Warren sheaf., 1898-07-21
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Po-
itical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

The Spanish minister OF foreign al
fairs denies that negotiations for
peace have taken place. .@.
A Havana refugee reports that Gen.
Blanco attempted suicide when i he
learned that Cervera's fleet was de-
stroyed Some of his officers inter-
fered and saved his life.
President Mckinley and his cabinet
decided that the capture of Santiago
must be effected with expedition in con-
sequence of the terrible climatic con-
ditions and the danger to our men ow-
ing to an outbreak of yellow fever.
The war bond sale closed in Washing
ton, and it was announced that the to-
tai bids amounted to $1,000, 100000, or
six and half times the amount of the
issue.
The Cuban insurgents have plan of
establishing the capital of their gov
ernment at Santiago.
A big expedition Of American troops
about to sail from Tampa, Fla, for San
tiago was ordered stopped. b
Dispatches from London indicate an
almost general opinion that the fall Of
Santiago will induce Spain to sue for
speedy peace.
Gen. Toral, commander of the Span
ish forces at Santiago de Cuba, sur
rendered to Gen. Shafter and the
Spanish troops are to be sent to Spain
under parole. The surrender includes
all the Notifications and the entire
eastern end of Cuba.
The Florida and the Fanita, con-
voyed by the gunboat Peoria, landed
large expeditions at Palo Alto, on the
south coast of Cuba.
Gen. Toral telegraphed the Spanish
minister of war that his losses at San
tiago had been 4OO but he still had 49,
900 men left fit for service. .. .-.-. ....
The United States government will
now turn it's attention to the capture
of San Juan, Puerto Rico. An expedi-
tion is to be started at once under Gen.
Brooke.
A Havana dispatch to Madrid says
5000 American troops have been
landed near Cienfucgos under cover of
the guns of the Montgomery.
Gen. Shafter wired the war depart
ment that the Spanish commissioners
to arrange for the surrender of San
tiago were raising points of objection,
but that he expected no difficulty in
completing the capitulation.
Minister Correa, of the Spanish cab
met, says the matter of Cuban inde-
pendence ought to be left to a vote
by the people of the island. He says
Spain will retain the Philippines and
Puerto Rico.
President Mckinley in speaking of
the fall of Santiago said that he hoped
for early peace. The news from Mad
rid that Spain had been placed under
martial law is regarded as a most
hopeful sign.
Maj. Gen. Brooke left Chickamauga
for Washington to receive instructions
for preparing the Puerto Rican expe-
dition.
The cruiser Harvard arrived at Ports
mouth, N. H., with zoos prisoners of
Admiral Cervera's fleet.
Maj. Gen. Otis and several hundred
troops sailed from San Francisco for
Manila.
A royal decree was issued in Madrid
suspending throughout Spain individ-
ual rights as guaranteed by the consti-
tuition and proclaiming martial law.
Gen. Miles will go TO Puerto Rico at
once to decide upon a landing place
for the troops. The expedition will be
composed of 81 regiments. a.
Inhabitants of coast cities of Spain
are in panic over the expected arrival
Ct the United States fleet. Barcelona,
which is not fortified, is particularly
in terror.
While bands played "The Star
Spangled banner" and cannon fired a
national salute the American flag was
raised over the governors palace at
Santiago at noon on the 17th An enor-
nous crowd witnessed the ceremonies
attending the surrender of Gen. Toral
and the Spanish troops. Gen. McKib-
bin has been appointed temporary mil
itary governor.
Gen. shafter in his report to the
navy department of the surrender of
Gen. Toral at Santiago says it would
have cost 5000 lives to have taken the
city by force.
The final report of casualtiesin the
army since it landed in Cuba three
weeks ago has been forwarded to
Washington. It shows an aggregate of
1914 officers and men killed, wounded
and missing. The killed number 246,
of whom 21 were officers.