The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 23, 1898, Page 2

Hi : ee ms se mer ENEMY BADLY DEFEATED. Marines Charges and Put to Flight a Superior Force Were into Spaniards ?ursued who have been slain by bullets frorm the guns of the American merines and by the shells whic been hurled int The vaunted ch ged observance part cf th lie when of Amer engaged in burying th y 1 sabera and with machetes the bo of the Americans who had fallen ia the engagement of last Saturday and} ies | Sunday. After being exposed to the ascas- sin-like fire of the Spaniards fer | MeGill’s men, three days and nights the Americar forces were made more determined | to destroy the enemy by the discov- | ery of the barbarism of which the vniards had been guilty. To the scouting parties sent out hy Lieut Col. Huntington belongs the credit of the work which has been done. They were ordered to engage the enemy and to destroy or put it to flight. Orders were obeyed } to the letter. IGNAL VICTORY To: camp fushed with triumph and with e story to tell which thrilled all who heard it. It was a story of Spanish lefeat, and as living proof of what they told they brought with them eighteen Spanish soldiers, 2 lieutenant, who gives his name as Francis Batista. In their possession also were 100 rifles and 10,000 rounds of emmunition which had once been the property of the Span iards When the story of the receult of the expedition had been told there was great rejeiciag, and the men who had composed it were warmly congratulated. One of the headquarters of the Spaniards had been located in this vicinity, and toward it the expedi- tion moved. The party under Ma honey was sent to hold this position. 2 distribution of the balance of the expedition was quickly arranged. | Upon another range of hills Capt Elliott and Capt. Spicer were sta tioned. To the southwest went Capt. Ingate. Lieut. MeGill discovered a Span ish heliograph station. About it} was a company of Spaniards who at | once opened fire upon the Ameri | cans. | CHARGE ON THE ENEMY | ght these parties luding Charge them!’’ shouted Lieut.| arrived in| 1 terride volley was fired and ho were nat Escape need to urge b men forwar a put the tf to th Tas é o6G from the C Viva fore irned upou Gesperate visible attempt to reform their } nes, thea came a f feeble cries of “Viva E ae au 1 pell mell During this exciting er Lieut flushed with their jearly victory, began to push forward d Zed {band of Spaniards coming toward to join Elliott. As he saw the flying and disorgani appror him. His foree cpened fire, and jagain the Spaniards f upon all sides before the deadly aim of the ; American marines and the Cuban By this ti become terribly still crying for Spxin, they made another effort to and this time headed for the bill where Spi- renks had sated, | allies. 2e the decim escape, cer and his men were located. They were getting along fairly well when suddenly the terrible shriek of shells The Dol; was egain heard 2 was at it again The Spar had agein come within renge cf her guns. It wes here that the Spaviards found themselves in a literal hell of fire. They rushed the crest of the ridge like wounded animals seeking toescape death. U sides the terrible fire pcured into them. The Dolphin continued to send ber shells hissing and scream ing tbrough the air, avd as they fell into the midst of the S; they wrought havoc that was terri ble to see. As the Spaniards realiz- ed that escape was cut off they evi dently deterasined vpon one desper along on all ards ate chance They rushed toward the foree under Spicer The usaal terrible fire met them, aad again they retreated toward the marines under Elliott and McGill. The men under these officers proceeded to shoot the Spaniards down much in the manner that a marksman shoots off the tin birds arranged inas ing gallery. It was not long before the effects of this tire began to beccims evident. were over 200 dead Spanie McGill, and his detachment rushed} forward with a vim. The firing was | rapid and the men fought at close | quarters. For fifteen minutes the firing was kept up, the Spaniards being gradually fereed back. At last, finding that they were losing ground, the enemy fled ani Lieut. } MoeGill proceeded to take possession | and smoke of battle began to clearaway the Amer- victims of American bullets American shells. As the icans began to thiok of fatalities upon their side, and were surprised to learn that in the numerous en- gazvements but one man _ had been killed, a Cuban attached to the force of Capt. Elliott. on Spicer | of the statio While this was going ard Elliott ccntinued to advance | Camp M'Calla, June 15.--La Cai- long the second range of hills. | manera, a point acroes Guantanamo| 1ddenly tiring was heard directly! Bay five miles from here, was bom-| ia front of them, and the Americans! barded this afternoon. The Span | ew that they were about to un- cover their game. They were put | flight immediately, and amid} of yictory the forces of Lieut. | eould be seen making for the erest of a hill adjoining. s the search contiaued, each time the Spaniards being routed as soon as discovered. It was early in u that Capt. Elliott and his force drove the enemy from the of the bridges right into MeGill and his men. Gill shouted: “Give it to! \ Caimanera’s Forts Demolished 1ard’s only fired half a dozen and then made for the br An old brick fori was knocked over by shells from the Marblehead and Suwanee. The Americans fired slowly, and after the forts fell, drop- ped shells into th Texas, neighboring thickets for mcre than en hour. The! object of the bombardment was to create a diversion, both I reinforcements away here and poss:bly some of the Spanie ing on this side of new point of attack. in but} Stretched about upon the hilltop] { shots | efthe Army te Cabs Has t Two Precedents « & ce COnVvos I sinpaign thet 1 ac Water! i fully tian i IFO} err 1 : i bata hed ans Charlies Lee, hoya: Ge y. Maj vou Sch- Maj. Var Vec and Belgium Col. von Smerooff, an emine: t construction engiwer. | It wil probably be worh ail the time « have euts u .d money these goer. expended for their brightest young on rs to see hw we dc these things. Tho chief f engin eers, Gen. Wilson, will ‘se scm novel devices in gettin o 38 oO | mule wearing a bell. ‘hey 1} sedately walk almost to gore and| wade the t of the wa, with aj imalnd leade| | | trooper rid one en ing two or Gen. Lud will disembark mortars, w i ps of ugine the 13,000 and 15,- 000 pounds each, ani the jinch 60 } pound rifles. Hels a sate: of} very powerfu! lifting mecines, by} which the heaviest of thee guns! can be hoisted on » huge rafts or balsas, loxed with |30,000 pounds, dnw only 18 inches | of water. steel which, wieu They re equiped cranes a ptlleys. A | i |@reat rafts up tothe waters edge,} ' where there is ahigh ~nk,and the then | pieces of were bar-! rs, being i puiled to | their emplacementsby nules hitch jed to a two wheeie only 9 feet contrivance not} Ger 1000; mules and ve G00 horse ashore PHE CI The vessels anchor frm a m j here that the troops bave been jto three quarters of a rile from | treurgeets nnd Satlora From Dewey's thirty six hours without foad. Gua | shor Tue heaviest pars of the! Fleet iar: ppine Cap? boats conveying volunteers, sent into great 1000 yard long con | tal is lagoon to search for food for the bridge, which is ing towed to; ou Friday, returced here to day, Sant > 2 tuge bein used | AUGUSTI WOULD GIVE IN Sanday, end reported the total fail connection with the mostpowerful | ure of their mission. The insurgents of the transports, will tba be put j fre gaining everywhere and are now together and anchored by powerful | The Are Prevents the $ sh Gov- | fi a itself | chains attached toa devicethat will | e From dering tot nanders of the gunboats} hold a pontecn steady in he heav- Ame Admiral. food report that every iest sea. The animals wibe led} New York, June 17.—A cable- See all celts ae ous on this e, followig an ok j gram fom Hi ina ee a was unable to effect beav 13 inch]; | fleet completely surround Manila. —— e sical baaash cuecesnceae guaboats to Duos. There were a! The foreign reside: nave fled to few cacuilities | the ships Admiral Montojo and aaa Senos | |Governcr general Augusti have vey a cps atic : placed the nen childrea and Wash sgton, June : 17.—The Navy} the pries:a in the forte for safety. lepartment bas received the follow ARMY OFFICERS. Ae RTILLERY CORPS IN CUBA. > city d 1s Augusti supply of th 1 j General has order declaring that all males above issued an hanrgents Attack Two/the age of 15 shall join the army y duty and do rm saniands and Infliet Thousand | j H Losses i Hong Kong, ALMNOS? PERE] Tas It is now officially ad ig Kong to - 8 landing in epite of prolonged firing The most fae an aes portant | 2” the t of all the gunboats battle siz 4 Tisene nani Nobody, however, was killed. This lation of the S; fleet bas oc-)* : the last hope of provision- pa . ing Manila. curred at Maula One thousand : 7 uring th . Ka) B 4 7) insurgents attacked 2,090 Spaniards, During the week aii the garrisons é a were forcing the ¢ overpowered or surrendered Tbe prisoners sre well treated. A majority of those wio resisted were slaugbtered In the corthern sections the insur- gents have united near Passig, on the Passig river. driving the Sponish inflicting h avy ! trance to the city The insurgents Aguinaildo acd the A avd Ad under General nerican sailors marines of ral Dewey's from Admira! Dewey urder dete G reported to be change in telegram Ww ingt 1 Ricl Pi vanced ter } jent tod H st of « creased f $1 rh ; I c t F tt I f . € “et Raa . 3 K cauty oe adi L assim ci of food {S part _ or t¢ AsO VOU MMOW Enis? | e,dy ! _ i malaria « j i t cushions, Paint Earth. DO NOT RUIN THY WHEELS, Will furnish you a buggy |HIGH OR LOW GRADE ou t tires ant | for very few dollars. 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M, CHRISTY, June 3 I rgents continue ilitte and have prastiecally arreuaded ta They have | | 2,500 Spauieh y | onis is ‘ they treat most humanely They do| | = wouderi = niards k junlike a huge dray eee: perme ® =| pb sutand to take Gl at | : : , |prisoners aa the two weeks’ cam-| 70°" = SORE SO ie toile | It willtake abot oac third the! c ent Twelve merc s arel time to unload thee transports that} Seber e ae aschored in tt 4 . | : a | Idiers of the regular army. | 9°CHOred in the bay with refugees jit took te load thn ie y bosrd. ucder on j ng them sre Generals board, under guard of neutral | j ee | ; | | Garcia and Cordoba n of war: this with my permis | i | The governors o provinces ef The health of the equadron con-| Cavite, Balucan and Bataan were ticues excellent. The German eom.! | Marshal R |also made prisoners mander-in chief arrived here ¢ » day | oa Two million rounds of ca Three German, two Britieh, one ea ae $ | were sized in the fortified cathedral French and one Japasess men of war at 9 o'clock y of old Ca emectece 1” n port. Another German mar 1 : a ’ Ss g |place in Fir = ‘cis Gest 5 th of war is expected. The following o! eld Cavite ba a6 thus r a. hot eal eat z “ Z correct iis: 3080 . j shot Heisel twi H i giving the inearg i of 38 2 correct iis of bte Spanish vessels have fired two One shot pene- omen; the ctbher Ashby is allegdto | shots at Heise! £ jtrated Heise’ jout atthe bac Heisel eni | back street known cause, « RITA = 5 ‘ ie You Hare bi 2 A grest fire is raging north of fs = Manila and the insurgents have cap. | We tured the water works, on which the i captured or Destr be shore of the entire ba; testroyed. yed: Two protected cruis SPa¥ TakDS WIT oprotected cruisers, one one serving verse! 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