Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-25
Happenings of the Past Seven
'..~". Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
itical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

were instructed tnlt the Inlllpplue III
surgents must recognize the authority
of the United States and that there
could be 10 joint occupation of the
city. ~.
The massacre of more than 100 ma
tives of Puerto Rico by Spanish troops
is confirmed, the only offense of the
people being in raising an American
flag at Cieles.
The president has announced his de-
cision to muster out of the service
from rs, 900 to loo. 900 of the volunteers.
Reports from Manila were to the eff
feet that the American loss in the re-
cent battle was six or eight killed and
40 wounded, while the Spanish loss was
quite heavy. Manila was said to be
under martial law. with Gen. Merritt
is military governor.
TWAS reported at Ponce, Puerto Rico,
that so natives who took refuge from
Spanish soldiers in the belfry of the
cathedral at Gales were overpowered
and macheted.
1t was reported that Gen. Merritt
had prepared a proclamation to the
residents of Manila defining the form of
government that will prevail.
Hong-Kong advices say that the
terms of the capitulation of Manila as
agreed upon between Gen. Jaudenes
and Gen. Merritt include the cession
of the Philippine archipelago to the
United States. ..z " WI -
In an interview Premier Sagasta
stated that Spain does not recognize
the surrender of the Philippines, as
the islands were relinquished by the
Spanish commander after the signing
Of the protocol. -,". '.--
Private Otto Hoffer, of the Ninth
New Y ork, during thunderstorm at
r Chickamauga, Tenn, was struck by
lightning while standing against the
pole uf his tent and instantly killed.
The Spanish cabinet has appointed
Gen. Gonzales Parade. Rear Admiral,
Luis Pastor Landero and Marquis de
Montoro as the commission for the
evacuation of Cuba.
Charles ". Gould. of New York, has
been appointed by the president
special representative of the depart
ment of Justice on the Cuban military
commission.
The war department has promul-
gated the tariff rates for Puerto Rico.
The rate is the, Spanish minimum tariff
rates heret ofore enforced in the is
land.
Gen. Shafter has informed the war
department that it will not be neces-
sary to send any more troops to San
tiago for the preservation of peace and
good order.
The encouragement has rendered
an opinion in which he holds that the
word goods in the new war revenue
measure as applied to packages sent
by express or freight includes pack
ages of money.
New York gave a royal welcome to
the North Atlantic squadron under
command of Rear Admiral Sampson.
The ships we're tbs New York. Iowa,
Indiana, Brooklyn, Massachusetts,
Oregon and Texas.
Mai. Gen. Merritt notified the war
department that the cable from H ong-
Kong. to Manila is again in operation.
A dispatch from Manila states that
the Spanish loss during the lombard
ment and the assault by the American
troops was 200 killed and 400 wounded.
The American loss was S killed and
43 wounded. .... -.
President Mckinley cabled to Ad-
miral Dewey and Gen. Merritt his and
the nations congratulations upon
their capture of Manila. ~. -...-
Adjt. Gen. Lawton, in command of
the military department. of Santiago
notified the war department that he
has enough troops to maintain peace
in that province.
The American transports Peru and
Puebla, having on beard Gen. Otis and
Gen. Hughes, arrived at Manila.
DOMESTIC.
At Stanford, Ky. George Stephenson
(colored) was hanged for the murder of
Joe Tilford, white boy ID years old,
at Crab Orchard July,4. .
The barn Of Peter Foy, ten miles
north of Independe Ia, was struck
by lightning, and five sons, the eldest
being 16, who were sleeping in the NOV,
were burned to death.
Charles o. Kaiser, who was under
sentence to be hanged September6 for
the murder of his wife, committed sui
eide in his cell in the county jail at Nor
ristown, Pa.
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