Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-05-13
war HISTORY of A week.
Friday.

militia on a war footing.
O1iclal assurances received that Ger
many intends to be strictly neutral in re-
gard to the Philippines.
An additional army Of 10000 men 10
soon to be dispatched. There are doubts
whether the destination is Porto Rico OF
Cuba.
Should Camara's feet pass into the
Suex canal an American squadron will
start at once across the Atlantic and bonn
bard Spanish sea ports.
First serious engagement by our troops
in Cuba occurred five miles from Santiago.
Less than 1000 American cavalrymen dis
persed 1000 Spaniards. The American
loss o dozen killed and nearly fifty wound
ed.
The warships under Admiral Sampson
bombarded the forts Of Santiago de Cuba
again. The gunners found the range
much better than on former occasions,
and the execution wrought was serious.
The loss Of life on the Spanish side was
considerable.
Saturday.
Two men suspected Of being American
spies arrested ut Palmas, Island Of Ma.
jorca.
Exciting debate in the Senate on the
question of agreeing to a time at which
a vote ON Hawaiian annexation could be
had.
A report published in Madrid that sug-
gestions for peace negotiations had been
made by the United States IL denied at
Washington.
The spaniards have abandoned Moro
Castle, the chief fortiication ut the en-
trance to the harbor Of Santiago de Cuba,
without a shot being fired. They have
concentrated their forces in the city.
Sunday.
Fifteen regiments stationed at Chatta-
nooga ordered to Cuba.
Advance of Skaters army has forced
its way to within four miles of the city of
Santiago.
Camara's feet is ut Port Said, but no
request to take on coal has yet been made
to the Egyptian government.
Auxiliary cruiser Harvard sailed for
Santiago with the Ninth Massachusetts,
regiment and two battalions Of the T,hir-
ty-fourth Michigan.
Train carrying Colonel Torrey's rough
riders to Tampa vas in collision at
Tupelo, Miss. -Four soldiers md a col
Ored porter killed and Colonel Torrey aud
several others wounded.
Monday.
Gen. Garcia and 5000 Cubans were
landed at Juragua.
The third expedition to the Philippines,
1000 men, departed from San Francisco.
Up to June D the re-enforcements for
Admiral Dewey had not arrived ut Ma
Mia.
Reports to Madrid say the American
feet bombarded Aguadores for five hours
Monday.
The opposing armies are within range Of
| each other at Santiago de Cuba, but the
| Americans are not ready for battle owing
to the non-arrival of field and machine
guns.
The administration has issued orders
for the formation Of an eastern squadron,
under Commodore Watson, which is iii.
coast of Spain.
Tuesday.
The Valencia, with 700 Dakota troops.
left San Francisco for Manila.
American field and siege guns are on
the heights overlooking Santiago.
Captain General August cables from
Manila that the situation there is critical.
One thousand Cubans, under Sanguilly,
I.acret and Betancourt, with artillery and
100000 cartridges, have landed ut Banes.
In two sham battles between some of
the troops at Camp Alger several of the
soldiers were seriously il not fatally in
jured. \
The Yale. with one battAlior of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan and the Thirty.
third regiment, reached Bailuiri and land
ed the troops.
Officials in Washington believe Ca.
mara's feet will soon return to Cadiz.
Plans are laid to pursue him IL ne 20 for
ward, the intention being to crush him be.
tween Dewey's md Watson's ships. 1t is
considered likely in any event that a big
expedition under Sampson will be sent to
attack the Spanish coast.
Wednesday.
Cervera has moved his feet to the up-
per harbor of Santiago.
Twenty new cases of measles developed
among the troops in front of Santiago.
The Senate has passed a resolution ten.
dering the thanks of Congress to Hobson
and his men.
In an official report Gen. Wheeler a Y
the troops were not ambuscaded by the
Spaniards at La Qunsina.
Cuban officers report that Pando, with
500 men. is moving from Manzanillo to
the aid Of LinMres Mt Santiago.
-Four Of Garcia's men died from over
eating. and three others who went swim.
ming after gorging themselves were found
dead.
The Dolphin and the Newark were in
collision, the first named boat sustaining
damages that will necessitate a trip to u
dry dock.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, to be governor
general of the Philippines. sailed from
San Francisco on the steamer Newport
for Manila.
BY an order issued by Admiral Sampson
Tuesday Schley's flying squadron has lost
its identity and has been merged into the
investing fleet.