The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-08-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gissned BY Telegraph and Mail
PrEsoNAL ANp porIric.I.


Cincinnati Septe inter :. was a au-
the gathering of rni6d e-Of-tbe-r0al
ADD Affiliated populists would not ge'
beyond cal on account q Texas re
'fnsing 70 appoint dslsFstes
fEoT. g. y. sUrNOHE. for 20 years .
professor in the ST Louis high schOo
and author Of works on u1iheuntic,
AID bookkeeping ia the schools q,
Kansas and Missouri. cied a. An-
Arbur, Mica. recently.
A uIsFATCH from Rome on the s5th
stated that the pope had coruuuri.
Gated 70 the powers peace proposals
( tsst be considered would he aceepia-
be 70 both spain and the United states
IHE Juitsd States troops were re.
porte5 landing on the south coast of
Porto Bicu. near Ponce. on the 18th
A DIsFATcH from Madrid. published
in London on the zsih. stated that the
spanish government had drawn up q
message, addressed to the govern uent
~ NashingtOn- proposing an arrristice
Tor the purpose % discussing the terms
upon which peace can be arranged.
A TTLEGEAN from Havana 20 Madrid
stated that tie insurgents had at
tackled Gibsrs and caused the spanish
garrison 70 evscUate the place. The
same dispatch also said that Amer
cans had landed al Galarnalacoa and
gsrships had shelled the place.
TBT war department received a dis
patch from Gen. Miles stating that he
had made successful landing At
Juauica, Porto Rico. that the GlOuces-
ter had met with slight resistance
and had fred few shots. bat ha6
hauled down the Spanish fag and hoist.
I'd the stars and stripes
" CANBON. the French ambassador
~ Washington, received instructions
from home 10 deliver 10 the United
states government d tender Of peaes
formulated by the Spanish cabinet
The proposition was formally sub
nitted 10 President Mckinley on the
18th and il was decided that the presl.
lent should consult the mem bers Of
ais cabinet and then have another
conference with VI. Csmbon.
TBE navy department made public
the reports Of Admiral Sampson, Com
nodore Sehley. Capt Clark and Capt
Evans on the battle Of July 3 which
resulted In the destruction Of the
spanish squadron at Santiago
The war department feels that IL has
reason 10 be gratifed with the result
obtained under the first and second
salls for troops by the president
statement issued showed that pracii.
sally all the states had supplied the
quotas called for In the two calls
GEN. GABcIA. at the head of his Gu
ban forces, encountered a Spanish
foree on the 25th Of FIVE officers and 50
men from Holguiu, who surrendered
GES. SHAFTEE's detailed report OF
the American casualties Of the battle
3f Santiago has been received at the
war department The total number
Of casualties was |. SOS. Recapitulated.
the American losses were: Killed, %
officers and 20s men; wounded, 50 Off
GERS and POS men; missing. u men.
The missing are supposed TO be dead,
a. - far the Spanish forces took no
prisoners
MADBID was recently excited by
rnmor 20 the effect that Manila had
surrendered 10 the Americans No
one seemed 10 know where the report
originated
SPAIN, IL was reported, was likely 20
send a circular note 10 the powers pro-
testing against the American attack
upon Porto Rico after the Washington
cabinet had officially received Spanish
overtures for peace.
THE initiation Of overtures for peace
by Spain was the sll-absorbing sub.
iect of interest at Washington on the
27th, suspending in a large measure
the interest in the military and naval
situation.
The Madrid correspondent Of the
London Daily Mail said that the re-
suit Of protracted negotiations init
ated by Germany is that the powers
have arrived az formal agreement 10
oppose American annexation Of the
Philippines, which must remain Span
ish.
A NAVAL campaign against Glen
fueRos, with the object of taking that
important place, was reported under
consideration by the naval authorities
at Washington and Il plan of opera
tions Is likely 10 be inaugurated soon.
The government thinks IL well to keep
the navy as busy as possible, SO that
interest In the war will not wane dur
ing the summer months
THE king of Spain has the measles.
IL was stated at Washington on the
ssth that the terms of peace were be.
Ing reduced 10 form by Secretary Day,
the president having reached con-
clusion. II was said there was no de-
sire on the presidents part 70 keep the
Philippine islands and only a coaling
station would be retained.
SoSGo, a small town IS miles from
Santiago dc Cuba, was surrendered &c
the American forces aud the Cubans
under Gen. Castillo were permitted &C
occupy it. The commander gave VI
the town as soon as officially advised
Of the csPitulation Of Gen. Torars
army.
NEws from the blockade along the
touth coast OF Cuba on the 2sth con-
frmed the report that Tunas de Zasa
had been invested by the troops OF
Gen. Gomez The Cubans attacked
the place simultaneously with its bonn
bardment by the American mosquito
feet
MISCELLANEOUS.
TYPHOID fever continues TO spread
among the regiments at Camp Alger,
Notwithstanding the strenuous and
unceasing efforts OF the medical Off.