Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-08-05
Jar HISTORY OF A week.!
Friday.

Friday.
Ilai,co expressed bitter opposition to
iT;tVc negotiations.
Maj. Gcn. Chaffee in the field hospital
at Sant!n.o suffering from %dysentery.
The first detachment of troops from
CAickanuuga left for Newport News to
embark for Porto Rico.
ASninallo has proclaimed dictatorship
over the Philippines and refuses to subor-
dinate himself to American authority. DE.
tmrkution of American troops rapidly con-
iii.ues near Mani!a.
Reported that 5.uuo Spaniards included
in To:al's calitTiation. while marching
to Santiago Ia surrender to Siaftcr. were
ambushea by i.Unu Cu}ails under Garcia,
hut put the latter ,o ruut after hot fight.
ing.
Lieut.. Robson. hero of the Mcrrimac
episode, arrived iM New York on the
cruiser st. Paul and proceeded to WASH
ington. He was sent to confer with he.
Government regarding raising Ccrvera's.
ships.
Saturday.
Five transports sailed fer Porto Rico.
from Tampa.
Gen. Brooke and his staff left Chicka-.
manga for Newport News.
Details of the naval victory at Nipe
show 1t to have been one If the most
spirited sea battles OF the war.
Adviccs from Santiago say tie letter al-
legged to nave been written Ey Gen. Gar.
Gin to Gen. Shafter was WRIT .n by q
newspaper man, probably without the
knowledge or consent of Gen. Garcia.
Zen Sim cfor rnports t., : q, cC1orn1 ne
Spanish engineers from. Guantanamo ar.
rived at Santiago to learn of the srrren-
der, n declared that the garrison at
Guantanamo will gladly accept the terms
OF surrender.
Sunday.
Admiral SIMPSONS report on the naval
battle at Santiago which, ended in the
destruction of Cervera's>1leet has been re-
ceived in Washington, but not made pub
lie.
The Spanish troops in Havana. togct!mr
with the residents, have strongly fortified
the city, say Spanish reports, and are
enger for IN opportunity to measure arms
with the American forces.
Lieut.. Hobson's plans for raising the
sunken Cristobal Colon, the Spanish war
ship, have been approved by the Navy
Department, and arrangements have been
made to begin the work.
Monday.
Seven thousand Spanish troops ut Guam.
tannmo laid down their arms.
Cen Miles has begun to land his expe.
dition near Ponce, Porto Rice,
Gen. Shafter reports O new cases Of
fever among our troops at Santiago.
Gen. Brooke has arrived ut Newport
NoUvo nrono ro fnrx, IN cu;liN, r,u llo~%1
Rico.
Cubans at Cienfucgos sent to Admiral
Sampson u pitiful appeal that he take the
city. as they are starving.
Tuesday.
DetAils received of the landing of Gen.
Miles expedition ut Guanica,. Porto Rico,
and. the hosting Of the Stars, and Stripes.
Gen. Shafter sternly rcbuked Senior
Ros, the civil governor of Santiago, for
unauthorized dismissal of. Spanish Off.
Gals.
Reports of Admiral Sampson and Com.
modore Schley III he destruction of Ger.
vera's fleet at Santiago made public By
the Navy Department.
Spain sued for peace through NJ. Cam.
bon, the French ambassador in Washing.
ton,. who formally asked President Nc.
KirleS in behalf of Spain il lie. would con.
sent to- negotiations to end the war.
Gem. Shafter, while regratting any
clash with the Cubans,, said. their claims
to Santiago were %untenable. He sent q
letter to Gen. Garcia explaining the po-
sition, Of responsibility which the United
States, occupies before, the orld.
Wednesday,.
Annnunced on authority tina. no armis.
tice. will be granted Spain.
Arrival off Porto Rico. of. the transports
Mobile. Grand Duchess and, No. 80, with
re-enferccments for Gen. Miles.
Spanish advices to. MadriI alleged the
repulse of the advance.of Gen. Miles upon
YaucD, after fighting .lassins:al night.
Spanish troops in Porto. Rico reported
to- be. concentrating in. San, Juan, the cap
itai,. for defense against; Gen. Miles
troops.
Gen. Shafter pleased!tlia. native Cubans .
by permitting them to. occupy and rule
over the town of Songo,. near Santiago.
surrendered by the, Spanish.
Thursday.
Gen. Brooke's. expedition sailed from
Newport News for Rorh,. Rico.
Several American. transports, probably
Those from Charleston. cruising off Porto
Rico.
Secretary Alger announced that as. soon
as fever conditions panmit Shutters army
will he removed to u tract of land adjoin-
ing Montauk Point. Long Island. Gen.
Shafter now reports 4,122 Of his man sick.
3,193 with fever. of various types. but the
low death rate. sliaws the sickness to be.
of mild FORM.
T~elesraphfc Brevitie..
Two-tairds of the male population Of.
the world use tubaccO.