The End
Approaches
Protocol Signed-Fighting
to be Suspended.
Agreement Entered Into Along the Lines Already
ForecastedPresident Issues a Proclama
tionDay of History Making A .
Long Stride Toward Peace.
WaJHisoto. Aug., 13. With simplic
ity In keeping with republican institu
tions, the war w hich baa waged between
Spain and the United Btates lor a period
el three months and twenty-one days
Came to an end yesterday afternoon,
whea M. Caiuhon, for Spain, in the
presence of President McKinley, signed
protocol which will form the basis of a
deflaite treaty of peace. It ia but simple
justice to our aiater republic, France, to
record the fact that to her good office
tbia speedy termination of a war, that
night have run on indefinitely, was
brought about, and the president him
elf deemed that action on the part of
the French government ai worthy of
special praise.
TBI I'Reaiixtrr'a raocLAMATioN
The president issued the following
proclamation Immediately after the sig
natures had been affiled to the protocol
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
GN1TED STATES, a Proclamation:
Whereas, by a protocol concluded and
signed August 12. 1898, by William R.
(fay, secretary of state of the United
States ami his excellency, Jules Cam
son, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary of the republicof France
St Washington, respectively represent
or for thin purpose the government of
the United States snd the government
af Spain, the United .States and Spain
tare formally agreed up n the terms on
which negotiationa for the establish
ment of peace between the two countries
shall be undertaken ; and
Wheree", It is in said protocol agreed
that upon the conclusions and signature
hostilities between the two countries
shall be suspended, and that notice to
that effect shall be given as soon as pos
lible by each government to the com
manders of its military and navul forces;
Now therefore, I, William McKinley,
resident of the United States, do, in ac
cordance with the stipulations of the
protocol. drrUrn snd prodanii on the
art of the United Sutes a suspension
f hostilities and do hereby command
that orders be immediately given through
the proper channels to the commanders
if the military and naval forces of the
United Sutes to abs'ain from all acts
Bconsictent with this proclamation.
In Wilms" wnerenf, I have hereunto
St toy hand xnd caused the seal of the
United Stain to t affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
twelfth day of August, in the year of
ur Lord one thousand eight hundred
tnd ninety-eight, and of the independ
!no of the United States, the on bun
ire and tweuty-thlrd.
(binned) Wii.uah McKinliy.
By the President;
William R. Day, Secretary of State.
A copy of the above proclamation has
been en bled to our army and navy com
manders. Spain will cable her coin
wanders like instructions.
raovisiows or ths fkotocol.
The protocol provides:
First That Spain will relinquish all
llaim of sovereignty over and title to
Ouba.
Second That Porto Rico and other
Spanish island in the West Indies and
n island in the Ladrone. to be select
sd by the United States, thall be ceded
to the latter.
Third That the United States will
occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor
of Manila pending the conclusion of a
treaty of peace, which ahal determine
the control, disposition and government
of ths Philippines.
Foorth That Cuba, Porto Rico and
Other Span ah islands In the West In
dies (ball i immediately evacuated,
and that eomroisi-ioners, to be appoint
ed within ten days, shall, within thirty
days after ths signing of the protocol,
Beet at Havana and San Juan, respect
ive!, to arrange and execute the details
of the evacuation.
Fifth That the United Stales and
Spain will each appoint not more than
ire commissioners to negotiate and con
alads a treaty of peace. The commit
rf'S tll Blight.
Iwi, Aug. 13. Dr. Upponi and all
the Vatican authorities eonllrm the statsv
oat that the pope's illness ia slight
ft doctor did not stay the night at the
Vatican. The poatiff shows symptoms
of gastrit iadamatlow, but he partook of
rmrkhmoal Uat evening and was in
osesllaol rpirits. Ho rose this morning
at 149 aad celebrated mess. Dr. Lap
poai vial led too peso at I o'clock this
sioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the first of October.
Sixth On the signing of the protocol
hostilities will be suspended, and notice
to that effect will be given as soon af
possible by each government to its mil
itary and naval commanders.
OROAKS bKNT TO M KBBITT.
The order to General Merritt to sus
pend hostilities were as follows:
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 1898 Merritt,
Manila: Tun president directs all mill
tary operations against the enemy be
suspended. Peace ' negotiations are
Hearing completion, a protocol having
been just signed by representatives of
the two conntries. You will inform the
commandera of the Spanish forces ia
the Philippines of these instructions.
Further orders will follow, Acknow
ledge rece'pt.
By order of the secretary of war.
ii. C. C'ohbik, Adjutant-General.
Theordir sent to General Miles and
General S.hafier were identical with
the above, save as to names.
As the order states further orders will
be ent to each general. General Merritt
hats been directed to confer with the
Spanish commandant at Manila to
carry out the terms of the protocol and
to occupy Manda immediately. General
Miles will put himself in cominuni at'on
with the chief authority in Porto Rico
for the purpose of having Spanish forces
..wm toAa. Wa rt loan aatt n(HP IMiinlfl tj
him preparatory to evacuation. Owing
to conditions in Cuba the orders to Gen-
eral Shaffer, to lie sent hereafter, will
be much different than those to other
generals.
Tbe navy department is also prepar-
Ing orders to ail commanders on lines
similar to the war department order.
When Ambassador Cambon reached
the White house it was just 3:55 o'clock,
five minutes in advance of the appointed
hour. The rain was still violent, and
the ambassador abandoned bis uaual ,
custom of alighting at the outer gates of
the executive grennds. He was driven
under the porta cochere, passing through
cordon of newspai er men before he
and Secretary Thiehaut were ushered
inside. Tney went direct to the library,
adjoining the cabinet room on the upper
floor.
At 4:05 they were announced to tbe
waiting pirty in the cabinet room, ana
were ushered into their presence. After
an exchange oi aipiomatic courtesies,
unnecessary loss of time did not occur,
and Assistant Secretary of Mate Urtdier,
on tbe I art o( tt e United States, and
First Secretary Thiehaut, on the part of
Spain, r tired to a window, where there
wus a critical formal examination of the
protocol.
OIVI DUX IMPOKTASCK.
This inspection had all the outward
formalities due a document of this Im
portance. It wax prepared in duplicate!
at the state department, one copy to bo
retained by the United States and the
other to I ec .me the property of Spain.
The text is handsomely engrossed in a
running old English script,
The protocol sent toSpaiu was accom
panied by the credentials issued by Prei-
ident McKinley especially empowering
the seer- tary of state to affix his signa
ture to this document. The authorisa
tion was brief and in typewilting, save
for the president's characteristic bold
signature. I-ater the American copy of
the protocol w ill be accompanied by the
written credentials of the Spanish gov
ernment sent to M. Camboa and bear
ing the signature of Queen Christina,
The cable dispatch received by him to
day conferred full authority to sign the
procotol and stated that tne written
authorisation would follow, signal by
the queen regent In the name of the
king. Prior to the ceremony of today,
M. Talebaut showed the erble dispatch
to Secretary Day, and it was accepted
aufflcicnt to enable the ambassador to
sign in behalf of Spain.
TMlr BoeaSle a Draw.
Foot Wtns, Ind., Aug., IS -Engon
Beoanah of Cincinnati and Johnny Vai
Heoat of New York fought twenty rounds
to a draw last night at Princess rink
Both men wars fresh at ths cad. Ths
boat wm proasded by what was to have
boon a K-round go between Denny Row
an aod Eagoao Lota, both of Cincinnati.
Lata wm knokad oat ia tke eleventh
Dsiaosli took the plaoa of Tommy Mat
boll, who wm atom,
SENEN THOUSAND CAPTURED
Vwj't OMclal Jtrport of Capiur Ht
Detailed
Washinotok, D. C.,Aug. 18. Admiral
Dewey's official announcement of the
bombardment and surrender of Manila
has been received as follows :
Manila, Aug, 13. To Secretary of
Navy, Washington: Manila surrendered
t-day to the American land ami naval
forces after a combined attack. . A divi
sion of the squadron shelled the forts
and entrenchments at Malaie on the
south side of the city, driving I ack the
enemy, our army advancing from that
side at the same time. The city sur
rendered about 5 o'clock, the American
flag being hoisted by Lieutenant ISrum
by. About 7,000 prisoners were taken.
The squadron bad bo casualties. None
of the vessels were injured.
August 7 General Merritt and I form
ally deman led the surrender of the city,
which the Spanish governor refused.
Dkwky.
Amerlrans to Kule.
Washington, Aug. 18. The two
American commanders at Manila, Ad
miral George Dewey and Major-General
Wesley Merritt, united in a joint dis
patch which was received here late yes
terday afternoon, asking for instructions
an to the manner of dealing with the
various elements, particularly tbe insur
gents, now that the city was occupied
by the American forces
After a conference at the White house
In which Secretary Alger and Acting
Secretary Allen, participated, instruc
tions were sent to the two American
commanders. Tbe text of tbe request
for inmructions, and of the answer was
not made public, but Secretary Alger
summed up instructions as sub-tantially
es follows: The instructions are to en
force law and order, and to treat all law
abiding citizens alike.
The instructions are practically the
same as those sent last night to General
Lawton. The latter order specifically
stated that the insurgents must recog
nize the mil tary occupation and author
ity of the United States, and the cessa
tion of hoetilities proclaimed by this gov
ernment, l oubtless t' e same rule is
being applied to the insurgents under
Aguinaldo, although it was not officially
stated that such specific orders were
made.
It had been thought in some quarters
here that the showings made heretofore
by the insurgents would lead to their
receiving a certain amount of recognition
in the wsv of joint action between the
Unite! States foreei anil those of thein
surg nts, when the city was occupied,
hut the infractions sent tonigtit are
bated n occupation by the United States
alone, and a" a high administration offi-
j cial summed up the situation, "there
.shall be no joint action except between
Merritt and I ewey. J hey will maintain
law and order and will treat insurgents
j snd Spaniards alike, requir ng all to ob-
' serve peace and order."
me oniy owier woru receivru irom
Manila during the day in the brief dis-
patch from Admiral Dewey announcing
the surrender of the city last Saturday,
No dispatch came from General Merritt
up to the close of office hours tonight,
except the one in winch lie joins witn
Admiral Dewey in asking tor instruc
tions. Secretary Alger concluded Irom
this that the casualties could not have
been heavy, as he felt sure General
Merritt would promptly report any con
siderable loss.
It was noted that neither the first dis
patch ot Admiral Dewey nor the joint
dispatch of Dewey and Merritt made any
reference w hatever to the part w hich the
German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta took
in removing Captain-General Augusli
from Manila to Hong Kong. From this
the officials believe that the American
commanders do not attach serious signi
ficance to the course of tbe German
naval authorities. The incident con
tinues to cause some irrita Ion here, but
it is practically c-rtain that no official
cognizmce w ill be taken of it. There is
no disposition in any official quarter at
present to carry the incident to the point
of considering it a breacli of neutrality
as has been suggested in some British
newspapers.
French Sugur Bounty.
I'akis, Aug. 18. In conformity with
the law passed April 7, 18!)7, M. Fame,
the president, has decreed that after
September 1, a bounty shall he granted
on refined French native and colonial
sugars intended for export as follows,
per h ii nd re J kilos: Fiist grade, 2.42
frames; second grade, 2.77, and third
grade, 3.11.
A huiiib In CliW-Mgo.
Chicago, Aug. 18. Ar, attempt was
made Tuesday bight to take the lives of
John Hill jr., his wife and two children
by exploding a heavy charge of dyna
mite against Mr. Hill's residence in Bel
ment, a suburb of this city. None of the
family suffered injury. The perpetra ors
plai-ed the missle by means of a pole of
mflicient length to reach the second story
window The crime Is believed to have
fit en inspired if not executed by race
track men against wboin Mr. Hill,
as an officer to the civic federation, has
conducted a crusade. Mr. Hill is a well
known board of trade operator.
Fop as Usual Asala.
Ron a, Ang. IS. The Vatican asserts,
despite the reports to the contrary, that
the recent illness of the pope was a
merely transitory indisposition, from
which he has entirely recovered. Hia
holiness has reeuined hia customary
duties and Is daily receiving deputation,
wale rtafii Aala.
Bombay, Ang. 18. The bobonio plague
la again epidemic Then wore 103 deaths
offlciallv reported last aeek.
MANILA SURRENDERS
TREATY TOO LATE TO 8 AVE THE
CITY FROM DEWEY-
Aac-natl 8ld to Have Been DImUed
and Krplai ed by General Jaudemaa
Before Murnder.
Hoso Kong, Au. 17. It was 10
o'clock Saturday when Dewey signalled
the advance on Manila, previously hav
ing received a refusal of surrender.
The Olympia iu the lead, signalled the
city again to surrender. The Olympia
then commenced the bombardment with
eight-inch shells. The report of the gun
was the signal fur the American advance
on the land.
The fighting lasted two hours. Then
tbe Spanish surrendered and our troops
later marched into the c ty.
Augusti escaped at dusk. A fast
cruiser from Dewey ia expected every
moment with full details. These were
given by the German consul.
AUGUSTI DISMISSED.
BkhIjIN, Aug 17. General Augusti,
according to a dispatch from Hong Kong,
dated Monday, was dismissed from his
post as captain general of the Philip
I ines on Augusts. General Jaudemea
was ordered to take over the command
tat Manila.
The dispatch says : Tbe Americans no
tified the authorities at Manila that a
bombardment by sea and land would
commence on August 9. The city sur
rendered on the 13th, and tbe American
flag was hoisted forthwith. The Span
ish officers were allowed their freedom
on parole. The judiciary and tbe ad
ministrative offices are to remain tempo
rarily in the hands of the Spaniards.
The insurgents remain outside of the
town.
orriciAixr announced.
Loneon, Aug. 17. A special dispatch
from Madrid says: The surrender of
Manila on Saturday by General Jaude-
mes is officially announced. The United
States troops immedia ely occupied the
city.
The government has been notified by
the Spanish consul at Hong Kong of the
surrender of Manila, It is not yet aware
of the manner in which the surrender
was effected.
Washington, Aug. 17. Up to 9:30
yesterday morning no advices had
reached the state, war or navy depart
ments regarding the fall of Manila, ex
cept the cablegram from Consul Wild
man briefly announcing an uncondition
al surrender. Dispatcher giving fuller
information are expected momentarily.
Hohg Kong, Aug. 17. The officials of
the Manila cable are anxiously awaiting
permission to repair, and a cable steam
er is now at Singapore awaiting instruc
tions. MURDER AND SUICIDE-
ShooiaHIa Wife for Unknown Can mi and
Hinuoir.
San Fsancisco, Aug. 17. Patrick J.
Corbett, father of James J. Corbett, the
pugilist, shot and killed his wife at an
early hour yesterday morning. He then
turned the revolver upon himself and
committed suicide. The hypothesis is
ssserted by the family, and by the inti
mate acquaintances and friends of the
household is that Mr. Corbett was labor
under the effects of temporary insanity.
The terrible tragedy occurred at the
Corbett home, 520 Hayes street, over
the livery stable occupied by the elder
Corbi tt. As near as the time can be
fixed the shots rang out at 4:50 o'clock
a. in., Mrs. Corbett being killed as she
was lying asleep in her bed. So far as
can be ascertained, there was not the
slightest reason why the husband should
have nought to wreak such awful ven
geance upon Ids wife, as for nearly half
a century the couple have lived happily
and in iierfect contentment together.
With Mr. arid Mrs. Corbett lived their
two unmarried daughters, Caroline and
Ksther, and a mar. ied daughter Mrs.
Charles A. King, with her husband.
There is little doubt that Mr. Corbett
was insane when he committed his hor
rible deed and that he inherited the
mania from bis ancestors. His sister,
Margaret Griffin, is now an inmate of
the Nape insane asylum.
Both the o!d peop:e were natives of
Ireland, Mr. Corliett being sixty-six
years of age, and bis wife four years
younger.
New Yokk, Aug. 17. Jim Corbett said
that his parents were each about si xty
tAree years of age, and that the family
relation were always p'easant. He re
ceived letters on Saturday informing
him that his father's mind had become
unbalanced and he therefore thinks that
while suffering mentally his father com
mitted the terrible crime.
Blanco Must Stay.
Madrid, Aug. 17. The cabinet has
decided to order General Blanco and all
other Spanish commander! in the An
tilles to fill their respective posts until
the evacuation is completed.
Another tirnu HIHIii.
RocxroaD, III., Ang. 17. George En
nett.while in a temporary fit of insanity
yesterday afternoon, shot and instantly
killed hit sister, Anna, aged thirty-five,
then shot himself, blowing his head off.
The sister wm washing at tbe time, and
her life vu taken without warning.
Another washerwoman in the room
scaped without injury. The murderer
has been ill for two years. His mother
wm insane before she died a year ago.
The family of tbe victims are prominent.
CHRONOLOGY OF THE
WAR, ;
Short, Sharp and Decisive Struggle.
Brief Record of Events Culminating in the Freedom
of Cuba One Hundred and Fourteen Days
of Actual War The Cost and the
ResultsInstructive Record.
War against Spain was declared by the
United States when the intervention
resolutions passed by congress were
signed on April 20. One hundred and
fourteen days later the peace protocol
was approved by the respective govern
ments and the war ended.
The substantial fruits of the war for
the United States are the freedom of
Cuba under American protectorate,
American ownership of Porto Rico, of
one of the Ladrone islands and of so
much of the Philippine grcup as may be
determined by the peace commissioners.
The loss of life in battle on the Ameri
can side was 274; including tbe Maine
disaster. 551: wounded estimated at
1,580.
The inception of tbe war goes back to
February 24, 1895,when the insurrection
broke out in three of Cuba s six prov
inces. it raged with varying succesB lor
three years when the United States be
came involved. 1 be chiet events lead
ing up to and during the war are as
follows :
January 24 Battleship Msine ordered
to Havana on a peaceful mission.
February 9 Spanish Minister De
Lome's private letter, reflecting on Pres
ident McKinley, published.
February 10 Spanish Minister De
Lome recalled.
February 15 Battleship Maine blown
up in Havana harbor; 2J6 lives lost.
February 17 Board of inquiry into
the loss of the Maine appointed.
February 21 Board of inquiry begins
Investigation at Havana.
March 9 Emergency bill, appropriat
ing 150,000,000 for national defense
passed by congress. ,
March 19 Maine boaid of inquiry
finishes its labors.
March 28 Report of the board of in
quiry sent to congress with a message
from the president.
March 29 Resolutions declaring war
on Spain introduced in bo h houses of
congre-s. .
April 7 Representatives of European
powers wait on the president in the iu
ten at of peace.
April 9 Consul General Lee leaves
Havana, acompanied by many Ameri
cans.
April 11 The president sends a mes
sage to congress recommending armed
intervention in Cuba.
April 16 War department orders
regular troops to coast points.
April 16 Intervention resolution
passed by the senate.
April 19 House of representatives
agrees to the senate intervention reso
lution.
April 20 Intervention resolution
signed by the president and an ultima
tum sent to Spain ; Spanish Minister
Polo y Bernabe asks for and secures his
pa sports.
April 21 United States Minister
Woodford given hia passports at Madrid.
April 22 North Atlantic squadron
sails from Key West to blockade Cuban
ports; first shot of the war fired by
cruiser Nashville in capturing the Span
ish coast trader Buena Ventura; block
ade of Cuban ports proclaimed.
April 23 Call issued for 125,000 vol
unteers. April 25 Asiatic squadron starts for
the Philippine Islands; sta'e militia
ordered out, formal declara ion of war
againtd Spain passed by congress ; Sec
retary of Mate Sherman resigns.
April 26 Spanish passenger steamer
Panama captured by blockading fleet.
April 27 State troops assembled at
Lincoln; departure of Omaha Guards
and lhuiston Kines for state rendez
vous.
April 27 Costly earthworks at Man
tanzas shelled by American fleet.
April 2S Movement of regulars to
Tampa; Cabanas' forts .demolished by
the crusier New York.
April 29 Spanish fleet leaves Cape
Verde; house jiasHes revenue bill.
April 30 Commodore Dewey's fleet
arr.ves at Manila; battleship Oregon
arrives Rt Klo Janairo.
May 1 Commodore Dewey's fleet at
tacks and destroys Spanish fleet at Man
ila; eleven ships sunk, two captured;
4U0 Spaniards killed, 600 wounded; six
American seamen injured; Spanish fleet
under Admiral Alonteto defeated and
destroyed in Manila bay by United
States tquadron. Commodore Dewey
commanding; eleven .-paniah ships
destroyed, no Americans killed.
May 7 Commodore Dewey thanked
by the president in tbe name of the
American people.
May 9 Congress tenders vote of
thanks to Dewey and his men, orders
commemorative medals struck, orders
sword for Dewey and increases number
of rear admirals: battleship Oregon ar
rives at Bahia, Brr.il ; Commodore De
wey promoted to rear admiral.
May 11 Ensign Bagley and four men
on the torpedo boat Winsl iw killed in
an engagement off Cardenas.
May 12 Admiral Samp on's fleet
shells forts and land batteries at San
Jun, Porto Rico.
May 13 Flying squadron under Com
modore Schley leav Fortress Mi nroe.
May 16 Concentration of volunteers
at Chickamaiiga begun ; Nebraska First
departs for San Francisco and the Phil
ippines. MrKlnlay Thank the trench.
Paris, Ang. 15. After the signing of
the protocol of peace between the United
States and Spain at Washington Satur
day President McKinley asked M. Jules
Cambon the ambassador of Frame, to
thank his government for its good offices
In bringing about tbe reapproachment
between the two nations and leading to
the cessation ot hostilities. Presidsnt
McKinley added that ao was pleased
that the final peace negotiatoo are to be
oadna4la Paris.
May 19 SpanUh fleet enters harbor
of Santiago de Cuba: Sampson
Schley's ships unite at Key West;
cond regiment Nebraska volanft
start for Chickamauga; 11,000 regulars
and volunteers for Manila reach 8aa
Francisco.
May 21 Spanish fleet bottled Bp hi
Santiago harbor by Commodore Schley;
cruiser Charleston sails with first relief
supplies for Admiral Dewey.
May 22 First relief expenition aalb
from San Francisco for Manila.
May 25 Second call for volunteer
(75,000) issued.
June 3 Lieutenant Hobsonand sevem
men sink the collier M err i mac ia tho
entrance of Santiago harbor; the crow
captured and made prisoners.
June 4 Senate passes the war revonao
bill ; Captain Gridley of the cruiser
Olympia dies at Kobe, Japan, on hia
way home.
J une 7 Monitor Monterey with collier
Brutus sails from San Franciaco for
Manila ; forts at Caimenera bombarded
and destroyed. '
June 9 Forts at Guantanamo bay
destroyed.
June 10 Conference report on. war
revenue bill adopted by both houaat of
congress.
Jane 11 American marines land ai
Guantanamo.
June 12 American marinea attacked
by Spanish gueirllsaat Gaant aaako;
four killed. K '
JnriA 13f3inAiul filiB(i...J.ti.wB-
of 17,000 sail from Tampa.
June 15 Dynamite cruiser Veaoviua
tested on Santiago forts ; second relief
expedion sails for fthe Pi ill'pines.
June 20 General Shatter's army ar
rives off Santiago. (
June 23 General Shaffer's army lands
at Biaquiri; Monitor Monadnock sails
from San Francisco for Manila. ,
June 14 Two thousand Spanish attack
1,000 Americans, rough riders and regu
lars ; Spanish repulsed ; American loss
1.6. j
June 26 Third expedition for Manila'
sails from San Francisco. f
June 27 Commodore Watson's fleet
ordered to prepare for a descent on tho! -coast
of Spain ; Spanish reserve sqoad-i
ron reaches Port Said. i
July 1 American troops move on tho
city of Santiago and capture Spanish en
trenchments; great loss sustained on
both sides. , .
July 2 American troops capture thoi
heights of San Juan and El Caney; lose
in both battles (official): Killed, 231;
wounded, 1,283; missinir 81 : total 1.696.
July 3 Admiral Cervera's entire fleet-
of four cruisers and four torpedo boat de
stroyers destroyed by the 1 merica fleet
under Admiral Sampson andOommodor
Schley; General Shatter demands tho
surren der of Santiago.
July 4 Request for truce by foreign
consuls at Santiago granted by General
Shatter ; first relief expedition arrivea at
Manila .
July 7 Lieutenant Hobeon and crew
of the Merrimac exchanged for Spanish
prisoners.
July 8 Admiral Camara's fleet or
dered back from Suez canal to Spain;
congress adjourns.
July 10 Admiral Cervera and 63S
men, prisoners ol war, landed at Ports
mouth, N. H.
July 13 Colonel Bryan and the Ne
braska Third mustered in.
July 14 General Toral formally sur
renders Santiago and troops and garri
sons in easterd Cuba.
July 15 Commissioner settle upon tho
details of the surrender.
July 16 General Shafter lakes formal
possession of the city of Santiago; Ne
braska Third given farewell reception at
the exposition.
July 17 Spanish flag taken down and
"Old Glcry" hoisted on the public build
ing in Santiago.
July 18 third Nebraska departs for
Jacksonville, Fla.
July 20 General Miles starts with
the army of invasion for Porto Rico.
July 2a-t?eneral .Brooke and staff
lenve Chickatnaugua, bound for Porto
Kico.
July 25 General Miles' expedition
lands at Ouanica, i'orto Rico.
July 26 Spain sues for peace through
the French minister at Washington.
July 29 City of Ponce, I'orto Rico,
surrenders to t-ieneral Miles.
July 30 United States replies to
Spain's overtures for peace.
July 30-31 Two night at tacks by tho
Spainiards on American entrenchments
near Manila repulsed; American loss, 13
kilh d, 48 wounded.
August 3 -Second conference of tho
French minixter and secretary of stat
respecting peace terms.
August 5 Cape San Juan, Porto Rico
taken by American mar s.
August 6 First detachment of Amer
ican soldiers leaves Santiago.
August 8 Spain's answer to United
States' note reaches Washington.
August 10 Protocol covering peaco
terms presented by the United to tho
French minister representing Spain,
August 12 Peace protocol signed by
representatives of Spain and the United
Sutes.
flnod Effect of Nanltarjr Mawrarsa.
Santiago db Cuba, Aug. 15.-Oeneral
Leonard Wood, military governor of t hia
city, and a board of inspecting physi
cians have Just completed a house-to-house
inspection ot Santiago. Consider
able sickness.mostly malaria aad dysen
tery, was found, but no authentic aaoaf
of yellow fever was disclosed. Tbasaai
tary precautions takes siacotba ooeapa
tionot Santiago by too Unitod fftataa
(ones hare had the oSortof radaais
ths average dally daaAb mtafrasn kj
to sr.