Marshall County Independent, Volume 4, Number 32, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 July 1898 — Page 7

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Important Events Reviewed and Condensed Into Reliable Form for Our Readers.

Mouday. July 11. I For two four Monday morning Admlr- j al Bam MOO'S ships threw shells toward iantiago. One of them blew up a church filled with ammunition. Just as Ureral Bhafter began his land attack a flag of truce was wea coming from the city, which stopped the fighting. The purport of the message is not yet known. General Shaft er bei ler the Spanish troops have tak.'ii advantage of the truce to flee Crom the city. The attack on the city Sunday was not an attempt to capture the city. General If ilea arrived at Santiago de Cuba at norm. He had a conference with Admiral Sampson and later communicated with General Shafter. General Bhafter reports that in the action of July 1-3 at Santiago twenty-three officers and 208 men wfre killed, eighty officers and J.,203 men were wounded, and that elghtyone men are missing. From 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon until dark the American artillery poured a deadly Are into the Spanish lines at Santiago. The reply was weak, indicating, as believed, that the end of Spanish resistance Is near. General Shafter reported that the First Illinois regiment has reached his command. Senr Saprasta has tendered to the queen repjent the resignation of the Spanish cabinet. It is said that he has suggested that the militar party be called to the administration of the government, but this does 110t BMCHtrlly Implf the adoption Of a wa- program. All or AOnur.il Uamara. 3 war ships are now en route to Spain. Trooper J. D. Hackster. First United States cavalry, wounded at Santiago, has arrived at Savannah. Ga., and reports that Spaniards who have been captured after firing on Red Cross flags and on wounded men are Mimed over to the Cubans, who behead them. Report Is made that the Infanta Maria Teresa is the only ship of Cervera s fleet that can be saved. It Is denied that Spain has entered protest against the continuance In London of Lieutenant Colwell, United States naval attache. Du Bosc and Carranza. Spanish representatives tn Canada, will leave Montreal, having b-.en told by the Canadian officials to quit the country. At 0:30 t hi-; morning, after several rangefinding shot- over the ridge protecting Santiago fror.i the sea. the United States cruiser Newark opened fire into the city with her s-inch guns. The signal corps officers stationed on top of the ridge reported th" effect of the shots. The New York. Brooklyn and Indiana participated In lbs Bring at Intervals of five minutes. The bombardment lasted for two hours, When General Shafter reported that the Shells were mostly illing in the bay and doing but little damap. The last shot, howev struck a prominent church in the heart of the city which was heavily stored With powder and ammunition, causing a tremendous explosion. The extent of tho damage Is not yet known. When the ships ceased firing and before General Shaft' r had begun a land attack a flag of truce wa. seen coming from the city. The object of this was known at noon when the correspondent left the front. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the United Sintis auxiliary cruiser Yale, with General Nelson A. Miles, and tne United Btates protected cruiser Columbia arrived. Rear Admiral Sampson visited General Bflles immediately on his arrival, and then the Yiile went to Slboney, General Miles and his personal staff landing in a pouring rain. Tnendar. July 1 . General Iff Ilea reached the front at Santiago Tuesday morning and assumed command of our forces In the field. He said be could capture Santiago in three days. Be found that our hospitals and trenches were full of water. He also found affairs at Siboney in a shocking condition and ordered ihe town destroyed by fire. Official Washington was without news during the day, so far as the public was advised. JThe only news from the front made pubBRIG. -GEK. WOOD. 11c was a dispatch from General Shafter sent- Monday night. The officials were more than usually reticent and various rumors were in circulation. One was that She Spaniards had escaped from Santiago and another was that some misfortune liad befallen our army. A dispatch from Santiago dated Tuesday says General .Duffield Is in the isolation hospital and is tin a very serious condition. The nature lof his ailment Is not stated. Reports hav. rreached Wasntngton from Siboney that j rjnany members of the First Illinois are I Without blankets and other BSCtSSSrlsS. The attac k on Santiago was resumed Mon- i day morning, the Bssl Joining the army I TROOPS

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In sending shells over the hllla into the town. Great damage was done. General Wheeler went into the city unde" a flag of "uc a,,u UL""t,luru su"cur' Ul town ior me tnira ana last time. The impression prevails that Toral has succeeded In getting part of his troops out of the city. During the fighting the Spaniards in the trenches suffered heavy losses. It has been decided that submarine mines in American harbors are no longer needed, and they will all be exploded. This shows an attack by Spain is not expected. It is said the eastern squadron, under command of Commodore Watson, destined to attack the Spanish coast, may sail this week. Re'. James N. Connolly, secretary to Archbishop Corrlgan at New York, has volunteered as chaplain on the army hospital ship Relief. Wednesday. .Inly 13. The Spanish minister of foreign affairs denies that negotiations for peace have taken place. Alarm at the appearance of yellow fever among the American troops in Cuba has induced the government at Washington to hasten the evacuation of Santiago by offering to transport ths Spanish forces to Spain as a condition of their surrender. German cruiser Irene prevents a vessel belonging tn the Phi ippin ii)urf'nts from attacking the Sp:nIsh garrison on Grand,-, island, in Suoig hay. Admiral Dewey promptly sends two of his ships to capture the island, the Irene retreating on the appearance of the : American vessels. Havana refugee re port? that Gen. Blanco attempted suicide when he learned that Cervera s fleet was destroyed. Some of his officers interfered and saved his life. Gen. Miles' dispatch: Secretary of War. Washington: At a meeting between the lines at which Generals Shafter and Wheeler and the Spanish General Toral were present the latter claimed that he Is unable to act without authority of his government, but has received authority to withdraw from and surrender harbor ports, forts, munitions of war and eastern portion of Cuba. He urgently requests until tomorrow noon to receive answer from hia government regarding offer of our government to send his forces to Spain, which was granted. Miles. Major-General, commanding. A copy of this dispatch was posted on the bulletin of the war department In Washington, and at the bottom the secretary had written with a blue pencil: 'The permission to withdraw has been declined by the war department. R. A. Alger." Headquarters Fifth Army Corps. Near Santiago de Cuba. July 13. Adjutant General United States Army. Washington: Your telegram saying no modification of orders allowed just received. Have had an interview of an hour and a half with General Toral. and have extended the truce until noon tomorrow. I told him that his surrender only will be considered, and that he was without hope of escape and had no right to continue the fight. I think It made a strong impression on him. and hope for his surrender. If he refuses I will open on him at noon tomorrow with every gun I have, and I have the assistance of the navy, which is ready to bombard the city with thlrteen-inch shells. W. R. Shafter. Thursday, .luly I t. General Toral. commander of the Spanish forces at Santiago de Cuba, surrendered to General Shafter. The Spanish troops are to be sent to SnaJa under parole. The surrender Includes all the fortifications and the entire eastern end of Cuba The United States government will now turn its attention to the capture of San Juan. I'orto Rico. Ai. expedition I is to b started at once under General Brooke. An Inspired article In the Cologne Gazette declares that there is no truth In the report that a G -rman cruiser interfered in any way with the operations of Admiral Dewey In thi Philippines. The Florida and the Fai.ita. convoyed by the gunboat Peoria, have landed large expeditions at Palo Alto, on the south EMBARKING ON THE TRANSPORTS

coast of Cuba. In the lighting wr.ich took place Captain Jose Manuel Nunez was killed and Winthrop Chattier of the rough riders and several soldiers wounded. The Spanish loss waa fiavy. The following dispatch. m from our officers at the front tell of the surrender of Santiago to Generals Shaft. r and Miles: Playa del Kste. July 14. Adjutant General. Washington: Have Jutt returned from interview with Generil Toral. Ho agrees to surrender upon the basis of b-i-ing returned to Spain. This proposition embraces all of eastern Cuba, from Acerraderos on the south to Sagua on the north via Palma, with practically the Fourth army COXpe Commissi mers meet this afternoon at 2:30 to definitely arrange the terms. W. R. SHAFTER, Major General. Playa del Este, July 14. General Greely,

I Washington: Santiago has surrendered. JONES. Washington, J-.:ly IS. Aside from the , brief dispatch from General Shafter anj nouncing that General Toral had agreed ; to surrender Santiago and prac tically ail of eastern Cuba to the American troops, the officials of the war ! department had. up to 2 o'clock this (Frl- : dayt morning, received no details on the : consummation of capitulation or the time of occupancy of the city by Shafter's I forces. Secretary Aiger stayed at the ' White House with President McKinley ' until shortly before that hour in hopeful j but disappointed expectation of having further news to communicate to the president, who anxiously awaited additional advices. Their time was pleasantly occupied In a measure, though, by the read1 Ing of numerous telegrams from all parts of the country conveying hearty congratulations on the first great victory for I American Midien luring the pre-ent war. Before Santiago, via Playa del Este. July 14. Secretary of War, Washington: I General Toral formally urrendered the troops of his army troops an.l division of sntiao on the t.-rm and understanding that his troops shall be returned to Spain. General Shafter will appoint commissioners to draw up the conditions of arrangements for carrying out the terms of surrer der. This Is very gratifying, and General Shafter and the officers and men of his command are entitled to great credit for their sincerity and fortitude in overcoming the almost insurmountable obstacles which they encountered. A portion of the army has been infect1 ed with yellow fever, and efforts will be j made to separate those who are infected and those free from it, and to keep those j who are still on board ship separated j from those on shore Arrangements be immediately made GENERAL TORAL. for carrying out further instructions of the president and yourself. NKLSON A. MILKS, Major General of the Army. Friday. July 15. Santiago de Cuba has not yet been turned over to General Shafler. The Spaniards are quibbling over the terms. President McKinley at midnight instructed General Shafter to insist on instant surrender, and 11 his demand were not complied with to begin bom oardinent. Blanco has expressed bitter opposition to peace negotiations, and grieves because he Is not young enough to light for SpanAT TAMPA.

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-r- ' ill ftyl 1 1. TT' W..fl'Ullll'irl'l I 1 VIEW OF REAR AND INTERIOR ish dominion in Cuba. A royal decree has been published suspending throughout Spain individual rights as guaranteed by the constitution and asserting a state of war exists. The publication is believed to m-an that Spain is ready to sue for peace. It Is said that General Miles will go to Porto Rico at once to decide upon a landing place for the troops. The expedition will be composed of 27 regiments. Four new brigadier-generals of volunteers were nominated by the president William S. Worth. Edward P. Pearson. Emerson B. Llscuna and Ezra Ewers. Inhabitants of coast cities of Spain are in a panic over th- "xpeeted arrival of the United States nt. Barcelona, which is not fortirted. Is particularly In terror. -It is reported at Santiago that most of our troops there will be sent to Por'o Rico as soon as the surrender is accomplished. The Harvard, with over MM pan:sn pruonera. naa mva rorismouiii, . . ii. .Mrtjoi iriiei ai vnauec i" In the field hospital at Santiago suffering from dysentery. l"p to Kri-lay noon hut twenty-three new cases of yellow fever developed among the forces in Cuba. The disease is of a mild type. Saturday, July 16. General Tora! surrendered on the terms proposed by Pr sldent McKinley, and Span sh power in eastern Cuba is :tt an end. The Spaniards will evacuate Santiago at 9 O'clock Sunday morning and tho stars and stripes will be botst ed over the city. Toral's request that his soldiers be allowed to retain their arms was denied, and the guns will become the property of the United States. Spanish prisoners st Santiago will sail for Spain not later than the 25th inst., according to a statement made at the war department. Admiral Cervers and other Spanish naval offlcers captured at Santiago arrived at I Annapolis and are confined it the naval j academy. General Azcai raga. the former Spanish premier, is said to be 6n a mission sounding the European cabinets, touching peace negotiations. Since Aui- ; bassador White's Fourth of July speech the tone of the German pr ss has materially changed In favor of America. A It-M. fr. t-.ii im nfTi... .-vtfi.i.jl plturati.v t Ii Li f ,J. I IUI i'.l ipll ...... . J 1.1 I CA I U VI. war ships are kept at Majnla solely for the protection of Gt-rman Interests. It is ten led that France or any oth-T government has begun peace negotiations at W ashington. The demands to be m:i le on Spain have not yet been decided on by the president. The official classes in Spain are said to bs moving earnestly to secure peace, bells Ving better terms can now be procured than if the Spanish arms sutler further reverses. The following messages tell of the conditions of surrender: The surrender has been definitely settled and the arms will be turned over tomorrow morning and the troops will be marched out as prisoners of war. The Spanish colors will bs hauled down at o'clock and the American flag hoisted. Shafter. Major Cener&L Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, Near Santiago, July HV Adjutant General United States Army. Washington: The conditions of capitulation include all forces and war material in described territory. The United States agrees with as little delay as possible to transport all Spanish troops in the district to the kingdom of Spain, the troops, as far as possible, to embark near the garrisons they now occupy. Officers retain their side arms and ofBeers and men retain their personal prop er! . Spanish commander is authorized to take military sTChives belonging to .urrendered district. All Spanish forces known as volunteers. DBOirlllSttdves and guerillas who wish to remain in Cuba may do so under parole during the present war. giving up their arms. Spanish forces to march out of Santiago with honors of war, depositing their arms at a point mutually agreed upon, to await disposition of the United States government, it heilig understood United States commissioners will recommend that the Spanish soldiers return to Spain with the arms they so hravely defended. This leaves the question of return of arms entirely in the hands of the government. 1 invite attention to the fan that sev. ral thousand surrendered (said by General Toral to be about twelve thousand) against whom a shot had not been flred. The return to Spain of the troops in this district amounts to about twenty-four thousand, according to General Toral. VV. R. SUA KT Kit, United states Volunteers. To General Shafter. Commanding Front Near Santiago, Playa: The president of the United States sends to you and your brave army the profound thanks of the American people for the brllll tut acUleveSSetttS at Santiago resulting i'i the surrender of the city sad all of the Spanish troops and territory under General Toral. four splendid command has endured not only the hardships and sacrifices incident to campaign and battle, but In stress of heat and weather has triumplie l over obstacles which would have vereome men less brave and determined. . )ne and all have display d th most console uoJS ynlantry and earned the gratitude of the nation. The hearts of the people turn with tender sympathy to the sick and WOOnded. May the Father of Mercies protect and comfort them. WILLIAM M IClNl.F.Y. Washington, July 16. To Major General

OF MüRRO CASTLE. SANTIAGO. Shaffer. Front. Nar Santiago. IMaa: 1 cannot express in words my gratitude tn you and your heroic men. Your work has been well done. God bless you all. R. A. ALGER, Secretary' of War. Camp Near Santiago. July 16. I thank you and my army thanks you for your congratulatory telegram of today. 1 am proud to say every one in it performed hü duty gallantly. Your message will be read to every regiment in the army a' nooti tomorrow. BHAFTKR, Major General. Sunday, .Inly 17. The Spanish flag that has floated ovet the historic defense at the entrance to Santiago harbor, was hauled down at noon. In accordance with the term under which General Toral surrendered, and the United States emblem was hoisted in Its plac. Equally inspiring scenes were being Witnessed by the Americans before the city two hours earlier. At 10 o'clock in the morning Toral's troops, marching out of the city as the bells of Santiago cathedral were tolling, appeared before the American lines and stacked their arms. Some Spaniards wpt. Others seemed glad that the end of the Santiago campaign had come. Under the terms of surrender the entire Spanish garrison paraded on the plateau before formally depositing their arms, being review d by General Shafter and other hading commanders of the American for e s. Our entire army was drawn up sJottf the intrenchments. and after the parade of the Spaniards hail been finished the garrison re-entered trie city, where they retired to their barracks to await embarkation fcr Spain. General Shafter's troops are anxious to get away from Santiago, now lhU the objects of the campaign have been accomplished. Most of them will be moved toward the coast and jent aboard transports as soon as possible. Whtlj the American troops were witnessing the parade of the Spanish soldiers and tho stacking of their arms a detachment of Spaniards were busily engaged in removing the mines from the entrance to Santiago harbor. There Is much uneasiness among the Cubans lest General Shatter should leave Santiago in charge of the present municipal authorities, in that event they declare they would be marked men. -The general conditions tn El Caney are more unsatisfactory than ever. Thousands of refugees are on the verge of starving. The fever there has been checked, however, and the guards now permit only medical attendants to enter or lave town. Mail is necessarily delayed at Siboney while the letters can be rUsinfertuO. Nearly 300 cases of fever are now oeitiR treated in the Ameri -an hospital here. The fever is contanjly dev$lotlng at the front, and many sufferers now in th de tention nospirais win ne sent nere in a ; j few days. The fever has not yet assuifTI eJ its "most virulent form, and the doctors are making strenuous efforts to keep it in check. There have h-vn twelve deaths thus far at Siboney, a majority of the victims being regulars. General Shafter today detailed the now famoua Twenty-fourth regulars, composed of colored troops, to keep tho refugees at Siboney, the base of supplies. Major Lesarde, surgeon In charge, reports that the outbreak of fever in our lines is due to contact with the refugees from Santiago. Secretary of War Alger was highly elated when he r-v, hved official news that the American army had control of Santiago. "It Is a magnlflcenl achievement," said he, "and most all of it Is a tribute to the bravery, pluck an I endurance of our American soldiers. Now that their efforts have brought Aral and complete success. I believe th-ir campaign will be recorded as one of the most glorious pages of our military history. Not more than 10,000 men were engaged when the most serious fighting occurred, but '.hey pushed forward and created a condition ROUGH RIDERS IN COCOANUT GROVES NEAR SANTIAGO. which has brought the surrender of 2f).0O0 men." General Shafter's message to the war department Is as follows: Santiago de Cuba. July 17. Adjutant United States Army, Washington: I have the honor to announce that the American flag at this instant, VI o'clock noon, has been hoisted over the house of the civil government In the City of Santiago. An immense concourse Of people was present, a squadron of cavalry and a regiment of infantry presenting arms and band playing national air. Eight battery flred salute twenty-one guns. Perfect order is being maintained by municipal government. Distress is very great, but little sickness in town. Scarcely any yellow fever. A small gunboat and about 200 seamen left hy Oer vein have surrendered to me. Obstructions are being removed from mouth of harbor. Upon coming into the city 1 discovered a perfect nntanstenicnt ef defenses. Fighting as the Spaniards did the first day. It would have cost ".ijO0 lives to take the city. Battalions of Spanish troops have been ! tposttlng arms since daylight In armory, over which I have guard. General Toral formally surrendered the plaza and .ill stores at 9 a. m. W. R. SHAFTEH, Maior Geiu-ral. Two sharp skirmishes precedes! TUfttTS final surrender. At llaracoa the Annapolis destroyed a Spanish blockhouse which opened tire upon her, and at Guantaaamo Spaniards who tried to lore a launch from the Marblchead to destruction were vigorously shelled. Admiral Cervers and his subordinate officers, now prisoners of war at Annapolis, offered up thanks In public worship for their escape from the fate which overtook so many of their men when the armada was destroy" ed.-Informat ion that Spain intends sending a fleet Into American waters f-'ils to alarm United States war managers, who baVS arranged to invade Spain and at the same time protect this country. "Captain John R. Thomas, Jr., of Chicago reached New York, suffering from wounds. He paid a high tribute to the rucu led by Roosevalt.

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