Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-27
THE WEEKS NEWS
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Po-
ntical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

Senator Cushman X. Davis, chairman
of the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, has accepted the tender of an
| appointment as a member of the Span
| ish-American peace commission.
A rare scene of military splendor
was witnessed at Chickamauga Ma
tional park, Ga, when $4,000 soldiers
passed in review before throng of
10000 spectators.
! Gen. Merritt and Admiral Dewey
were instructed thIt the Philippine in
| surgents must recognize the authority
of the United States and that there
could be no 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 Ciees.
The president has announced his de-
cision to muster out of the service
from $4,000 to 100000 of the volunteers.
Reports from Manila were to the ef
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
as military governor.
Itwas reported at Ponce, Puerto Rico,
that so natives who took refuge from
Spanish soldiers in the belfry of the
cathedral at Ciales 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.
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
cf the protocol.
Private Otto Hoffer, of the Ninth
New York. during thunderstorm at
Chickamauga. Tenn, was struck by
Lightning while standing against the
pole of his tent and instantly killed.
Tho 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 W. 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 heretofore 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 attorney-genera has rendered
an opinion in which he holds that the
word goods" in the new war revenue
measure as applied to packages sent
ty express or freight includes pack
ages of money.
new 1ork gave royal welcome to
the North Atlantic squadron under
command of Rear Admiral Sampson.
The ships were tbs New York, Iowa,
Indiana, Brooklyn, Massachusetts,,
Oregon and Texas.
Maj. Gen. Merritt notified the war
department that the cable from Hong
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 killed and
43 wounded.
President Mckinley cabled to Ad-
miral Dewey and Gen. Merritt his and
the nations congratulation 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 10 maintain peace
in that province.
The American transports Peru and
Puebla, having on beard Gen. Otis and
Gen. Hughes, arrived at Manila.