Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-04
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Po-
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

The Spanish troops at Caimanera
surrendered to Col. Ewers.
Gen. Merritt's expedition is believed
to have reached Manila and perhaps
may have effected a landing.
Gen. Shafter reports as follows:
Total sick. 3,77o; total fever cases,
1924; new cases of fever G30; cases Of
fever returned to 1uty, 53S.
The first mail steamer for the island
of Cuba since the war carrying letters
for other than the army left New York
for Santiago.
Advices from Madrid say Spain is
willing to concede what are accepted
in Washington as the American terms
of peace-a abandonment of Cuba and
Puerto Rico and the granting to the
United States of a coaling station in
the Philippines
Gen. Brooke's expedition to join Gen.
Miles in Puerto Rico sailed from New
port News.
It is said in Washington that the
German fleet has been withdrawn
from the harbor of Manila. The IN
derstanding between this government
and Germany is said to be perfect.
It was reported from St: Thomas
that Puerto Rico volunteers at Ponce
had revo!ted and would not fight the
Americans.
Secretary Alger announces that as
soon as fever conditions permi! Shat
ter's army will be removed to a tract
of land adjoining Montauk Point, Long
Island. Cen. Shafter reports 4,122 Of
his men sick. 3,192 with fever Of various
types, but the low death rate shows
the sickness to be of mild form.
The Madrid government received an
other dispatch confirming the report
that Manila had surrendered to Adj
miral Dewey.
Gen. Miles was supposed to be adj
vancing across the island of Puerto
Rico towards San Juan,
Gen. Wesley Merritt and troops I'M
der his command arrived at Manila on
the morning of July Is after a trip de-
void 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 Amer
lean flag now flies over Guanica, Port
of Ponce, Ponce and Yauco. The peo
pie were delighted at the arrival of the
Americans.
The steamer St. Paul sailed from
Newport News with the last of Gen.
Rrooke's expedition for Puerto Rico.
The cabinet discussed President Nc
Kinley's answer to Spain's peace pro-
posal and reached the following de-
cisions: The absolute surrender Of
Puerto Rico to the United States. Rec
ognition of the independence of Cuba.
Cessation of one of the Ladrone islands
to the United States as a coaling station
and the cessation to the United States
Of at least coaling station in the Phil
ippines.
Natives of the Philippine islands and
British subjects who have interests
there urge President Mckinley to put
a stop to Spanish rule on the islands.
Spanish troops in Puerto Rico were
retreating toward San Juan. Gen.
Miles and the United States soldiers
were everywhere welcomed and our
national colors were in demand.
A dispatch from Havana says that
Santiago advices declare Gen. Garcia
is Disguised with the Americans and is
willing to disband his separatists.
The navy department. has received
a dispatch from Admiral Dewey that
our forces may have to fight the Phil
ippine insurgents, owing to the atti-
tude assumed by Aguinaldo, their
leader.
Strong hopes are entertained in ad-
ministration circles that the confer
ence with NJ. Cambon will result in
peace agreement. $50