The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-14

July z5.-General Nelson A. Miles landed
at Guanica. Porto Rico.
Tuesday, July 26L-Peace o~vertures maze
by Spain were announced by the au-
thorities at Washington.
Thursday. July 2S.-Commsnder c. III. Da-
Wis of the gun boat Dixie lowered the
Spanish flag In the port of Ponce.
Saturday. July 30.-News OF General Mer-
ritts arrival at Cavite received at
Washington.
July 1.-THE United states reply to
SPANS overtures for peace was placed
in the hands of the French ambassador,
representing Spain, on Saturday. July
30.
Monday, Aug. L.-Major General J. +.
Wade was placed I'm OF an
army division, composed OF troops from
the Chickamauga camp.
Aug. LIN a dispatch to the war depart
ment General Miles stated that four
nfths of the people Of Porto Rico re-
Joiced at the arrival of the American
army.
Tuesday. Aug. 2-Major General Coping
er was ordered TO Porto Rico.
Aug. News was received from Cavite
that Aguinaldo had become submissive
to the American forces.
Aug. A-The army in Cuba ordered to
proceed at once to the new camp at
Montauk Point, n. Y.
Aug. 4.-The secretary of war made pub
~ " UNIV ttNitI ~ mn ~
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. in which
the latter seemed to say that the Rough
Riders We're three times better soldiers
than the National guard.
Aug. 5.-General Miles had reached many
miles in the interior Of Porto Rico. and
the Spaniards were kept on the Hn.
Aug. There was a report that Colonel
San Martin. the commander of the
Spanish troops, who hurriedly left
Ponce upon the appearance of the Unit
ed States army. had been court martial
ed and shot for cowardice.
Aug. 5.-Plans were under way to send
General Fitzhugh Lee and the eth army
corps to Cuba Immediately after the
conclusion of peace.
Aug. BIT was announced that General
Wade's expedition to Porto Rico had
been postponed.
Aug. 5.-Reports received at the navy de-
partment of the naval operations against
Manzanillo on July rs. showed that 10
Spanish vessels were burned, sunk or
destroyed. Four were gun vessels. No
damage was done to the American ships
and there were no casualties.
Aug. 5.-Spain's sabinet accepted the Unit
ed States terms of peace on Friday
night, and it's decision was referred to
the Queen Regent for her approval.
Aug. 6.-Guayamo. Porto Rico, captured
by General Haine's brigade after a
strong resistance by the Spaniards.
Aug. First American blood shed on
Philippine soil. Spaniards made a fierce
night attack under cover of storm on
the Malate trenches. They were re-
pused with great loss. Americans kill
ed, IL; wounded, A. The Queen Regent
of Spain approved the cabinets reply
to the American note.
Aug. S.-Spain's reply received by Ambas-
sador Cambon.
Aug. 9.-Coamo, Porto Rico, taken by the
American troops under General Wilson.
capturing $50 Spanish prisoners. The
Spanish reply handed to President Nc
Kinley.
Aug. 10.-The protocol defining the terms
upon which the peace negotiations
would be considered drawn up I'm WASH
ington and forwarded to Madrid.
Aug. l2.-The protocol signed at 4:2 y.
by Spain and Cambon authorized to
sign on the part of Spain.
Aug. 12-The protocol signed at 4:23 p.
m. in Washington by Secretary Day
and Ambassador Cambon. The war end
ed and military and naval commanders
notified Of the cessation of hostilities.