Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-07-21
WAR RECORD

On Thursday Gen. Toral, the span
ish commander at Santiago agreed to
surrender his forces on the basis that
they be returned 70 Spain
On Friday Toral was lodging and
hesitating and our generals began TO
suspect treacherY; Dewey complained
of the actions Of the German cornman-
ders at Manila, martial law was pro-
claimed in Madrid
Sunday morning the actual surrender
oftne garrison at Santiago occurred, an
account of which is published in anoth-
OF column
On Monday, President Mckinley,
cabled Gen. Shafter instructions re-
garding the government OF the city ana
province of Santiago de Cuba.
Gen. Miles, with two batteries and
three regiments sailed from Siboney for
= point ON the coast Of Porto Rico; and
other transports from other places were
to sail for some point. No convoy was
considered necessary. A force Of 30,
900 il TO be landed in Porto Rico and
short work make Of it,
at Manila the Insurgents tried TO IN
dEce the Spanish Governor to surren-
der; an assault and massacre is feared.
Admiral Dewey made stricter reguia-
tions regarding the blockade.
The Hong Kong correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says. United states
Consul Wildman informs me that as
the German cruiser Irene was passing
Mariveles, off Manila, the other day,
the United States gunboat Hugh Nc
CuIIoch was sent after her to ask her TO
stop. As the Irene refused to obey, a
shell was sent across her bow and a
small boat went TO discover what sne
was doing The German admiral pro
tested and insisted that German ships
Rad a right to enter the harbor without
being searched, claim which Admiral
Dewey declined to recognize. 1t is re-
ported that Admiral Won Diederlchs,
who IL in command Of the German
squadron at Manila. interviewed Capt.
Chichester of the British cruiser Inn
mortaIite, ~ to what he would do II
the GE7nans interfered with the bonn
bardrnent Of Manila Capt. Chichester
replied that only Admiral Dewey and
himself knew that
On Tuesday, the starving throngs on
the wharfs Of Santiago fought each
other for the supplies landed from the
the Red Cross steamer, and troops were
stationed on tho wharf to keep order
The city was found TO be ia very bad
sanitary condition.
thousand rifles and ten million rounds
Oh ammunition. 1t wasreported that peo-
pie In Havana were committing suicide
from hunger
Watson's squadron was expected to
leave for EulA2e within two days It
Is 30 comprise several of our best fight
ing vessels, and be accompanied by
eight colliers and a supply ship; and it
was reported that the ultimate destina-
ton Of the feet would be Manila
More interference from the German
admiral was reported from Manila.
Troops were being embarked for the
expsditiostto Porto Rico, under com-
mand Of Gen. Miles. The Sixteenth
Pennsylvania was embarked at Charles
ton, 8. G., excepting fifty members who
were down with typhoid.
Yesterday the streets Of Santiago
were filed with soldiers and mer-
chants The Spaniafds were selling
their jewelry for food. The fee. was
In Guantanamo bay. Gen. Miles was
getting ready to sail for Porto Rico.
-Four thousand troops sailed from
Charleston, s. O., for Porto Rico; and
the 18th Pa arrived at Manila.
WAR tends to make q great dispropor-
tion between the number of men and
women in a country that engages in it,
and this causes much misery, degreda-
tion and suffering amongst the gentler
sex. In Madrid. a CITY not much larDer