The Globe-republican., 1898-09-22

While the peace negotiations Will
Spain were in progress to bring to a
close the war which has been wased
since April q. and even after the pro-
tocol was signed and temporary ces-
sation of hostilities declared, some OF
the most important battles OF the war
we're fought and won. On the day the
protocol was signed Admiral Dewey
and General Merritt, with the land and
naval forces under their commands,
made a combined attack on Manila,
forcing its surrender in twelve hours,
taking 1000 prisoners and $1,000 stands
Of arms. The day before, at which time
SPANS answer was in the hands OF the
president, Manzanilfo, on the south
: coast OF Santiago province, was bonn
barded for twelve hours and at dawn
on the day peace was declared sur
rendered. Meanwhile General Miles in
Porto Rico was pushing his advance
lines on SAM Juan and even after re-
'ceiving word of the declaration Of an
armistice had several lively skirmish-
es with the Spaniards.
While Secretary OF State Day and
Ambassador Cambon of France, repre-
'senting Spain. were appelding their
signatures to the peace protocol, Ma
Mia, after a stubborn resistance, was
surrendered
The stars and stripes were flung out
to the breeze that very evening on a
stan where had floated so proudly the
banner that for $50 years represented
Spanish sovereignty in the Philip
pines. Just as the fresh breeze snap
ped Old Glory straight on the halliards
the sun, which had been behind clouds
all the week, burst out in a food of
: brilliant light, saluting the first free
= flag hoisted over the Philippines in
formal recognition of expressions
overthrow and freedoms onward
march.
The cheers from land and sea that
greeted the glorious ensign had hard
ly died away when the guns of Admiral
Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, began
roaring out a national salute to the
new sovereignty in the Philippines
The Charleston quickly followed, and
then the Raleigh. Concord, Hugh Nc
Culioch, Petrol, Boston and Baltimore,
and even the little Callao. that three
months ago boosted allegiance to the
Dag that has now been supplanted.
In Cuba a similar scene, although
not SO important, was being enacted
On August Il ManZanillo, on the south
coast Of Santiago province, west Of
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over twelve hoUrse, beginning at about
$3.50 in the afternoon, when the second
rate protected cruiser Newark Law s.
600 yards off shore and threw S-inch
shells, and the gunboat Suyanee, the
Osceola, Hist and Alvarado, at ranges
Of from 600 TO 500 yards, swept the
shore batteries with their 4-iIch guns,
6-pounders and smaller guns. The &C
tive bombardment lasted until 5
O'Clock, when there was a lull for an
hour After that the Newark used her
6-inch guns every half hour through
the night.
At dawn the next day white flags
could be seen all over the town and
also on the hills. Soon a small boat
was discovered coming out to the New
ark under a white flag. Two Spanish
officers boarded the Newark and said
that they had been instructed to in
form Captain Goodrich that a peace
protocol had been signed yesterday by
the representatives of Spain and the
United States and that hostilities had
ceased.
Meanwhile General Miles, unaware
of the dawn of peace, was pushing his
forces on toward San Juan. On Aug
ust 10, three days before peace was
declared, the town of Coamo was cap
tured after fight, and about the same
time another force was engaging the
enemy near Guyana. In the capture
Of Ceamo General Ernsts brigade was
ordered to move at daylight. The
main body went along the military
road. while Colonel Biddle of General
Wilson's staff, with the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, made de,eur to enter
the town from the north.
They net the Spanish forces outside
the town and fight took place. which
lasted half an hour. The fire was hot.
The Spanish in the trenches were driY-
en- out. The Spanish losses are un-
known Our loss was six wounded,
one seriously.
While this battle was being waged
the Fourth Ohio was having a skir-