The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-08-17


ernment 0rIeren camara to return
home to protect the Spanish coast
from attack by Commodore Watson
General Toral. eommanding the Span
fsf forces at Santiago, sent q nag or
truce on Wednesday, July 6. to Gen
eral Shafter. asking three days
grace aud cable operators To notify
Madrid OF Santlago's desire 10 sur
render. all OF Which was granted.
.J,,,v 4 Rear Admiral Dewey chased the
German cruiser Irene out Of SublS
bay with the Raleigh and the Con
cord
Major General Niles left Washington
for Santiago. Thursday night July q
Santiago de Cuba was bombarded y
Admiral Sampson's feet and the
siege mortars and field guns OF the
Filth army corps ON Sunday, July 10
A dag of truce waved by General To-
raj at Santiago and the truce grant
ed by General Shafter. July 12
yellow fever in the army at Santiago
reported to the authorities at WASH
ington. Wednesday, July 1s.
Santiago surrendered on Thursday.
July Il. the United States govern
ment agreeing to return to Spain all
the prisoners of war.
AIT noon ON Sunday. July IL, the Amer
lean Gag was raised over the city OF
Santiago de Cuba.
Commodore SchIey entered the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba Tor the nrse
time ON Sunday, July IL.
On Monday. July Is. General Miles was
ordered TO proceed TO Porto Rico as
soon as possible.
General Calixto Garcia, commander OF
the Cuban army OF eastern Cuba,
owing to discomfort because the
a
him and hts troops In the surrender
OF Santiago, withdrew July 2l.
Brigadier General Leonard Wood APP
pointed military governor of Sam
tiago de Cuba, to succeed General
McKibbin, who was ordered on sick
leave Thursday. July 21.
News reached this country on Thurs
day, July 21, that the second expedi-
tion to reinforce Admiral Dewey
had arrived at Cayite.
General Miles and the nucleus of his
army OF invasion departed from
Guantanamo on Thursday. July 21.
for Porto Rico.
sAguinaldo. according TO dispatch re-
ceiyed on Friday, July %. declared
himself dictator OF the Philippines
General Nelson A. Niles landed at
Guanfco, Porto Rico, on Monday.
July 25.
Peace overtures made by Spain were
announced by the authorities at
Washington, Tuesday, July 26.
Commander @. H. Davis of the gun
boat Dixie lowered the Spanish nag
in the port of Ponce on Thursday
July %.
The Fourth Ohio Volunteer infantry
sailed from Old Point Comfort, va,
on the St Paul, for Porto Rico,
July 20.
News of General Merritt's arrival at
Cavite received az Washington. Sat
urday, July 80.
The United States reply TO Spain's
overture for peace was placed In the
hands of the French ambassador,
representing Spain. ON Saturday.
July 80.
under Merritt and were severely re-
pulsed, Sunday night, July 81
Major General J. f. Wade on Monday,
Aug /, was placed IN command Of
an army division. composed OF
troops fromdthe Chickamauga camp.
In a dispatch TO the war department
on Aug. General Miles stated that
four-hfths of the people of Porto
Rico reioiced at the arrival of the
American army.
Major General Coppinger was ordered
News was received from CayIte on
Aug that Aguinaido had become
submissive TO the American forces.
The army in Cuba ordered on Aug. 4
TO proceed at once TO the new camp
at AIontauk Point, N. y.
ON Aug. 4 the secretary of war made
public a private letter written to
him by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
in which the latter seemed 20 say
times better soldiers than the Ma
tional Guard.
General Miles had reached many miles
in the interior Of Porto Rico on Aug.
5. and the Spaniarda were kept on
the run.
The Fourth Ohio and Third Illinois
captured Guayamo. Porto Rico. Aug
5, three Buckeyes being wounded.
There was report on Aug that Col
onell San Martini the commander OF
the Spanish troops. who hurried1y
left Ponce upon the appearances Of
the United States army. had been
courtmartialed and shot for cow
ardlce.
send General Fftzhugh Lee and the
Seventh army corps TO Cuba fmme
diately after the conclusion OF peace.
Reports received at the navy depart
ment, Aug 5. Of tile naval operations
against Manzanfilo on July IS,
showed that 10 Spanish veaseis were
burned. sunk or DESTROYED. -Four
were gun vessels. No damage was
done TO the American ships and
there were no casualties.
SPANS cabinet accepted the United
States terms OF peace on Friday
night, aug. 5. and It's decision was
referred to the queen regent for her
approval
SPANS acceptance OF our peace terms
same old Story.
London. Aug 10-The Afternoon pa
pers comment upon the battle Of Ma
late as being repetition q the now
familiar story, the Spaniards. bravo