The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-23
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Rsoofa ,ef Event. Told IN
Few Lirpss Covering Ah
important News.
THURSDAY lilly "A

DANGER 10 our men owing to an outbreak
OF yellow fever.
Admiral DeweyUrsP.rted that a German
+. cruiser prevented the Philippine insur-
gents from Capturing Isla de Grande, in
sublg bay. whereupon he sent the Raleigh
and concord and captured the island and
turned 1t over TO the Insurgents. Over 1000
spaniards were made prisoners.
FRIDAY. JULY Is.
The Cuban insurgents have plan Of es.
tablishing the capital OF their government
at Santiago.
The Florida and the Fanita. conveyed by
the gunboat Peoria. landed large expedi-
tons Ut Falo Alto. on the south coast Of
Cuba.
Dispatches from London indicate an al
most general opinion that the fall OF San.
tiago Will induce Spain to sue for speedy
FACE.
Gen. Toral telegraphed the Spanish min.
lister OF war that his losses al Santiago had
been 400, but he still had 1880 men left At
for service.
The United States government will now
turn Its attention to the capture Of San
Juan. Puerto Rico. An expedition Is to be
started at once under Gen. Brooke.
Havana dispatch 10 Madrid says 5000
American troops have been landed near
Ctenfuegos under cover of the guns Of the
Montgomery.
Gen. Toral. commander Of the Spanish
forces at Santiago de Cuba. surrendered to
Gen. Shafter. and the Spanish troops are to
be sent to Spain under parole. The surren-
der includes all the fortlfications and the
entire eastern end OF Cuba.
SATURDAY. JULY 10.
Mai. Gen. Otis and several hundred troops
sailed from San Francisco for Manila.
The cruiser Harvard arrived at Ports.
mouth, N. H.. with ZOOS prisoners Of Adj
miral Cervera's feet.
Maj. Gen. Brooke left Chickamauga for
Washington to receive instructions for pre-.
pairing the Puerto Rican expedition.
Gen. Miles will go to Puerto Rico at once
to decide upon landing place for tho
troops. The expedition will be composed of
q regiments.
pending throughout Spain Individual rights
as guaranteed by the constitution and pro-
claiming martial law.
Minister Correa. of the Spanish cabinet.
says the matter Of Cuban independence
ought to be left to vote by the people of
the island. He says Spain will retain the
Philippines and Puerto Rico.
President Mckinley In speaking OF the
fall Of Santiago said that he hoped for ear
ly peace. The news from Madrid that
Spain had been placed under martial law u
regarded as most hopeful sign.
SUNDAY. JULY II.
Spanish prisoners at Santiago will sail
for Spain not later than the 25th inst. &C.
cording to statement made at the war
department..
Admiral CerveEa and other Spanish naval
officers captured at Santiago. 45 in all. ar.
rived at Annapolis and are confined at the
naval academy.
1t is denied that France or any other gov
ernment has begun peace negotiations at
Washington. The demands to be made on
Spain have not yet ibssn decided On by the
president. a.. y,
Gen. Toral SURRENDERED on the terms pro-
posed by President Mckinley. and Spanish
power In eastern Cuba is at an end. Toravs
request that his soldiers be allowed to re-
tain their arms was denied. and the guns
s sia,a become the property of the United
MoNpAY, JULY 49,
President Mckinley sent a message Of
thanks to Gen. shafter and his army for
the brilliant achievements at Santiago
When the Unitsd States troops took pos
session of Santiago Capt. Gen. Blanco was
completely cut of from communication
Gen. Shafter in his report to the navy
department Of the surrender Of Gen. ToraI
at Santiago says 1t would have cost 5000
lives to have taken the city by force.
Thousands Of hungry and naked refu.
gees are crowding Santiago. The stores
have been looted by the spaniarda. many
houses wrecked by the American shells and
misery appears on every side.
The Anal report OF casualties In the army
since 1t landed in Cuba three weeks ago
has been forwarded to Washington. 1t
shows an aggregate of 1.914 officers and men
killed, wounded and missing. The killed
number 246, of whom p were officers
While bands played 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" and cannon fired national salute
the American flag was raised over the
governors palace at Santiago at noon SUM-
day. An enormous crowd witnessed the
ceremonies attending the surrender Of Gen.
Toral and the Spanish troops. Gen. Mo-
Kibbin has been appointed temporary MILL
tary governor.
TUESDAY, JULY 49,
A dispatch from Havana reported the
bombardment Of Manzantllo by American
warships with serious results to the Span
lards.
1t has been decided that none Of the
troops that participated in the actual fight
ing before Santiago shall be employed on
the Puerto Rico expedition.
Commodore Schley and other officers en-.
tered and inspected the harbor of Santiago.
The submarine mines were exploded and
the American flag was raised over Moro
castle.
President Mckinley issued a proclama-
ton declaring United States military pow
er supreme in eastern Cuba. and declaring
that the people and their property would
be protected.
Gen. Miles and the vanguard Of the Pucr-
to Rican army Of invasion left Cuba for
San Juan. 1t is the expecta tion of the war
officials that within ten days 10000 Amer
ican soldiers will be In Puerto Rico
Admiral Dewey protested against the
German admirars disregard Of the block
ade of Manila and informed that indiyid-
ual that IL Germany is at peace with tho
United States he must change his methods,
A movement was started at Port Tampa.
Fla. to present Admiral Cervera home on
Tampa bay In recognition Of his humane
treatment Of Hobson and his crew. and
desire to save him from insult and possible
death should he return to Spain.
WEDNESDAY lilly On
Port Caimanera, in Guantanamo bav. haa
been surrendered to Capt McCalla
The steamer Pennsylvania sailed from
San Francisco with nearly 1850 men bound
for Manila.
Gen. Shafter says that the roster of pris-
oners handed in by Gen. Toral gives total
of 22.7s9 men. G 80
The auxiliary eSulsser Eagle destroyed tho
arse Spanish STEAMER santo Domingo at
Capt Francis. 10 a.
Sylvester scovah the correspondent of
New York pape5,i slapped Gen. Skaters
.ace, and was sent i to siboney as pris-
The Red Cross sboisty 10 feeding the peo-
pie OF Santiago. where thousands are desti-
tute. the supply iof food in the city being
exhausted.
The western Uhton office at Santiago de
Cuba has been tsepened for business. All
kilograms must pc in plain language, sub
ject to American censor.
Reports from santAago are that strained
relations exist between the Cuhans and our
troops owing to the; refusal OF our govern
President Mckinley intends to push the
Puerto Rican cambaign and purposes to
have our troops occupy the island before
PROPOSALS for peace will be received