Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-08-25

in the navy:
Commodore John A. Howell. to be
Rear Admiral. vice Rear Admiral
Chas. S. Norton. retired; Lieutenant
Cameron H Wins,ow. to be advanced
five numbers for extraordinary hero
ism: Lieutenant Edwin A. Anderson
! to be advanced five numbers for extra
| ordinary he1oism; Chief Engineer Geo.
| 'Cowie to be advanced three numbers
for eminent and conspicuous service in
| BATTLE.
HAWAIIAN NEWS.
San Francisco. August 20.-'The
steamer G1enfarg arrived from Hong
Kong via Honolulu today and brings
the following Hawaiian advices to the
Associated Press:
Honolulu. August 11.-Tomorrow
will be an eventful day III the history
of Hawaii At fifteen minutes before
noon the formal ratifications between
| the governments of the United States
and Hawaii by which the Newlands
annexation resolution will be made
| operative will take place. With the
| exchange of qualifications and the hoist
| ing of the flag, the sovereignty of the
| United States over these islands COM
mences. The date and time was ar
| ranged after several conferences had
J between United States Minister SeWall
and the Hawaiian government The
delay in raising the flag caused much
dissatisfaction
( SPANISH CONSERVATIVE OPIN-
| ION
| Madrid. August 20.-Senor Silvela
now the virtual leader of the Conserva-
| lives expressed the views of that party
| on the capture of Manila in the follow
ing statement:
| 'The capture of Manila in no wise
| affects the rest of the archipelago
| The cortes should be summoned with
| emergency in order to prevent the
world gaining the impression that
| Spain has lost her sovereignty in the
| Philippines"
| SAMPSON AND SCHLEY.
| Washington. August 2O.-Admiral
| Sampson and Admiral Schley have
been ordered to report at Washington
and it is expected they will reach here
| the early part of next week probably
| Monday As they have been appoint
ed to serve respectively on the Cuban
| and Porti Rican commission, theil
visit here will afford an opportunity to
| meet their associates on these commits
sfons and to discuss with the author+i
| ties the general policy to be maintain
ed by this government on the Spanish
evacuation of the West Indies.
| MANILA CABLE REPAIRED.
| London. Aug 20:-The Manila cable
| 1T is expected. will be reopened for bus
| ness on Monday or Tuesday next
| The cable company has been authoriz
| ed from Washington and Madrid to re
| pair and operate the line. and the cable
| repair ship is now en- route. 1t is eX
| pecfed it will arrive at that point OF
| Monday and TO have the cable connect
| ed within couple of hours after ar
| rival.
| TIRED OF SERVICE.
San Francisco, August 20-Men of al
| most every one of the volunteer regi
ments are circulating petitions to the
| Secretary of War requesting that they
he mustered out of the service. There
| are very few of the officers wifi
whom this movement has any coun
tenance and every effort is being made
| to suppress it. In the Goth Kansa.
| regiment thesu ppresSion of one petit
ticn by the officers led only to more
vigorous one being placed on foot.
EN- ROUTE FROM SANTIAGO.
|
| ing cablegram from General Shaf7te1
! has been received by the War Depart
ment:
Santiago. August 2O.-Adjutant
! General Washington: The Yucatan
with 500 of the 18th infantry: the San
| tiagO with 500 of the 34th Michigan
| and the Hudson with 500 of the Isl
! District of Columbia. left This morn
| ing. (SigneD
| 'tSHAFTER."
BRITISH ALLIANCE UNDER
| STOOD.
| London. August 22.-The Manchester
| Guardian says: We understand thai
| United StaItes Ambassador Hays re-
! call TO Washington to accept the posi-
of Secretary of State is due to his spe-
cial fitness to carry out the policy in
regard to which negotiations have
| been proceeding for some time between
| Washington and London and upon
which a substantial agreement has
been reached whereby the two coun-
tries will act together in the far east
or wherever American and British in.
terests are identical.
MANILA CABLE WORKING.
Washington. August 22-The Manila
cable has been repaired and operated
by the signal corps of the United
States Army. The first intfmation that
the cable was again in working order
VAS dispatch received from Iieuten-
antCOlOnel Thompson. who telegra phi
ed General Greeley that he had repair
ed the cable With materials he had
taken to Manila with General Merritt s
army.
GOOD ORDER IN MANILA.
q Manila. August 22.-Perfect order
rhus far has been maintained in Ma
Mia under American control The city
is quiet and seems to have resumed its
normal business and social activity
GEN. MILES RETURN.
Washington. August 22-Tbe War
Department has been advised by Cen
e1@il Miles that he will return TO the
United Sta'tes soon. but fixing no def
mite date. The command of the Amer
lean troops in the island will devolve
upon General Brooke. who is a men,
Der of the Porto Rican military COM
mission.
OUR SICK AND WOUNDED.
Washington. August 22-The Oil
vette. the hospital ship. which has ar
rived at MOntauk Point with 200 sick
on board. has been ordered TO proceed
TO Boston. The sick soldiers Will be
taken to hospitals in Boston which
have volunteered to Surgeon General |
Sternberg TO fake care of them
NAVAL ORDERS.
Washington, August % Orders
We're issued by the Navy Department