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Show HE WEEK'S WAR NEWS. A Brief Digest of Operations on Laud and Sea. RECEIVED DURING TIIK WEEK. Culled Expressly for Readers who do Not Take the Daily Papers. Washington, July 15. After an extended ex-tended Conference with the President tonight, at which three other members of the Cabinet were present, See. Alger said: "The situation is just this: The Spaniards at Santiago are prepared to surrender but they want to carry their arms. We have determined to grant ""Ho such concession, nor any concession except the generosity of this Government Govern-ment to transport them to Spain." Washington, July 15. Telegrams which have passed between the military authorities here and those in Cuba and the agents of the war department at other places indicate that preparations for the Porto Rico expedition are being be-ing given earnest attention. The officers, offic-ers, however, declined to discuss the arrangements ar-rangements or to say from what port or ports the troops were to embark. Washington, July 15. The war department de-partment has posted a dispatch from Asst. Adjt.-Gen. Greenleaf of Gen. Mile's staff as follows: "Siboney, July 15. Only twenty-three new cases of yellow fever and three deaths reported within the last twenty-four hours. Type of disease, mild. Camp site removed re-moved wherever practicable. Have taken vigorous sanitary precautions to The authorities at Washington are confident that an entire army corps will be landed in Porto Rico before the "raiding squadron" reaches the Canaries, Can-aries, and that the acquisition of the island will be completed almost simultaneously sim-ultaneously with Commodore Watson's menace to the Spanish peninsula. That these two terrible blows, following follow-ing so quickly upon the surrender of Santiago this week, and the occupation of Manilla which will probably occur next week, will compel Spain to sue for peace, hardly admits of the slightest doubt. San Francisco, July 16. Advices from Honolulu, indicates that the coast defence vessel Monterey will ' take the Caroline islands before reaching Manilla. Washington, July 16 It is said that Gen. Miles himself will command the Porto Rico expedition, aided by Gen. Brooke. Unless present plans miscarry, the Spanish soldiers surrendered at Santiago Santi-ago will sail from Cuba on July 25th. This date has been fixed by the War Dept. and every effort will be bent towards expediting their departure. Santiago de Cuba, July 17, The American flag is,'1 floating in triumph over the Governor's palace. Gen. McKibben has been appointed temporary tempor-ary military Governor. As the chimes of the old cathedral rang the hour of 12 o'clock noon, the infantry and cavalry cav-alry presented arms. Every American uncovered and Captain McKittrick hoisted the Stars and Stripes. As the brilliant folds unfurled the cavalry band broke into the strains of "Star-Spangled "Star-Spangled Banner," making the American Ameri-can pulse leap and the American heart thrill with joy. Promptly at 9 o'clock prevent the spread of the disease. ' Washington, July 16. The following message was received at 6 olock this evening, and was at once given out: "Camp, near Santiago, July 16. The surrender has been definately settled and the arms will be turned over to- '. morrow morning, and the troops will be marched out as prisoners of war. The Spanish colors will be hauled down at 9 o'clock and the American flag hoisted. Shatter, Major-Gen." The arms surrendered by the Span-lards Span-lards at Santiago will be kept by the United States Government, This conclusion con-clusion reached late this afternoon by the President and Sec. Alger, was made public by the latter, as he left his office after 6 o'clock tonight for his home. All those who have arms will turn them over to this Government. This is final. The rifles will not be returned to Spain. The large steamer, City of Berlin, has left New York for New Orleans. There she will take on board the two ogiments of "immunes," which, it is understood, are to do permanent garrison gar-rison duty at Santiago. The number of troops to be returned to Spain is about 24,000, bays Gen. Toral. Officers are to bo allowed to this morning, amid impressive services, the Spanish troops laid down their arms between the lines of the American Ameri-can and Spanish forces. Arrangements for the , Porto Rico expedition were under discussion by the President r and the War board today. If is probable that before the end of the present week the military forces of the expedition will have effected a landing near San Juan. The War department posted the following fol-lowing this morning: "Siboney, via Haiti, July 16: Sixteen new cases of fever during the past twenty-four hours, one death. Sanition measures rigid. Greenleaf." Washington, July 18. Gen. Miles, with some artillery and troops, are sailing today for Porto Rico on the Yale, to be followed quickly by an army of about 30,000 men. Gen. Brook will be the senior officer in Gen. Miles' command. It is estimated that Gen. Miles should arrive by Wednesday Wed-nesday night at the point selected for the landing. Porto Rico is distant from Siboney, where Gen. Miles will embark, 800 miles. The expedition is to comprise 30,000 men at the start, and it will be swelled soon to 40,000, and if necessary to 70,000. The pur- pose is to make the campaign a short one, and an overwhelming force will be sent for this purpose. It has been finally decided that none of the troops that participated in the actual fighting before Santiago shall be employed on the Porto Rican expedition. No time has been set for the departure depart-ure of Commodore Watson's squadron for Spain. Washington, July 19. Because of a failure on the part of Gen. Miles to receive the orders the President prepared pre-pared late yesterday to take command of the military expedition against Porto Rico, that ollieer did not depart as was expected from Siboney. The mistake was corrected this morning and the Yale will start with Gen. Miles tonight. The War IVpt, has received a dispatch dis-patch from Gen. Shatter saying that, the roster of prisoners was handed in yesterday by Gen. Toral, and that the total is 22, 7S9 men. This number far exceeds the strength of Shatter's own army. 10,000 rifles and 10,000,000 rounds of ammunition also banned in. retain their side-arms, according to the terms of the surrender. New York, July 16. A special dispatch dis-patch to the Tribune from Washington says: The "raiding squadron" is expected to start for the coast of Spain Saturday. Commodore Watson has his ships coaled to the limit of their bunker bunk-er capacity, and nothing should keep him another day at, Guantanamo. After two days spent, under the lee of one of the unfortilied Canary islands, replenishing the bunkers of his lighting ships with coal, the liual assault on Spain, scarcely two days distant, dis-tant, will be promptly made. The fleet as at present constituted, includes two of the best battleships in the navy, the Oregon and Massachusetts: the protected protect-ed cruiser Newark, the atixihiries Yankee. Dixie and Yosemite. with six colliers and a supply ship. The Oregon Ore-gon lias become the flagship and the Yankee is now at Hampton roads, prepared pre-pared to start with final orders on Sunday, and meet the rest of the I -cnridmn July '.'Oth "' St. Tlniiiias |