The Mena star., 1898-10-12
OUR NAVY LOSSES.
Only II Killed and 81 Wounded
During the Spanish War.
ncwey Never Lost Man at Manila and IN
the Big Battle ut Santiago but
One American Sailor
Was Killed.

Washington, Oct. II. Seventeen sail
ors killed and 81 casualties all told
was the total loss suffered by the
United States navy during the war.
The figures have just been compiled at
the navy department. In Dewey's great
fight at Manila bay not man was
killed and every one of the nine men
wounded returned to duty. In the
battle of July 3 off Santiago one
man was killed and there were
II wounded, all returning to duty.
In the attack upon the forts at
the entrance at Santiago June
% one sailor was killed and
IL wounded, of whom only seven were
able to return to duty. The heaviest
loss was at Guantanamo. There were
20 casualties in that 100-hour fight,
and OF the list six marines were killed.
OF the wounded nine returned to duty.
In the battle with the forts and gun
boats off Cienfuegos the list aggre-
gated II wounded and two killed.
The fierce hattie between the torpedo
boat Winslow and revenue cutter
Hudson with the Spanish land batter
les and artillery forces at Cardenas
resulted in five deaths. In the bonn
bardment of San Juan the casualties
numbered eight, with one man killed.
There were four other casualties, oc-
curing in as many separate engage
ments, and that completes the list of
naval losses. OF the 81 men wounded
in the war "a were returned to duty,
one died of wounds, six were invalided
from the service and six continue un-
der treatment Considering results
obtained, this list is said to be the
most remarkable in the naval history
of the world.
Spaniards Must Get Out
Washington, Oct S.-President Nc
Kinley has cabled the United States
military commission at Porto Rico that
the island must be evacuated by the
Spanish forces on or before October
IS. and that the Spanish commission
ers be so informed. In case of the
failure Of the SpaniardFsso complete
the evacuation by that date the United
States commissioners are directed to
take possession of and exercise all of
the functions of government, and in
case it is found to be impossible to Sc
cure transportation for the Span
ish troops by. October 1S they may
be permitted to go into temporary
quarters until transports can be Sc
cured to take them to Spain. The
president has notified the United States
evacuation commission at Havana that
the Spaniards would be expected to
have evacuated the island by December
/, with strong intimation that in
case of failure the United States would
brook no further delay, but imme-
diately thereafter take possession of
the government.
Generals Honorabiy Discharged.
Washington, Oct. 8.-The war de-
partment yesterday issued the long-ex-
pected order for the honorable dis
charge from the volunteer service of
the United States of three major gem
erals and 26 brigadier generals of vol
unteers. This heavy reduction was
made necessary by the fact that the
volunteer army itself has already been
reduced by fully SO per cent. and there
is consequently no duty remaining for
these officers to discharge. The Off
GERS who were promoted from the
regular army will return to their
former duties.