River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-08-04
DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
WAR NEWS.


The Spanish troops in Puerto Rice
are reported to be concentrating il
San Juan, the capital, for defens,
against Gen. Miles troops.
| The native Cubans have been permit
ted to occupy and rule the town o.
Songo, near Santiago, surrendered b,
the Spanish.
Spanish troops at Caimanera surren.
6ered TO Col Ewers.
4 report from Gen. Shafter says;
Total sick, $40; total fever cases
1924: new cases of fever, 500; cases OF
fever returned 10 duty. 538
4 mail steamer for the island OF
Cuba carrying letters for other than
the army left New York for Santiago
for the first time since the war began.
Madrid advices say Spain is willing
to concede what are accepted in Wash
ington as the American terms of peace
abandonment of Cuba and Puerto
Rico and the granting to the United
States OF a coaIing station in the Phil
iPpines.
Adygices received in WASHINGTON say
drawn from the harbor of Manila. The
understanding between this govern
mert and Germany IS said to be per-
feet
It is SAID that as soon as fever con-
ditions permit Skaters army will be
removed to a tract of land adjoining
Montauk Point, Long Island. Gen.
Shafter reports APP Of his men sick,
3. 1913 with fever Of various types, but
the low death rate shows the sickness
to be of mild form.
Puerto Rico volunteers at Ponce
reyolted and would not fight the Amer
leans.
Madrid received another dispatch
confirming the report that Manila had
surrendered to Admiral Dewey.
On the morning Of July 25 Gen. Yves
, ley Merritt and troops under his com
mand arrived at Manila, after a triT
devoid of startling event.
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
American flag now flies over Guanica
Port of Ponce. Ponce and Yauco. The
people were delighted at the arrival O
| the Americans.
/ President McKinley's answer t
/ Spain's peace proposal is: The abso
/ lutte surrender of Puerto Rico TO the
/ United States. Recognition of the in
/ dependence of Cuba. Cession of one
/ Of the Ladrone islands to the United
/ States as a coaling station and thu
/ cession to the United States of a
4 least a coaling station in the Phil
ippines.
The natives Of the Philippines an(
/ British subjects who have Interest,"
4 there urge President Mckinley t
Eut a stop to Spanish rule on th'
/ islands.
The Spanish troops in Puerto Rice
! were retreating toward San Juan
i Gen. Miles and the United States sol
i diers were everywhere welcomed ant
our national coors were in demand.
| Santiago adyices declare Gen. Gerci;
/ is Disguised with the Americans and j
willing 10 disband his separatists.
Admiral Dewey reports that ou1
forces may have to fight the Philippine
insurgents owing TO the attitude as
sumedI by Aguinaldo, their leader.
At Neuvitas. in the province of Puert
Principe, Cuba, the Spaniards evacu
ated the town, setting it on fire afte
it had been shelled by American ships
Hopes are entertained in admins
tration circles that the conferenc
with NJ Cambon will result in peac
agreement.
American troops in Puerto Rico hav
taken possession Of the Ponce railroa
and are operating the trains for th
movement of supplies