Show NO NEWS AT WAR BUREAU secretary alger informed Info nned of battle through press dispatches boshi washington agton juno june 25 up to 2 this morning neither the president nor secretary alger aleer lied had received news concerning the land engagement near santiago which occurred yesterday morning when the first associated press bulletin relative to the engagement was shown to secretary alger aleer at I 1 he ha expressed ilia deepest concern and requested that he be given further particulars as soon as they were received shortly before 2 the story of 0 the engagement was read to the secretary through a telephone As the names of 0 the killed and mounded ea e read the secretary counted tile the numbers aloud apparently making note ot of them as they reached him while the secretary expressed the deepest regret for the loss of 0 the boffl cers and men he was greatly gratified cratl fled to learn that tho the american forces orcas had AC achieved h keyed what appears aphea ra to be me HO decisive sivO a victory and had gained so EO excellent a position for the navy engagement holcli Is confidently expected to take place in a day or two tano so great was the interest Inter cut secretary alger manifested in the battle that ho he rp quested notwithstanding the lateness lii lenes ot of the hour that lie he be given any further particulars which might be received capt A W capron of 0 noose Roosevel veits ts rough riders who nho was among the killed Is a son of 0 allyn capron ot of the first artillery and was well known in washington lie ile was a second lieutenant ot of the seventh cavalry and was recently promoted to be a captain in the volunteer service gervice and was given command of 0 troop L ot of the rough lie ile was a young and lashing dashing officer and was regarded by his hie superiors as one of the most promising off officers leers in the service maj A N brodle who waa injured in battlo battle near santiago aeo Is a graduate sra luata of west point and a noted indian fighter J H thomas of 0 indian territory Is a son of 0 federal judge thomas capt J mcclintock ot of phoenix ariz Is a neus newspaper paper man formerly reporter of 0 the associated press tor for several western states corp rhodes is 3 a noted scout and tralle arizona |