The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-15

Principal Rveats Of the week Brssas
Chronicled.


Principal Events Of the week Br1o04
Chroaicled.
wednesday, Aus. z.
Admiral Schley and General Gordon
arrived at San Juan de Porto Rico to
participate In the peace commission.
Twenty leaders In the Philippine isl-
ands held q meeting. Two favored .
republic and IS annexation to this
country.
Private Kinney. Of the First Missis-
sippi volunteers. who assaulted his
colonel. gets five years imprisonment
and dishonorable discharge.
The transport Chester. carrying the
advance guard Of Niles army from
Porto Rico. including the Fourth Penn
sylvania volunteers. arrived at New
York.
Thursday, Sept. 8.
Aguinaldo has sent committee Of
three FiApinos to interview President
Mckinley.
No new legislation is needed to au-
thorixe payment Of pensioners to SOL
diers of the late war.
Major General Wilson, with 600 Of.
fcers and men. left Ponce, Porto Rico.
Thursday night for New York.
General wheelers 17-year-old son
and Lieutenant Kirkpatrick were
drowned while bathing at Montauk
Point, L. I.
General Miles issues q statement in
directly attacking Secretary Alger's
opposition to hia (Miles) in the con-
duct of the war.
Privates Greener and Coffey. Of the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania volunteers.
were drowned in the Potomac near
Washington. Their boat upset.
Friday. Sept. o.
General Polavleja's new party Is
growing in Spain, and he may succeed
Sagasta as premier.
With the exception Of few details
to guard government property, Camp
Alger Is now deserted.
Six cases OF yellow fever have de-
veloped in Colonel Sargent's Fifth 'im-
mune" regiment at Santiago.
Only 5000 cavalrymen and 5000 in
fantry (regulars) now remain at Camp
Wikoff. Montauk Point, L. I.
General Miles and stan arrived at
Washington from New York. The gen.
eral was enthusiastically greeted.
Secretary Alger made q visit Of In.
spection to Camp Meade. Middletown,
Pa, and was there Joined by General
Shafter. Alger left for his home In
Detroit and Shafter for Washington.
Saturday, Sept. 10.
Senator George Gray. Of Delaware.
has consented to act as q peace com.
missioner at Paris.
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania regiment
arrived at Camp Meade from Sheridan
Point, near Washington
Colonel Roosevelt. Of tho Rough
Riders, has been named for governor
Of New York BY the City club.
AZ a meeting held In Poughkespsie.
N. Y. to aid sick soldiers at Camp
Wikoff. Captain Evans criticised thu
governments neglect Of its heroes.
Captain General Macias, Of Porto
Rico. In response TO our pseoe COM
missioners' demand, notified them that
Spain's commissioners were ready for
business.
Monday, Sept. ~.
Admiral Cervera and LOO Spanish
prisoners sailed from Portsmouth, NJ.
H., for Santander. Spain.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie arrived at
Baltimore with members of che Mary
land naval reserves from Porto Rico.
OF the Spanish prisoners recently
sent from Guantanamo. Cuba, It is be-
lieved that half will die en- route to
Spain.
The Eighteenth Pennsylvania rssi-
ment arrived at Fttsburg from Camp
Meade, and received an enthusiastic
greeting.
Captain Hig8inson. OF the Masssohu-
sets, has been made commodore, and
Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond
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