Work Ahead for Statesmen in Peace Commission Plans
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Washington anxiously awaits the Peace Commission for the Philippines and Cuba terms. President to pick a panel in harmony with his views, possibly Day, Allison or Gorman, with talk of a military member such as Wade or Lee. Senate timing and rapid completion before year end are uncertain.
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United States
Philippines
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Senate
Cambon Happy as Peace Protocol Signed
The French Embassy resumes normal activity after weeks of intense work closing the peace negotiations. Ambassador Cambon receives congratulations for the successful outcome and the President’s thanks to him and France. A Spanish peace commission lineup is anticipated. Cambon may travel to Niagara and Canada with his son Roger on vacation.
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Washington
Cambon
France
Madrid
Madtrid
M. Cambon
Niagara
Canada
Roger
Senors Leon Castillo
Paris
Moret
Duke Almaldovar de Rio
Polo Y Bernabe
Peace Commission to meet in Paris Havana and San Juan
The Peace Commission and Military Commission plans are discussed in Washington with key figures named for the commissions. Presidenthaven not fixed personnel. Day and Senators Allison and Gorman likely to serve, with Choate or Root possibly added, and General Corbin considered for the army post. Military branches in Cuba and Puerto Rico to be overseen by military authorities.
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Washington
Peace Commission
Paris
Military Commission
Havana
San Juan
State Department
Secretary Day
Allison and
Gorman
Joseph H. Choate
Elihu Root
New York
Corbin
Army
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Florida merchants seek Cuban trade after war ends
Tampa August 13. With the war over, Florida merchants and cattlemen push toward Cuban commerce as port access opens. Dozens of vessels chartered to sail to Cuba soon, carrying food on first trips and aiming for a large ongoing trade. Ships Yucatan and Santiago left Port Tampa with hospital and commissary stores for Santiago, transporting fifteen Sisters of Charity to care for yellow fever wards. Major Bellinger, recently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers, now leads the Depot Quartermaster's Department in this region. Troop movements continue from Tampa, with plant system contracted to move Second Georgia and Fifth Maryland Regiments to Huntsville, Alabama. Fifth Infantry and Fifth Cavalry to Montauk Point. A detachment of the Nineteenth Infantry heads to Montauk after leaving Puerto Rico. Transports Saratoga, Allegheny and Knickerbocker load for Santiago, while Rita sails Sunday night for Puerto Rico with quartermaster and commissary stores.
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Tampa
Fila
Havana
Florida
Cuba
Yucatan
Santiago
Port Tampa
Sisters of Charity
New Orleans
Washington
Bellinger
Georgia
Maryland
Huntsville
Ala
Regular Infantry
Regular Cavalry
Montauk Point
OCCUPATION OF MANILA EXPECTED WITHIN HOURS
Washington August 13 It is expected the occupation of Manila under the protocol will occur within the next few hours. The Navy Department had no dispatch boat at Hongkong though one was likely to reach there today or tomorrow. Consul Wildman may charter a steamer to send orders to Admiral Dewey and General Merritt under general dispatch instructions. cables between Hong Kong and Manila are unusable due to no cable operators at Manila.
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Washington
Manila
Navy Department
Hongkong
Admiral Dewey
Merritt
Wildman
State Department
Protocol Text Governs Spain and United States Peace
The Madrid protocol dated August 12, 1898 outlines terms for peace between Spain and the United States. Spain renounces Cuba sovereignty, cedes Puerto Rico and other Antilles islands, and allows U S occupation of Manila pending treaty. Evacuation timelines and commissions for evacuation and peace negotiations are set, with a Paris meeting planned for October 1 and hostilities to be suspended.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
M. Cambon
French Republic
Washington
William Day
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Antilles
Ladrona
Bay of
Manila
Philippines
Havana
San Juan de Puerto Rico
Paris
Battle dispatches report American casualties and naval moves
Washington dispatches detail an August 13 report from Ponce noting Major Lancaster’s battery silenced nearby artillery and drove forces from rifle pits with limited infantry action. Casualties included Corporal Swansen and several others, while Lt Haines was wounded. General Miles confirms activity as ships pursue Spanish targets after protocol signing.
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Ponce
Washington
Wilson
Lancaster
Potts
Asomanta
Aibonito
John P. Haines
Swansen
Jenks
Wisconsin
Vought
Bunce
Miles
Miles knows of peace suspend hostilities in Puerto Rico
General Miles cabled the War Department that he has received Secretary Alger's order to suspend hostilities in Puerto Rico. The message comes from Washington dated August 13 and confirms a halt to fighting under the order.
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Washinton
Miles
War Department
Alger
Puerto Rico
Wartime shelling near Havana damages San Francisco hard
In Key West Aug. 18 9 p m the flagship San Francisco the Miantonomah and the auxiliary yacht Sylvia were hit by 10 to 12 inch shells from Havana batteries. Commodore Howell’s quarters were wrecked and his library smashed yet no one was hurt. The ships retreated under orders not to attack while Morro Castle beaconed nearby. Continued on second page.
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Key West
Fpla
San Francisco
Sylvia
Havana
Howell
Morro Castle
Morro
Commodore
Leary
Miantonomah
Silvia
Casualties From Hormigueros Engagement Reported
War Department bulletin lists killed Frederick Fremberg of Eleventh Infantry and numerous wounded from Eleventh Infantry and Eighth Cavalry. Names include First Lieutenant Joseph C. Byron, sergeants and privates from Companies C D G I and others, with several reported seriously wounded. doctor notes all but one likely to recover. Located near Hormigueros, August 10 with updated tally dated August 18.
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Washington
War Department
Ponce
Hormigueros
Frederick Fremberg
Eleventh Infantry
Joseph C. Byron
Eighth Cavalry
William 8. Wheeler
Joseph P. Ryan
William Rossiter
Arthur Shays
John L. Johnson
A. Sands
Paul I. Mitzkie
Henry E. Gerrick
Harry E. Arrick
Samuel R. Cobb
Ames Wilkie
Daniel Graves
John Bruning
Samuel G. Fry
G. Curtis
Fifth Artillery
Ohio Captain to Be Tried for Conduct at Guayama
Special dispatch from Ponch Puerto Rico reports Captain Biddle of Company C Fourteenth Ohio Volunteers will face court martial over the Guayama assault. Allegations state Company C caused panic at first fire, spreading alarm that nearly triggered a broader panic among the ranks.
Army Likely to Reduce to 100000 Man Power
The War Department debates postwar design after the Spanish war. President, Secretary Alger, and General Corbin discuss troop disposition and which units to muster out. A 100,000 strong army is favored, with volunteer forces to retire as soon as feasible to ease pay and labor strains. care for Spanish prisoners in Cuba and Puerto Rico may be provided if needed, with reimbursement expected from Spain.
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Washington
War Department
Alger
Corbin
Cuba
Puerto Rico
United States
FIGHTING BEYOND COAMO IN PUERTO RICO
General Schwan has occupied Maya guez with Spanish forces retreating to Lares. General Wilson remains at Coamo awaiting cavalry and dynamite guns while Brooke oversees at Guayama. Artillery supports, desultory firing, and 2,500 Spaniards reported at Aibonito amid reinforcements and munitions unloading at Arroyo.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Schwan
Mayaguez
Lares
Arecibo
Brooke
Guayama
Arroyo
Wilson
Coamo
Aibonito
Second
Wisconsin Volunteers
Where is Schley Navy fears he destroys Spanish ships
The Navy Department seeks news of Schley who led an expedition from the Isle of Pines to seize gunboats and merchantmen. Authorities fear he may be sinking Spanish vessels after peace. Commodore Watson moved his flag to the Oregon and Schley was ordered to take the Newark to ready the Brooklyn for departure.
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Atlantic
Philippines
Watson
Sampson
Schley
Isle of Pines
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Navy Department
Newark
Oregon
Brooklyn
Troops from Santiago Arrive Aboard Seguranca in New York
The transport Seguranca arrived in quarantine in New York with 331 sick soldiers aboard. They sailed from Santiago July 31 via Tampa in a movement under General Shafter’s command. On August 10 Private Ellis of the Thirty-third Michigan died at sea and was buried there. Health officers will board the ship for inspection. on board were Joseph McEntree Speyr of the Seventeenth Infantry and two others from the Sixth.
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New York
United States
Hansen
Santiago
Tampa
Charles Ottern
George H. Doherty
Peace Declared as Cuba Armistice Ordered
News from Santiago reports Manzanillo bombarded until peace was declared and a flag of truce signaled cessation. General Shafter notified Spanish commander and Cuban commanders, with General Gomez named Commander-in-chief of the Cubans as military operations end.
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Santiago
Shafter
Manzanillo
Gomez
Death at Manzanillo sparks naval bombardment concerns
Reports state twenty to thirty noncombatants were killed in yesterday's bombardment of Manzanillo starting at 4 p.m. Ships Hist, Wampatuk, Hornet, and Wilmington engaged. Acting Secretary Allen ordered Blanco to hasten armistice news to Manzanillo and similar orders were sent to Admiral Sampson amid Navy Department anxiety.
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Washington
War Department
Manzanillo
Hist
Wampatuk
Hornet
Wilmington
Navy Department
Allen
Blanco
Sampson
Cubans Accept Terms Armistice Declared by U S
Senor Palma head of the Cuban Junta cables from Santiago announcing that on August 13, 1898, he accepts the armistice proclaimed by the United States in the name of the Cuban Provisional Government and orders the army to suspend hostilities. The preliminary peace terms have Spain relinquishing all claims to Cuba.
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Washington
Senor Palma
Santiago
Bartolomeo Masso
Cuban Republic
Cuba
United States
Spain
T, Estrada Palma
Feeding the Cubans and Reconcentrado Relief Plans
The Army Commissary will expand Cuba aid after peace to supply rations to Cuban troops under Gomez and Garcia and to relieve starving civilians. Relief sites include Cienfuegos Matanzas Agua and Havana as military government continues. The move aims to stabilize public confidence and support soldiers returning to civilian life amid postwar uncertainty.
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Washington
Commissary Department
Army
Cuba
Gomez
Garcia
Cienfuegos
Matanzas
Agua
Havana
United
Garrison Plan For Cuba And Puerto Rico Revealed
Washington announces major garrison plan as of August 13 with regulars and volunteers to occupy Cuba and Puerto Rico until peace is proclaimed. Seventh Army Corps under General Fitzhugh Lee to be posted in Cuba while eighteen Wade regiments shift to Puerto Rico and Havana. Mustering out of remaining troops to begin in about fifteen days.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Alger
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Seventh Army Corps
Fitzhugh Lee
Wade
Havana
Lee Ordered to Washington
Washington dispatch reports General Fitzhugh Lee ordered to report to Washington on August 13.
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Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
The Blockade Raised Opens Cuban Puerto Rican Ports
Washington reports the blockade of Cuba and Puerto Rico is ended as the State Department declares no further proclamation is needed. The peace proclamation by the President and the military orders suffice to allow merchant ships worldwide to enter and leave all ports. This shifts trade for Spain, and impacts British, French, German and other merchants with Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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Washington
State Department
Spain
Great Britain
France
Germany
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Cost of the War Outlays in 1898 Appropriation Totals
The 114 day Spanish American War cost the U S about 50 million in total, with 98 million paid from the Treasury by August 13. Monthly disbursements show March to August allocations split between Army and Navy, totaling 98 million against a Congress appropriations of 360 million through January 1, 1899.
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Washington
Spain
Treasury
Navy
WAT Iaccesele
Congress
Blanco Thanks Greely for News of Peace
General Blanco in Havana expresses happiness over the cessation of hostilities after the protocol signed by M. Cambon and approved by Spain. General Greely relayed the provisions to Captain Sawyer in Key West for transmission, while Blanco has been isolated from cable communications and unaware of peace progress until now.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ramon Blanco
General Greely
M. Cambon
Spain
Greely
Blanco
Cervera
Key West
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Mony
By Hal D. Landon
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Ing
Secretary of State
Day
Judge Day
Joseph Choate
Elihu B. Root
Harrison
Lee
Commodore Schley
Henry
Commodore Folger
Whitelaw Reid
Ambassador Hiay
Tom Platt
Mr. Reid
the Peace Commission
Allison, Gorman
Root
M. Thiebaut
Rita
Havana Harbor
OHIO
Ponch
Biddle
Guaya
the Transport Segurannca
General Shafter
Palma
Istice
Greeley
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