Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-08-19
war HISTORY OF A week.
Friday.

Friday.
Captain Edgar Hubart, Eighth 1nfan
try, died of brain fever at Ponce, Porto
Rico.
Cape San Juan, Porto Rico. captured
without opposition and the American nag
raised. A schooner and a sloop captured
as prizes.
Sagasta issued orders to the Spaniards
in Porto Rico not to resist the Ameri.
cans to the utmost. He realized that San
Juan must fall and he would avoid un.
necessary loss of life.
Iron ore importers benefited by a
change in the eastern Cuba tariff decreed
by the cabinet. The export duty on iron
repealed and a cargo tax of 20 cents n ton
one way, 10 cents both ways. and no
charge for vessels in ballast, ordered put
in force.
Saturday.
The Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa float.
ed.
The order Diminishing the Michigan
naval reserves from the service revoked
by Secretary Long.
The Spanish cabinet decided to accept
without change the terms of peace offer
ed by America, the Queen Regent also as
senting.
Camp McCalln, held by marines since
the first invasion of Cuba near Santiago,
abandoned. The camp was burned and
the marines returned on board ship.
Guayama, Porto Rico. occupied by the
Third Illinois and Fourth Ohio regiments
under Gen. Haines. after a sharp engage
ment in which four Ohio men were wound
ed.
Sunday.
The tug Hudson captured n Spanish
sloop and sank another off Cardenns.
The rough riders. the First regular cav
alry and Cummings battery sailed from
Santiago for Montauk Point.
General forward movement of the
American army begun from Ponce, Porto
Rico, the objective point being Sun Juan.
Secretary .Alger decided to have the
bodies of the soldiers who were killed or
who died of disease at Santiago brought
to the United Suites.
Monday.
SIMPSONS report on the work of his
dest given to the public.
Spain's reply to the American peace
terms reached Washington.
NSAs oAslAte reported GIeVcn OeI1nS ana
many new cases of fever in his army.
Three transports loaded with men from
Gen. Shutters army sailed for the United
States.
Gen. ShaftcT in dispatches to Washing
ton disclnimcd responsibility for the suf-
fering of sick soldiers on the transports
Concho and Seneca.
Secretary Long of the navy wrote a let
ter containing an elaborate defense Of
Rear Admiral Sampson against the nu-
mcrous criticisms that have been made
upon him.
Tuesday. g.
The monitor Monterey and its collier
Brutus arrived at Manila.
Spaniards Mt Guantanamo laid down
their arms and surrendered to Orig. Gen.
Ewers.
Spain accepted President McNinley's
peace terms. Certain representations
made regarding Cuba which were not &c.
copied. :.
Gen. Ernst's brigade captured Coamo..
Porto Rico, after II lively fight, In which
seven Pennsylvania volunteers were
wounded. Two hundred Spaniards were
taken prisoners. -
+ Wednesday. A
The Fifth Illinois were embarked nj
Newport News for Porto Rico, but receiy.
ed orders to disembark. =
Orders issued removing a number OF
regiments from the present catnps in the
South to new camp grounds.
Reports reached Santiago that Garcia
had captured Gibara, and that he was
beSicyiMy HOl.uin with SOOO man
Said that Japan has made an offer to
aid the Philippine insurgents with arms
and ammunition in case America aban.
dons the islands.
Gen. Merriam. at San Francisco. was
ordered to assemble transports as rapidly
rs possible to embark the 5000 men now
on the coast for Mnnila.
A system of tariff rates for Cuban ports
in possession of the United States was
formulated by the War Department. Unit.
ed States importers or exporters not ex.
empted.
Protocol covering the peace terms of
the United States was agreed upon by NJ.
Calnbon. representing Spnin. and Presi-
dent Mckinley. 1t was tclegraphed to
Madrid.
Admiral Dewey wrote to Congressman
Livingston OF Georgia expressing grati-
tudc for his introduction into Congress of
the resolution thanking Dewey and his
men for their victory ut Manila.
Thursday.
Gen. Miles troops were resting near
AibonitO.
Spain's cabinet formally approved Pres
tdent Mckirley's peace protocol and