Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
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.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
WAR NEWS.

The Spanish hospital ship Alicante
sailed from Santiago for Spain with
1000 sick Spanish soldiers on board.
A protocol covering the peace terms
of the United States has been agreed
upon by NJ. Cambon, representing
Spain, and President Mckinley, and it
has been telegraphed to Madrid.
A system of tariff rates for Cuban
ports in possession of the United
States has been formulated by the war
department.
A desperate fight occurred at Cape
San Juan, 500 Spaniards attacking the
lighthouse defended by American ma
rines. The enemy was repulsed with
200 killed The Americans did not lose
man.
Secretary Long has recommended to
the president that Commodores Schley
and Sampson be promoted to the rank
of rear admiral.
Spain's cabinet formally approved
President McKinley's peace protocol
and cablegram was sent to NJ. Cam
bon authorizing him to sign in behalf
of Spain.
The junta of the Philippine insur-
gents called on Consul Wildman in
Hong-Kong and declared that their
one desire was annexation to the
United States.
The North American Trust company
his filed bond OF $780, 200 with the sec
retary of the treasury, and has been
made fiscal agent of the government
at Santiago.
Brig. Gen. Ezra p. Ewers. United
States volunteers, has been appointed
governor of the city of Guantanamo
by Gen. Shafter.
Every precaution is being taken by
both the war and treasury depart
ments to prevent the introduction of
yellow fever into the United States.
Gen. Schwan's command captured
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, after ID sharp
skirmish in which two American and
many Spanish soldiers were killed.
Gems. Miles, Shafter and Merritt
and Admirals Sampson and Dewey
were notified of the progress of peace
negotiations and they were practically
instructed to suspend further hos
tilities.
Gen. Henry W. Lawton has been ap-
pointed military governor of the prov
ince of Santiago.
The formal act of signing the peace
protocol was performed in Washington
on the 18th. Secretary of State Days
name was affixed in behalf of the
United States and that of NJ. Cambon,
French ambassador, for Spain. Presi-
dent Mckinley issued a proclamation
suspending hostilities and orders were
cabled to the military and naval COM
tnanders. The peace commissioners
will meet in Paris not later than Octo-
ber 1.
The army is to be kept consolidated
for the present, as the men will be
needed for garrison duty in Cuba and
elsewhere. Secretary Alger says the
troops at present in Puerto Rico will
be kept there.
Admiral Sampson has been ordered
to proceed with his largest warships to
Te1npkinsville, N. Y, at once. The
monitors were ordered to remain at
Puerto Rico. Commodore Remy and
the blockading squadron at Havana
were ordered to Key West.
The American blockading squadron
guarding Havana harbor was fired
upon from Moro castle, and the flag
ship San Francisco was damaged by a
she'll.
1t was announced from Washington
that no more troops would sail for
| Manila.
II. NJ. Hone and W. A. Kenson, of To-
ledo, o., and Clarence Babcock, of Glib
sonburg, o.. were arrested at Toledo
for deserting from Chickamauga.
Gen, Greedy has issued orders raising
the censorship on all cable messages
except in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and in
| those islands ii has been limited to ci-
| pher messages and messages obviously
detrimental to the United States.
Advices from Washington state 1t
| has been determined to retain the vol
unteer army in service for several
| months and TO increase the peace
standing of the regular army to prob
ably 100000 men.
The war department has been adj
vised through the Cuban iunta that the
Cuban insurgents will accept the terms
of the peace protocol between the Unit
ed States and Spain and that hostilities
! will cease on their part.
Gems. Blanco and Machias officially
acknowledged receipt of the orders for
suspension of hostilities and state that
the instructions were being obeyed.
The steamer CITY of Sydney, one of
the first feet OF transports to carry
troops TO Manila, returned from the
' Philippines TO San Francisco