The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-17
THE WEEKS NEWS
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 United States has offered to pa
role the 1900 Spanish naval prisoners
taken at the destruction of Admiral
Cervera's fleet.
Spain's reply to the American peace
terms has reached Washington and
will be presented to the president
by NJ Cambon, the French ambassador.
There is much doubt as to whether the
answer will be entirely satisfactory.
SPANS reply to the peace conditions
imposed by the United States was de-
livered to President Mckinley by Am
bassador Cambon 1t is understood
that the Madrid government practical
ly accepts the terms, although no of
fetal statement has been made on the
subject.
The preliminary steps have been
taken in Madrid to court-martial Gen.
Toral, who surrendered the Spanish
forces in Santiago to Gen. Shafter.
A land fight at Camp Dewey in the
Philippines resulted in the killing of
$50 Spaniards, while $50 were wounded.
The American casualties were 13
killed, 10 seriously injured and SO
slightly wounded.
The secretary of war received tel
egram from Gen. Miles making brief,
encouraging statement in regard to
the success and prospects of the Puer-
to Rico campaign, and saying that he
needed no more troops to accomplish
the subjugation of the island and keep
~ ,,pIor 70 onnfrp1
Spaniards at Guantanamo laid down
their arms and surrendered to Brig.
Gen. Ewers.
Sharp fighting occurred at Coamo,
Puerto Rico, and the town was cap
tured by American troops.
An order was issued at Washington
creating the military department of
Santiago, Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton
to be in command.
Gen. Merriam was given orders to
hasten the troops nowat San Francisco
to the Philippines.
Thousands of people are threatened
with starvation at Santiago. The suf-
fering of the refugees is terrible and
the death list very large.
Reports reached Santiago that Gar
cia had captured Gibrara, and that he
was besieging Holguin with 5000 men.
The Spanish hospital ship Alicante
sailed from Santiago for Spain with
1000 sick Spanish soldiers on board.
4 protocol covering the peace terms
of the United States has been agreed
upon by NJ. Cambon, representing
Spain. and President Mckinley, and it
has been telegraphed to Madrid.
A system of tariff rates for Cuban
ports in possession of the United
States has been formulated by the war
department.
A desperate fight occurred at Cape
San Juan, SOC Spaniards attacking the
lighthouse defended by American ma
rines. The enemy was repulsed with
200 killed. The Americans did not lose
a man.
Secretary Long has recommended to
the president that Commodores Schley
and Sampson be promoted to the rank
of rear admiral.
Spain's cabinet formally approved
President McKinley's peace protocol
and cablegram was sent to M. Cam
bon authorizing him to sign in behalf
of Spain.
The junta of the Philippine insur-
gents called on Consul Wildman in
Hong-Kong and declared that their
one desire was annexation to the
United States.
The North American Trust company
his filed bond OF $3.50, 900 with the Sec
rotary of the treasury, and has been
made fiscal agent of the government
at Santiago.
Brig. Gen. Ezra P. Ewers, United
States volunteers, has been appointed
governor of the city Of Guantanamo
by Gen. Shafter.