The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1898-07-28
LATER NEWS.
The Ceruti claim, which threatened
to cause trouble between Italy and Co
lomb ia. has been paid.

| ~ cause tIouUl0 between Italy and Co
lombia. has been paid.
Camp Merritt, in San Francisco. will
soon be deserted, the remaining troops
taking quarters In the Presidio.
The United States domestic postal
service will be extended to the Ha-
waiian islands as soon as the bag ID
raised there
General Garcia says he will no
longer cooperate with Shafter at SAM
tiago. He claims he has been mis-
treated by the Americans, and will
withdraw his forces to the hills.
The British steamer Newfoundland.
loaded with food supplies. was captured
by the Mayflower. Tuesday, off Cien-
fuegos, into which harbor she was
heading.
A Norwegian captain who has
reached New York, says the Havana
blockade is not effective and supplies
are reaching that city through Baraba-
no from Yucatan and being shipped
across the island.
A Washington authority says Porto
Rico will be kept by the United States.
That Is settled, and has been the plan
from the first. It's possession will go
toward making up the heavy expenses
of war to the United States.
News has been received from the
Bear relief expedition. The imprison-
ed whalers have been reached and were
better of than had been expected.
Most of the vessels can be saved, and
the me have not suffered seriously,
having existed on fish and wild REIN
deer.
A report comes from Madrid that
Weyler will form a new cabinet, in
which General Polaviejas will be min
lister of war. This combination, 1t is
further asserted, will support the dyn-
asty, repeal the suspension of constitu-
tional rights and continue the war to
it's utmost limits.
Cubans must toe the mark, and the
captured territory around Santiago will
be governed with firm hand. No
trouble Is feared by the officials at
Washington. The discomfort now SO
noticeable among the insurgents is ex-
pected to wear away when once the mo-
tives of the United States are fully ap.
preciated.
The second expedition has reached
Manila. The transport steamer China
arrived July 16. and the Zealandi, CO.
Ion and Senator the day following.
American forces now await the coming
of Merritt before moving on Manila.
Commander of the expedition is expect
ed about q week hence. Aguinaldo's
forces still surround the capital. News
of the destruction of Cervera's feet
caused CONSERVATION among the Span
iards. Four American soldiers died on
the voyage.
Madrid newspapers say coalition is
being organized between the differ emit
parties and against the government on
account of the suspension of the constiz
tuition.
The Washington volunteers who have
been stationed at Vancouver for some
time have received orders to proceed to
San Francisco. where they will embark
for Honolulu.
Captain General Blanco has cabled
the Spanish government that Santiago
was surrendered without his knowl-
edge. Aaa. result General T0ral will
be tried By court-martial.
| A special dispatch from Madrid says
Spain is not ready to sue for peace, and
! the powers are exchanging notes re-
garding the coming of Commodore
Watson, and the progress made thus
far is satisfactory to Spain.
A London dispatch to the New York
Journal says that Sir Henry Drummond-
Wolff. British ambassador at Madrid.
has been fully informed Of the terms
upon which the United States govern
ment is ready to make peace.
New Jersey and part of New York
vas swept by storm which caused
great destruction to life and property.
-Four men were struck by lightning and
instantly killed, and five others were
badly injured, while seeking shelter
| from the storm under q tree near Tren-
! ton, N. J.
/ A serious riot has occurred at Maya
i puese, Porto Rico, resulting In the
killing Of nine persons and the wound
/ ing of many others. The Spanish resi-
dents of the place attacked the natives.
whom they accused of being American
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