The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-08

Oapunn Bigginsony with the MnSsaehJdaettet'
| (flaRshiD), Dixie, Gtouocster, Columbia end
Yale, the two lattor cTryins troo1E. The OK.
rsedition isnded at ussnicB, July Or, which
port was entered with fttlo oppositiop. Here
thJ G3et was joined lV tcp Annapolis and the
Wasp, while the PuritFsl aud Amphitr1te
won't TO Sun Juan and iGiiPd the Now Or.
lhra, which wus engaged IN, biooliading that
port 1hC major general ohninnnding was
subsequently reinforced by donsrnl schwur's =
brigade Of the Third army cUrps, by guneral
Wilsonwith part OF his al vision, aud also by
OeneriA Brooke with part u; his eoTy,s, nuin-
bering JtIIl B,Ws officers aud mon.
On JulyS7 he entered Pona, ONE Of tho
mon important ports la the Island, from
which he thereafter directed operuIosa for
tho oapturo OH the island.
With tho exception of enooupt tens with tho
onemy at HuayaIaA, ormigusrOt, Oosnlo aud
YWuoo and an attack on n foroa landed at
Cape San Juan, thSrO wa. ssFiOIs rthst-
anCo. Tho CaInpaigii WAS prOsso1tad with
great vtgOr and by August le much Uf tha isl.
and was in our pOsnsa4iUn. and tho acqui,dtion
a tho rosuGindor was only mats o. u stlort
time. Al most Of the points un tho islnn6 our
troops were Enthusiastically welcomad.
Tho Capture Of Mas,4ia.
Tho lnst soene Of tins wnr res enactcd at
Mania, its staCting place On Avg. u. aftes o
brief assault upon the worries hy The lnsd
forces. m which the squadron assaated, tho
capital surrendered unconditionaliy. Tue oas.
ualtiOs were comparatively few.
The total casualties In killed and wounded
in tho army during the war with 5pain wese:
Officers killed, 2B: enlisted men killed. 87
totsl, 80. officers wounded, lib; etsiatqd tpu,,
wounded, l,4Gi; total, I,5Ff OK The navy:
Killed, II; wounded. 81; died ~ resrlt az
wounds, I; invalid ID from sosyioo, x total, ~
1t win be observed that while our asTy was
engaged In two great battles aud in NUMEROUS
psrilous undertakings In bloGtads anil bonn
bardmUnt, and more than 5000 of our troops
were transported 10 distant lands and y,,s-o
engaged IN assault and deges and battle and
msny slclrmishas in unfamiliar torrtory, wa
lost In both arms of tho sorVion total of 1 BGg
killed and wounded; and In tho ensrp cam.
peil,n by iSsnd and yea we did not hsa a aun o.
q flag or u transport or ship, and with Sbo
exception Of the GROW OF tho MorIinae not n
soldier on sailCr wAs taIteo prisons
On Aug. 7. NJ days from the date OF the land
ing of General Shafter's army in Ouha ard "a
dAvs from tho surrcnder Of aantinao, the
United States troops commonoed etnhnrkation
Cor homo, and cur entire forco was returned
10 tho United States ot.riy a. Aug. e. ghey
wOrS sbsent from thu Unitsd Statos only 1--WE
months.
Praise Fer the Red Gross
In this connection II IL pleasure for mo &c
mention In terms Of cordial appreciation the
timely and usodui uoSiS OF the American Ma
tiucal Rod Cross, both IN resieE MEASURES pre
parntory to the cauipalPn, In sanitary assist
ance at several of tho csIapa oS asammblngo.
and lntsr, undor Hls abio ard expsrisacoj
ieadershp OF tho president Of ths socicty, Miss
CARA Barton, On the fields of battle and in the
hospitals mt the frontier in Cuba Working in
njunotion with the government auth0ri E;es
and under their sanction and approval, and
with the enthusiastic corporation Of many
..4t, .VaH al. =.
states, the Rsd Cross has fully maintained it.
already high reputation for intenso earnest-
ness and ability to exercise tho uoble usIi.posea
of it5 International organization, thus Justify.
ing tho confidence and support which it has
received at tho hands Of tho American poopIe.
To the members and Otloarl of this society.
and all who aided thom in their philaa ropic
work, tho sinocre and lasting gratitude of the
soldiers and the public Is due nnd Ia trsoay nc.
corded.
Thankful to Kind Proyidenos.
In tracing these events we arc oan stan t.y re.
minded Of our obligations to the Divine Mas
Nr for his watohful care over US and has safe
guidance. for which tho nation makes revcrcnt
acknowledgements and offers LuInhe prayor
for tue continuance Of his favor.
On tho 10Th Of July M. Gvabou. Freach nm.
bassador, presented . communication signed
by tho Duke Of AlmOdoyar, the Spanish min.
lister of state. inviting the United State, to
state tho terms upon which II would bo will.
ing 10 make pence. On July 30 by a conmu.
nication addressed to tho Duke N Airnodoyar
and handed to ii. CainbOn. the terms Of this
government were annCnnoed. subItantiAlly rl
IN the protocol afterwards signed On Aug. 10
tho Spanish reply. dated Aug. 7, wAs handed
by N. Cambon to tho seorutaIy Of state. 1t
Gccspbed uncOnditionally the terms I'm posed
~ 10 Cuba, Porto Rico and an iAand Of tho
Ladronos group, but appOsrod to sSak 70 in
tyOduos iuBdmiSsaliO rCSOrwations n regard
to our demand a. 70 the Philippine isiands
OOnceivinG that disSussion on sihs point
could pe1hor be practical nor profitable,
directed that IN order to avoid misundorstand
ing tho mHtt0r shOuld he forthwith dosed by
proposing the embodiment in = formal pro
tool of tho terms upon which the EBgO 4 ali OnI
for poaOo wero TO b0 undertaken.
On Aug IL. ii. GumDUu announced his ro-
oeipt OF full powers to agn tho protocol 10 cub.
mtted. Accordingly, ON tho Afternoon of
Aug, u 81. GAmbOu, ~ the Idcnipotentiary OF
Spain. and Suoretary Of state Che pltEipo-
tentiary Of tho United htates, dgnod a pro.
tocUl providing:
"Artiple l. Spain win rtstzqaiaa. ala Saaim Of
sovereignty over and title to Cubs.
ARTICLE =. spain VIA Cele to the United
States tho island Of Porto Rico and "al"r iSi-
nntB now unuGc spanish BOYgTels snby In tao
West Indies, and also an island IN tho Ladronos
to be selocted by ur' Unitod States.
AfClcie D. Ihe uhiteu Sttted Will occupy
~ anu hoIa the "ty. nay ana harnor ot AafaIs
,,I,iah III VI ~ pUSoc'
apI geynI,rs,,t NJ tb., pLiIinri,,o.,.
TI1 fnurtL nI.tic,a nrnvida5 fr, t5,s s,roi,t.
mont OF joint commissions On tho part eli tho
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nTran,,inr arl r,t,,,yir,, nnt tLo doto;ss oP tbo
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