Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-03
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
WAR NEWS.

Gen. Merritt has assumed the duties
of ofgovernor of the Philippine islands.
Advices from Madrid say there has
been serious fighting between the
Spaniards and insurgents in Cuba il
which the latter lost 500 killed ane
wounded.
Representative of the Cubans in the
United States are making efforts to Sc.
cure the disbandment of the Cuban
forces and acquiescence in the policy
of the United States in Cuba.
The last of SLafter's army has sailed
from Cuba for tie United States.
There is no Intention on the part OF
the government to diminish the fight.
ing strength of the North Atlantic
squadron until peace has actually been
declared.
Orders were issued directing Gen.
Miles to send home froru Puerto Rice
all troops not actually needed for serv.
ice there.
In accordarSs with the determine
tion of the administration the Comal
sailed from Tampa to Havana with
100000 rations for distribution to the
starving people of Cuba.
The average Iumbe1 of war revenue
stamps issued curing July was 22.775,.
527 daily.
The Madrid Gazette gives the Cuban
war expenses from January to June
as 447.s69,4 ,450 pesetas.
Admiral Schley was given a most
hearty reception by the people OF
Washington. where he went to confer
with the president on Cuban affairs.
Three Spanish transports left San.
tiago de Cuba for Spain with 4,56s Span.
iards.
Gen. Shafter and his staff left San
tiago on the United States transport
Mexico for America.
Commodore John P. Philio, of the
battleship Texas, has been assigned to
the command of the North Atlantic
squadron. Admiral Sampson has been
assigned to duty as a member of the
military commission to attend to the
evacuation of Cuba by the Spaniards.
Spanish volunteers were terrorizing
the people in the vicinity of Arecibo,
Puerto Rico. They burned a large
number of buildings near Adiuintas
and tried to drive the planters from
their homes.
The peace commissioners selected
by President Mckinley are Secre
tary of State Day, Senator C. E,
Davis, of Minnesota; Senator William
p. Frye, of Maine; Whitelaw Reid, OF
New York, and Justice White, of the
supreme court.
Gen. Aguinaldo. the insurgent leader
In the Philippines, says he is anxious tc
support the authority of the United
States in the islands. and that he has
persuaded the other rebel leaders to
accept his views.
The government has established a
line of steamers to run between New
York and Cuban ports to carry mail
and supplies.
The transport Scandia sailed from
San Francisco for Honolulu and Ma,
Mia, carrying troops, supplies and ST.
100000 for Gen. Merritt's army, and
also the balance of the New York regi.
ment for the Hawaiian islands.
Gen. Castillo, who has been in consul
tation with Gen. Lawton in Santiago de
Cuba, expresses the opinion that the
disbaRdment of the Cuban insurgents
can be effected without trouble.
Concentration of the Puerto Rico
troops at Ponce reparatory to the
homeward movement has begun.
The feeling in Havana and Matanzas
in favor of annexation to the United
States is growing rapidly.
Aguinaldo has decided to send dele
gates to Paris to present the cause of
the insurgents to the members of the
peace commission.
Gen. Merritt leaves Manila for Paris
within the next few days on the
steamer China in order TO assist the
American members of the peace com
mission with information regarding
the situation in the Philippines.