Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-06-07
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record OF Events Told in
Few Lines and Covering All
Important News.
FRIDAY, MAY q.

FRIDAY. MAY a.
The states are readily responding to the
second call for volunteers.
The queen regent of Spain was urged to
revolution.
Capt. Clark reached Key West with the
battleship Oregon and Is rapidly getting
into shape for active work.
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet returned to
point near Havana after six days of scout
Ing for hostile ships along the Cuban coast.
Twenty-one of the 20 Spanish prizes in
Key West harbor were condemned by the
judge and ordered to be disposed Of by the
marshal
Commodore Schley cabled to Washington
that he had the Spanish armada under Ad-
miral Cervera securely cooped up in the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba.
Arrangements were being made at San
Francisco to send the second and third de-
tachments of troops to aid Admiral Dewey
at Manila without delay.
President Mckinley, Secretaries Long
and Alger. Gen. Miles and others held an
important conference at which, it Is said,
Rico was agreed on.
ENJOYS from Gen. Garcia sent to WASH
ington to arrange plans Of cooperation
with the American forces say there are be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 Cubans now in the
field.
president. Alfred H. Love. of Philadelphia,
sent an appeal to the queen of Spain to &C.
knowledge Cuban independence in the in
terests of peace.
The work Of mastering the volunteers
into the service of the United States under
the presidents first call for troops is prac-
tically completed.
SATURDAY. MAY %.
Spain has abandoned hope of aid from
European powers.
President Mckinley has nominated %
brigadler generals for the volunteer army.
The gunboat Zafire arrived at Hong
Kong from Manila and eported that all
was quiet at Admiral Dewey's station.
A letter from Tampa. Fla, says 10000
| men have sailed for Cuba and ere this
have effected a junction with the insur-
gents.
Gen. Blanco telegraphed to Madrid that
Cervera' S squadron was at Santiago, but
definite information had not reached
Washington.
Officials In Washington decided to make
no forward movement Of troops either
upon Puerto Rico or Cuba until full and
definite information is received as to the
| location of the Spanish squadron and its
possibilities as factor in the aggressive
movements Of Spain.
In the senate in Madrid Marshal Primo
Philippines, said: THAT rag called the
American flag shall never float over the
walls of Manila"
SUNDAY MAY 20.
Announcement is made at Madrid that
the Spanish reserve squadron, command
ed by Admiral Camara, has left CadiZ An
other report says it is still in Cadiz.
Thirteen thousand troops at Camp Alger
were reviewed by President Mckinley and
| made a creditable display.
Hayden Jones and Charles Thrall, the
Americans held prisoners by Spain since
h9
changed for five Spaniards.
There is no truth in the repor that the
United States cruiser Baltimore, now at
Manila. has been damaged by an internal
explosion.
Admiral Sampson with his fleet Of war;
ships is off Key West.
The president appointed ex-senator But
| Ter, Of South Carolina, major general Of
volunteers.
MONDAY. MAY 80
Another Spanish gunboat, the Leyte, has
been captured by the Americans at Manila
Gen. Merritt issued an order announcing
that he had taken command of the Phil
| ippine forces and expeditions.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin said that it had been
definitely decided to use about $4,000 of
! the volunteers to be raised under the new
| call In filing out deficient regiments al
ready organized under the old CALL
TUESDAY. MAY 81
The navy department received dispatch
| from Commodore Schley stating that the
| Spanish fleet is in the bay of Santiago de
Cuba. that he had seen and recognized the
vessels, and that all possible chance for the
| enemys escape had been shut off,
The military invasion of Cuba has begun,
the transports taking on board about 30
600 men at southern ports.
! Admiral Dewey's hold on Manila is I'M
| relaxed. and the Spaniards must surren-
der or starve. good ply Of rifles and
| ammunition has been procured by the in
surgents.
1t transpires that SIMPSONS lombard
ment of San Juan shattered Cervera' s
plans and resulted in the armada's trip to
Santiago.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE /.
| Dispatches from Cape Haytien stated
that Commodore Sctley had attacked the
Santiago forts and the Spanish fleet. 1t
| was also stated that the advantage was
with the Americans, who entered the har-
Dor after heavy engagement.
Another Spanish gunboat, the Leyte. has
| been captured by the Americans at Manila
The steamer Florida arrived at Key West
after having delivered 80 men, 80 900 rifles
and a large quantity of ammunition to the
Cuban insurgents.
been finished at Washington, and nothing
| remains but to put the campaign plans into
execution.
Advices from Gen. Garcia, of the Cuban
army, luQlcake tnaC ne mas 10000 men In his
command.
Gen. Blanco gave notice that all news
paper correspondents must keep out of
Cuba or suffer arrest.
Gen. Merritt has assumed personal COM
| mand Of all the expeditionary forces bound
for Manila, and has instructed his SUBJ
| ordinates to rush preparations to start the
second expedition.
The press censorship at Tampa, Fla. has
become more strict, and hereafter no pub
LEGATION is to be permitted of orders that
may be issued at army headquarters.
Not only in France. but all over Europe.
the nations are now eager to show their
sympathy for America in the present war.
THURSDAY, JUNE e.
Officials at Washington believe Com
modore Schley has ruined the forts at the
entrance of Santiago bay, thus making
more easy the capture or destruction Of
Cervera's fleet.
Secretary Alger gives practical confirma-
ton of the assertion that 20, 900 soldiers will
leave for Cuba at once and $4,000 more will
follow as soon as possible.
Rear Admiral Sampson is at Santiago
| and has assumed command of the com
| bined squadrons, numbering Is war YES
sells. Schley has been given the command