The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-12-15

IN the island. from which he thereafter
greeted operations for the capture Of the
With tho exception of encounters with
ne ne ,, enemy my at Guayama, Hormigueres.
force landed at Cape San Juan there was
no serious resistance. The campaign was
prosecuted with great vigor, and by the
our possession, and the acquisition Of the
remainder was only matter of a short
troops were re entRusias tica ie Welcomed 1s
Protestations. of loyalty to the flag and
gratitude for delivery from Spanish rule
met our commanders at every point. AS
q potent influence toward peace, the out.
come of the Porto Rican expedition was
OF great consequence and generous COM
mendation is due to those who particle
pated in it.
at Manila, it's starting place. On August
IS. after brief assault upon the works
squadron assisted. the capital surrendered
somps;rasItiysiy few. By this conquest Of
plished when the Spanish capacity for, re.
sistance was destroyed by Admiral
Dewey,s victory Of the first Of May. the
To Gen. Merritt, his officers and men. for
their uncomplaining and devoted services
and for their ,gallantry in action, the ma
age was made with singular success and
the soldierly conduct of the men, most OF
whom We're without previous experience
IN the military service, deserves unmeas-
ured praise
The total casualties in killed and wound
ed IN the army during, the war with
m npan ed 3 ota e 6s s e %oand
tai. l.577: OF the navy. Killed, il; wound
ed, 81; died as result of wounds, 1; inval-
''It will be observed that while our navy
was engaged in two great battles and in
ngmerogs ,perilous undertakings in block
ade and bonbardlnent, and more than
$4,000 D. Of or Troops were transported TO-
an ands an and bS in r
mishes in unfamiliar territory, we lost in
both! arms OF the service total of LEGS
campaign, by land and sea. we did not
lose gun or flag or a transport or a
ship; and with the exception of the crew
was taken prisoner"
The president bears testimony and pays
httiing tribute ITO the patriotism and de-
tWhlch. although eager to be ordered to
hey ala qasee whole the au gn and
earned the gratitude of the nation. The
president then says:
stantly reminded Of our obligations to
the Divine Master for his watchful care
oyer oyer us, and his safe guidance for which
ment and offers humble prayer for the
continuance of his favors"
The peace. negotiations which followed
soon after the equalization Of Santiago,
protocol are discussed at length. Refer
ers in Paris the president says:
Inese negotiations have made hopeful
progress. so that trust soon to be able to
with review of the steps leading to it's
signature"
Our New Prosecutions.
eminent or tenure of the new possessions
the war with Spain Such discussion will iii
shall be ratified. In the meantime and un-
I'll the congress has legislated otherwise.
It will be my duty to continue the mill
since our occupation and give to the peo-
pie security in life and property. and en-
couragement under a just and beneficient
r% "as soon 90 ve ara IN nosssss,on =,
Gnta ard have pacified the island It will
it's people to form a government mt for
themselves. This should be undertaken
at the earliest moment consistent with
portant that our relations with this peo-
pie should be of the most friendly char
acter and our commercial relations close
assist in every proper way to build up the
waste places of the island, encourage the
industry indus Of the people and assist them to
aspirations of the Cuban people.
tusf beneyoenf anu 9s5 DE repiaced bg
created by the, people of Cuba, capable of
performing all International obligations
and prosperity. and promote peace and
good will among all of the inhabitants,
may have been their relations in
should have a place in the new govern
IN me Island and a stable government
tinued' >'' "'- ~ e''-
TT. The president says that with, the one
with Spain. the relations Of the United
States with the family Of nations during
the past year has been characterized by
to removing differences in cable rate
charges imposed against messages passing
dent expresses his sincere hope Of an
International agreement whereby inter-
change of messages over connecting lines
formity, and adds:
1T would be strange were the nations
ern civilization, which owes SO much Of
it's progress to the humiliation of time by
tn electrical force demands that this all
heritage of peoples. to be administered and
regulated in their common behalf"
Referring to the killing and wounding
Of striking miners in Luzerne county,
Pa, which aroused the solicitude of the
Austro- Hungarian government, many OF
the miners being subjects of that govern
nent, the president expects to reach
harmonious understanding on the subject
with Austro-H Hungary.
The hope is expressed that the restrlc-
tons imposed by Belgium on the importa-
ton of American cattle will at an early
day be relaxed so as to admit live Amer
lean cattle under proper regulations
Nicaraguan Canal.
The Nicaraguan canal commission. nm
der tho championship of Rear Admiral
John G. Walker. appointed July "a, 1897.
under the authority of provision in the
surdry civil service act of July Of that
year has nearly completed its labors. ana
the results of lis exhaustive inquiry into
the proper route. the feasibility and the
cost of construction of an intcroceaaic
canal by Nicaraguan route will be laid
before you. In the performance of its
task the commission received all possible
courtesy ard assistance from the govern
ments Of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
which thus testified their apprecia ton OF
the importance of giving speedy and
practical outcome to the great project
that has for SO many years engrossed the
attention of the respective countries
As the scope of recent inquiry embraced