Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-08-25
TIT ESDAN. ACG.:5 ISIS.
War IattcrS.

Not having received notice of a
suspension "f hostilitics, Admiral
Dewey and Gen. Merritt began "A
combined attack on the city of
Manila at $50 O'Clock saturday
morning, Aug. 18th. The city sur
rendered al 1850 a. IN. to General
Merritt's forces.
Captain General AugGsii, about
the time Manila was surrendered.
was taken aboard the German
warship Kaiserin Augusta and
brought 10 Hong Kong.
Gen. Fred Grant, Col. Castlemau
and half of the First Kentucky on
the transport Alamo reached Ponce,
Porto Rico. where the other half Of
the regiment, under Lieut.. Col.
Belknap, had been for some days.
Major Gen. John Il. Brooke will
command the military department
of Porto Rico.
Capt. Gen. Blanco resigned. hut
the Spanish government ordered him
10 continue in Office and conduct
the evacuation of Cuba.
The 2d L. 5. Volunteer regiment
of immunes got drunk and disor-
derby at Santiago and were sent by
Shafier to an encampment in the
hills, the SIh Illinois (colnred)
taking its place as city guard.
With Skaters departure. Major
Gen. Lawton took command of the
department of Santiago de Cuba.
He is directed ia preserve order
and permit no interference with
affairs by the insurgents.
The Spanish soldiers are leaving
Santiago for Spain as fast as
-transYnrts are sent Cor them.
The President has appointed Ma
jor Gen. James +. Wade. Rear Adj
miral VIM. T. Sampson and Major
Gen. Matthew c. Butler L. :. Com
missioners TO adjust the evacuation
of Cuba. Those for the same pur-
pose in Porto Rico are Major Gen.
John X. Brooke, Rear Admiral
Winfield 5. Schley and Brig. Gen.
VIM. NJ. Gordon.
The Naval force will be but
slightly reduced in the near future.
WIN. r. Day, Secretary of State.
being at the head of the Peace
Commission, resigned, to be sue
ceeded by John Hay, Ambassador
to Great Britain.
The soldier camps in Fayette
county are situated: The division
from Chickamauga four miles out
from Lexington on the l.. & Eastern
railroad at the James Clark farm
the brigade from Newport News
two miles out on the Louisville
Southern railroad at the Simon
Wiehl farm. The Third Ky. is at
the latter, having reached there
Aug. 18th, with many sick.
Over 700 bodies of dead Span
iards were cremated by saturating
them with kerosene and setting
them afire in piles, at Santiago.
Gen. Breckenridge again had a
grand review of the 1900 troops
at Chickamauga Aug. 18th.
The battle of Manila was begun
by Dewey's flagship Olympia. The
Raleigh, Petrol and Callao (cap-
tured vessel assisted. Lieut.. Brum
by, Dewey's officer, of Georgia.
raised the flag over Manila. The
Spanish lost 100 to 600 killed and
wounded, 1000 regulars and 1905
ether soldiers prisoners, 10000
Mauser and 1900 Remington rifles,
is modern and many old cannon.
The President is in doubt wheth
er the whole of the Philippines ar
only Manila Bay, city and enyirons
were surrendered to Merritt and
Dewey by Gen. Jaudenes. The in
surgents are not to be recognized.
There is good deal of rioting
by the natives in Porto Rico seek
ing revenge on the Spanish and
volunteers for past wrongs.
The Cuban Junta in the United
States has been advised that there
was no power in the U. S. Govern
nent to pay the Cuban insurgent
troops and that the best thing they
can do is TO disband and 90 to work.
The Junta has sent emissaries to so
advise the Cubans.
Gen. Miles had a triumphal
march in the main in occupying
Porto Rico, but affairs there are
getting in a very bad way owing to
the natives and Spanish guerrillas
getting in their revengeful work
against each other.
All Greater New York decorated
and turned cut Saturday to vel
rome back Admiral SIMPSONS
squadron Of armor-clads, the cruis-
ers New York and Brooklyn and
.batfleships Indiana, Massachusetts,
Oregon, Iowa and Texas. The ships
paraded up to Gen. Grants monu-
nent and fred salute.
The Philippines surrender official
~ includes only the city and its
aefenses, not the whole group of
jslands.