Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-04

Gen. Miles reports that the city OF
| Ponce, Puerto Rico, surrendered to his
forces without opposition, and that the
Spanish troops are retreating from the
southern part of the island. The Amer.
lean flag now flies over Guanica, Port
Of Ponce, Ponce and Yauco. The peo-
| pie were delighted at the arrival of the
Americans.
William Selden and Miss Minnie De
Witt, of Anna, ILL.,, were drowned al
Harris ford, near Golden.
Gen. Wesley Merritt and troops un-
der his command arrived at Manila on
the morning of July 25 after trip de-
void of startling event.
DR.. c. II. Strickland, D. D., aged SO,
pastor of the First Baptist church in
Jackson, Tenn, died in a bathtub.
There were 1s9 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the Goth, against 207 the week
previous and 259 in the corresponding
period of 1897.
The business situation throughout
the country shows unusual indications
of a season of general prosperity.
Jacques Brown and his wife commit
| ted suicide by placing themselves in
front of passenger train on the Ohio
River railroad at Parkersburg, w. Va.
A dozen farmhouses near Cover
Mo-. were demolished by cyclone and
many persons were injured.
By the collapse of building being
erected iii Boston Morris Brena and
James Sullivan were killed and two
other men were fatally injured.
Peter Knass and Herman Elbek were
suffocated by foul air in a well near
La Sale, III.
Natives of the Philippine islands and
British subjects who have interests
there urge President Mckinley to put
stop to Spanish rule on the islands
On the race track in Cleveland the
worlds mile record to wagon was
broken by Grace Hastings, the time be.
ing 2:o9H.
James Clark, the oldest mason in the
United States, celebrated his ninety
ninth birthday at Quincy, Ill.
The steamer ST. Paul sailed from
Newport News with the last of Gen.
Brooke's expedition for Puerto Rico.
The cabinet discussed President Nc
Kinley's answer to SPANS peace pro-
posal and reached the following de-
LESSONS: The absolute surrender OF
Puerto Rico to the United States. Rec
lognition of the independence of Cuba
Cessation of one of the Ladrone islands
to the United States as a coaling station
and the cessation to the United States
of least coaling station in the Phil
lippines.
Spanish troops in Puerto Rico were
Iretreating toward San Juan. Gen.
Miles and the United States soldiers
were everywhere welcomed and our
national colors were in demand.
The Chinese warship Jutschi foun-
dered during a storm at Port Arthur
and LAG of her crew persisted.
A dispatch from Havana says that
Santiago advices declare Gen. Garcia
| is disguised with the Americans and is
willing to disband his separatists.
The town of Beckwith, Cal, having a
population of about 500, was almost
wiped out by fire.
Prince Bismarck, Germany's great.
est statesman, died of congestion OF
the lungs at Friedrichsruh, aged 81
years.
All the Chicago morning papers have
raised the price from one to two cents
Per copy.
Five young women and one young
man were drowned near Humansville,
Mo-, while attempting to ford river
in a wagon.
| Jesse Johnson, Fred Johnson, James
Stewart and Luther Stewart, ranging
in age from 10 to 10, were drowned al
The navy department has received
a dispatch from Admiral Dewey that
our forces may have to fight the Phil
Iippine insurgents, owing to the atti
tude assumed by Aguinaldo, their
leader.
Strong hopes are entertained in ad.
ADMINISTRATION circles that the confer
ence with NJ. Cambon will result in q
peace agreement.
The Spanish garrison at Nuevitas, in
the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba
evacuated the town, setting it on fire
after it had been shelled by American
ships.
Five persons were drowned by the
capsizing of boats at the cloakmakers
picnic at Columbia park, near Chicago
The farmhouse of Mrs. j. hartman
near Waterloo, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire and Mrs. hartman, her married
daughter and hired man were burned
to death.
Fire wiped out two business block.
in Escanaba, Mich, the loss being
100000
The percentages of the baseball
clubs in the National league for the
week ended on the 31st ult. were: Gin
cinnati, .681; Boston, .651; Cleveland
GIG; Baltimore, .595; Chicago, $3.50;
New York, $40; Pittsburgh, .511; Phil.
adelphia, .476; Brooklyn, 1884; Wash
lington, 1865; Louisville, 1856; st. Louis,
eel.