tySeven Trace ports Steaming M-jestlcacv Up to the Caban Shore The United States army for the in vasion of Cuba, 16,0t,) strorg, ccm manded by General Shafter, arrived cti Santiago de Cuba at noon rEcsday, June 21. The time of its disembarkation has not yet been determined upon, but it will prcbably be within the next three days. When the fleet of thirty-seven trans ports, with its freight of 6ghting men, swept up the southern ccast today and slowed up within sight of the doomed city of Santiago de Cuba, the anxious ly awaited soldiers were greeted with ringing cheers, which echocd to the transports frcm the decks of the bleek ading warsbips far in shore. They were answered by the trcops mcst heartily and in kind. The weeks of anxious waiting on one side and of imnstient chaf:ug on the other were c-ver, brd the army atd navy had at last joir-ed forces, and all felt that the tinal blow at Santiago was at hand. It was i0 o'clock Tues day morning when the lookout on the armored cruiser Brooklyn reported seeing the smoke of several steamers away to the southessi, and a moment or so later he anncunced that a dczen or so transports were fn sight. The signals were exchanged from ships to ship, gladdening the hearts of the weary blcekaders. Then the United States auxiliary cruiser Gloucester. formerly J. Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair, dashed away to meet and wel come the troops. In about half an hour later a grim forest of masts had sprung up appar ently from the sea, and a most im pressive scene was presented as the armada swept gracefully up from the horizon towards the shores where the great struggle is to take place. The transports were ranged in three shifting lines, with the battleship In diana on the extreme right and the other men-of-war cn the outskirts of the fleet. In this order the transports and their escorts steamed slowly to ward the hills where Morro's red walls gleamed in the sunlight. The army of invasion lelt Egmont Key at noon on Tuesday, June 14, convoyed by the United States war ships Indiana, Castine, Helena. Anna polis, Bancroft, Morrill and Hornet. The passage was necessarily slow, as two big water barges and the schooner Stevens, also used for water, had to be towed. At Rebecca Shoals lighthouse the fleet was joined by the United States warships Detrcit, Manning, Oceola, Wasp and Ericoson. When the transport fleet left Port Tampa it was the intention of those in authority to take the western course. around Cape Antonio, but later it was decided to go via the Florida Straits, that being a shorter distance. Af.er the fleet got into the rough waters of the straits the transnorts were formed into three lines, about 1,COO yards apart, while six hundred yards separa ted the ships. The easily advancing transports presented a very impressive spectacle, stretching for miles over the blue wa ters. It was one of the largest fleets ever gathered together, the grim lock ing men of-war hovering like watch dogs on the outskirts of the human freighted ships. At night every precaution was taken to guard against any possible atta::k. No lights were allowed on the trans ports and the gunboats in the direction of the shore were doubled in number, while at freauent intervals shiftir-g searchlights swept the waters in the direction of Cuba in search of hostile vessels. Throughout the voyage not one Spanish gunbeat cr sign of the enemy was seen. On Friday the convoying flet of warships was reinforced by the Montgomery and Porter, off Puerto Pincipe. The voyage throughout was tedious and umnterestirg. To the weary soldiers life on board trans ports is as unwarlike as a journey on a fruiter. The spectacie of transferring the sick at sea was presented on Saturday. For hours the tieet lay to while the ships boats carried 14 patients to the hospital ship Olivette. In the rough waters of the Bahama Chsnnel this work for the little boats was quite dif ficult and the hoisting of the limp forms to the rolling deck of the Oliv ette seemed dangerous, but it was ac complished in safety. The weather throughout the voyage was excellent, and consequently there was little su flering from sessickness. But fourteen cases of ty pho.d fever and some measles developed, the form er being especially on the moats which carried horses and mules. Eurgeons, however, say the healha of the men is unexpectedly gocd. The first sight of land was obtained in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba, and when the topmasts of the block ading ships were seen they sent a thrill of enthusiasm throug h the sol diers, and they are now eagerly await ing the landing in Cuba. The men seem confident of a swift and easy victory, but they seem iather to hope for hard fighting. The heat and long confinement in the hold of the transports have totd very severely on the horses und mules, and1 many of them died during the last days of the voyage. _______ The spanlah (auerillia. A Guantanamo cable describes the Spanish guerilia method of fighting as follows: Most of the guerillas seen in the attacks made by day wore little besides big plantain leaves bound around their foreheads. Thus dis guised they whre scarcely distinguish able from the bush in which they hid. Others' wearing dirt colored trousers tied branches around their waist, so that only by their movements, could they be told fromn the frest gro 'th. Still another mode of their cor-ceal ment is to construct a screen of palmn leaves, identical with .the nauive rowth which they carry before them n all these difficulties the Cubans have been Taluable allies. They eguld see Spaiards were an Amenicin marine w-)uld have walked into urm bush. There are 60 of these men now in camp, mostly Negrces with Cuban cfiers. They are famih-^.r Wit every speciesoef woocc:aft and eaSiiy matcb the Spnards at lighting in covert. They are invaluable as guides, and thereknowledge of the country makes them indlisensabhe to the Americans." cOG MEAT A DELICACY. Suchto the I- 1101t flom Havara arud Car Set~au. A vessel that recently arrived at Rev WEst from the blocksding Ileet off Havana brought an cfficer of the Cuban artry and a pilot, who are car rving Imtortant dispatc'res to Renor Estrada Palma of Ihe Cuban junia, from Gen. Alex'andro Rhdrigucz, the irsurgent commander of Habana pro vince. The Cnbans were taken on 'oard on Saturday Jast from sn auxil icry gunboat which had nicked them up. The messengers of Gen. Rcdri guez give a very interesting account their experriences After leaving tne insugent camp they made their way the city of Habana, spent several days lhere, proceeded to one Cf t-e small ile:s in the neiglbor hood, stole a boat and rowed out tc sea *n the hop-e of coling across an Amrrcicau ve~el. They were three days in it boat before they were rick-d up. Th;e Cubans report that iLere are no supplies cf rice, waize, Pctatoes or eggso in H1abana. Flour they say costs Zi certR per pound and 11e anny !,as becn p!ced on half ra tic"s. The messengers class as fake !ibt ve sels have s'ucceeded enter irg Ca.isaa with sup~des. They as 'e-nL Laat ;'e the ijlo.ade tegen o -r ye smal iibinZ ssels barc Wcired ibe h larbor and that no food wilatever is received from Cienfuegcs The Cubans confirm the reports that work on the defenses of Habana is proceeding steadily. Two lines of iorpedoes txtend across the mouth of the harbor, which is said to be further protected by two automoble torpedoes, one at each side, discharged by press ing a button. The Spanish vessels in Habana harbor are :he conde de Ve nadit', Neuva Espans, Vincernte Ya nz Pirzan ard Alfouso X1U. the last named being u-ed as a hospital ship. No other gunboats cr converted lugs are in port. An auxiliary -unboat cff Cardeonas has been visited by a Cuban cflicr from the sbore, who reported tnat place to be e ffectually besieged by the insurgents on land and by the war ships in front. He made the statement that in two weeks' time the whole pcpulation of Cardenas will be starv ing. He described the people as liv ing on palm buds and dog meat, which he claimed is considered a deli cicy. The Cubans also report that lard is se:ling at 50 cents, rice at 20, beans at 25 and meat at 75 cents per por.d, and all are scarce, and they say that all horses of private families, stores and livery stables have been confisca ted by order of Gen. Arolas, the mili tary governor of Habana, for the use of the trcops. LIST OF CANLIDATES Namts of Those Who azeRunnig for Etats Offices and Coagrees. The following is a full lists of all the candidatcs who are eligible to take part in the present State campaign. As these are the only ones who have filed there pledges as re quired by the constitution of the Democrat party of South Carolina, no others can now come in. From this list conscqnently, will the voters of the State be obliged o make their selections at the!priamary ele ct:ion in August. Goveruor- G. Walt Whitman, cl. R.B.;Watson, W. H Ellerbe, Joe! E. Brurson' E L, Archer, C, C. Feathersoin, 0. L. Schumpert, Geo. D. Tillman. For Lieutenaut-Goveraor- M. B. McSweeney. For Secretary of State-M. R. Cooper, D. H. Tompkins, D. J. Bradhamn For State Treasurer-Dr. W. H, Timmerm an. For Comptroller General--J. P. Derha, L. P. Eptcn. For Attorriey General- G D. Bellin ger, Gec. S. Mov. er. For Ac j itant and Inspector Gen eral-Jno. Gary Watts, J. W. Flo3 d, E. M. Blythe. For Superintendent of Eduzcation. W. A. Brown, J, J. McMahan, W. D. Maylfield, Jas. H. Rice. For Railroad Commissioner-H. R. Thomas, C. W. Garris, T. N. Berry, W. H. Stansill, J. W. Gray, B. B. Evans, J. A. Sligh. For Congress First District-Win. P. Murphy, Win. Elliott. For Congress Second District-W. J. Talbert. For Congress Third D~istrict -A. C. Latimer, J. E. Boogs, George John stone. IFor Congress Fourth District-M. L. Donaldson, Stanyarn Wilson, J. T. Johnston. For Congress Fifth District-J. K. Henry, T. J. Strait, D). E. Finley, W.A Brer, W. P. P'ollock E. J. Kenned y. For Congress S:~ h D~strict- Ja s Norton, J. E. Elleroe. For Congress Seventh District-J. Wo. Stokes, Thomas F. Brantley. BAGi.EY'S MEMORY HONOR ED. Ojeoof u ar New Warships to be Named i or Him. There was a wholesale christening at the navy departmnent one day last week when Secretary Long supplied names for no less than 35 war craft. All of these were provided for in the last naval appropriation bill, and while contracts for their construction have not yet been let the advertise ments have been issued except in the case of monitors and all the boats will oe under way before cold weather. First in the list of big battleships is the Maine, for congress has provided tat that name shall be continued in the na' al list. The other two big bat tlships will be called the Missouri and the UGaio. The first of thle torpedo boats bears the name of brava young Ensign Bagley who was killed on the deck of ne Winslow under the guns of ardenas, the first American naval officer to lose his life in the war. Four States have the privilege of giving their names to monitors, Ar kansas, Connecticut, Florida and Wyominng. The names given to the 15 torp d > bat destroyers are those cf Amerca's famous naval heroes, Bain oridge, Barry, Chauncey, Dale, Deca tur, Hopkins, Hull, Lawrence, Man Jonough, Paul Jones, Perrry, Preble, Stewrt, Truxtan, Whipple and Wor d.Tenames applied to the torpedo oo4Ss are those on lesser fame, but still o' ;;orious memory. Besides Bag ti they are: Barney, Biakely, De ioig, Nicholson, O'lBrien, Shubrick, hornton, Tinger, Wihkes anc Stock ton. There is 1.OW only one vessel, eiher building or authorized left without a name, a gunboat ctlicially nown as No. 1t LANDING TROOPS. AMER!CAN cOLCIERS WENT ASHOir.E WITHOUT RESISTANCE. I ity Cfmpieetly oterted WLIen Urited statesTroops ElV.cted I.arfurg- Sear ch for Lurk'ng Foe Fatled to Rer al ?gIan lards t:> Colonel nawto.' . At 5 o'ckck Thursday afternoon 6,00 traircd American soliers are encamped in the hills in and around Baiquiri, which is about 12 niles from Santiago, and 10,000 more rest i on their arms on board transports o ff the shore, ready to join those who have debarked as scon as the avaia ble launches aznd sial b ioat can ci - rry them ashore. Time and sea and veather werepro pitious for the army of invasion. The navy and the arm co operatd spin didly, and as the bi- warships closed in on the shore to t ve the V.1 f1 the apprech of %'e tranporls. rhen went back agair. three cheers for the Ir -v went u1 frorm 10 io ats the rco0 ships an'd hr. e h fr the army rose firm s'hip af -r ship, 3:s the troop ships mo'v v'd in to iti share in the 1ans r The Cu1au i- ses -obrl the ir share m in e terp e e nor. b~v and well. Five tfo!snd of in m.untain fastness anid diark thIk ets of ravines, lav all is night rn their guns wathing evFry rosd an mountain path l-eading from An"is0o de Cuta to Guantanamo. A Ihous and of them vYere within -.K f Baiq'xiri, mskiog the approih 1. f 0h' Spaniards under cover of thro an impossiblity. A sthe dispsa'ch beator th.e . -32i ed Press ran clcser in. rer-r r h t re th New O.rleans was lyirg with her great Armstorg suns traind orn lhi quiri, torgues of Jurid lame a:: d W-ck smoke were seen rising from the town. the inevitable corsfqpEnc.e of I wsr and a sure sign that the Svaniards had gore, leaving ruin bebird them The captan of the New Orleans shout ed the news to the dispatch boat, ad. I i g: .You bad better keep c ti little. Ycu are in range. You have a rifle on the hill on the eastern sioe of Bei quiri." There is a steep, rocky nili. known as Punta Baiquiri, rising almost per pendicularly at the place indicated. It is a veritable Gibraltar in possibilities of defenEe. From the staff at its sum mit, the Spanish flag was defiantly floating at sunset last night, but it was gone this norning and with it the small Spanish guard which had maiu taired the signal s:aion. Between nightfall and dawn, the Suaniards hs d taken the alarm and had fled from the place, firing the town as they left. The flames were watched with inter est from the ships. Two sharp ex plosions were heard. At first they were thought to be the report of -urs from Spanish masked batteries, they proved to be the explosion oif am munition in the burning building. Three hours of waitirg made the men on the transports impatient to get ashore and in action, and every move of the warships was closely watched by the soldiers. A little before 9 o'clcck the bom bardment of the batteries of Jaragua was begun by the ships of Rear Ad miral Sampson's fleet. This was evi dently a feint to cover the real tXoiet of attack, Jaragua being about half way betweer Baiquiri and Santiago. The tomabardmxen~t lasted about 2u minutes. The scene then quicklyv shifted back to the great semi-circle of the transpoart fieet before Baiquiri. At 9:40 o'clock the Ne w Orleans opened fire with a ; ii i that sent a shell rum birg and crashing against the hill sides. Th e Detroit, Wasp, Machias and Suwanee followed suit and soon the hillsides and the valle'ys seemed to be ablsze as shot followed shot in swift succession amid the wild and excited cheering of the soldiers on the transpcrts. In five minutes the sea was alive with flotillas of small boats headed by launches, speeding for Bhiquiri dcek. Some of the ooats were manned by crews of sailors, while others were rowed by the 'soldiers themselves. Each boat contained 10 men, every one in lighting trim and carrying three days' rations, a shelter ter.:, a! gun and 200 cartridges, ready to take the field on touching the shore, should tey be required to do so. The firing ofthe warships, however, proved to be a needless precautior., as their shots were not returned and no~ Spaniar ds were visible. T wo correspondents of the Assoctia ted Press, in a small uoat joined the irst ilotilla that went ashore, and wit nessed the inspiring sight of the land img. Gen. Shafter, on board the Segar anca, closely watce e the landitg of the troops.. Brigac icr Gen. Law ton, who had tbeen detailed to ermmand~ the landing party, led the way in a launch, accompanied by his staiV. and dirc.ed the formation of the line o The Eighth (regular) infantryws the first regiment to ad, followed by Gen. Shafter's old reg:ment, the First infantry. Then came the Tsee ty-ffth, the Twenty-second infantry, the Tenth infantry, the Fifteena in fantry, the Seventeenth infantry and the T welf th in fantry, the Secon d Mas sachusetts regiment, and a detachment of the Ninth cavalry. Tne boats rushed for ward simulta necusly from every quarter, in good natured rivalry to be firit, and their occupants scrambled over one another to leap ashore. As the boats tcssed about in the surf, breaking against the pier, getting ashore was no easy mat ter. The soldiers had to thro w their ruxi s on the dock before they coulo climb up themselves and sotue bard tumbles resulted, but nobody was hurt. At the end of the pier the com panies and regiments quickiy lined up and marched away. ~sen. La~wton threw a strong detach ment, for the nigut, about cix miles west, on the road to Saiago and an other detachment was pcsted to the north of the town, among sne LiYs The rest of the troops were giJartered in the town, some of them being housed in the buildings of the iros company. O:.hers of :"e troo;. Swere quartered in deserted nouse, wi> others rtill preferred te sheher elj their ten .s in the adjoining tLd ' The morning's fire, it w as seen, de stroyed the roundhouse. he rep aboys and sever al small dV: 2 e ins. I The towrn was deserted whenc 1. roops landed, but women an. chii drena soon apj.esredl from the suirou > ding trtickets and returnled to theIr The sun-brorzed so;ders, mn trior slouch hats and service uiniforms. quickly searched the build'irgs and beat up the thickets after Jandinz. in search of lurking foes, and marched into the unknown country beyond a nightfall, with lcni, swinging stride, and the alert hearing of the old irrn tier army men. ready to firit the Spaniards Sirux Ofi r in e trsnsports ard of tle banjackes'- se oftve strairis c' 'SankLe-Daeyfr the bands on the truop ships sa'uted .hem as they dpperd om view ov r ;he hi'ls of Eoiquiri. The -i .rg wa, acconplished wixl-out Ic;c Jire, the culy casua'.Ly beirg L ("ou ding of n rsurgent on the ': bya shelIl from' .one 'c rv~ris 11P wil lose his ari. The inzsurgent tr:oo.s at > it are comrandi d b U rl m ar.d are s'in'd:zumb r " TH!NK, ,R- E - T IOllrN Wi L WiN'-. Aibout Il. eudcd tr' C' ettuer -.~' % ::e rrmia V J ! i a . a .d v. -.s ~ ~ i'A ra, L'v"it :urs r . V.i:: I Cal UCr 010 r , ' 11 ( 1 eu t o urd ;ie tf1 ie - ps- ci- r n ~ c eceu.-tes. Ofaai-- v' v :Ii d Lv 3 el rU:nUd0!1 C. intach cc-uury, edal.a itnin rgulsr political campai~n. Grtiy(url spe:akers irom your oxvn counties. Get me- who hi.er nerve and backbone to mry.e : n to the euish. By the xtzx.- hce . e n effort ad good jud.:: ri nt ki - fourtcs of the counties in tut -e i lina can be carried for piohb -io. I also urge our frieds to a!t-r the State campaign wa e* ips Crme cu and give me a raist erp t e hind. Ihave made up myoit ind i make the fightL against. a-y t our skr bru your on neg bro celp me. WV e a (,IYcfe'~~ nerUte an.aroina, bat m t0 esti-rds are weakoneed ud N exprss the ouniews. S ourrtI Ci r 1: fearing people are not kep! fr Oit hLeir duty by the sneer poiitin if so, Gcd save ourSt. I al upon the mindis.s to pra prohibition from tatir 1tx1ii'its atiui iu private conversation. Yoe ecant rd to do o-.herwiste. I call upon -u e 11o :d W .) rnk F So uth Carilna to eae~c-se tii-ir' ic, and i me a twatm shaeolic cdi inv in. Your in yenc ;idI. Use it then, fir allait l ay d Give me your prayers; work s %ver I as and we will winf the J-tra e e ry truly yours. their dut byi bhe ne'ra1 f poii. OfIcalipthes mines toprech prohby frotm taecretraits and prar consaion.icYou cant th progesin upo :.aeoroably.> T in~ laouth aslia Ictoda eDeici tat mouening and me wi athaI copaatively callih rvsisn. ouris anc stid a. byv Seceyou aers; wiors well abrf, wandl we wils wind the tigt lrya tuly~e youne 2 Oi Ca~ir, Cua F JaunTe 2 Oficialdisace)rcie Whade deregty bothgeretaprys Aielfnd screlt Lat theicapedition wthe wanih tofarduj h troopstio was moringletand with tcompartatiy shtreosstnc. This wasn ctated by Secretry. Ale wcbre thug brief, twas full eney head uacaning. Plir~V aya delrette, Junr e SevdhsdscSretary ofWrWshntoD f Dmirpirl Cudaon June 2o n atedin at aquiri Etehis monn suc cessul Veryilte tif( any res isce atch denl ted trth eptio ith whiche ctherisgo the roopswa bten eifetd an ith te fac that a :reu el te wa bein c re bythae ene. We mdeco nrued th texnaf (erabal Shafer's~ mesae to meon tt the enemy had mae me myaat~ nomiaresisaanceee drivrn. froms the bihls at og riane.uu Chormunyatern byterary Age re i eiis dipatch, tartary L romgAedmia Samson ltonwa Ath tinste frm the -y de paran cher, fi as fuolows: W Luani-gof and amyis r::ru naorbl hat a quii. Tere i r littif any, risthe. Th oL th andicg. h e mad~ al dmnsr j crcnCtion eem.TneC Texa e gaged the wes balttefrse ours. maire mnshv enrecovered'' ertblsh d~ atGataao ,igned) Samson A theme.ar the L~ices ladda tCm Mcli.a.a, the apoaa tCi madera whad wold amruiaio wim. ina mucs loseies of li brfsea. THZ !S~CONEC..i. Gu Ili h e.m Or r m or t 1:. of I 2razo y. issued a cd:ied for t-:o battailio: Inf Lry. Is expet ed th: a o r . r''n' v bo.mut a' y w e . t: ouc~e::~ formial prca ai:, S - ce i Gco0e: :ol s;adn~ vi- 'rI cI s !o tre Go:: wi 11. 0 1 Znd c b:stI" (-:y.S2:2. I~anks il b mnaid to! a a h as-s o gup c or-i . ' company by the h 7n,, or a 1 p w o a er;:2:i-. t e sanyesl.t * c'e upo a mats da L:.' e - t e r T Goveror of ted Dr~~~~g% ~ 1,8n)uy V.4arSV Li-- n: C I t : -- C - 1' 0- : rmal V C r, Mae i c. 'ASne 'r s de t' eel 01rs, L .IL. muc, to b., "or tO- (0speed c-ccv '~'as'-r .rMs. fooun'r s curli the~il Ea.- s-:op aiedth : m as 1, reo , t2erormrE, I Le zse, di .i Or ea eia. Eu A iis iorc- ;.u .17any Sais ayon rs. opf en Cay r ..uen o le s e l-i s:r.om z stia, aer ant, ne qu:Jmaser :are iand ser *r is :.i i n c pmai, the o W siares our pr e: -:c csA n ec-aty SItr mim sa a.a cie:ertre cIos Ao wer. Satng.zrd~ io b - A bont ThC2 i uirtny Thouih csnd. c .ingish:. c~r. 'ir cilce rat of th gu !ar)0 armys rr atei Wasdirbuun tenes.y f om Tgr mpath aelidble stmeat e s : ce for eineof tHewr drcrtrn en. AucoUn madte upter e ii roo s t Genrai~g aud atb~ whiee 1 U miiires sy thiseisiorcm priseat ,oi men, t be forih speed reinfoer:.eneral General hnastr loe wilt sue ubeari forces e aSi wido se Caugete tob:>ut 5,000en Bhey ae ewditionsd wll diciplopeat :s :bsasondtcnte reo ithe dterined gounos o send lowary.d arutpro-n force atcue nanyiars cammarng t Uc.e a bherUi no::e:por~ed o thet The r te oish:ritim atio hat abouta 41.00r Spwih anop iare i and bouet mtt ctys do no are wrih he eiabe etmts he possessiono t of. the war deoent.h Acin to te ;tte 0igues there are n ,ott tt xceed M 00 while 100 iiis awa ito1 sbe theno men -Tne wao r-bepartmi ent sai tha te Cubaa forces under arciao igo Seu this not b xenmlses I d, th Spiish forces, a Sanio T'ey aru e weiS' ar - medwldsiind sesoe t clmtko-tefgtn grud of 'that local-it.adaepo babiy as gco ant. ai ro.dlgtn O-ear. Thr sn uroeo h Shate~ wihaniae ate oI ce to The.. Vou Man Who.~ ifvr~ w. e o'rna a'ir C : -, v ( ~j-. ic.. d.y, tha 10 a r..e:T" C.' 'tsiC:e. th ng -ounu nZ . I 3' . * n who knows~ more ab paid fa.; dU c. .~ . ~. -a as. e w aet ut hsexrensesl byhbr1s: oe rmhsfins A'DANCE OF OUR ARMY. A CEC!S!VE ENGAGEMENT NCT EX PECTED FOR SEVERAL D Y F. (en- LUwtoT,'& Brixgz.!e OccupIes Jar: n. :4 b pa11id5 Re i:; to avlH9. N eie Th:2 ?Jvadace cf he AIie :"an army" has fach-d ile tdze of the tablelhnd in w.. 1: marbor of Santiago de Cuba : s Here, 7 rniles from Morro Casz1e as the crow 1ies, the aina body of tte troop; has united, and tieSoan i a e in full r'lrea'. toward 'antia go de "a. They may attemipt a sujrpris, but a decisive engagemn' I. nlot exp-cted fr severs.1 days. General Lawcn's brigadep v-hich ted Thursday nigM at Demsjn !:A-oa ani t e1~i ~'iv r c-f four mile t Bvaigr, reum ed waenla da wgt.~ lift ore r .srge cr re ofhe TLeniy nn infantry, lih First iniasr;.y, s r-mennd~ MaieimsWasr wolut>era wr M com panie: i r, the Eig th a v ry, lai f heFort avlri ndsivea J .i "I ;- Sttti do~~s : - avly occupt ired S:raua A i;ve mi- eod ani-d t Ameria fla wa ose tellhan. if.rGe De os~irf~reired- befnre 'Ihe ad wanc ! i!ch wai s covered by Cubin skirm rhr, vrmng the block-uw: izi'r; i , ,) I ~ ~ is tr ' 1, 1 , :is aywtCl.Wagner, withU a_ snall r-iarty of 'i-'" jo r - me, b ha d a ainst th n- ., of 2.eraig pns olmi n hdad stro, a t PFirmrne zi. A d n% iin .0 tore rld b the S opniards, co . ener fl Iare r re Gi en SaeitLa ix iesd brin up the Twnd annd, he Vn regi:nti, the Sca iards rai dcmped Wt Sth anr Jb rar guar. Tas abaoriby Gneral Lhnres and 12 spani en o - it e. Te twns, th os i nes lt n ut k SSairt wa s ade to destry the 1Cner ihffes , the railroad sad the irling s-ock. General Linares retreated t Savill'a, six miles wes Juragua a by rad anti nie miles from Santiago de A detachment of 170 Cubans, under Col. Aguirra, collided witih the Span ish, rear gua-rd. The Cu'oans .lost t .v7o En killed and had seven men wound d. Tr e Spanish loss is not known. the Spaniard was maceted. General the fie, with the Ninth cavalry, tbe r mainder of the Eighth and Fourth r ,d Sventh, T welf th and Seventeenth thfantry, reached Juragua at fa-k. id ra l tes, ha with tthe res were o he Cubas infantr, rtand Co. Woo : u Zidaers, dsm ou ned, 7,1wi a dym -e ia hu-rrie:dfrad rome Barquin hts'ik thoeeding eby forced marcha hen t Il eor rsiss ru aho se ws -ha', Jurag.-ua had been occupiied, th_ e troop shipD whichL had not disembarked their troops stear:d to Juragua, with the view of landic uthe tcere, but nte heavy sea betaig oa the beaca madeit impssible to get the bats through the surf. lDispa-,ches of Gen era Linares wh ari have been captured indicate that th*-e Spaniard~s were or dered to rereat owrrd Santiago de Cub a. Tue Cubans expect the first stand to bu made tt Savia, and they have proved Tood prophets in the past. Ge-neral Lawton's men are badiy f agg edrbypforced makes an fore marech ht. Thei rainar almost rbexu he Threony swcrtduwithe dhr no-te landedg ofday; bt a c ain will be-psint fo arid i-vt~g strong roupos,- are maiaiine inoor gu is als 1undver~ thg~I-dte pioeto fter gusotewrhips. Theuse t tlan of thadvnci t Amea cmen wer se. The panireacheo athem.u troops, wastk a forcedyoo maco tlhrogaalms impers etrble wer Threg twesre nt.w ltisdu in)te -l aia of te oeoor athBai qpors Crora .Cbros and Privated atg -)q u--i bo-owe t jigina te er 1;. c: o.t-red itt the sam ahe .7: eih~is u, but ne men were crobe before hec ireach.xi~edtem. Nehasa oe mayohre of Tusonr t-.eral hore an oue were droned ile swi'.nmdsgs ashore Gen ra Gaca' armyQ o~-fh for thus potsfomAcrro%'s and landed t .a..Fr tomorrowii to jinel twcelve 'nncre uneeeea Ctil an ices . at are Spa. hPrsonre lama Thet:!ie, h--'s.wr Trd wed marchd ourwer itoh ded:. .. jat a g tee.T e A TERR ILE DISAST ER. YEty 2 eopio Drowned by a ?~an e watere. During the launching of the new first class battleship Albion, of 12,.50 tons, at Blackwell today, and her christening by the Duchess c, York, a cremony at which the UnitEd States ambassadnr, Col. John Hay and Mrs. Hay and Lieut. Colwell, the United States naval attache, assisted tLe is placement of watei caused an im mese mass of water to rise on all sides, copnie'.ely submerging one of the lower s:ages of the ya;rd and ii mersirg lundreds of peoplo. It is timnawl that -! cersons were drown d Th! Dluchess of York a-d Col. and Mrs. i3av and the remainder of the diswished guests did not see the -ce i vabch cecured at the mO v Lhen thr.e cheers were called frthe succssful l1aunch, and the e d screamts of the vietims were dio.d the iuitburst of burrahs T t its m' re~ mofstly worlig people o, a hoe.iday, who h?.z tres p~us'd on the s-iibuaig yard where Ihe ihing took plar-c Theyecrowd ed ipon the staging. from wlich V iev had been warned r 1., bul the fore off police on the spot was inadecoate to control the immwenrse crowd. About 20) persons were hr-owr irtc the water when the Sta2ig wsa d e -mnIid by the bac1:wa-It o f te hue ba:tikship when sih -tzrw d ia tc tie .vater. Most of them were les CU( d by me1aos of the numerous row boats in the vi init om m any ere s-ept away by the flood tide which was running, and sauk before ass. tace co)uld reach her. About CO of :e spectators were ijs-ed and htd to rtceive ical treanent. Many plucky rt-% 'es of drowni;jg per-sns wire made c - on lookers. Heart renadg scenes were witress ed when the bodies of children and other relatives of those who escaped the diastcr were recovered and brought to the land. The bodiks of dve men and eighteen children have been removed at Blackwell. The duke and duchess of York have tele graphed assurances of their profound regret and sympathy. Thousands who witnessed the launch ing, including the royal party , left the scene quite ignorant of the disaster. The staging that was destroyed had been erected for workmen near the stern of the Japnese cruiser in course of construction in the Blackwell -ards. It was a light structure, about 5) feet long, and notices had been plsted warning the pubic that it was dangerous. Despitc the ufcrts of the police, some 2C0 pcople invadcd the staginz, which comnanded a good view o: the launching party. Two great waves compietely demolished it, and on re ceeding, carried most of its coccupants into deep water. The water was alive with struggling people and floating debris. Fortunately there was plenty of help near in the shape of police boats and other craft. The ship builders with drags and the firemen who participat ed in the ceremony were all prompt in affording succor. A rumber of nurses who had ccme to witnenes the launching were among those engulf ed. Some 0o thesi and many others were revived by articial re-spiration. Some were injured by colliding with the debris. There was an ample supply of r-esto ratives soon available, and everything possible was done for the rescued, many of whom were in a state of com plete collapse. A CUBAN GENERAL. Visits ocmmodore samnpaon on the New Rc-ently the Associated Press has been afforded an opportunity of inter viewing Gen. Calixto Garcia, who, with his staff, was brought to Admira! Sampson's th gship this morning on the gunboat Vixen. Tee white-haired general was lying in the cabin of Capt. Chadwick, the commander of the New York. He was seasick. This is the message Gen. Garcia sent to the American people: "Iam greatly obliged for the efforts of the American people in securing; the iide pendence of Cuba, and I shall do all 1 can to defeat the Spaniards 'quickly." Speaking of the march from Banes, where he went to receive the muniticns of the "lorida exp~edi tion" he said: " We had a hard, hard march over the rough roads. Engagements with the Spaiars? No, because the re' we-re no Spaniards. My 4,s') meui are in good condition, except for the Slight fatigue off tne long marci. We ffcund entoughi food, thoughi tne Spn. iards are sturvirng. The patriots ar no'.sutfering from the blockade. They can aliways get food. It is the Span lards who pay the price. I think the war will be ov-er ini a few months You can biat the Spaniards easily ou tis very hard to drive them out. Then Gen. Gaicia asked Admnira Samoson, who sat beside him, what oad hsappe ned to the other Spanish ships, the Peiayn' and the rest. and ope'ned his eyes wide. with a muttered exesmaton of surprist. whee ne~ he-r 'hat A amir 91 Caasara was still A' lguin Gen. Garcia said stere are 10.000C Spanish trccps, but he be e-es the :-UU munen he- left there wrill - afstuly prevent the~ eauemy fromni reachineg Samiago fro~m the Holguin Capt. Ceadivick met Gen. Garci iGe. Rabis camp, 18 meiles west of Ei. orr. Rbi as about 1,''0 men. um. Garcia was accompianied on bad ihe New York by his stai, consisting off Col. Coiaz-, chief of Xa! i Valient and Capt. P.rtu audoo and also by G-n. Lor, Co. M ~an-s, Ubu Cu ol. Hrna dez, Ma irar e ad ilheir ides. i ars f' i oe-su-erd from sesic-n. s Gen.L Ciarcia humiorously sayng '--? as ar h od in Cuba 0ou ro'm Can'. Chad vicz, are worse wen h Iaa a.nd Ameican . i1: L u L~up, 14; Udlal adlc rhiuudred i~ckard, vre ali dr-o?;d~. Ar ur Uxel, a y Guag mau 2u yeaci oid, in autemepting to rescue t~he pxarty, was als drowned BAITLE NEAR SANTIAGO. ^ERCAN CAVALRY ATTACK A SUPE RIOR FORCE OF SPANIARDS. The ipaniards were Driven Back-Our Loss Thzirteeu Killed and Over Fifty Wounded-The Spanlarwe Lo5 Doubtless Greater-A. Hot Fight. , t Friday mornig lour troops of -ce First cavalry, four troops of the Tenth cavalry and eight troops of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, less than a thousand wen in all dismounted and attacked I.000O Spanish soldiers in the Inickes within ive miles of Santiago de Cubs. Ti Americans beat the eceyV bacr into the city, but they left the following dead upon the field: Rough Riders: Capt. Allen K. Cap ron, of Troop L: Sergeant Hamilton Fisn, Jr.; Private Tillman and Daw son, both of Troop L, Private Dough erty, of Trcop A; Piivate W. T. Er win, of Troop F. First cavalry: Privates Dix, York, "e.13rk, Kolbe-, Berlin and Lenmock. Tenth cavalr": Corporal White. At leaut L',ty Americans were wourded, inclu' ing six officers. Sev :-ral of tl:e wounded will die. F.velve dead Spaniards were found In the bush after the light, but their was do;btless far in excess of that. (Gereral Yun commanded the ex edi:ion and ws with the regulars, w olie CCl. Wood directed the opera uIous oL the itough Riders several nies ;est. l*thl partiei struck the Spaniards about the same time, and the fight lasted an hour. The Spaniards opened lire ^from the thick brusn, and had every ad vantage of numbers and posi tion, but the troops drove them back from the start, stormed the blockhouse around which they made the final stand and sent them scattering over the mountains. The cavairymen were afterward reinforced by the Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth infantry, part of the Ninth cavalry, the Second Massa chusetts and the Seventy-first New York. The Americans now hold the posi tion at the threshold of Santiago de Cuba, with more trcops going forward constantly, and they are preparing for a final assault upon the city. The following cllicers were wound ed: Major Brodie, shot throughthe right jorearm. Captain McClintock, Troop B. shot through the right leg. Lieut. J. B. Thomas, Troop L, shot through right leg. His condition is serious. All the forego.ing oilicers are Rough Riders. O.her c6lii-ers wonnded are: Captain Knox, whose condition is serious. Major Beli. Liuet. Bryan. Tnese otlicers are of the First caval ry. The following are among the Eo' diers wounded: Rough Riders: Troop B-Privates E. M. Hill, Shelley F. Ishler, M. S. Newcomb, Fred N. Beale and Corpo ral J. D. Rhodes. Troop E-Ccrporal James F. Bean, Private Frank B. Booth, Albert C. Eartie, R. G. Bailey, H. Alvers, E. J. Athe:.ton, Cliiff 3rd Reed and Sergeant G. W. Arringo. Troop G-Sergeant Thomas F. Cav anaugh, Corporal L, L. Stewart, Pri vates George Rowland, H. J. Haefner, Michael Coyle, R. M. Reid and M. Russell. Troop L-Privates J. R. Kean, John P. D.adnap, Thomas F. Meagher, Ed ward Cal borat and Nathaniel Poe. Tenth cavalry: Troop B-Privates Russel, Gaines, Miller, Cross, Braxton and Wheeler. Troop I-Privates Ridd and May berry. Ed ward Marshall, correspondent of the New York Journal and Advertis er, was seriously wounded in the small of the back. It is probable that at least ten in the list&o wounded will die. FACE TO FACE. The American Army Now in sight of Santiago. Dispatches from the army dated cunday says the Americans are now in four miles of Santiago. The picket lines at certain points are within hail ing distance of the enemy. It seems certain that the battle of Santiago must come within a week. The troops are all ashore here tonight and at Baiquiri with the exception of a few scattered companies that have gone forward. The supplies are suflicient to enablde the a-rmy to sustain a week's camipaiga at both landing points. The olicers generally are surprised at the small loss of life and property. General Sharter said to a cor-respon dent oi the Associated Press Saturday. "I am well satisfied with the prog ress that is being made. The disem barkation is slow, but considering the limited faciities and the exposed na ture of tihe landing places, the ;nen have done well. 1 only await the landing o'f suhlicent supp~iies to begin the moyeut on Santiago. Ilam unable to say wheni it will take place. .I am mucil plesed at the gallant conduct of ourmen25 the Potion at Sevilla esterday and with their cool and vct -rnlk work. The victory was GENERAL wUEELER' S REPORT. To General Shafter: I nave just seen twvo negro boys who le f: Santusgo this morning (Saturaay.) They report that the soldiers and citi z:-ns are ver - short of food, The sol diers and c :li'ers have seized all the food in the shops. Tney are killing you 2 horses for food and in the hos pitals ire subsistiug on bre ad made of ric- flour. Three~ Sanish cer-ralstook part in the ug.. a t' a: -ysterday. Five wagodo of wounded were carried inod ao. ad many other wound ed ct ar o hrss or afoot. We cv ee fro Castleand the fisg very dis n~l from our positon. The Cu -3sco~r ;ze reports as to the fine cacarof te foniLications aroun d e -nhs. The Spaniards have ce tly dug deep trenches around the '-nr le city, connecting a series of ema' :c-s ( trd nv Wheeler. Gateddatuday fternoon.) eN s: sAamoo. Weca painly see Santiago, less ,ha saa m;iles away. The country 5--il~ si ie thisside of the city e~o:. fr g l the south, whic en to wvi'-m a mile of San io. T:es ils appear deserted. Tu euntr isfairvy open and it will a.a a.~ :o mnove troops over it. Gescai C ie occupies Sevilla to day. Young. -Dred S'aturda' 'iernoon..