Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
war HISTORY OF A week.
Friday.

Friday.
Gen. Shufter assaulted the Spanish out.
posts ut Santiago. The battle ragged
tierccly all day. The Spnniurds were driy-
en into tho city. At dark American troops
occupied the Spanish intrenchments out
side the city, within half Il mile of the city
walls. The American casualties in killed
and wounded were reported by Gen. Shaf-
ter as over 800. The Spanish loss was
much greater.
Saturday.
Fighting resumed at Santiago. but only
in IL dcsultory manner. The American
troops held the ground occupied the day
before.
Sunday.
Gen. Shufter demanded n surrender of
the city under penalty q: bomlMrdment.
The demand was refused.
Admiral Cervera's squadron made an
effort to escape from Santiago harbor.
Choosing II moment when the American
squadron was lying ten miles off shore, the
Spanish ships left the harbor, -four cruis-
ers smiling west and W. torpedo destroy
crs east. The Oregon. lndiana. Iowa and
Brooklyn. under Commodore Schlcy, pur-
sued and destroyed the Vizcaya. A.lmi-
rante Oqucndo, Mariu Tercsa and Cris-
t0tul Colon. taking Admiral Crrvera and
1,jOO of his men prisoners. The convert
I'D cruiser Gloucester sank the torpedo
boat dcstroyers l'urur and Fluton. The
Spanish loss in killed was 300. The
American ships were uninjurcd in the
battle und but one man was killed.
Monday.
A tIn p.v, ,A % A., r~.,s-.,
cOnsuls. Gen. Shufter agreed tn IL truce
until Tuesday noon. in order to give time
for the removal of women and children
from Santiago.
Wednesday,.
Lieut.. HOhsOn believed to now lie free,
Resolutions nnncNing Hawaiian Islands
to the United States adopted by the Scn-
ate.
Spanish warship Alfonso MI. is report
ed to have been destroyed while trying to
run the blockade out of Havana.
Conference of Shaftcr and Sampson re-
suits III Il decision to await army rc-t.n-
forcemcnts before bumbarding Snntingo.
Wisconsin and Massachusetts volun-
tecrs are On route to re-enfurce Gen. Shuf-
ter and illinois men are ready for the
order tn move.
Fifty Spanish prisoners on board the
Harvard attempt to ovcrpower the crew
and escape. Six were killed and twelve
wounded by the guards.
Lenders i'll Spain think the time is ripe
to sue for pence. but the Government de-
rides to continue war. The Pope is said
to have been asked TO seek peace.
Clnra Barton of the Re-. Cross tells
President Mckinley wounded American
soldiers lie on we ground mt S!bOney,
Cuba. because hospital accommodations
are inadequate.
Thursday.
At FL Caney $4,000 destitute persons
have assembled. being refugees from San.
lingo.
Zen. Niles left Washington for San.
tiagO to assume active command of mill.
tnry operations in Cuba.
United Suites naval uttachc in London
informs President Mckinley thnt Spain
will sue for peace next week.
Clnra Barton siccors the starving rcf,l.
gees from Santiago and pays Al high trib.
NE to the American soldiers.
Lieut.. Hot,son and his companions are
Exchanged and received with great dem.
constructions of joy by the troops.
.A',crican troops under Gen. Anderson
are comfortably quartcrcd at Cavitr and
awaiting rr-enforcements before attack.
ing Manila.
Cruiser Philadelphia ordered to saii
from Mare Island to raise the United
States flag over Hawaii and receive the
islunds into the Union.
Commodore Watson's squadron ordered
detached from Admiral Sumpson's fleet
and Il" start without deluy for the Span.
ish coast. Probable that a chase will lie
made for Camarn's fleet.