The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-08-24
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record of Events Told tn
Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 10.

humiliating duties In connection with the
evacuation.
1t is unotficially announced that Maj
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will not serve on the
Cuban military commission, preferring To
retain command Of his army corps.
on Saturday morning the American
forces under Gen. Schwan defeated 1850
Spaniards In Puerto Rico. News OF the
signing OF the protocol was not received
until after the battle.
A special dispatch says there is a gen
eral feeling of relief In Havana that the
war is over. On the faces OF lany In the
tLrongs there were unmistakable marks
OF the privations they have undergone as
the result of the blockade.
Consul Wildman at Hong-Kong cabled
the state department that Admiral Dewey
had bombarded Manila last Saturday ard
the city surrendered Internationally. Gov.
Gen. August escaped capture by fleeing
from the city on a German warship, which
took him TO Hong-Kong. He left his sec
ond in command 10 bear the humiliation of
the surrender.
WEDN EsDAY. AUGUST II.
President Mckinley has decided TO re-
duce the army immedia tely and al least
10000 men will be mustered out
Gen. August is reported TO have stated
in Hong-Kong that Admiral Dewey ad-
vised him TO make his escape from Manila
II he had n opportunity.
The Spanish cabinet has decided TO order
Gen. B,anco and all other Spanish COM
manders In the Antilles 10 fill their re-
spective posts until the evacuation is COM
p.eted.
The Eighth Illinois regiment has been
complimented with immediate service as
guards in Santiago In place of the Second
regiment of immunes, which has been
found TO be lacking in discipline.
The gunboat Mangrove bombarded Cal
BARREN Monday, the commander not hav-
Ing heard OF the signing OF peace. After
a Spanish gunboat had been damaged word
was brought from the town under a flag
Of truce that the war was over.
Advices from Puerto Rico were that the
Spanish soldiers are putting American SYM
pathiZers TO the machete, 80 having been
killed in one village for raising the Ameri-
can flag. The United States troops have
been appealed to. but are powerless 10 in
terfere.
The president has appointed the follow.
ing commissioners to adjust the evacuation
OF Cuba and Puerto Rico: For Cuba Maj.
Gen. James +. Wade, Rear Admiral Will
liam T. Sampson, Maj. Gen. Matthew c.
Butler: for Puerto Rico, Maj. Gen John
X. Brooke, Rear Admiral Winfield S.
Schley, Brig. Gen. William w Gordon.
THURSDAY. AUGUST rs.
The massacre Of more than 100 natives
OF Puerto Rico by Spanish troops is con-
frmed. The only offense Of the people was
IN raising an American flag at Cieles.
Admiral Cervera, with his son and Capt.
Moreu. start for Spain to-day, being re-
leased as prisoners OF war by the United
States at the request Of the Spanish gov
emmett
Gen. Hrorritt and Admiral Dewey have
been In ucted that the Philippine insur-
gents = recognize the authority of the
United Safes and that there could be nc
joint occupation Of the city.
Col Woodward, who, with four other Of
fcers of the Sixth Massachusetts,, resigned
txsw --f, ~ Co. - -
in Puerto Rico. arrived in New York and
explains his action on the ground Of undue
harshness OF Gen. Garretson.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10
The Twenty-third Kansas regiment (col.
ored) has been ordered 10 Santiago.
Three more transports arrived at Mon
tauk Point having on board troops from
Santiago.
Advices from Hong-Kong say merchant
men are leaving daily for Manila and
great rush OF trade Is expected.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin has issued al order 70,
the First Illinois cavalry 10 proceed al
once from Chckamauga 10 Springfield. I'll
The Western Union Telegraph company's
central cable office announces that all cen
sorship on cable messages has been abol-
ished.
1t is reported al Ponce. Puerto Rico. that
so natives who took refuge from Spanish
soldiers in the belfry OF the cathedral at
Gales were overpowered and macheted
Gen. Shafter reports the departure from
Santiago OF the transport Catania with 81
convalescent soldiers. the Resoute with
275 light artillerymen, and the Badger with
POO of the Thirty-fourth Michigan voluu-
teers.
1t is the opinion OF the officials OF the
treasury department that there will be nc
necessity for another bond issue growing
out of the war. and that the present rev.
enue law will be retained on the statute
books for an Indefinite period
SATURDAY. AUGUST 20.
Gen. Shafter reported that on August 16
Il and IS there were ten deaths in his com
mand
The war department has promulgated
the tariff rates for Puerto Rico. The rate
is the Spanish minimum tariff rates here
The Spanish cabinet has appointed Gen
Gonzales Parade Rear Admiral Luis Pas.
tor Landero and Marquis de Montoro as
the commission for the evacuation OF Cuba.
The transports Mobile, Seneca Conan.
che and Relief arrived at Montauk Point
and the Olivette at Newport News with
troops from Santiago and invalid soldiers
from Puerto Rico.
Private Otto Hoffer, of the Ninth New
York, during a thunderstorm at Chick |
amauga, Tenn, was struck by lightning
while standing against the pole OF his tent
and instantly killed.
SUNDAY, AUGUST q.
Admirals Sampson and Schley were or
dered 10 report TO Washington.
The president has promoted Commodore |
Howell 10 be a rear admiral, vice Rear Ad- |
miral Norton, retired.
With honors betting them Detroit citi |
zens welcomed home the Michigan naval |
reserves, who served throughout the war |
on the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
New York gave royal welcome Satur- |
day 10 the North Atlantic squadron under |
command OF Rear Admiral Sampson. The |
ships were the New York, Iowa, Indiana, |
Brooklyn, Massachusetts. Oregon and
Texas
MONDAY, AUGUST %.
Mai. Gen. Merritt notified the war de- |
partment that the cable from Hong-Kong |
to Manila is again in operation.
The American transports Peru and |
Puebla, having on board Gen. Otis and |
Gen. Hughes, arrived at Manila.
President Mckinley cabled Admiral |
Dewey and Gen. Merritt his and the ma
tons congratulations upon their capture
OF Manila.
Gen. Miles decided to leave Puerto Rico |
and return to the United States. After he |
leaves Gen. Brooke will be military gov
ernor of the island.
AdU Gen. Lawton in command OF the