Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-22
IA HISTORY OF A week.
Friday.

Il Astu luScGu luIOuSI Iue SUGZ Cuu6ls OEUeEs
ed to return to Spain.
Col. Wood of the rough riders made q
brigadier general, and Lieut.. Col. Roose-
Welt promoted to the c~olonelcy of the regi,
ment. ;
A Spanish privateer reported cruising
in British Columbian waters, ready to
prey OH vessels returning from Alaska
with treasure.
Oiicials at Washington expect that
Spain will begin negotiations for peace in
n few days. Important dispatches have
been received with this end in view.
Military precautions taken in Spain tc
prevent expected outbreaks. Soldiers dis.
gusted with condition of affairs, while re.
publicans have issued n circular, headed
Prepared" Reports that Spain would
sue for peace caused an advance in Span.
ish bonds.
Saturday.
Thousands of refugees from Santiago
have flockcd to the American lines, and
the problem of feeding them is a serious
one for Gen. Shafter.
Damage sustained by the battle ship
Iowa in the Santiago fight may prevent
that vessel joining the eastern squadron
NuGt ii W SlS luC CpuLlSu COuSls
The Associated Press correspondent at
Berlin rciteratcs that, Notwithstanding
official denials, Germany, Russia and
France are scheming to intervene in the
Philippines when certain conditions arise.
President Mckinley has refused the
offer Of Gen. Linares, Spanish command
or at Santiago, to surrender conditionally.
The truce which would have expired Sat
urday at noon was extended twenty-four
hours, and all day the question of surren-
der was considered.
Sunday.
Austria is said to be contemplating pro-
posals for immediate intervention by the
European powers in behalf of Spain.
1t is said Mt Madrid that peace negotia-
tons are considered urgent, the hopeless.
ness of the war situation being recog-
nized.
Admiral Cervcra, ffty-three of his Off.
GERS and OBS of his men, arrived at Ports
mouth, N. H., on the auxiliary cruiser st.
Louis as prisoners of war.
Gen. Brooke hns placed an embargo on
passes for soldiers ut ~Chickanauga be.
cause of frequent acts of lawlessness in
Chattanooga since pay day. The arrests
have averaged 200 daily.
From 4 o'clock in the afternoon until
dark the American artillery poured a
deadly fire into the Spanish lines at SAM
tiagO. The reply was weak, indicating,
as believed, that the end of Spanish resist
ance is near.
Monday.
Gen. Miles arrived Mt Santiago de Cuba
Mt noon
Report is made that the Infanta Maria
Teresa Is the only ship Of Cervcra's fleet
that Gun be saved.
Du Bose and Carranza, Spanish repre-
sentatives in Canada, told by the Cana.
dian officials to quit the country.
Gen. Shafter reports that in the action
Of July Is at Santiago twenty-three Off
GERS and 2OS men were killed 80 officers
and 1903 men were wounded, and that
81 men IRE missing.
For two hours in the morning Admiral
SIMPSONS ships threw shells toward San
tiago. One of them blew up q church
filled with ammunitien. Just Us Gen.
Shafter began his land attack q flag Of
truce was seen coming from the, city,
which stopped the fighting.
Attack on Santiago resumed, the fleet
Joining the army in sending shells over
the hills into the town. Great damage
done. General Wheeler went into the
city under II flag of truce and demanded
the surrender Of the town for the third
and last time. During the fighting the
S~paniards in the trenches suffered heavy
losses.
Tuesday.
General Miles reached the front at San
tiago and assumed command of our
forces in the field.
General Dufield is in the isolation hos
pital and is in n very serious condition.
1t has been decided that submarine.
mines in American harbors are no longer
needed, and they will all be exploded.
Wednesday,.
Fierce transforms have drenched the
troops at the front.
Sagasta said at Madrid that the moment
for peace negotiations had come.
A few cases of yellow fever are being
treated in IL field hospital near Santiago.
The victims are teamsters and refugees.
President Mckinley md his cabinet
have decided that the capture of Santiago
must be effected with expedition in consc-
| 0lencG OF the lerrlUlG cllludIlC COLultlO0S
and the danger to IL men owing to an
outbreak of yellow fever.
Admiral Dewey reports that n German
cruiser prevented the Philippine insur-
gents from capturing Isla de Grande, in
Subig bay. Whercupon he sent the Ea-
leigh and Concord to capture the island
and turn it over to the insurgents. Over
1000 Spaniards were made prisoners and
u quantity of ammunition was captured.
Thursday.
Gen. Toral, commander of the Spanish
forces Mt Santiago de Cuba, surrendered
to Gen. Slafter.
The United States Government will
now turn its attention to the capture OF
San Juan. Porto Rico. An expedition is
to he started Mt once under Gen. Brooke
An inspired article in the Cologne ia,
zettc declares that there is no truth in the
report that u German cruiser interferei
in any way with the operations of Ad
miral Dewey in the Philippines.