Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-21
WAR HISTORY OF A WEEK
Monday.

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at noon.
Report is made that the Infanta Mar,
Teresa is the only ship of Cervera's flew
that can be saved.
Gen. Shafter reports that in the action
of July 1-3 at Santiago twenty three off.
GERS and POS men were killed 80 officers
and 1903 men were wounded, and that
81 men are missing.
For two hours in the morning Admiral
SIMPSONS ships threw shells toward San.
tiaeo. One of them blew up a church
filed with ammunition. Just as Cen
Shaftes began his land attack a flag of
truce was seen coming from the city
which stopped the fighting.
Attack on Santiago resumed, the feet
Joining the army in sending shells over
the hills into the town. Great damage
done. General Wheeler went into the
city under a flag of truce and demanded
the surrender of the town for the third
and last time. During the fighting the
Spaniards in the trenches suffered heavy
losses.
Tuesday.
General Miles reached the front at San.
tiago and assumed command OF our
forces in the field.
General Duffield is in the isolation hos
pital and is in very serious condition.
The nature of his ailment is not stated
1t has been decided that submarine
mines in American harbors are no longer
needed, and they will all be exploded.
Wednesday.
Fierce transforms have drenched the
troops at the front.
Sagasta said ut Madrid that the moment
for peace negotiations had come.
A few cases of yellow fever are being
treated in field hospital near Santiago.
The victims are teamsters and refugees.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
have decided that the capture of Santiago
must be effected with expedition in conse-
quence of the terrible climatic conditions
and the danger to our men owing TO an
outbreak of yellow fever.
Admiral Dewey reports that German
cruiser prevented the Philippine insur-
gents from capturing Isla de Grande, in
Subig bay. Whereupon he sent the Ra-
leigh and Concord to capture the island
and turn it over to the insurgents. Over
l 900 Spaniards were made prisoners and
a quantity of ammunition was captured
Thursday.
Gen. ToraI, commander Of the Spanish
forces at Santiago de Cuba, surrendered
to Gen. Shafter.
The United States Government will
now turn it's attention to the capture of
San Juan, Porto Rico. An expedition is
to be started at once under Gen. Brooke.
An inspired article in the Cologne Ga
zette declares that there is no truth in the
report that a German cruiser interfered
IN any way with the operations Of AID
niral Dewey IN the Philippines.
The Florida and the Fanita, conveyed
~ the gunboat Peoria, have landed large
expeditions at Palo Alto, on the south
coast of Cuba. In the fighting which took
place Captain Jose Manuel Nunez was
killed and Winthrop Chanler of the rough
'iders and several soldiers wounded.
Friday.
Blanco expressed bitter opposition to
)eace negotiations.
Maj. Gen. Chaffee in the field hospital
1t Santiago suffering from dysentery.
The Harvard, with over 1000 Spanish
Up to Friday noon but twenty three
lew cases of yellow fever developed
Lmong the forces in Cuba. The disease
# mild type.
A royal decree published suspending
throughout Spain individual rights as
guaranteed by the constitution and assert
ng state of war exists.
Inhabitants Of coast cities of Srafn in
panic over the expected arrival of the
United States fleet. Barcelona, which is
lot fortified, particularly in terror.
Santiago de Cuba not yet turned over
o Gen. Shafter. Spaniards quibbng
'ver the terms. President Mckinley in
tructed Gen. Shafter to insist on instant
and if his demand were not
complied with to begin bombardment
Saturday.
The official classes in Spain are said to
'e moving earnestly to secure peace.
1t is Denied that France or any other
Government has begun peace negotiations
It Washington.
Gen. Toral surrendered on the terms
proposed by President Mckinley, and 4
Spanish power in eastern Cuba is at an
nd.
Since Ambassador Whites Fourth Of
July speech the tone of the German press
las materially changed in favor of Amer
ca.
Gen. Azcarraga, the former Spanish
'remier, is said to be on mission sound
ng the European cabinets touching peace
Admiral Cervera and other Spanish d
laval officers captured at Santiago arri7-
d at Annapolis and are confined ut the B
laval academy.
Torals request that his soldiers he al
owed to retain their arms was denied,
md the guns will become the property OF
he United States.
Sunday.
Two sharp skirmishes preceded Torafs
lnal surrender. At Baracoa the Annapo
is destroyed a Spanish blockhouse which
'pened fire upon her, and at Guantanamo