The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-10
THB WEEKS NEWS
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
Iitical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
Pennsylvania volunteers, led by Col.
Rulings, captured the town of Juan
Diaz, ten miles from Ponce on the road
tc San Juan. The citizens welcomed
the advent of Americans with enthu-
s;asm.
1t was announced at Washington
that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, with an army
OF 100000 volunteer troops, would oc-
cupy Cuba as soon as Spanish forces
evacuate the island.
Latest advices from Manila say that
Admiral Dewey has received word
from the city that the Spaniards are
ready to surrender the city whenever
called upon to do so.
Gen. Miles troops are gradually and
cautiously making their way north
ward on the military road that ex-
tends from Ponce to San Juan.
Reports come from Madrid and other
European capitals that Spain has ac-
cepted the American terms and that
peace preliminaries are to be signed
without delay.
Gen. Shafter reports the sanitary
condition Of his army as follows:
Total sick, 1926; total fever, 1851; new
cases OF fever, 653; cases of fever re-
turned to duty, 722.
An order was issued granting sick
and wounded soldiers at hospitals
when able to travel one months fur
Tough and transportation to go to
their homes.
Americans in Puerto Rico advanced
TO Coamo, 20 miles from Ponce on the
San Juan road. and were received
everywhere with joy.
Gen. Merritt sent message to Wash
ington asking that his command at
Manila be increased from 10000 to
$4,000 men.
Madrid reports that 1000 Spanish
volunteers in Puerto Rico have sur
rendered to Gen. Miles.
Gen. Garcia and his force Of Cuban
insurgents are reported to have de-
feated Spanish soldiers near Mayari
after heavy fighting.
Brig. Gen. Otis and the troopships
Peru and City of Pueblo arrived at
Honolulu.
NJ Cambon, the French ambassador,
had another conference with the presi-
dent. While it is represented that
Spain is willing to accept the general
terms of peace, it is believed it has
pleaded for notifications of more or
less Importance.
Gen. Miles now has 5000 troops in
Puerto Rico.
Influential citizens of the Philippines
have appealed to President Mckinley
not to allow the control of the islands
to revert to Spain.
All the cavalry in Gen. Skaters
army at Santiago and detachments at
Tampa were ordered to proceed at
once to Long Island for recuperation.
Gibora, Cuba, was captured by
troops under Gen. Gomez. Adynamite
gun materially aided the victory.
Nine more towns in Puerto Rico sig
nified their delight at the coming OF
the Americans. These are Arroyo,
Patillas, Yabucoa, Salinas, Santa Isa-
bel, Adjuntas, Penuelas, Guayabal and
Guayama.
Admiral Dewey and Gen. Merritt are
said to have reported 10 President Nc
Kinley doubt of their ability TO con-
troll the insurgents at Manila and a
massacre in that city is feared.
Col. San Martin, who was in COM
mand of the Spanish garrison at Ponce,
has been court-martialed and shot for
abandoning the place without resist
ance Lieut.. Col. Puiz, the second in
command. committed suicide.
Capt Gen. Macias cables from San
Juan to Madrid that the volunteers
were disorganized and were abandon
ing their arms. Not one-third of them
remained in the city.
Reports from Manila state that
Aguinaldo is showing a more friendly
spirit toward the Americans and hope
is entertained that trouble in that di-
rection may be avoided.
In consequence Of an appeal by the
commanding officers in our army at
Santiago the president has ordered
Gen. Skaters troops brought home as
soon as possible.
Gen. Miles has formed practically a
new plan of campaign in Puerto Rico,
his object being to hem in the Spanish
troops at Aibonito, is we'll as to avoid
mined roads.
The Third Illinois had a sharp en-
Cagement with Spanish cavalry at
Guavama, near Arroyo, Puerto Rico.
The Spaniards were defeated and 20
of them were captured. Four were
killed. The Americans had no loss.