Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-04
WAR HISTORY OF A WEEK
Monday.

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Monday.
Seven thousand Spanish troops at Guam
tanamo laid down their arms.
Gen. Miles has begun to land his exDA
| dition near Ponce, Porto Rico.
} Gen. Shafter reports 500 new cases NJ
fever among our troops at Santiago.
| Gen. Brooke has arrived at Newpor,
| News, preparatory to sailing for Porto
Rico.
Cubans at Cienfucgos sent to Admiral
Sampson piiful appeal that he take the
city, as they are starving.
Tuesday.
Details received of the landing of Gen
Miles expedition at Guanica, Porto Rico,
and the hosting OF the Stars and Stripes.
Gen. Shafter sternly rebuked Senior
| Ros. the civil governor Of Santiago, for
unauthorized dismissal of Spanish Off.
! Gals.
Reports of Admiral Sampson and Com.
modore Schley on the destruction of Ger.
vera's fleet at Santiago made public by
the Navy Department.
| Spain sued for peace through NJ. Cam.
bon, the French ambassador in Washing
ton, who formally asked President Nc.
Kinley in behalf of Spain if he would con-
sent to negotiations to end the war.
! Gen. Shafter, while regretting any
clash with the Cubans, said their claims
to Santiago were untenable. He sent
| letter to Gen. Garcia explaining the po-
sition Of responsibility which the United
States occupies before the world.
Wednesday.
Announced on authority that no arms
! tee will be granted Spain.
Arrival off Porto Rico of the transports
Mobile, Grand Duchess and No. 80, with
| re-enforcements for Gen. Miles.
Spanish advices to Madrid alleged the
| repulss Of the advance of Gen. Miles upon
Yauco, after fighting lasting all night.
Spanish troops in Porto Rico reported
| to be concentrating in San Juan. the cap
| ital, for defense against Gen. Miles
troops.
Gen. Shafter pleased the native Cubans
by permitting them to occupy and rule
over the town of Songo, near Santiago,
surrendered by the Spanish.
tn ursday.
Gen. Brooke's expedition sailed from
Newport News for Porto Rico.
Several American transports, probably
those from Charleston, cruising off Porto
Rico.
Secretary Alger announced that as soon
as fever conditions permit Skaters army
will be removed to tract of land adjoin-
ing Montauk Point. Long Island. Gen.
Shafter now reports 4,122 of his men SICK
3, 1913 with fever Of various types, but the
low death rate shows the sickness to be
of mild form.
Friday.
Steamer st. Paul sailed from Newport
News with the last of Gen. Brooke's ex-
petition for Porto Rico.
Fifty members of the First Illinois regi-
ment at Santiago down with ground fever
in mild form. There has been only one
death in the regiment
Cuban couriers reported at Santiago
that the Cubans and Spaniards in the in
terror had met in battle, resulting in the
defeat of the Spaniards.
Gen. Miles reported that the city of
Ponce, Porto Rico, surrendered to his
forces without opposition, and that the
Spanish troops were retreating from the
southern part of the island. The Ameri-
can flag flies over Guanica, Port of
Ponce, Ponce and Yauco.
Saturday.
Madrid advices said the Spaniards are
entrenching themselves at San Juan de
Porto Rico.
The Navy Department received a dis
patch from Admiral Dewey, saying that
our forces may have to fight the Philip
pine insurgents, owing to the attitude as
sumed by Aguinaldo, their leader. All
quiet at Manila. Gen. Merritt arrived
and assumed command of our army there.
NJ. Cambon, French ambassador in
Washington, on receiving President Nc
Kinleys reply to the Spanish note, pre-
sented credentials empowering him to act
for Spain in the matter of peace negotia-
lions. In consequence the terms as pro-
posed by President Mckinley were dis
cussed at once, and when M. Cambon left
the White House terms had practically
been agreed upon.
Sunday.
Gen. Wade relieved of the COMMAND at
Camp Thomas to lead provisional brig
ade to Porto Rico.
Retreating Spanish soldiers in Porto
Rico INDUCED in gross atrocities. De
fenseless women and children were their
victims.
Battleship Texas arrived at New York
for repairs, having suffered to a cousid-
cradle extent in the engagement With
CeFvera's fleet
Te1egraphic Brevities.