Willmar tribune., 1898-06-21
FRIDAY. JUNE 10.

Insurgents cooperating on the land side.
The place is being held until troops arrive.
| eral base there.
SATURDAY. JUNE II.
The American fleet bombarded Daiquirl,
east of Aguadores. Cuba.
Riotlng has again broken out in Madrid
and other Spanish cities. Now that the
people know the truth about Manila they
are in revolt.
Through the operations of Sampson and
Schley 20 miles of coast in southern and
eastern Cuba now offer no obstacles to an
| invading army.
It is asserted that the monitor Monterey
has been ordered to seize the Caroline is
lands, which she will garrison, and will
then proceed to Manila to join Dewey.
In the house Of commons A. ]. Balfour.
tse government leader. stated that Great
Britain would take no active part in any
move for Intervention between the United
|. SUNDAY, JUNE IL.
| Orders We're Issued to Gen. Lee and to
FGen Coppinger to hasten the expedition
against Puerto Rico.
| Five tons Of food. 400 rifles and $4,000
! rounds OF ammunition were landed for the
Cubans at Asserado by the gunboat Vixen.
| Admiral Sampson asks promotion for
Lieut.. Hobson and similar reward for his
! followers in the daring Merrimac exploit
at Santiago.
1t was reported from Madrid that Capt.
Gen. Blanco had made an urgent appeal for
food and war stores, which Spain will for
ward with armed conveys.
Marines from the battleship Oregon
planted an American hag on Cuban soil for
the frs time earnest of coming liber-
| alton. Following bombardment. the land
| ing was effected near Guantanamo.
MONDAY. JUNE IS.
After many delays and one false start
| the transports bearing the troops of the
! Santiago expedition began leaving Tampa.
Fla.
| Washington reports that the desire for
colonial expansion and the seizure and re-
tention of all Spain's island possessions is
rapidly spreading throughout the United
| States.
Political circles in Madrid declare no sug-
gestions for peace have been received, that
such suggestions would be declined. and
| that Spain has decided to pursue the war
| 70 the bitter end.
After a battle lasting Is hours the $50
! marines under COL Huntington repulsed
Spanish regulars and guerrillas near
| Guantanamo. inf1icting heavy loss. The
American loss was four killed. 1t was the
first land battle OF the war in which Amer
leans have been engaged.
TUESDAY, JUNE A.
Admiral Dewey's official report Of the
bombardment of Manila was received in
Washington
A direct attack upon the Spanish sea-
| board and the capture of the Canaries Is
advocated at Washington.
Recruiting for the companies OF the vol
unteer regiments is general in the states
and fast work is being done.
Thirty-two transports, carrying upwards
of Il, 900 soldiers and conveyed by warships,
sailed for Cuba from Key West.
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, commander of
the Seventh army corps. with headquar-
ters at Jacksonville, received orders to pre-
pare an army Of 10000 men to m owe on Ha-
Vana.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is.
Admiral Sampson made an official report
to Washington that all of Cervera's fleet
are in Santiago harbor.
The last OF the transports carrying troops
to Cuba sailed from Tampa. Fla, and the
entire expedition is now en- route.
A general order has been issued to the
effect that no native of the Philippines
shall be enlisted in the army Of the United
States.
The seven men who served under Naval
Constructor Hobson in the Merrimac ex-
pedition have been promoted by the navy
department.
The defenses at Havana have been
strengthened by a double rampant and 5O.-
COO Spanish troops are said to be within the
walls of the city.
Vienna dispatches say Spain is urging
Europe to request the United States to per-
nit only American troops to occupy Ma
nila, fearing the atrocities of the insur-
gents.
In the second night attack of the Spanish
on the marines at Guantanamo two of the
Americans were killed and several others
were wounded. The marines are deter
mined to hold the ground until the troops
arrive.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1e.
Four thousand United States soldiers
left San Francisco on four transports
headed for the Philippine islands.
News comes from Havana by way Of
Jamaica that the people are starving and
! that many Americans are imprisoned.
l. According to advices from Madrid Gen.
Blanco has been authorized to exchange
Lieut.. Hobson and the Merrimac prisoners.
Assurances have been received from Ber-
| lin that the German government has no in
tention Of Interfering in the Philippine
question.
subscriptions for the war loan. In addi-
ton an eastern syndicate offers to take all
the loan, or SO much of it as is not SUBJ
scribed for.
Admiral Sampson reported to Washing
| ton that the Cuban general Rabbi, had oc-
cupied Acerraderos, only eight miles from
Santiago. and practically suburb of that
| Spanish stronghold.
! The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius fired
| three shells at a Santiago fort, practically
destroying it. The cruiser New Orleans
battered down new defenses which the
Spaniards were erecting. :.<-: -,
! The secretary Of war sent to congress es-
| timatcs for appropriations for the army
up to January next amounting to $4,000.
4 000. The amount SO far asked on account
Of the war Is approxima tely s391, 900, ,OOO z (
American marines routed a large force
OF SpaniardsE In camp near Guantanamo
bay and killed 40 OF the guerrilla band. One
/ American was wounded, a force Of Cubans
cooperated with the attacking party.
John Becker, "a young white man,
was lynched by q mob at Great Bend,
Kan, for. the murder Of Myrtle Hut
meister. ..#