Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-16
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record OF Events Told IN
Few Lines and Covering All
Important News.
TUESDAY. JuNE Z


er OF Santiago hs-bor.
The bombardment of the Santiago de
Cuba forts was resumed, presumably to
cover the landing Of American troops
The Gadiz reserve squadron. which was
supposed TO be on its way across the At
lantic, was said to be held in the Spanish
/ harbor.
Admiral Dewey reports that 50 Spanish
officers and 1850 Spanish soldiers have
been captured and 1000 killed by the Phil
ippine insurgents In several victorious bat
Ties near Cayite.
1t is officially announced that volunteers
are 10 be paid wages of sl3 month by the
government from the time they answered
the call of their governors and presented
themselves Tor service in the army.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE g.
The monitor Monterey, accompanied by
the collier Brutus, sailed from San Fran
! cisco for Manila
Spanish soldiers in the Philippines are
| discouraged and are surrendering to the
insurgents in large numbers.
The Spanish torp edo boat Terror was re-
ported to have been sunk while trying to
run the blockade at Santiago
The latest estimates of the Spanish losses
| at the battle of Manila on May ! are 400
killed and 800 wounded and property loss
OF 600.
/ The American feet under Admiral Samp-
I son. destroyed the principal fortifcations
! and earthworks al Santiago after a furious
bombardment lasting three hours. In his
report TO Madrid Admiral Cervera says
four Spanish officers and six men were
killed AID "a men were wounded.
THURSDAY. JUNE 9.
/ Twenty-seven thousand men. under COM
mand of Maj. Gen. Shafter, left Tampa for
4 Santiago.
] The captain-general of Manila reported
/ to the Madrid government that his forces
| were inadequate to cope with Admiral
! Dewey and the insurgents.
! The American fleet bombarded Caiman-
era, in the Bay of Guantanamo. at the east
ern end of Cuba, silenced the Spanish de-
! lenses and causing the inhabitants 10
/ fee.
1t has been officially admitted In Madrid
that the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
was sunk by the fire of the American feet
at Santiago de Cuba, and five sailors and
g marines on board of her were killed.
/ 1t is believed in Washington that Adj
miral Sampson, unaided by troops may at
tempt the capture of Santiago. He has
placed the stars and stripes over one Of
the dismantled ruins of one of the Spanish
forts near the entrance OF the harbor and
is remounting the guns to be handled by
American gunners.
FRIDAY. JUNE TO-
1t was officially announced that the sec
ond expedition TO Manila would sail from
San Francisco. June Is.
After a secret cabinet council in Madrid
ii was announced that the Cadiz squadron
would Immediately sail with sealed orders.
Persistent reports from Madrid, Paris
and London indicate the surrender of
Manila TO the insurgents and American
forces.
Rumors that new feet of Spanish war
ships is lying in walt on the northern
coast of Cuba caused the transports carry
ing troops to Cuba to return to Tampa
Fla, until the report could be verified or
dscredited
Gen. A. w. Greedy, chief signal officer,
issued a general order to the cable COM
panies that hereafter no news concerning
the Of or
of American troops would be permitted to
be sent to foreign countries.
Communication between the island of
Cuba and the outer world was severed by
cutting the Kingston Santiago and Haytian
cables. The ends are buoyed and Admiral
Samp son can establish communication with
Washington direct.
The warship Marblehead drove a Span
ish gunboat into Guantanamo harbor and
shelled and reduced the Notifications the
insurgents cooperating on the land side.
The place is being held until troops arrive,
and il is contemplated TO establish gem
eral base there.
SATURDAY. JUNE H.
The American fleet bombarded Daiquiri.
east of Aguadores, Cuba.
In diplomatic circles il is believed Spain's
creditors VIII soon compel her to sue for
peace.
The United States auxiliary cruiser St.
Louis captured a Spanish merchant ship
near Kingston, jamaica
Rioting 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 80 miles of coast in southern and
eastern Cuba offer no obstacles to an
invading army.
+ 1t 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. J. Balfour,
! the government leader, stated that Great
| Britain would take active part in any
move for Intervention between the United
SUNDAY. JUNE Y.
Orders were issued to Gen. Lee and to
/ Gen. Coppinger to hasten the expedition
4 against Puerto Rico
Five tons OF food. 400 rifles and $4,000
J 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 flag on Cuban soil for
| the first time rs earnest of coming liber-
alton. Following bombardment. the land
! ing was effected near Guantanamo.
MONDAY, JUNE 10
Eight thousand Americans. according to
a dispatch from Port au Prince, have land
| ed very near 81 slago de Cuba.
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 expal sion and the seizure and re-
tention of all SPANS island possessions is
J rapidly spreading throughout the United
States.
Political circles in Madrid declare no sug-
| gestious for peace have been received. that
such sugges ions would be declined. and
that Spain ls decided to pursue the war
! TO the bitter end.
Ambassador Hay In London cabled to the
| state department that Manila has sur
rendered No letails have beeD received and
il IS not known whether the surrender was
to the insurgents or 10 Admiral Dewey.
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