The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-07-22
WAR PARAGRAPHS
A Brief Compilation q Daily
Occurrences.

When the truth OF Cervera'H deient
reached Gen. Blanco he attempted
suicide.
Captain Charles Clark has been ap-
pointed chief Of stat Of Commodore
Watson, commanding the expedition
TO Spain. Captain Clark will retain
command Of the Oregon while serving
Is chief Of staff
Something over 100000 will be
paid by the government as ''head
money" 10 the officers and sailors who
destroyed Cervera's feet. This is
according 10 the law, which provides
payment Of 800 q head for every man
on the ships Of an enemy when these
ships are destroyed.
Companies I, Is aud J. Of the First
New. York Regiment are at San Fran
cisco preparing to embark for Hawaiian
Islands.
For sanitary reasons the little town
Of Siboney was burned 10 the ground
by orders of our hospital corps in
Cuba
A belief is current in Madrid that
the United States warships New York,
Oregon aud Texas are now on their
way to Spain, and precautions are be-
ing taken at all the seaportH 10 avoid q
surprise.
After extended negotiations Satiago
was surrendered to the Americans.
The proposition embraced the whole
Of eastern Cuba. 1t was agreed hat
our government should send the Span
ish army back to Spain.
General Wheeler has recommended
the following officers in his cavalry
division for gallantryin action: Briga-
der General Carroll, Colonel Sumner,
General Wood, Major Vessels, Major
Lebord, Major Whit, Captain Halves,
Captain Hartman, Lieutenant An
drews, Captain Beckham, Lieutenant
Colonel Dorset, Major Darlington,
Captain West, Captain Dickinson
Captain William Aston Chanler and
his aids, Lieutenants Steele, Reeves
and Wheeler.
The Spanish forces involved in the
capitulation at Santiago will not be
taken back to Spain in American YES
sells unless there is an official pledge
for the safety Of our craft and their
crews. Secretary Alger had no hest
fancy in saying that he doubted if
Spain wanted the prisoners brought
back there, and said that if trans
ported in our own vessels and without
some agreement with the Spanish rep.
resentatives, Spain would not refrain
from Selling them.
Several army decisions Of recent
date have been made public; one OF
which is that officers of volunteers
provided with state uniforms will be
permitted TO wear them until worn
out, after which they will provide
themselves with clothing conforming
to the regulations established by the
war department.
The FIRST news of the successful
landing of the Florida and Fanita. ex
petitions which left Key West Jun,
%, has been received. The landing
was effected early on the morning O
July at Palo Alto, on the south coas
of Cuba, but not until after severa
lively skirmishes with the Spaniards.
| General Miles took no part in tn,
negotiations He has been careful
since his arrival not to assume the di
rection of affairs or to detract in tn
least from the glory of General Shat
ter's achievement.
General Miles took no part in tn
negotiations for the surrender of San
tiago. He has been careful since hi
arrival in Cuba not to assume the di
rection of affairs or to detract in tn
least from the glory of General Shat
ter's achievement.
The inhabitants Of San Juan ar
greatly alarmed at prospect of an at
tack from the Americans and many ar
fleeing to the interior.
The English weekly papers expires
great satisfaction over the fall of San
tiago de Cuba. The speaker think
the events presages the end Of til
war but describes it as ga stroke c
good fortune which the Americans ha
no right to expect"
Seven Spanish prisoners died fro1
malarial fever on the cruiser Harvar
while on the way to Portsmouth, N. Z
The Berlin correspondent of IL
London Times says that the Irene il
4 cident is hardly commented upo
there, but the fact that no official d
NAL is forthcoming is worthy of not
t The North German Gazette declar,