The War. General Merritt. London, July 31
General Wesley Merritt, the American Commander in the Philippines, has arrived at Manila from San Francisco…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1898
354 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 15 of 18
The War. Spain V. AMERICA. London, July 28
THERE are 7730 Americans at Santiago suffering from the effects of malarial fever. Several deaths have occurred from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Beginning of the End. Terms of Peace. London, July 31
The United States Cabinet has informed the Spanish Government that the basis of the proposed negotiations for the settlement of the terms of peace are the absolute cession…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A War-barometer
THE unsettled state of the European atmosphere finds an index in the great British war-barometer at Woolwich. When storm-clouds lower over the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Bismarck. Soldier and Statesman. a German Bulwark. “The Man of Blood and Iron.” London
It is announced from Berlin that Prince Bismarck, ex-Chancellor of the German Empire, died at Friedrichs [?] at 11 o’clock last night The great soldier and statesman passed away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Peace Negotiations. London, Aug. 1
It is probable that the Commissioners appointed by the United States Government to negotiate with regard to the terms of peace with Spain will be General Woodiord,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. American Cruiser on Shore. London, Aug. 2
THE American cruiser Columbia is reported to be ashore at Ponce, on the south coast, of Puerto Rico…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Terms of Peace
The United States Cabinet has informed the Spanish Government that the bases of the proposed negotiations for the settlement of the terms of peace are the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Spain V. AMERICA. London, August 1
THE Spanish Ministry considers that the demand by the United States for the surrender of Puerto Rico, and the refusal to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Offer of Peace. London, Aug. 4
M. Cambon, the French Ambassador at Washington who is acting as fully-accredited commissioner and envoy on behalf of Spain, had an interview with President M'Kinley to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. the Capture of Ponce. London, Aug. 5
Colonel San Martin, the Spanish commander at Ponce, Puerto Rico, which was recently captured by the American forces, has been court martialled and shot for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Indian Soldiers Ambushed. London, Aug. 5
Reports from R[?] Jebal, in Somaliland, state that a party of the Fourth Bombay Regiment, incan[?]ly led by a native c[?]r, was ambushed by a Somali tribe. Twenty-seven men of the regiment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Capture of Guayama. London, Aug. 7
THE operations of the American forces in Puerto Rico are extending. On Friday the brigade under Brigadier-General. Hines captured, after a alight skirmish, the town of Guayama, on the south…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Spain V. AMERICA. London, August 4
LONDON, August 4. -- The United States troops are hurrying to Puerto Rico regardless of the prospects of peace. It is stated that Mr. Russell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Situation at Manila. London, Aug. 6
The Spaniards are so hard pressed at Manila by the insurgents that the Archbishop of the city has sought to obtain the protection of the American authorities, fearing a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Hostilities Practically Concluded. Announcement of Peace Expected at Any Time the United States Considered "Reasonable." London, August 5
The general opinion both in England and on the Continent appears to be that the conditions sought to be imposed upon Spain by the United States as the price of peace are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A War Veteran's Story. Hopelessly Handicapped by Severe Biliousness and Liver Complaints. Many Medicines Tried in Vain. Remarkable Victory for Bile Beans
Mr. Benjamin Kirwin, who resides at 472 Little Lonsdale-street, Melbourne, and is a native of the city, was born in 47, and has seen a good bit of the world during the past half-century. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. America and Spain. London, Aug. 8
The steamers of the Spanish Trans-Atlantic Steamship Company, which entered into a contract with the American Government to tranship the surrendered Spanish troops in the province of Santiago…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Food Supply in War. London, Aug. 9
The committee of the National Wheat Stores recommends that a Royal Commission should be early appointed to make an exhaustive inquiry into the question of the national food supply of Great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Americans Before Manila. London, Aug. 9
News has been received from Hongkong that on July 31 the Spaniards in Manila twice attacked the American lines in force. In the fighting 200 men were killed and…
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