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Show .A A... Ah. . . ' . THE WEEK'S AV-AR NEWS. A Brief Digest of Operations on Land and Sea. ;kcivi-:i M'i;i.v; tjik wkek; Culled Expressly for Headers who do Not Take the Daily Papers. The Sptinish -.varehip.-- will now be allowed to coal, as they are returning home. SVSDAV. Washington. July h. Porty-eight hours are expected to bring- about the climax at Santiago. The bombardment- postponed by Gen. Shatter, under flag of truce, wiil begin if Spain does not direct the surrender of the invested city. The siege guns are iu position, commanding all the Spanish defences. The preparation of Watson's invad- nig squadron, which is getting ready to sail for the Mediterranean has struck terror in Spain; Meanwhile Spain it preparing to sue for peace. The great battle expected today die not lake place, although the armistici expired at noon, with the forces 01 both sides at Santiago lined up foi battle. The reason was that tht Spanish commander was seeking tc make tenuis with Gen. Shatter by which lie might save his army from capture. He was willing to give Santiago without resistance if allowed allow-ed to retreat with all his men and arms across the island but this idea was not entertained for a moment by our Government: Gov-ernment: Playa del Este, July 9. Camp near Santiago, July th Adjutant-General, Washington: Complete reports received receiv-ed today of loss ou July 1st and 2nd. Killed Twenty-two oflicers, 107 enlisted men. Wounded eighty-one officers. 120:; enlisted men. Missing seventy-nine enlisted roeii. Shatter. MONDAY. Washington, July 11. The bombardment bombard-ment of Santiago has begun. That was the verbal information obtained I last evening' shortly before 9 o'clock at the War Dept. Gen, Torai had refused to surrender and bombardment was to commence at 4 p. m. Gem Shafter has been reinforced by six batteries' of artillery and 200 men. London, Jul? 11. A detailed account has been published of Spain's naval losses twenty-one 'warships and twenty-one Merchantmen, as against prac-tiealy prac-tiealy no losses on American side: Portsniouth, N, H., July 10. The auxilary cruiser St. Louis, with 71fi Spanish prisoners, including Admiral Cervera and fifty-three other officers arrived in Portsmouth harbor at 8:30 a. m. As soon as the St. Louis is eoal- ... ed sin- wili proceed with the prisoners to Annapolis. THURSDAY. Washington, July G.--.3ec. Long has received word through Gen. Greeley, signal officer, which is accepted confirming con-firming the report that the Spanish whip Aifonso XII was destroyed while trying to run the Havana bioeadc. i (inn. Greeley's information came in a cipher meslage and he considers the report reliable. The ship U said to be a total loss. Tt occurred near Mairel. Suez, July ti. The Spanish fleet, commanded by Admiral Camara, has arrived here and has been notified by officials of the Egyptian Govt, that it must leave this port within twenty-four hours. The Government has also notified not-ified Admiral Camara thai, hi! will not be allowed to coal here. FRIDAY. Honolulu, June 24. Via ban Francisco, Fran-cisco, July 7. The Utah batteries are now in Honolulu, and. the first part of the voyage tc the Phillippines is over. All the men of the Utah volunteers ore as well as could be expected. Asst. Naval Constructor R. P. Hob-son Hob-son and the seven seamen, who, with him, sailed the collier Merrimac into the channel .of the harbor of Santiago do Cuba on -Tune 3rd last, and sunk her there,, were surrendered by the Spanish Span-ish military authorities iu exchange for prisoners, captured, by the American forces. Hobson and his men were .veil and were escorted through the American lines by Captain Chadwick, ,-vcr.v step of the way was marked by lie wildest, demonstrations on the part f the American soldiers. When Hob-,,on Hob-,,on reachrd the New York the flagship vas lined with officers and men, and as Hobson clambered up her side and stepped on board his vessel the harbor rang with the shouts and cheers of his eomradesj which was re-echoed by the crews of ii dozen transports lying near by. , , . Washington. I) July. 7. ft was by a ceremony of the simplest character that the resolutions annexing the Hawaiian Islands lo the CnLed States this evening Was enacted finally into laws. It occurred iu the Cabinet room -if the Executive mansion, and only six persons b.-sid.es Pre.-.. .McKinl v were y. .present. Precisely at '.' 'clock the ji.'resideiil ail'xed to the. .. resolution !'i'se words which made LLmi law: Approved July 7, ISnS." Wii.ua M M'-KiXLF.v. . Washington. July 7. Admiral Samp-fen Samp-fen has toLrraphcu the Xyvy Dept. as Hows: ; I bout midnight uivhl the Fcina i 'lercede v:i. seen l.v- - flic Mass-.tehuse! Mass-.tehuse! . v hieh vr--el had a search-; .ILlht en the ch.uim-i. eo;r"ig o'.n el the harbo'' o: Santiago.. Th Vn -..-..icicle; is and Texas opened I' re are the p,iuish es-el v sunk Ojpo.-i;e l-'s; re!!:'. Cove. .vrr',;iA', Wasiiiogloo. s. - -iee. Siirfi.-r tud Aihniral s'r ;r p.-.. u eel a i'oUh'',':ee day befo;1,' y,,so i vi:'.'. aun I resui, 'he lie, i i citit' l- i-iaki- !! bt-r try IV til'' ''or: bV.i: ion-' a oittl: m' ! lie harbor lem-errm'. t c.u ::rui. is ready, this will );;!, do- i ';!.,' , ' ifa eere'-.i' ru.ii'h. it r.e 'ir-n ;;:e navy's aeri.on will t ..imply iu i-h : line ii .,eeiu;e'i !'ol:e el ",iil;iein.w-. 'Sa.niaa'o by .ia;.:v'. riiing- o regr I, .- im- (!;. ''h i! e oopet a : i'.' s is r a-' e, ;-- i hie i e1(, :i rmy . ': ''a : no-, in I , i :i, u 1 h is a 1 I e!c Mi ee ., ;e-,. I Viro. 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