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AMUSEMENTS.
Academy of Music.
Monday, December 5.
The Record Breuker:
HOYT’S
“A Texas Steer.”
<lO Laughs In Every Yell.
GO Yells in Every Howl.
30 Howls in b Texas S'e-’r.
Katie Putnam specially engage) as
“Bossy.”
Will rl. Bray, “The M n’eter to Pa
loirey ”
Herbert E. Sears at- "Maverick Brar.d
er.”
The Original Bison City Quartette.
And an al! Klar company from Hoyt's
Madison Square Theatre, New York.
Academy of Music.
Tuesday Night, iXecember 6 th.
Geo. H. Broadhurt's Anglo-American
Success,
“WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.”
Now in its twenty-cesond eu-ccessful
we* k at the Strand Theater,
The Star Comedy Cast —-Geo. C. Boniface,
Jr.. Gerald Griffin, Frank YJurrier, J. AV.
Cope, F. H. Robert, Lewis H. Newcomb,
(Francis Drake, Mabel Montgomery, Helen
Bell, Mrs. E. A. Eberle, Florence Robinson,
Ada Craven.
Fri. Sat Mon Tu*ec.
Academy of Music.
Wednesday, Dec. 7.
The Smith & Rice Comedians,
Presenting the Great, Gigantic, Maston
dic Margftrtherian Comedy Hit.
“Dlu Friend from India.”
It will laugh your troubles eway.
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PRESIDENT REVIEWS.
(Continued from page 2.)
Itebed and a cable station opened giving
direct communication with the govern
ment at Washington. This service was in
valuable to the executive in directing the
operations of the army and navy. With
a total force of over 1.300 the was by
disease in camp and field, officers and men
included, only five.
The national defense fund of $50,000,-
000 was expended in large part by the
army and rfavy and -the objects for which
it was used are fully shown in the reports
of the several secretaries. It was 'a most
' timely appropriation, enabling the govern
ment to strengthen its defences and make
preparations greatly needed in cases of
! war.
This fund being inadequate to the re
quirements of equipment and for the con
duct of the war, the -patriotism of the
’congress provided the means in the war
revenue act of June 13th by authorizing
a three per cent popular loan not to exceed
four hundred million dollars and by levy
ing additional imports and taxes. Os the
authorized loan two hundred million was
offered and promptly taken, the subscrip
tions so far exceeding the call as. to cover
it many times over while preference being
given to the smaller bids, no single allot
ment exceeded five thousand dollars. This
was a most encouraging and significant
result, showing the vast resources of the
nation and the determination of the peo
ple to uphold their country's honor.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
The president then proceeds .to a suc
cinct recital of the history of the war. He
•says the effect of Dewey’s remarkable vic
tory was instant.
It is not within the province of this mes
sage to narrate the history of the extraor
dinary war that followed the declaration of
April 21et, but a brief recital of its more
salient feautres is appropriate.
The first encounter of the wa- in point
of date, took place April 27, when a de
tachment of the blockading squadron made
a re<-onnoissance in force at Matanzas,
swelled the harbor and forts and demolish
ed several new works in construction.
The next engagement was destined to
maik a memorable epoch in maritime war
fare. The iPacific fleet, under Commodore
George Dewey, had' lain for some weeks at
Hong Kong. Upon the colonial proc-lam i
tion of neutrality being issued and the cus
tomary twenty-four hours notice being
given, it ropaied to Mins Bay, near Hong
Kong, whence it proceeded to the Philip
pine Islands under telegraphic orders io
capture or destroy the formidable Spanish
fleet then assembled at Manila. At day
break on the Ist of May the American fleet
entered Manila bay and after a few hours
engagement effected the total desiruction
of the Spanish fleet, consisting of ten war
ships and a transport, besides capturing
the naval station at Cavite, thus annihilat
ing the Spanish naval power in the Pacific
ocean and completely controlling the bay
of Manila with the ability to take the city
at will. Not a Ife was lost on our shijxe,
the wounded numbering only seven, while
not a veseel was injured. For this gallant
achievement the congress, upon my recom
mendation, fitly bestowed upon the ac-’ors
preferment and substantial regarl.
The effect of this remarkable vietary
and upon the spirits of our people was in
stant.
‘‘A prestige of invincibility thereby at
tached to our arms, which* continued
throughout life struggle. Reinforcements
were hurried to Manila under the com
mand of Major General Merritt and firmly
established within sight of the capital,
which lay helpless before our guns.”
On the 7th day of May the government
was advised officially of the victj'y at Ma
nila and at once inquired of the coniman
der-in-chief of our fleet what troops would
be required. The information was received
on the 15th day of May and the first army
expedition sailed May 25th and arrived off
Manila June 30th. Other expeditions snor
followed, the total force consisting of 641
officers and 15.018 enlisted men.
Only reluctance to cause needless loss oi
life, prevented the early sfornrng anJ cap
ture of the city and therewith the absolute
military occupancy of the whole group.
The insurgents, meanwhile, had resumed
the active hostilities suspended by the un
completed truce of December, 18)7. Their
forces invested Manila from rhe nothern
and eastern side, but were constramt'd by
Admiral Dewey and General ?derritt from
atempting an usasult. It was firi'ng that
whatever was to be donv in the way of as
sault or decisive operations in chat quar
ter. should be accomplisehd by the strong
arm of the United States alone. Obeying
the stern precept of war enjoins the ■over
coming of the adversary and the exrinc ion
of bis power whever assailable as the
speedy and sure means to win peace, di
vided victory was not permissible, for no
partition of the rights and responsibilities
attending the enforcement of a just and
advantageous peace could be thought of.
Following ihe comprehensive scheme of
general Attack, powerful forces »vere as
sembled at carious points on on" coast :o
invade 'Cuba and Porto Rico. Meanwhile,
naval demonstrations were made at several
exposed points.
On May 11th. the cruiser Wilmington
and torpedo boat Winslow were unsuccess
ful in an attempt to silence the' batteries
at Cardenas, a gallant ensign. Worth Bag
ley. and four seamen falling, rhes?'griev
ous fatalities were strangely enough
among the very few which oceurre 1 dur
ing our naval operations in this ex*raordi
nary conflict.
Meanwhile the Spanish naval prepara
tions had been pushed with great vigor. A
powerful squadron under Admiral Cerveia
which had assembled at the Capo Verde Is
lands before the outbreak of hostilities,
had crossed the ocean, and bv its erratic
inbvtmeins in the Carribean sea. delayed
our military plans while baffling the pur
suit of our fleet. For a time fears wef’e felt
lest the Oregon and Merietta. then near
ing home after their long voyage from San
Francisco, bf over 15,000 miles, might be
surprised by Admiral Cervera'e fleet., out
their fortunate arrival dispelled these ap
prehensions and lent much needed rein
forcement. Not until Almiral Cerwra took
refuge in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba,
about May H», was it practicable io pl.va a
systematic naval and militia ana?!: upon
the Antillian possessions of Spain.
Several demonstrations occurred on the
coast of Cuba and Porto Rico in ; repira
tion for the larger event. On May -13th the
North Atlantic squadron shelled Saa Juan
de I'crto Rico. On May 30th Commodore
Schley’s squadron bombarded the foils
guarding the mouth of the Santiage har
bor. Neither attack any material re
sult. It was evident that well ordered
land operations were indispensable to
achieve a decisive advantage. The ahxt act
in the war thrilled not alone the nearts
ct oui cnuntryrw&n. but the world by its
?xcfii:\<na! L<rc?*.n. Q:i the night cf June
MACON NEWS MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5 1898.
3J, I eutenant 'Hobson, aided by seven de
voted volunteers, blocked the narrow bul
let -from Santiago harbor by sinking the
collier Merrimac in the channel, under a
fierce fire from -the shore batteries, escap
ing with their lives by a miracle, out fall
ing into the hands <rf the (Spaa ar Is. It is
a meet gratifying incident of the war that
the bravery of this little band of' heroes
was cordially appreciated by rhe Spanish
admiral, who sent a flag of truce to notify
Adin'ral Sampson of their safety and to
coniprment them on their daring act. They
were subsequently exchanged July 7.
Turning to the Cuban and Porto Rican
campaign, s he refers feelingly to the death
of the gallant ensign. Worth Bagley on
May 11th, and later xo the feat of Lieuten
ant Hobson in sinking the Merrimac as a
"case of exceptional heroism.”
He then proceed:
“By June 7 the cutting of the last Cuban
cable isolated the island. Thereafter the
j invasion was vigorously proecuted. On
! June 10th, under a heavy, protecting fire, a
j landing of 600 marines from ’.he Oregon,
Marblehead and Yankee was effected in
Guantanamo bay, where it had been deter
mined to establish a naval station.
“This important and essential port wa*s
taken from. <the enemy after severe fight
ing by the marines, who were the first or
ganized force of the United States to land
in Cuba.
“The position so won ’was held despite
the attempts to dislodge our forces. By
June 16, additional forces were landed and
strongly entrenched. On June S 2, the ad
vance of the invading army under .Major
General Shafter, after lauded at Daquiri,
about fifteen miles east of Santiago. This
was accomplished under great difficulties
but with marvelous dispatch. On June 23,
the movement against Santiago was be
i gun. On the 24th, the first serious engage
ment took place, in which the First and
Tenth cavalry and the First United States
Volunteer cavalry, General Young’s bri
gade of General Wheeler's division, par
ticipated, loosing heavily. By nightfall,
however, ground within five miles of San
tiago was won. The advantage was stead
ily increased. On July Ist a severe battle
took place, our forces gaining the out
works of Santiago; on the 2d, El Caney
and San Juan were taken after a desperate
charge and .be investment of the city was
completed. The navy co-operated by ehell
ing the town and the oast defenses.
On the day following this briliant
achievement o-f our land forces, the 3d of
July, occurred the decisive naval combat
of the war. The Spanish fleet, attempting
to leave the harbor, was met by the Amer
oican squadrou under command of Com
modore Samptson. In less than three hours
all of the Spanish ships were destroyed,
the tow torpedo beats being sunk and the
Maria Teresa. Almirante Oquendo, Visca
ya Cristobal Colen driven ashore. The
Spanish admiral and over 1,300 men were
taken prisoners, while the enemy's loss of
life was deplorably large, some 600 perish
ing. On our side, but one man was killed,
on the Brooklyn, and one man seriously
wounded. Although our ships were re
peatedly struck, not one was seriously in
jured. Where all so conspicuously .dis
tinguish themselves, from the commanders
to the gunners, and the unnamed heroes ia
the boiler rooms, each and all contributing
toward the achievements of this astound
ing victory, for which neither ancient nor
modern history affords a parallel in the
completeness of the event and the marvel
ous dispraportionmeut of the casualties, it
would be invidious to single ou< any for
especial hnor. Deserved promotion has
rewarded the most conspicuous actors —the
nations profundest gratitude is due to all
of these brave men who by their skill and
devotion in a few short hours crushed the
sea power of Spain and wrought a triumph
whose decisiveness and far-reaching con
sequences can scarcely be measured. Nor
can we be unmindful of the achievements
of our builders, mechanics and artisans for
their skill in the construction of our war
ships.
“With the catastrophe of Santiago,
Spain’s efforts upon the ocean virtually
ceased. A spasmodic effort toward the end
of June to send her Mediterranean fleet.
Under Admiral Camara, to relive Manila,
was abandoned, the expedition being re
called after it had passed through the Suez
canal.
The capitulation of 'Santiago followed.
The city was closely beseiged by land,
while the entrance of our shljys Into the
harbor cut off all relief to that side. After
a truce io allow of the removal of the non
combatants, protracted negotiations con
‘rinued from July 3 until July 15, when,
under menace of immediate assault, the
preliminaries of surrender 'were agreed on.
On the 47th. General Shafter occupied the
city. The capitulation embraced the en
tire eastern end oT Cuba. The number of
Spanish soldiers surrendered was 22,000,
all of whom were subsequently conveyed
to Spain .at the charge of the United
States. The story of 'this successful cam
paign is told in the report of the secretar
of war. which will be laid before you
The individual valor of officers and sol
diers was never more strikingly shown
than in the several engagements leading
to the surrender of Santiago, while the
prompt movements and successive victo
ries won instant and universal applause.
To those who gained this complete
triumph, which established the ascen
dency of the United States upon land as
the fight of Santiago had fixed our su
premacy on the seas, the earnest and last
ing gratitude of the nation is unsparingly
due. Nor should we alone remember the
gallantry of the liming: the dead , claim
our tears, and our losses by battle and
disease must cloud any exultation at the
result and teach us to weigh the awful
cost of war, however rightful the cause
or signal the victory.
“With the fall of Santiago the occupa
tion of Porto Rico became the next strate
gic necessity. General Milese had pre
viously been assigned to organize an expe
dition for that purpose. he
was already at Santiago, where he had ar
rived on the 11th of July with reinforce
ments for General Shafter's army.
“With these troops, consisting of 3.415
infantry and artillery, two companies of
engineers and one company of the signal
corps, General Miles left Guatanamo on
July 21. having nine transports conveyed
by the fleet under Captain Higginson, with
the Massachusetts, flagship, the Glouces
ter. the Columbia and Yale, the two latter
carrying troops. The expedition landed at
Guanica on July 25th. which port was en
tered with little opposition. Here the fleet
was joined by the Annapolis and the Wasp,
while the Puritan and Amphitrite went to
San Juan and joined the New Orleans,
which was engaged in blockading that
port. The major general commanding
subsequently reinforced by General
Schwan’s division and General Brooke
with part of his corps, numbering in all !
16.973 officers and men.
“On July 27rh he entered Ponce, one of
the most important ports in the island,
from which he thereafter directed opera
tions for the capture of the islands. With
the exception of encounters with the enemy
lat Guayama, Hormigueros, Caomo and
Yauco and an attack on a force landed at
Cape San Juan, there was no serious re
sistance. The campaign was prosecuted
with great vigor, and by the 12th of Au
gust much of the island was in our pos
session and the acquisition of the remain
der was only a matter of a short time.
I At most of the pointe in the island our
i troops were enthusiastically welcomed.
Protestations of loyalty to the flag and of
gratitude for delivery from Spanish rule
; met our commanders at every stage. <As
a potent influence toward peace the out
come of the Porto Rican expedition was of
great consequence and generous commen
j Jation is due to those who participated in
i iu
CLOSING EVENTS.
The last scene of the war was enacted
at Manila, its starting place. On August
15th, after a brief assault upon the works
by the land forces, in which the squadron
assisted, the capital surrendered uncon
ditionally. The casualties were compara
tively few. By this, the conquest of the
Philippine Islands, virtually accomplished
when the Spanish capacity for resistance
was destroyed by Admiral Deyey's vistory
of the Ist of May, was formally sealed. To
General Merritt, bis officers and men for
their uncomplaining and devoted service
and for their gallantry in action, the na
tion is sincerely grateful. Their long voy
age was made with singular success and
the soldierly conduct of the men, most of
whom were without previous experience in
the military service, deserves unmeasured
praise. The total casualties in killed and
wounded in the army during the war with
Spain were:
“Officers killed, 23;’ enlisted men killed.
257; total, 280; officers wounded, 113; jen
listel men wounded, 1.464; total 1,577.
“Os the navy: Killed, 17; wounded 67;
died as result of wound 1; invalided from
service, 66; total. 91.
“It will be Observed that while our navy
• was engaged in two great battlese and in
: numerous perilous undertakings in block
ade and bombardment and more ‘than
50,000 of our troops were transported to
distant lands and were engaged in assault
and seige and battle and many skirmishes
in unfamiliar 'territory, we lost in both
arms of the service a total of 1,668 killed
and wounded; and in the entire campaign
by land and sea we did not lose a gun or a
flag or a transport or a ship, and with the
exception of the crew of the Merrimac, not
a a soldier or sailor was taken prisoner.
On August 7, forty-six days from the
date of the landing of General Shafter’s
army in Cuba and twenty-one days from
the surrender of Santiago,the United
States troops commenced embarkation for
home, and our entire force was returned
to the United States as early as August
24. They were absent from the United
States only two months. It is fitting that I
should bear testimony to the patriotism
and devotion of shat large portion of our
army, which, although eager to be ordered
to the post of greatest exposure, fortunate
ly was not required outside of the United
States. They did their whole duty, and
like their comrades at the 'front, have
earned the gratitude of the nation. In a
like manner, the officers and men of the
army' an ofd the navy who remained in
their departments and stations faithfully
performing their duties connected with the
wara and whese requests for assignment
in the fields and at sea I was compelled to
refuse because their services were indis
pensable here, are entitled to the highest
commendation. It is my regreat that there
seems to be no provision for their suitable
recognition.
. The president then thanks the‘RedCross
1 Society for its humane work and 'ben re
counts the sfory of the peace negotiations
which the French minister, Gambon, un
dertook. the formation of the protocol, the
evacuai'.on arrangements and the appoint
ment of the peace commission, with all of
which tire public is familiar.
He then proceeds:
“I do not discuss at this time the gov
ernment or the future of the newposses
sion:swbich will come to us as the result of
the war with Spain. Such discussion will
be appropriate afterthe treaty of peace
i shall be ratified. In the meantime and un-
I til congress has legislated otherwise, it
: will be mj’ duty to continue the military
j government which have existed since our
’ occupation and give the people security in
I life and property and encouragement un
-1 der a just and beneficial rule.
“Assoon as we are in possession of Cuba
and have pacified the island, it >vill be
necessary to give aid and direction to its
people to form a government for them
selves. This shuld be undertaken at the
■ earliest moment consistent with safety
1 and assured success. It is important that
I our relations with this people shall be of
1 the most friendly character and our com
! merclal relations close and reciprocal.
I “It should be our duty to assist in every
proper way to build up the waste places of
the island, encourage the industry of the
people and assist them to forma govern
ment which shall be free and independent,
thus realizing the 'best aspirations of the
Cuban people.
Spanish rule must 'be replaced by a just,
benevolent and humane government, cre
ated by* the people of Cuba, capable of per
forming all international obligations and
which shall encourage thrift, industry and
i prosperity, and promote peace and good
j will among all of the inhabitants whatever
: may have been their realization in the
1 past. Neither revenge nor passion should
have a place in the new government.
“Until there is complete tranquility in
the island and a stable government inau
gurated Military occupation will be con
tinued.
.“With tbe one exception of the rupture
with Spain, the intercourse of the United
States with the great family o' nations has
been markefi with cordiality and the -close*
of the eventful year finds most of the is
sues that necessarily arise in me complex
relations of sovereign, states adjusted or
presenting no serious obstacle to a just
and honorable solution by amicable agree
ment
GENERAL FOREIGN RELATIONS.
The president then turns to our other
foreign relations. He says the boundary
dispute between Chili and the Argentine
Republic bids fair to be settled by arbitra
tion. He believes the Atlantic cities of
South American ports will soon have
cheaper telegraphic communication with
the United States. He favors an interna
tional agreement as to cable message, and
expresses sympathy with the Austrians
because of the assassination of the queen.
In discussing the international aspect of
the Pennsylvania riots he says:
On the 10th of September, 1897, a con
flict took place at Lattimer, Pa., between
a body of striking miners and the sheriff
of Luzerne county and his deputies, in
.which twenty-two miners were killed and
forty-four wounded, of whom ten of the
killed and twelve of teh wounded were
Auetrian and Hungarian subjects. This
deplorable event naturally’ aroused the
solicitude of the Austro-Hungarian gov
ernment. which on the assumption that
(Continued on page 4.)
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