The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-08-13
NEWS OF THE week.
Interesting Items About the
War With Spain.

The revenue cutter Gresham is at
Boston.
There were Is deaths in Skaters
nrmy Aug. 4. ..
Captain Clark of the Oregon has
bee invalided home.
A general advance of American troops
In Porto Rico has begun.
Troops sailed from San Francisco
Saturday to garrison Hawaii,
Roosevelt and his rough riders have
sal ed from Santiago for home.
Generel Wood has decided to regu.
late the price Of provisions in Santiago.
One thousand sick and wounded SOL
liers have sailed on the Alicante for
Spain.
It is stated that the Spaniards at
Manzanillo, Cuba. are anxious to sur.
render.
An official Spanish report states that
seventeen Spaniards were killed at the
laking Of Guayama~
The people of Cardenas, Cuba. have
given it out that the town will not re-
sist an American attack.
A large amount Of arms and ammu.
milton for the Cubans has been suocess.
fully landed by the Wanderer.
The Spanish ship Maria Teresa has
been floated and is proceeding to New
port News under her own steam.
Captain Sigsbee will command the
battleship Texas. Captain Philip Of
the Texas has been assigned to shore
duty.
Aguinaldo, it is said, will not insist
upon independence for the Philippines.
He has become more friendly to Amer
leans.
Brigadier General John s. Poland Of
New York, died at Asheville, n. O., Of
typhoid fever contracted at Chicka-
.nauga.
The cause Of Don Carlos is said to be
lost. Weyler will support the present
dynasty, as will also. the European
powers.
A large number Of claims have been
fled for Americans whose property
was damaged during the Cuban insur.
rection.
Skaters army is being shipped north
sud I, 900! immune troops have gone to q
Santiago 70 take tho place of those now
being removed.
Il is stated that II Spain n's reply is In 4
con elusive, President Mckinley will
withdraw his peace terms and substi-i
tute severer ones.
The London Statist predicts q great
wave of American prosperity after the
war and active European business In
American securities
Eastern Porto Rico has fallen into
the hands Of the Amfficans without
resistance. Cape San Juan is the
latest town to be occupied.
President Mckinley will not listen to
a suggestion made by Spain that Porto
Rico be left to that country and conn
pensation sought elsewhere. Il
1t is reported that the Carlists, who.
for the first time. are supplied with
money, will rise as soon as peace comes
and the Spanish colonies 60.
Brigadier General King has an-
nounced his intention Of sailing with
the troops on the transport Arizona,
which he expects will be ready this
week.
General Wood, military governor Of
Santiago, in order TO put Q stop to
abuses, has fixed the value Of the Span
ish dollar at 50 cents in American
money.
Spanish troops at Manila attacked
the American forces, but were repulsed
after three hours fighting, with hcavy
loss. The Americans lost about IL
killed and so wounded.
The government has ordered the 80.
lease Of the steamship Manouidia OF the
Compagnie Generate Transatlantique OF
France captured by American warships
in West Indian waters.
The California state board Of trade
has adopted resolution asking Presi-
dent Mckinley to appoint q citizen OF
the Pacific coast on the peace commits.
sion which is to decide upon the future
of the Philippines.
1uo 0pauAsA SONo1uAoAe - oVoVoO w
have given orders to the troops in Porto
Rico not to force resistance to the ut
most, the main idea being to secure
terms like those obtained by General
Toral at Santiago.
The San Francisco labor council has
adopted resolutions opposing the an.
nexation of the Philippines on tho
grounds that the conditions existing
there would be menace to MS and
would especially injure the working
people.
Captain Goodrich of tho St. Louis,
seized Arroyo and Guayama and hoist
ed the Stars and Stripes over both
places. By this stroke General Miles
will be able to land troops and cut of
forty miles Of the march upon San
Juan. There was no opposition.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Turkey repudiates Americas claims
for damages growing out OF the massa'