The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-08-11
VAR NE US.
Happenings Of a Week.
SICKNESS IN CAMP.

and Florida. Gen. Skaters reports
show death rate of about - a day.
Aug. 4 there were 1854 cases of sick
ness In his camp, of which over 1880
were fever. Many of the diseased
troops are being moyed to cooler re-
glons. Where the troops row at San
tiago are replaced by immunes, there
should be a rapid decrease of sick cases.
GEN. MILES ACTIVE IN PORTO RICO.
Although peace negotiations are be-
ing pressed by our government, Gen.
Miles is very alert in pushing the
Porto Rico campaign. Thus far the
Spanlards have made no resistance to
his troops landing or advancing. The
inhabitants seem glad to welcome lib
Grafton from the Spanish yoke. It's
thought that very soon there will be
collision between Gen. Ernest's brigade
and the Spanish outposts. The ADJ
ministration seems very we'll satisfied
with Gen. Miles management OF the
campaign, and have not let him suffer
for want ofsupplies and reintorcements.
Gen. Brooks was dispatched to Porto
Rico with troops lastweek, and Is now
safely disem barking at Port Arayo.
The next detachment OF reinforce
ments will be commanded by General
Wade. Among the regiments III bis
brigade is the LIST North Carolina.
SPANS REPLY.
The reply of the Spanish govern
ment to the peace conditions laid down
by the United States were received and
| tranlated in sections at Washington
Monday. Up to this writing (Wednes-
day. there has been no official publ
cation OF the reply; but the great
length causes considerable speculation
as to Its purport. It was thought that
its length meant that Spain had not
accepted peace propositions uncondl-
t1onally, and that the reply would car
ry with it considerable discussion.
A cabinet officer SAID late Monday
afternoon "The information that
has come from Madrid about the action
OF the Spanish cabinet indicates the
Spanish have accepted our terms in
a general way but leave several ques-
open that we did not include in the
terms submitted"
On all hands it is believed that the
reply will not be an unqualified accep-
lance of terms submitted by the Unit
ed States.
A dispatch from Madrid August 9Th
credits the Liberal with the following
The government accepts the Unit
ed States conditions ad referendum, be.
Loving that it is not authorized tC
cede territory without the vote of the
Cortes. II Mckinley objects, the
Cortes will be convoked this month
A fresh note from President Mckinley
replying to SPANS reply, is expected
during the course Of this week"
THE LATEST.
Wednesday mornings daily papers
say that the entire Spanish report wa!
received Tuesday. Secretary Day was
closeted over an hour with NJ. Cam
bon, the French ambassador, who il
acting for Spain. AS result of thei
conference he said that Tor the pres
ent the substance of the report woult
be kept secret.
THE MANILA SITUATION.
The following dispatch was received
by the New York World August 9th
''The United States Monitor Mon
terey arrived here today. Manila vii
fall as soon as the Monadnock come
here. She is expected by next Thurs
day.
admiral Dewy's ships are strippin,
!; for action.
) lowing to the high winds ant
heavy seas the troops Of the third ex
petition have not yet landed. Two
: lighters were capsized IN the atte1np
and three natives were drowned.
Immediately after the arrival of III
. expedition General Merritt organized
all his forces for an attack on Manila
"The troops were formed into on,
} division under command of Genera
Anderson. The division is composed
!, of two brigades, the first under Genera
+ MacArt bur is made up OF the Twenty
} third and Fourteenth regular infantr,
and the Wyoming, North Dakota, Ida
no, Minnesota volunteers and the As
tor Battery.
"The Second Brigade under com
mand of General Greene, Eighteenth
: regular infantry, Third Artillery, en-
9 gineers, signal corps and Cali, Ne
! braska ana Pennsylvania volunteers
, Utah battery.
: "The two brigades number 9,OO(
men. Oregon troops garrison Cavlte
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