The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
prRsoNAL AND POLITICAL.

ter afterwards wired back TO the
president that his congratulatory tele.
gram would be read TO every regiment
under his command the next day.
GEN. CHAMBERS McKBBrS, who has
been appointed temporary military
governor of Santiago, is a member of
an old and well-known Pennsylvania
family. Early in the civil war he en-
listed as a soldier In the regular army
and made q brilliant record
IT was stated that as the German
cruiser Irene was passing off Manila
the other day the United States gun
boat Hugh McCulloch was sent after
her to ask her to stop. The Irene re-
fused TO obey and a she'll was sent
across her bows. The German admiral
protested that his vessel had a right
10 enter the harbor, but Admiral
Dewey refused TO recognize the claim.
PRESIDENT MCRISLEY issued docu.
ment on the 18th instructing Gen.
Shafter on the government of Santi
ago and also proclaiming to the peo-
pie of the captured territory the in.
tentions of the United States govern
ment regarding them and their inter
ests.
ORDERS were sent to Gen. Miles and
Admiral Sampson TO start for Porto
Rico as soon as possible and the Yale,
carrying Gen. Miles and part of the
expedition. left Siboney, Cuba. on the
18th for landing on the island, the
place being kept secret II was the
expectation that within ten days 10000
American troops would be on Porto
Rican soil
TELEGRAM was received at Wash
ington on the 18th stating that Brig.
Gen. Duffield was down with yellow
fever at the Sibouey hospital
THE United States government has
determined TO take immediate steps
to collect the customs revenue at San
tiago as a war contribution.
Col w. J. BRYAN and the Third Ne
braska volunteer infantry started
from Omaha for Jacksonville, Fla, on
the 18th.
A DISPATCH from Manila stated that
Admiral Dewey sent messenger TO
the German admiral to inquire whether
America and Germany were at peace
or war. II they were at peace he want
ed the Germans to pursue a >ifferent
course; IL the countries were at war
he wanted TO know it, so that he could
govern himself accordingly.
A DISPATCH to the New York Journal
| on the 10th stated that Caime,aera and
| Guantanamo had surrendered and A, 200
Spanish soldiers laid down their arms
| The gunboat Sandoval was among the
prizes captured. Capt McCalla, of the
| Marblehead, sent an officer to notify
the Spaniards of the surrender of San
tiago and gave them foui hours to
haul down the Spanish flag
BANpMAsTER JoHN PHILIP SoUsA has
been rendered the position of captain
in the United States army and he has
signified his readiness to accept lie
will be the musical director of the
Sixth army corps, attached to Gen.
Wilson's staff.
EUROPEAN powers were said to be
urging Spain to sue for peace before
the American squadron reached her
shore. They were afraid Watson's ap
pearance would lead TO complications.
CAPT. GEN BLANCo has denied thai
Santiago was surrendered with his
consent and as a result Gen. Toral viii
be tried by court-martiai when he ar
rives in Spain.
CUBANs from Siboney who arrived
in Kingston, Jamaica, on the Goth re
ported the death Of Gen. Garcia, the
insurgent leader. The Cuban junta il
New York city discredited the report
A RECENT Washington special saiC
that Gen. Miles was urging the presi
dent and war board to allow him q
I -. -
after the conquest of Porto Rico. Gen
Miles, il was stated, strongly argued
that the appearance of an American
army ready TO invade the kingdom
would force peace more quickly thar
the presence of the eastern squadron
IN the Mediterranean.
The war department made a ruling
that, under the law providing for tn,
appointment of volunteer officers b!
: the governors of the states when tn
l organized militia wac called into tn
! federal service, the right TO fill vacan
= cies in such places caused by death
resignation or discharge rests with tn
5 president and not with the governors
: A DISPATCH stated that Gen. Garcia
the Cuban insurgent leader, had writ
AtAl W AiNAls nAAdA ANAH NsNNAAl lAAH AAAaN h'
: was disgusted with his treatment a
I the hands of the Americana and woult
5 no longer cooperate with them, bu
] would withdraw his forces and act in
dependently,
MAJ, GEN. MILES left Guantanamo
Cuba, on the afternoon of the 2lst, nc
companied by about 5000 troops an,
conveyed by squadron Of warship
TO capture the island of Porto Rico
The statement that the Watson eN
= pedition TO the shores of Spain ha
; been abandoned was denied by Secre
; tary Long on the 2lst 1t is only dc
layed because some of the vessels ar
= wanted in the Porto Rican expedition
a The subjoined practically otiicia
statement was made to the Associate
press at Washington on the 2lst: "Pol
TO Rico will be kept by the Unite
States. That is settled and has bee
the plan from the first Once taken
will never he released. It's possessio
will go toward making up the heav
: expense OF war to the United State
= Our flag, once run up there, will hoa
over the island permanently"
p MISCELLANEOUS.
= The United states domestic post,
e service is 20 be extended 70 the Hi