The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-09-22

While the peace negotiations with
Spain were in progress to bring to
close the war which has been waged
since April 81, and even after the pro-
tocol was signed and a temporary cess
sation of hostilities declared, some of
+ the most important battles of the war
were fought and won. On the day the
protocol was signed Admiral Dewey
and General Merritt, with the land and
naval forces under their commands,
made combined attack on Manila,
forcing it's surrender in twelve hours,
taking 1000 prisoners and II, 900 stands
OF arms. The day before, at which time
SPANS answer was in the hands of the
president, Manzanillo, on the south
coast OF Santiago province, was bonn
Darded for twelve hours and at dawn
on the day peace was declared sur
rendered Meanwhile General Miles in
Porto Rico was pushing his advance
lines on San Juan and even after re-
ceiving word of the declaration of an
armistice had several lively skirmish-
es with the Spaniards.
While Secretary of State Day and
Am bassador Cambon of France. repre-
sent1ng Spain, were appending their
signatures to the peace protocol, Ma
Mia, after stubborn resistance, was
surrendered
The stars and stripes were flung out
to the breeze that very evening on a
staff where had foated so proudly the
banner that for $50 years represented
Spanish sovereignty in the Philip
pines. Just as the fresh breeze snap
pea Old Glory straight on the halliards
the sun, which had been behind clouds
all the week, burst out in a food of
Drllllant light, saluting the first free
nag holsted over the Philippines in
formal recognition of expressions
overthrow and freedoms onward
march.
The cheers from land and sea that
greeted the glorious ensign had hard
ly died away when the guns of Admiral
Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, began
roaring out national salute to the
new sovereignty in the Philippines.
The Charleston quickly followed, and
then the Raleigh, Concord, Hugh Nc
Culloch, Petrol, Boston and Baltimore,
and even the little Callao, that three
months ago boasted allegiance to the
nag tnat mas now been supplanted
IN Cuba a similar scene. although
not so important, was being enacted.
On August II Manzanillo, on the south
coast of Santiago province, west of
Santiago de Cuba, was bombarGed for
over twelve hourse, beginning at about
S:30'in the afternoon, when the second
rate protected cruiser Newark Law S.
goo yards off shore and threw r6-inch
smells, and the gunboat Suwanee. the
81 Osceola, Hist and Alvarado, at ranges
OF from 600 to 800 yards, swept the
shore batteries with their 4-inch guns,
6-pounders and smaller guns. The ac-
tive commandment lasted until S
o'clock, when there was a lull for an
hour. After that the Newark used her
6-inch guns every half hour through
the night. e.,
At dawn the next day white flags
could be seen all over the town and
also on the hills. Soon a small boat
was discovered coming out to the New
ark under white flag. Two Spanish
officers boarded the Newark and said
that they had been instructed to in
form Captain Goodrich that a peace
protocol had been signed yesterday by
the representatives of Spain and the
United States and that hostilities had
ceased.
Meanwhile General Miles, unaware
of the dawn of peace, was pushing his
forces on toward San Juan. On Aug
ust TO-, three days before peace was
declared, the town of Coamo was CAP
tured after fight, and about the same
time another force was engaging the
enemy near Guayama. In the CAPTURE
of Coamo General Ernsts brigade was
ordered to move at daylight. The
main body went along the military
road, while Colonel Biddle of General
Wilson's staff, with the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, made detour to enter
the town from the north.
They met the Spanish forces outside
the town and fight took place, which
lasted half an hour. The fire was hot.
The Spanish in the trenches were driv-
en- out. The Spanish losses are un-
known. Our loss was six wounded,
one seriously. .. .....
While this battle was being waged
the Fourth Ohio was having a Skin
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