Evening star., 1898-08-06
THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 6, 1898.
The War witt, Spain.

Spain received the American proposals for
peace, submitted at her reqaest, preferred
through the French ambassador at WASH
irgton; there was some further discussion
of the matter between the President and NJ.
Cambon, and the former consented to the
change of word in order to soften the ap-
pearance of that particular, while not alter
ing it's intent; this was believed to refer to
the occupation of Manila pending final set
tlement of the Philippine question: no an
swer was received from Spain, and it was
feared that complications had arisen at
Madrid to jeopardiZe the peace enterprise
at the present. Meanwhile no cessation of
the Porto Rican expedition was permitted,
General Miles pushing on from Ponce to-
ward San Juan, and a all points receiving
the enthusiastic welcome of the people;
there was slight skirmish late in the week
on the highway to San Juan. but nobody
was injured. The army at Santiago was
ported as being in a deplorabIe condition,
suffering severely from typhoid, malarial
and yellow fever; in a round robin ad-
dressed to General Shafter by the general
oflcers of the corps the assertion was made
that not more than 10 per cent of the SOL
ciers were fit for duty, and that there were
reasons to fear a high death rate later,
when the yellow fever should assume its
more malignant phases; in accordance with
this representation, and In pursuit of a pro-
gram already determined upon, orders were
sent from Washington to embark thu army
upon transports Immediately and send the
men to Montauk Point. Long Island, which
was designated previously as a recuperat-
ing point. Some friction was disclosed be-
tween the War Department and certain Of
ficers under General Shafter, Col. Theodore
Roosevelt in particular, he having sent to
secretary Alger private Litter asking that
the regiment of Rough Riders" be sent to
Porto Rico on account of its superior eqaiD-
ha Gfay., \,
sons to the disparagament of the volun-
teers. No further developments in the Phil
ippines were reported, although General
Merritt cabled that he was about to make
JOINT demand with Admiral Dewey Tor the
surrender of Manila; he asked for an army
OF ao,0o0 men. The town of Nuevitas, on the
northern coast of Cuba was bombarded by
American warships and partially destroyed
NO other military operations were conduct
ed in the island. In accordance with the
recommendation of Surgeon General Stern
perg orders, were issued for the practical
abandonment OF Camp Alger, owing to the
epidemic of typhoid fever there; many new
cases OF the disease were reported.
Foreign Affairs.
Trouble between Russia and England
seemed imminent owing to the formers
attitude in China and also because of the
disclosure of the fact that that nation had
sought port on the Persian gulf; it was
officially announced in parliament that
while the government would not permit
capitalists of other nations to crowd out
English capitalists in the far east, England
would not herself demand further cences-
sion at present. The Hooley revelat atoms
concerning the relations of titled persons
10 corporations caused a slight financial
disturbance, for the public confidence in the
stability of several large corporations had
become shaken. The funeral of Prince Bis
marck, who died at FREDERICKSBURG Satur-
al Will civ, niaS ha-
ing attended by the emperor and empress
and the most distinguished men of Ger
many; the interment was at Frederichs-
ruhe, according to the request of the
former chancellor. The United States OF
colombia decided to pay the Cerruti claim
for which Italy recently made threatening
demands: The pope issued an encyclical to
the people of Scotland, urging them to re-
turn to their former faith.o The Congo
Free State proposed to China to exchange
10000 blacks for as many coolies for Afri-
can labor. Search was unsuccessfully made
in France for Rev. P F. Jernegan, the sea-
gold swindler, who fed from this country
with large sum extracted from his VIC
tins. Cecil Rhodes charged that President
Kruger was the financial backer of the At
rikanderbund candidates for the Cape
Colony parliament. Duke Ernest Gunther
OF Schieswig Holstein, brother of the EN-
press or Germany, was married to Princess
Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg.
National.
mission provided to adjust all pending con-
troversies between the United States and
Canada should meet at Quebec August %.
The President consulted ex-senator Warner
Miller of New York and Senator Morgan of
Alabama relative to the construction of ths
Nicaragua canal, and the hope was ex-
pressed that Congress would take affirma-
tive action at the next session for the com
pietion of the canal under American aus
pices.
In the District.
Judge Hagner rendered preliminary de-
cision In the telephone suits pending before
MIN, waiving aside the telephone company's
plea as to the applicability of the new rates
ana ordering that further hearing be held,
at which the constitutionality of the rates,
with reference to their reasonableness.
might be determined with the aid of evil
aence; ne granted preliminary injunction
70 prevent the company from removing in
slruments from the premises of subscribers
VINO declined to pay more than the newly
prescribed rates. The Commissioners re-