Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-11-05
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 warshlps Indiana and Ohlo saleu
from San Francisco for Manila with
four battalions of troops.
Gen. Correa, the Spanish minister OF
war, has withdrawn his resignation in
view of the difficulties with which the
country is confronted.
The American authorities at Manila
have released some of the Spanish SOL
diers captured during the war.
The United States transport Mani
toba arrived in New York from Ponce,
having on board the Third Wisconsin
volunteers.
The American evacuation committee
advises sending warships TO Havana
At joint meeting of the peace COM
mission in Paris the Spanish commits
sioners finally accepted the American
refusal of all responsibility for the
Cuban debt.
The American liner Paris. known dur
ing the Spanish war as the auxiliary
cruiser Yale. has resumed her place as
u merchantman.
Some of the Spanish cannon cap
tured at Santiago, now on their way
to the United States, will be stored on
Governors island until disposed of by
congress.
The Santiago board of trade, repre-
senting the commerce of the province,
sent a special committee to congratu-
late Gen. Wood, military governor of
the department of Santiago, on the
work he has already done.
In Puerto Rico 80 post offices on the
| American system have already been
| established.
Gen. Parade sent the American
commission in Havana his assurance
that the harbor is absolutely clear of
mines and torpedoes and safe for any
vessel that may wish to enter.
The hospital ship Bay State reached
Boston from Puerto Rico with 113 sick
and convalescent soldiers of the Sixth
Massachusetts regiment.
Because of the wholesale emigration
of INDECENT Jamaicans to the island of
Cuba the American officials have
warned British subjects not to proceed
to Cuba without visible means of sup
port.
The Acme Wreckirg company of San
Francisco has made request upon the
navy deparement for authori'v to raise
the battleship Maine.
The United States has decided to as
sumo the Philippine debt of $40 100000
and to claim The entire Philippine archi-
pelago. and tie Spanish commissioners
will be notiilsd to this effect.
Commissioner of tensions Evans saws
that up to September 30 the war with
Spain had caused the loss of the lives
of 2,9o6 American soldiers and sailors,
Admiral Dewey in a report to the
navy department concerning the min
eral resources of the islands says that
coul in large quantities and good quail
ity is to be found on Luzon and adja-
| cent islands.
The Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria
Teresa, which was raised and repaired
under the direction of Naval Con-
etructor Hobson, sailed from Cuba for
Norfolk. Va.
The transport Zealandia with 500
men sailed from San Francisco for Ma
Mia.
The American military commission
in Havana sent word for the last time
to the Spanish commission that the
evacuation of the island by the Spanish
troops must be completed before Jan
| uary 1.
Maj. Gen. Henry w. Lawton, who ar
rived in Washington from Santiago
expressed satisfaction at the manner
in which affairs were moving in San.
tiago province.