The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-08-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

SENIOR r. ID. DIAz DE CORTISA. the
American representative of Don Carlos
at New York, received a letter from
his chief stating that, Immediately
after treaty OF peace between Spain
aud the United States is signed, Don
Carlos will proclaim himself king of
Spain and take active steps TO secure
the throne.
TIE American troops have reached
Coamo, 16 miles northeast of Ponce,
Porto Rico, on the road TO San Juan.
Juan Diaz has been occupied and the
American flag raised over the city.
The Spanish power was reported as
rapidly crumbling in the island, al
though resistance was expected TO be
made at san Juan.
THE Washington Post stated on the
"a that President Mckinley would call
an extra session OF both houses of con-
gress as soon as Spain accepted the
terms of peace, as, under the present
law, the volunteer army would go out
Of existence as soon as the war ceased
and troops would have - be kept in
Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila for some
time.
EPHRAIM vs.. SELLS, the elder of the
Sells brothers, well-known circus men,
aied az Columbus, o., on the ist Of
Brights disease.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY said there
would be no extra session of congress,
although the senate will have 10 be
.alled together 10 ratify the treaty Of
peace.
UNOFFICIAL news which reached the
administration at Washington on the I'd
gave the government strong reasons
for believing that the terms of peace
had teen agreed to by the government
at Madrid.
A DISPATCH 70 the London Daily
Mail from Hong Kong, dated August
/, said that Admiral Dewey had re-
eeived word from Capt Gen. August
that be was willing TO surrender as
soon as he could do so honorably. 1t
was believed that he will only make a
show of resistance Dewey expected
to take the city without losing a single
man.
The republicans of the First con-
gressional district of Maine held their
convention at Portland on the I'd. The
name of Thomas Il. Reed was pre-
sented to the convention and he was
nominated by acclamation amid much
enthusiasm.
AFTER a conference on the peace
question on the Sd between President
Mckinley and NJ. Cambon, the French
ambassador at Washington, Secretary
| Day, who was present announced that
the conference was inconclusive and
| the parties to IL had agreed TO say
nothing public as to what had occurred
From this it was gathered that the
| long-eXpected answer of Spain to the
| presidents note was either n counter
proposition or a request for n fuller
statement on some point
THE state department at Washington
has been advised by United States Con
sui Wildman at Hong Kong that al
prisoners taken by Aguinaldo, the in
surgent chief, are treated with per
feet humanity" and that all reports tC
the contrary are absolutely false.
A PRIVATE dispatch from San Juar
| de Porto Rico to Madrid on the I'd sale
| that 1000 volunteers had SURRENDERED
| 10 the American troops.
II was said on very good authority
that the president had decided on tn,
men to be selected for the peace com
missioners. Ex-President Harrison i
| TO be chairman of the commission
! Senator Cushman X. Davis, of Mime
sofa, will be the second member, anC
/ Richard Glney, Cleveland's secretar,
of state, is to be the third member.
AN official dispatch from san Juar
de Porto Rico TO Madrid stated tha
! Col. Sanmartin, who was in comman,
of the Spanish troops at Ponce, wa
court-martialed and shot for abandon
ing the place without resistance
Lieut. Col. Puig, the second in com
mand, committed suicide.
CouRIERs reported at Santiago tina
Gen. Garcia had captured the town o
Mayari, near the north coast of Cuba
taking ESQ Spanish prisoners