Warren sheaf., 1898-08-11
Happenings Of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and Po-
itical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

said to have reported to President Nc
Kinley a doubt Of their ability 10 con-
troll the insurgents at Manila and a
massacre in that city is feared.
Gibora, Cuba, was captured by
troops under Gen. Gomez. Adynamite
gun materially aided the victory.
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 Gi-
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.
lis object being to hem in the Spanish
troops at Aibonito, as we'll as to avoid
mined roads.
The Third Illinois had a sharp en-
gagement with Spanish cavalry at
Guayama, near Arroyo. Puerto Rico.
The Spaniards were defeated and 20
of them were captured. Four we're
killed. The Anne orleans had no loss.
The Spanish cabinet met in Madrid.
the queen regent presiding, and the
peace proposals were discussed, but no
definite action was arrived at. ..
The United States, it is declared, has
decided to retain the entire island of
Luzon, of the Philippine group.
The converted cruiser Badger re-
Ported it had captured at Neuvitas
three ships with 400 Spanish soldiers
On board
The port of Arroyo, Puerto Rico, is
now in the hands of the Americans.
After the town had been taken the
Spaniards attempted to assassinate
the British consul. He was not injured.
Advices from Santiago say that the
lnfdnta Maria Teresa, one of Cervera's s
ships, had been foated and is in fairly
good condition.
In letter to Consul Wildman Aguin-
aldo complains he is fighting blindly,
and asks if the policy Of the United
States toward the Philippines is an
nexation or independence.
The pope telegraphed the arch hbishop
of Manila 10 place himself under the
protection of the United States.
Advices from Madrid indicate that Sa-
gasta will have much trouble with party
leaders before the terms of peace can
be arranged. There is a strong de-
mand for an immediate convocation of
the cortes.
American marines landed at several
points on the eastern coast of Puerto
Rico, which were surrendered without
resistance.
Rear Admiral Sampson will COM
mand the eastern squadron if it he sent
abroad by the president.
The war department is exerting
itself to accomplish the removal of
Gen. Skaters army from Cuba at the
earliest date possible, and it is believed
that the threatened disaster from a
scourge Of fyellow fever will he averted
Sagasta has issued orders to the
Spaniards in Puerto Rico not to resist
the Americans to the utmost. He
realizes that San Juan must fall and he
would avoid unnecessary loss of life.
A general advance of the American
forces in Puerto Rico was begun in
the direction of San Juan, the starting
point being Ponce.
Secretary Alger will have the bodies
of the soldiers who were killed or who
died of disease at Santiago brought to
the United States.
A meeting was held in New York
having for it's object the admission of
Puerto Rico into the union as state.
The Spanish cabinet accepted the
peace terms imposed by President Nc
Kinley and the queen regent gave her
approval i
The troops of Gen. Skaters com
mand at Santiago began to leave Cuba
for the United States.
After sharp skirmish with Span
iards, in which three Americans were
the city of Guayama, the prin-
cipal point on the southeastern coast
of Puerto Rico, was captured by our
troops.