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Show BATTLE IS FOUGHT IN SANTO DOMINGO Engagement Takes Place Between American Marines and the Rebel forces; Trenches Captured. WASHINGTON, June 28. One American Amer-ican soulif.r was killed and another wounded in an engagement reported today to-day by Rear Admiral Caperton between the United States marines and Santo Domingo rebels, in wlrioh tho latter wero routed. The rebel losses were not given. The name of the marine killed was given as Private John Aoriinent of the Twenty-seventh company. His name does not appear in navy department records. Albert Vieklaum of Aberdeen, Wash., a private of the Twenty-seventh, was wounded. Admiral Caperton 's report said the engagement was fought yesterday morning. . Earlier advices from Bear Admiral Caperton received at the navy department depart-ment said Colonel Pendleton with a considerable force of marines was marching eighty miles overland from Puerto Plata to occupy Santiago and Le "Vega, interior Dominican cities, and rebel opposition was not anticipated. These advices said the revolutionists were making no serious effort to interfere inter-fere with the American expedition s plans for restoring order. |