Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-12-30

Blouse agrees on war revenue conference
report.
1o-Adm!ral Sampson reports he has held
Guantanamo harbor since the It'll. !. /.
Senate agrees on conference report on
war revenue hill,
POI Americans ut Caimanera are killed
-, In 4, q fgat with the spaniards.
'SI ,rGnrs ssa, trr IA. with Shaiter'.
- Mckinley signs the war u bill.
1.-TWO Americans and several hundred
Spaniards killed In u battle ut Cal.
.mancra.
15-Second expedition sailed from San Erop.
cisco for Manila. 80. Great destruction
results to Santiago forts through tho use
49, OF Tue dynamite guns on the Vesuvius.
squadron sailed from Cadiz and
2O-TrunspOrts With Gen. Skaters troons
arrive on Santiago.
TART of Skaters troops landed.
2S-haiance Of troops landed without accl-
arrives at Island Of Pantellaria.
2ESixtccn American soldiers Killed md
forty wounded In driving back Spanish
soldiers at Santiago.
27-Commodore Watson to command feet IN
attack Spanish home territory. . u. .presi-
dent Mckinley recommends thanks of
Congress for Lieut.. Hobson, and that he
., be transferred to the line.
28-PrcSident pr0claims blockade of South.
ern Cuba from Cape Frances to Cane
Cruz.
20-Gen. Shafter reports he can take SIM
tiago In forty-elght hours. The Senate
thanks Lieut.. Hobson IL his men, nam.
ing each one personally.
3O-Egyptian Government refused to let
Canara coal his feet ut Port Said,
July.
1[Shafter's army began the assault upon
Santiago de cr5a, capturing the enemy's
outer works.
o-shaf,er renewed the attack upon San.
tiago. losing about 1000 In killed and
wounded, and making 1000 Spanish
prisoners. The Spanish casualties prob.
ably exceeded those of the Americans.
3-Cervera's fleet destroyed at Santiago.
Will great loss of life.
6-Spanish transport Alfonso XII. blown
up Off Mur!el by American gunboats....
Hobson. the hero OF the .Merrimac. and
his comrades exchanged for Spanish
prisoners outside Santiago.
7-President signs Hawaiian annexation
resolution. ... Admiral Dewey took Subig
and 1.300 prisoners.
11-Cruiser st. I.ouis brings Admiral Ger.
vera and S46 prisoners to Portsmouth.
n. H....Admiral SIMPSONS fleet BON.
Darded Santiago.
1~3-AnnOunced that yellow fever has broken
out in Gen. Shafter's army.
14-Gen. Toral and the Spanish army sur
rendered Santiago at 3 p. IN.
Todd Glory raised over Santiago at
18-President issues a proclamation proyid.
ing for the government of Santiago. ~.
Seven American vessels lombard Man.
zanillo and destroy seven Spanish ships,
ports. conveyed by warships, starts to
take Porto Rico. American gunboais
capture Nipc and sink the Spanish cruis-
or Jorge Juan. Gen. Calixto Garcia,
ern Cuba. owing to discomfort because
the American Government has ignored
him aud his troops in the surrender of
Santiago. withdrew. ...News reached this
m TIM kfN m ~~A A. -
enforce Admiral Dewey had arrived at
Cavitc.
22-Agulnaldo declared himself dictator of
the Philippines.
Islands sailed from San Francisco.
20-Gen Miles and 1880 men reach Guam
leo. Porto Rico, and effect a landing.
2G,secretary Day, N. Cambon, French am
nassador. and his first secretary. NJ.
Thiebaut. confer with President Mckin-
ley In regard to terms of peace.
21-The port Of Ponce, Porto Rico. surrcnd-
ers to Capt. Davis, of gunboat Dixie.
3O-News of Gen. Merrltt's arrival at Cavite
received at Washington. dewey in
forms the President that Aguinaldo, the
Philippine insurgent chief, assumed a
defiant attitude.
Slime Spanish forces Mt Cavfte made a
sortle during a fierce storm ON the Amer
lean troops In the Malate trenches. They
were repulsed with heavy loss. Ten OF
Gen: Merrltt's men were killed and for
ty-elSht wounded.
August.
president Mckinley makes public the
terms Of peace offered to Spain by the
United States.
fThe monitor Monterey and Its consort
Brutus. arrive at Manila. ..Gen. Shat
ter and his subordinates ask that the
FEVER stricken army at Santiago de Cuba
he removed north.
6-Eormal orders issued for the removal of
Gen. Shafter's army to this country.
6-Spaln accepts the terms of peace offered
by the United States. 80. Guayamo. Porto
Rico. captured by Gen. Haines' forces.
Three Americans cornered.
peace terms. Certain representations
were made regarding Cuba which were
not accepted however. ;;:spaniards at
surrender to Brig. Gen. Ewers.
9-Gen. Ernst's brigade captured Coamo,
Porto Rico. after a lively fight. In which
seven rennsylvania volunteers were
wounded. Two hundred spaniards were
taken prisoners. ..Spaniards attempt to
retake the lighthouse at Cape San Juan,
hut are repulsed with heavy loss.
lo-A protoco! covering the peace terms of
by n. Cambon. representing Spain. and.
President Mckinley. 49,. Gen. Schwan's
forces defeat Spanish troops at Maya
guex, Porto Rico. Loss on our side two
i. Killed and one wounded.
11-!Spaln's cabinet formally approved Pres.
ident McKinley's peace protocol and 4
cabiegrain was sent to u. Cambon an.
thorlsing him to sign in behalf Of Spain.
I'm. Cambon, French ambassador ia the
United States. signs the protocol and .
cessation Of hostIlities ID ordered.
D-Surrender Of the city Of Manila. after
eti6 bombardment by Dewey.
o0-Gen. Merritt leaves Manila for Paris to
aid the Peace Commission
eeptember.
Spanish Cortes convenes to consider
peace proposals..
Seen. otis. United States commander at