Griggs courier., 1898-08-25


the Miami at Camp Wikon. Montauk
Point.
Gen. Blanco has resigned his ONCE as
governor Of Cuba. wishing to avoid his
humiliating duties In connection with the
evacuation.
1t is unofficially announced that Mai.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will not serve on the
Cuban military commission, preferrinc to
retain command Of his army corps.
On Saturday morning .'he American an
spaniards In Puerto Rico. News OF the
signing Of the protocol was not received
until after the battle. ii; sdi II
A special dispatch says there is q gen.
eral feeling Of relief tn Havana that the
war is over. On the faces OF 1any In the
tLrongs there were unmistakable marks
OF the privations they have undergone as
the result of the blockade.
Consul Wildman at Hong-Kong cabled
the state department that Admira! Dewey
had bombarded Manila last Saturday ard
the city surrendered Internationally. Gov.
Gen. Augusti escaped capture by fleeing
from the city on a German warship, which
took him to Hong-Kong. He left his Sec
| the surrender.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST II.
President Mckinley has decided to re-
| duce the army Immediately and at least
10000 men will be mustered out.
Gen. Augustt is reported to have stated
Ill x1Ou6e1AOu6 lIAl AOmlT6l dewey AZ.
vised him to make his escape from Manila
If he had an opportunity.
The Spanish cabinet has decided to order
Gen. Blanco and all other Spanish COM
| manders in the Antilles TO fill their re-
| spective posts until the evacuation is COM
p:eted.
The Eighth Illinois regiment has been
complimented with immediate service as
guards in Santiago in place OF the Second
regiment of immunes. which has been
| found to be lacking in discipline.
The gunboat Mangrove bombarded Cal
barien Monday. the commander not hav-
ing heard of the signing of peace. After
Spanish gunboat had been damaged word
was brought from the town under flag
| Of truce that the war was over.
Advices from Puerto Rico were that the
| Spanish soldiers are putting American SYM
| pathizers to the machete, 80 having been
killed in one village for raising the Ameri-
can flag. The United States troops have
been appealed to. but are powerless to in
terfere. l.
Phe president has appointed the follow
| ing commissioners to adjust the evacuation
OF Cuba and Puerto Rico: For Cuba. Maj.
liam 7. Sampson. Maj. Gen. Matthew c.
Butler: for Puerto Rico. Maj. Gen. John
r. Brooke, Rear Admiral Winfield 8.
Schley. Brig. Gen. William w. Gordon.
THURSDAY. AUGUST IS.
The massacre of more than 100 natives
Q! Fuerto 6lco Dy spanish troops Is con-
firmed. The only offense of the people was
in raising a n American flag at Cieles.
Admiral Cervera, with his son and Capt.
| Moreu. start for Spain to-day. being re-
| leased as prisoners of war by the United
States at the request OF the Spanish gov
ernment.
Gen. Merritt and Admiral Dewey have
been instructed that the Philippine insur-
gents must recognize the authority Of the
United States and that there could be no.
| joint occupation Of the city.
Col. Woodward. who, with four other Of
fcers Of the Sixth Massachusetts,, resigned
their commissions in the face Of he enemy
| in Puerto Rico, arrived in New York and
explains his action on the ground Of undue
farshness of Gen. Garretson.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 10.
The Twenty-third Kansas regiment (col-
| cred) has been ordered to Santiago
Three more transports arrived at Mon
tauk Point having on board troops from
Santiago.
Advices from Hong-Kong say merchant
| men are leaving daily for Manila and
great rush Of trade is expected.
Adtt. Gen. Corbin has issued an order for
the First Illinois cavalry to proceed at
once from Chickamauga to Springfield. Ill
The Western Union Telegraph company's
central cable Office announces that all CEN
sorship on cable messages has been abol-
tshed.
It is reported at Ponce Puerto Rico. that
50 natives who took refuge from Spanish
soldiers in the belfry of the cathedral at
Ciales were overpowered and macheted.
Gen. Shafter reports the departure from
Santiago Of the transport Catania with s75
convaiescent soldiers. the Resolute with
e75 light artillerymen, and the Badger with
600 OF the Thirty-fourth Michigan volun-
teers.
It Is the opinion Of the officials Of the
treasury department that there will be no
necessity for another bond issue growing
out Of the war. and that the present rev.
enue law will be retained on the statute
books for an indefinite period
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20.
Gen. Shafter reported that on August 16.
II and IS there were ten deaths in his COM
mand.
The war department has promulgated
the tariff rates for Puerto Rico The rate
Is the Spanish minimum tariff rates here
The Spanish cabinet has appointed Gen.
Gonzales Parade. Rear Admiral Luis Pas
tor Landero and Marquis de Montoro as
the commisson for the evacuation of Cuba
The transports Mobile. Seneca. Conan
che and Relief arrived at Montauk Point
and the Olivette at Newport News with
troops from Santiago and invalid soldiers
from Puerto Rico.
Private Otto Hoffer. Of the Ninth New
York, during a thunderstorm at Chick
amauga, Tenn. was struck by lightning
while standing against the pole of his tent
and instantly killed.
SUNDAY. AUGUST q.
Admirals Sampson and Schley were or
dered to report to Washington.
The president has promoted Commodore
Howell to be a rear ADMIRAL vice Rear Ad-
miral Norton, retired.
With honors BETTING them Detroit citi-
gems welcomed home the Michigan naval
reserves, who served throughout the war
on the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
New York gave royal welcome Satur-
day to the North Atlantic squadron under
command of Rear Admiral Sampson. The
ships were the New York. Iowa. Indiana.
Brooklyn. Massachusetts,. Oregon and
Texas.
MONDAY, AUGUST z
Maj. Gen. Merritt notified the war de-
partment that the cable from HonE-Kong
10 Manila Is again in operation. -
The American transports Peru and
Puebla, having on board Gen. Otis and
Gen. Hughes, arrived at Manila.
President Mckinley cabled Admiral
Dewey and Gen. Merritt his and the ma
tion's congratulations upon their capture
Of Manila. a=l
Gen Miles decided to leave Puerto Rico
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