Evening star., 1898-07-09
THE WEEK ENDING JULY o, 1sos.
The War With Spain.

torpedo-boat destroyers Pluton and Furor,
attempted Sunday morning to run out of
the harbor and through the American ma
val lines; he was Immediately engaged by
the American ships then on the station,
and after running fight lasting about an
hour and half and covering in all dis
tance of sixty miles his ships were sunk,
several hundred of his crews were killed
and he and 1900 others were taken pris-
oners; the Spanish vessels were beached
successfully as they were disabled by the
American shots, the torpedo-boat destroy
ers being sunk near the mouth of the har-
Dor through the desperate efforts of the
converted yacht Gloucester; Admiral Samp-
son, in command of the blockading squad
ron, VINO was at AguadoreS the New
York temporarily, returned In time to par
tcipate in the final destruction of the
Colon; on the American fleet one man was
killed and two were wounded; a naval board
Immediately began to examine the damaged
ships to ascertain the amount of possible
salvage. There was no fighting between the
land forces, an armiStice having been pro-
claimed early in the week and extended
from time to time until noon Saturday
pending a decision by the Spanish COM
menders upon the American demand for
a surrender of the city; the final extern
sion was granted to enable them to commu-
nicate with Madrid for Instructions The
American losses in the fighting before the
city were more closely estimated than at
hrst and there appeared to be about $50
killed and 1000 wounded; the Spanish
losses were apparently much heavier.
Refugees from the besieged city made their
way to the American lines including the
civil authorities of Santiago Peace talk
was resumed and at the close Of the week
had been given more definite point than at
any time previous; there were evidences
that negotiations had been tentatively
opened at Madrid with the British ambas-
sador there as an intermediary. In view
OF the orders to Commodore Watson to
proceed to the Spanish coast with a fly
ing squadron orders We're sent from Mad
rid to Admiral Camara at Suez the south
ern terminus of the canal. to return at
once to Spain to defend the threatened
ports; his ships were Immediately turned
ABOUT ana sent northward through the
canal Admiral Dewey reported to Wash
lngton that the cruiser Charleston with
the first fleet of transports had arrived at
Manila, and that the American forces had
oeen landed at Cavite; Aguinaldo, leader
or the insurgents, had proclaimed a re-
public with himself as president On the
way from Honolulu to Manila the Charles
ton seized La Guagan. capital of the La
drone Islands, and took the governor gem
eIal ana the garrison at that place to Ma
MIA as prisoners; the governor had not
heafd OF the declaration of war. The
coast-defense monitor Monterey was re-
ported to have arrived at Honolulu with
the Brutus after difficult voyage from
Ban Francisco; the Monterey soon after
ward put to sea in tow Of the Brutus but
was compelled to return owing to defects
in the consort's machinery. The Spanish
authorities at Santiago attempted to du-
piicate the feat of Constructor Hobson in
sinking vessel across the harbor en-
trance, in order to prevent the ingress of
the American ships, sending the partly
olsmantled cruiser Reina Mercedes on the
errand, she was discovered in time to en-
able the Americans to drive her ashore a
wreck sufficiently far out of the channel
to thwart the design of the Spaniards
The Spanish warship Alphonzo XII was
destroyed while trying to run the block
ade out of Havana. Lieutenant Hobson
and his seven companions were exchanged
by the Spanish authorities for eighteen
prisoners in American hands and were re-
ceived by the besieging army with intense
enthusiasm; all were well except two OF
me men who were recoving from a slight
fever. 1t was decided at Washington to
permit General Miles to go at once to San
tlago, and he sailed accordingly from
Charleston on the auxiliary cruiser Yale
PRESIDENT Mckinley issued a proclamation
calling upon the American people to offer
prayers OF thanks for the various victories
over Spain.
National and Congregational
The Senate passed the Newlands resolu-
tfon anneXing Hawaii by q vote of 42 to 81.
president Mckinley signed the resolution
at O'Clock Thursday evening, thus making
Hawaii American territory; he selected
Senators Cullom and Morgan and Repre-
sentative Hit as the American members
of the commission of five provided for by
the joint resolution to devise ways an.
means of governing the islands under
American rule, and President Dole and
w. r. Frear Hawaiian members
Congress adjourned at 2 o'clock Friday
until the first Monday in December. There
was considerable disorder In the House
owing to personal discussions between
members. but al the close there was great
enthusiasm and patriotism, national songs
belng sung and cheers being given for the
various military and naval heroes Be
fore the adjournment all the general an
preparation bills and many miscellaneous
measures were passed. The President went
TO the Capitol to sign bills passed in the
final hours. thus following the custom first
interrupted by President Cleveland in his
nrSt term. Various resolutions were intro
duced but not acted upon extending the
lhankS or Congress to Commodore Schley
Tor his participation in the naval battle at
Santiago and to other officers distinguish
lEg themselves in the Santiago campaign
The conferees of the two houses on the om-
nibus claims bill agreed to postpone action
until the next session. A statement of the
appropriations showed that the various sun
ply bills passed during the session aggre-
gated SS92, ,527 ,931, of which $36I TS9 095 was
exclusively for war purposes. The Presi-
dent nominated Brig. Gems. Hawkins Law
ton, Chaffee and Bates to be major gener-
ais; Col. Leonard Wood and Lieut. Col
Chambers McKtbbin to be brigadier gener-
ais. and Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevelt to
be colonel of the Rough Riders" together
with other promotions and appointments.
The subscriptions to the war bond issue of
*2o0o0O,OO0 amounted to 1915, 500, COO
Foreign Affairs.
The French liner La Burgogne was sunk
on Sable Island, near Nova Scotia in a
feg as the result OF collision with the
British ship Cromartyshire; of the ia per-
sons on boar6 $50 were lost; of those saved
1oe were members of the crew; the stories
OF survivors revealed a condition of affairs
at the time OF the sinking of the ship un-
paralleled in the history Of the sea. men
virtually committing murder in their panic
stricken efforts to save their own lives at
the expense of others; only one woman
was saved: the survivors were taken to
New York and investigation was i'm
mediately begun looking to the institution
OF legal proceedings to punish those who
had committed these outrages The
French chamber of deputies voted, 572 to 2.
an expression of belief in the guilt of Can't.
Dreyfus. Three socialists were arrested at |
Buda Pesth on a charge of plotting to as
sassinate Emperor Francis Joseph A re-
volt was suppressed by the government of |
Uruguay. The banks of Chile were tenn
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