Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-09-24
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
WAR NEWS.

The insurgent troops quartered in
the suburbs of Manila marched out in
obedience TO Gen. Otis ultimatum.
The peace commissioners met in
Joint session at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Gen. Wheeler denied that he had said
that President Mckinley had said to
him that the war was not over.
Word reached the navy department
that all the Spanish war vessels in
Puerto Rico had left that country.
Regular troops are to be modified in
the southern camps preparatory to
sending armies of occupation to Cuba
and Puerto Rico.
The American and Spanish military
commissioners are carrying on their
negotiations with the utmost cordiality
in Havana.
Gen. Miles was confined to his bed in
Washington with touch of malarial
fever resulting from exposure in his
recent campaigns.
Secretary of the Navy Long stated
that the battleships Iowa and Oregon
were under orders to proceed to Manila
to reinforce Rear Admiral Dewey's
command.
At his own request Capt. Evans has
been relieved of the command of the
battleship Iowa, and Capt. Silas Terry
succeeds him.
SECRETARY Long has issued orders
disbanding the eastern squadron and
assigning its commander, Commodore
j. c. Watson, TO duty as commandant
of the Mare island navy yard in Cali
fornia.
Secretary Long has directed that the
battleship which is to be built by the
Union iron works in San Francisco
shall be named the Ohio. The Cramps
will build the Maine and the Newport
News company the Missouri.
Gen. Toral, who surrendered the
Spanish army at Santiago to the Amer
leans, arrived at Vigo, Spain, and was
greeted with storm of Kisses and
abuse.
A telegram from Gen. Otis at Manila
states ttat the insurgents have ac-
ceded to all demands imposed by him
and that they have evacuated the en-
tire city.
The queen regent of Spain has signed
the DEGREES ceding territory to the
United States, thus making complete
the terms of the protocol.
The Philippine national assembly
was inaugurated at Malolos and in an
address Aguinaldo the insurgent lead
er, said his followers desired complete
independence.
The Spanish peace commission has
been appointed. Montero Rios, presi'
dent of the senate, will preside.
The North Atlantic squadron is to be
reduced from force of about 100 yes.
sells to 80.
President Mckinley has fixed the
army of occupation for Cuba at So,
600 men, that of Manila at 10000
Puerto Rico 10000 and Honolulu 5000
The United States commissioners tc
conclude the terms of peace with
Spain sailed from New York on the
steamer Campania for Paris.
The Society of the Army of Santiago
was organized at Camp Wikoff, Long
Island, with Gen. Shafter as presi
dent.
The work OF the military commits
sion in San Juan is practically over
all arrangements for the evacuation
by the Spanish troops and the receipt
of government property having been
determined upon.
Gen. Lawton reports to the war de,
partment that all but eight of the
Spanish prisoners have been returned
to Spain.
The supreme council of war in Spain
has suspended Admiral Montijo, whose
squadron was destroyed by Admira,
Dewey in Manila bay, and has sum
moned him to come to Madrid at once