The San Francisco call., 1898-12-21

l Queen Regent had approved the Ameri- | can peace conditions.
 Five companies of the First Regiment l of New York sailed from San Francisco | for Honolulu
 | AUGUST 7-Spains acceptance of the
 terms of peace reserved the utmost possi- | ble power of discussing details later, in
 the hope of making better terms. The
 communication was sent to Paris for
 transmission to Washington through the 1 Spanish Ambassador to France. | Nearly all the American troops In Porto
 Rico, under Generals Brooke, Wilson
 Henry and Schwan, advanced toward San drive the Spanish forces back upon San
 Juan, when our ships could lombard the | city in case of a refusal to surrender.
 Admiral Dewey and General Merritt on ] leave Manila within forty-eight hours. General Jaudenes, in command of the
 sbp Sbpanisn troops, in view of the fact that the besieged city was surrounded on all
 sides and the inhabitants were starving ana hopeless, asked time to consult the
 authorities at Madrid
 DAUGUST S-The Spaniards in Porto hlco oHered but slight resistance to the invading army of Americans. In a skirm- lsh few miles beyond Guayamo five of the. Fourth Ohio Volunteers were wound
 Three transports left Santiago, having
 on board the Rough Riders, First Regular
 TTaaValry Battery H Fourth Artillery,
 thirteenth Infantry and Sixth Infantry. bound for Montauk Point, L. I. A ship
 load Of Spanish captives sailed for Ga
 .AUGUsT s-A detachment of Spanish
 troops attempted to retake the lighthouse at Cape San Juan, Porto Rico. Forty of
 ios. Hul sailors repuIsed them. with heavy
 loss, supported by the guns of the Gin clmnatl. Amphltrite and Leyden. The American troops captured the town
 ol Coano; seven of our men were wound
 ed: on the spanish side the commander,
 two captains and nine privates were Killed. Thirty-five were wounded and 18O
 made prisoners
 secretary Day announced that President McAlnley, M. Cambon and he had agreed upon a protocol embodying the proposed
 terms Tor the negotiation of treaty of | AUGUST 10-Twelve hundred Standards
 attempted to check the advance of Gener- al Schwan's command, and during an en- gaeement near Hormigueros the first
 Am American soldier was killed in Porto Rico
 The advance was continued after the enc
 my had suffered heavy loss.
 I AUGUST 11-.It was ascertained that the
 eNPendItures Tor war up to this date had | The Spanish Government approved inc
 protocol, and cabled to M. Cambon. at
 Washington, to sign the preliminaries of | AUGUST 12-M. Cambon received his
 instructions on behalf of Spain at l o'clock, At exactly twenty three minutes
 past his signature and that of the Sec l retary of State were affixed. The Presi- l dent at once issued proclamation de- claring suspension of hostilities, and
 messages to that effect were dispatched 10 General Miles in Porto Rico, to General
 Merritt in the Philippines. and to General | Shafter at Santiago. Similar advices
 were cabled to Admirals Dewey and
 Sampson and to Commodore Howell, com | squadron.
 The day of the signing of the protocol
 was an eventful one. One hour before the | document was signed a bombardment of Manzantllo, province of Santiago de Gu | ba, was begun by the Newark Hist, Su-
 ,n agv GseeGa ha aad AlyaTado not l that the message reached Captain Good | rich of the Newark.
 In Porto Rico news of peace stopped a | battle at Pablo Vasques just in the nick of time. General Broolle's command was 1 formed in line of battle to the northwest
 of Guayamo, and the guns were being | courier came galloping up with peace or ders, much to the disgust of the rank and | file.
 | The messa ge~sent to the Philippines did not reach it's destination until August 16
 AUGUST 13-The attack upon Manila by | Dewey and Merritt began. A division of
 the squadron shelled the forts at Malate on the south side of the city, while the trenches were stormed by the land forces.
 About H. 900 prisoners were taken. The 1 squadron had no casualties and no ves- SeIS were He OpdiIdTQS were driven back by Merritts men and re- | treated into the walled city, where resist | ance was useless. General Jauderes agreed to surrender. and General Merritt
 went to the palace, where the Spaniards laid down their arms
 AUGUST 14-Four transports from San | tiago arrived at Montauk Point Colonel
 Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were among the returning troops.
 AUGUST 16-President Mckinley ap- | pointed the members of the commission to adjust details of the evacuation of | Cuba and Porto Rico
 AUGUST 1.-The adjutant general
 cabled to General Merritt: "The Presi- dent directs that there must be.no joint l occupation with the insurgents" Mer-