Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-08-18
T'HB WEEKS NEWS
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.

WAR NEWS.
A protocol covering the peace terms
of the United States has been agreed
upon by M. Cambon, representing
Spain, and President Mckinley, and it
has been telegraphed to Madrid.
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
a 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 MclAnley's peace protocol
and a 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 $3.50 900 with the sec
rotary of the treasury, and has been
made fiscal agent of the government
at Santiago.
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 a 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
enanders. The peace commissioners
will meet in Paris not later than Octo-
Der 1.
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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
Tempkinsville, 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.
H. NJ. Hone and W. A. Henson, of To-
ledo, O., and Clarence Babcock, of Glib
sonburg, o., were arrested at Toledo
for deserving from Chickamauga.
Gen. Greedy has issued orders raising
the censorship on all cable messages
except in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and in
those islands it has been limit ed to CT
pher messages and messages obviously
detrimental to the United States.
Advices from Washington state it
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. 80 sz
The war department has been adj.
vised through the Cuban junta 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.