Willmar tribune., 1898-06-28
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record of Events Told in
a Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
FRIDAY. JUNE II.

| condition is becoming critical.
The president has decided to send at once
a second expedition OF 5000 men from
Tampa to reinforce Gen. Shafter.
| The fort and earthworks at Caimanera,
| near Guantanamo. were destroyed by a
bombardment from the Texas. Marblehead
and Suwanee.
Advices from Key West say that more
regulars from Puerto Principe and Neu-
vitas garrisons have deserted to the pa
! triot army.
The warships under Admiral Sampson
bombarded the forts Of Santiago de Cuba
! for the third time. Ell MORO was spared.
owing to the presence Of Lieut.. Hobson and
| his compa Mons. but all the other defenses
were probably rendered useless. The loss
Of life on the Spanish side was &C ns!der-
| able.
| SATURDAY. JUNE 1s.
Capt. Gen. Blanco has refused to enter
tain a proposition to exchange 3he Merri-
mac prisoners.
The Cadiz fleet was sighted off Ceuta. on
| the north coast Of Africa. sailing eastward
! into the Mediterranean.
Admiral Dewey reported to the navy
| department that he was still maintaining
| the blockade at Manila and that the insur-
gents entirely surrounded the city.
The council general Of Catalonia. repre-
| senting the mercantile intelligence Of
| Spain. has called on the Madrid govern
ment to sue for peace on any terms.
MAJ Gen. Miles arrived In Washington
to consult Secretary Of War Alger. He re-
| ported that Garcia's army. in pursuance Of
his request was closing in upon Santiago
de Cuba.
The insurgents in the Philippines are
making remarkable progress and are said
to have captured the family of Capt Gen.
! August and the governors of the provinces
of Cavite. Balucan and Bataan.
SUNDAY. JUNE 49,
1t is said that Gen. Miles will personally
lead the expedition to Puerto Rico.
One Of the German war vessels at Manila
has been ordered away. Indicating that the
kaiser intends no menacing act to Amer
lean domination.
The rebels hold Manila at their mercy,
but Admiral Dewey is anxious that the
American troops should have the honor
of receiving the Spanish capitulation-
In an interview in Madrid Capt. Aunon.
the Spanish minister Of marine, said that
Spain would ultimately send fleet to
Philippine waters regardless Of cost or the
result.
At council of war at the white house
| it was decided that the original plans of
campaign for the conduct OF the war shall
be adhered to and pushed with vigor and
energy.
MONDAY. JUNE 20
Spanish infantry made a hasty retreat
for cover at Guantanamo under heavy fire
from American WarShlpS.
The inhabitants Of Caimanera, Cuba,
have streWn the streets with straw and oil
with the intention of destroying the city
and fleeing to the hills.
James T. Gatewood, of Ashland, Va.
private secretary to Maj. Gen. Fltzhugh
Lee. of the Seventh army corps was struck
by lightning and killed at Pablo Beach,
Fla.
Admiral Sampson has decided to reduce
Morro castle at Santiago. He has learned
! that Hobson and his men are no longer held
in the fort as shield against the fire Of the
American ships.
careful inspection Of the fortifics tions
defending Santiago harbor since the bom-
bardmeEt shows that the American gun
nerj spread wreck and ruin everywhere.
Some OF the batteries were demolished be-
yond repair.
Adv!ces to the navy department confirm
the report that the fleet of transports were
off Santiago and that Spanish troops were
numerous along the coast in the vicinity.
prepared to resist the landing of the United
States troops.
TUESDAY. JUNE q.
It is reported that hereafter Capt. Gen.
Blanco will recognize no flag of truce in
Havana waters.
1t was practically decided at a conference
in Washington to send flying squadron
to the coast Of Spain.
Gen. Garcia. the Cuban leader, discussed
Will l1lIIdA OdlpSOH On the udgSl1p
New York plans for the capture of San
tiago.
The Spanish cabinet is said to have de-
cided to accept no offers Of peace which
require the sacrifice Of colonial possessions.
Capt. Gen. Blanco was shot In the leg
by volunteer whose brother had been
executed. Havana is reported in a cordl-
tion bordering on revolution and residents
have fed to the country.
1t was reported that Gen. Skaters ex-
pedition had arrived off Santiago and that
the landing was in progress. The insur-
gents were gathering near the city to CO.
operate with the American troops.
News was received from Manila that the
insurgents now hold 5000 prisoners. Ad-
miral Dewey will permit no attack on the
Baltimore left Manila on the 17th to meet
the transports The rebels have formed a
provisional government and acknowledged
the protectorate of the United States
WEDNESDAY,. JUNE p
Cable communication has been restored
between Guantanamo. Cuba, and Wash
ington.
The government has determined to send
at once heavy reenforcements to Gen
Shafter at Santiago.
An official dispatch to Madrid declared
that the town OF Casilda, Cuba, had been
-shelled by an American warship.
The navy department at Washington re-
celVeO OIncldl cOnIlfmdtlOn OF the news tna@
Camaras fleet has returned to Cadiz
Prominent Spanish financiers sent letters
to the. newspapers in Madrid and BARGE
Iona urging prompt cessation Of the war.
President Mckinley sent message to
Admiral Cervera in Santiago harbor that
he would be held personally responsible
for the safety Of Lieut.. Hobson and his
men.
Skaters army. now before Santiago. in
conjunction with Garcia's 1900 men In the
vicinity, makes 90 600 troops menacing that
city. A landing place had not been Sc
lected.
Gen. Shafter, with members Of his stan
and Admiral Sampson, visited Gen. Garcia
in his camp near Acerraderos, II miles west
of Santiago, and plan Of campaign was
agreed upon.
| Orders have been issued to hold all per-
sons captured on Spanish prize ships until
! further orders They number over 200. It
| is proposed to establish near Atlanta, Ca.
| a stockade to hold all prisoners captured
| during the war.
THURSDAY, JUNE O.
The statement was published in London
| that German marines had landed in Manila.
Four battalions OF Michigan infantry left
| Camp Alger. Virginia, en- route to San
| .