Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-08-11

ed 5000 men at Arroyo, oO miles east
Of Ponce. Porto Rico. From there be
can strike the military road leading
to San Juana to Cayey, beyond Aibonito.
This will compel the Spanish COM
mander. General Otega, to abandon his
stronghold, OF be caught between two
fires.
Mayor Van Wyck of New York,
made record rs beach hero. He
rescued three young women from death
in the waves at Freeport, l.. l. One
had gone beyond her depth, and the
others, in attempting her rescue, also
went down, when the mayor Dashed
in and brought all three ashore uncon-
sciOuS.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has sent
an urgent appeal to General Shaiter
to reomve our troops from the fever
districts Of Cuba. He says: 10
keep US here, IN the opinion OF every
officer commanding division or brig
AIDE, will simply involve the destruc-
ton OF thousands. There is no possible
reason for not shipping practically the
entire command North at once.
\ cablegram to the Boston journal
from Ponce, Porto Rico says. a ire
mendous sensation has occurred in the
Sixth Massachusetts. The friction be-
tween the line officers and the officers
Of the brigade, which has been grow
ing ever since the command lett Cuba,
reached climax Monday, when Col
onel Woodward, Lieutenant-Colonel
Chain, Major Taylor, Chaplain
Dousseault and Captain Goo1cll, COM
pany X, resigned their commissions.
The exact reason which prompted them
to take this action is not al present
known. The matter has been fully
reported to General Miles, ana rigid
investigation ordele,
Aspecial to the Tribune from Wash
ington dated Wednesday says; Spain
has practically agreed to the Terms OF
peace without asking for their material
modification. The hour spent by Am
bassador Cam bon at the White House
this afternoon not only removed all
doubt on this point. but sufficiently
indicated that formal conclusion of
the negotiations would be secured more
promptly than had been expected by
even the most sanguine. The charac-
ter of the inquiries regarding certain
details demonstrated that Spain in all
sincerity was ready to end the war; the
sooner the better, hut apparently could
not resist temporizing for few days
for the sake of avoiding an appearance
of too great precipitancy in surrender
ing, and at the s1me time taking
advantage OF the opportunity to gain a
few trivial concessions which would
be popular with Spaniards generally.
The pope has asked the war and navy
department to protect the Catholics in
Cavite. Massacre by Asuinaldo ana
his forces is feared.
A strike involving over 1000 men,
bers Of the Federated Vie Trades has
occurred at Cleveland, O. The cause
is an alleged cut of about SO per cent
in wages.
1t is reported that George y. Cur.
ION, parliamentary secretary Of foreign
office, has accepted the Office of viceroy
of India, in succession to the Earl Of
Elgin.
The village of Medina, Spain, has
Ell many persons. Several houses ar
/ Hornillos have been engulfed by floods
and a number of people have persisted.
Assistant Secretary Howell has made
public the following statement in re-
gard to the receipts and disbursements
/ of the government during the last lis
cal year: Receipts, including Pacific
railroad items, S405, 1921 1855; expedi-
lures, including Pacific railroad, S4+3,
1868, 5S2; deficit, $3S, 047,247.
Reports from Madrid by way of Lon.
don, stating that Spain had determined
upon an answer to the demands of the
United States, had the effect OF arous.
ing the most lively interest in all offic-
ial quarters Tuesday. While the re.
ports are accepted as showing the un.
doubted tendency OF the Spanish gov
eminent toward peace, and as likely tC
be borne out III the near future by the
formal response of Madrid yet it car
be stated positively that so far the Unit.
ed States has received DO answer from
Spain, nor has the French en- ba,sy re-
ceived an answer which will be commu
nicated to the authorities here. 1t is
apparent IRON this that the answer
could not have been sent from Madrid
on Monday, as stated in some Of the
foreign reports. The misapprehensior
doubtless arises from the fact that the
Madrid cabinet, after receiving the
American terms, desired more informa
ton upon some of the points involved
This led to communicate to VI
Cambon. 1t was not intended as a re-
Spouse to the American terms, and wal
in no sense conclusive upon the subject
matter of the negotiations.
Minor News Items.
1t is said that by brave dash at {
cIitcl moment the negro troops saved
the rough riderss from determination
at Santiago.
Official advices in Washington from
Santiago place the entire number o