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Show THE WEEK'S WAR NEWS. A Brief Digest of Operations on Land and Sea. RECEIVED DURING THE PAST WEEK. bulled Expressly for Readers who do Not Take the Daily Papers. Washington, July 20. Arrangements were concluded by the Government with the Spanish Trans-Atlantic company com-pany to transport the Spanish prisoners at Santiago to Spain. Washington, July 21. The Navy department posted the following today: a special dispatch from Madrid, pub-Ished pub-Ished here this afteroon, that the Spanish Span-ish Government has drawn up a message, mess-age, addressed to the Government at Washington, proposing an armistice for the purpose of discussing the terms upon which peace with the United States can be arranged. Washington, July 2j. The War department de-partment has no doubt that Gen. Miles is off Porto Rico, and if all the details of the expedition are moving with precision, pre-cision, there is every reason to believe that the troops will all be ashore before the end of the week. Port of Guanica, Island of Porto Rico, July 25. Via St. Thomasj July 26. The United States military expedition exped-ition under the command of Gen, Miles, which left Guantanamo bay during the Cavite, July 17, via Hongkong, July 20. Situation unchanged. Second array detachment arrived today. All well on board. The heath of the squadron viiit'nnes good. Dewey, Advices from Playa del Este, dated July 21, report a naval victory for the Americans at Manzanillo. Five Spanish gonboats were destroyed by America:; warships, the Spanish loss of life being nearly IOC. No Joss on American side. Washington, July 22. Gen. Miles, leading the military expedition against Porto Rieo, started at 3 o'clock this afternoon from Siboney for the point on Porto Rico where it is the intention - to land troops. evening of Thursday last, was landed successfully today after a skirmish between a detachment of the Spanish troops and a crew of thirty belonging to the launch of the United States aux-'.lary aux-'.lary gunboat Gloucester, formerly Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's yacht Corsair. Forty Spaniards killed and no Americans Ameri-cans were hurt. The troops were pushed forward promptly in order to capture the railroad leading to Ponce, which is only about ten miles east of this place. From Ponce there is an excellent military road running eighty miles north of San Juan. "Old Glory" was run up on a blockhouse standing to the east of the village and was the first U. S. flag to float over Porto Paean soil. Gen. Sh after has made the following report regarding the fever cases, and which was posted at the War Dept. at Washington, 10:30 p. m., July 26: Santiago, via Hayti, July 26. To the Adjutant General, Washington: The following is the sanitary condition for July 2oth: Total sick (other than fever) fev-er) 287; total fever, 2138; new cases of fever, -195; cases of fever returned to duty, 412. One death from yellow fever fev-er on 24th. Washington, July 26, The Spanish Government has -sued for peace, not indirectly through the great powers of Europe, but by direct appeal to President Presi-dent McKinley. The proposition was formally submitted to the President at 3 o'clock this afternoon by the French. Ambasador, M. Jules Cambon, who has received instructions from the Foreign ollice at Paris to deliver to the United States Government tender of Peace formulated by the Spanish Cabinet. Cab-inet. At the. conclusion of the conference confer-ence be'i'-ccj she President, and the French Ambassador the following official offi-cial statement was issued fiom the White House: ''The French A nba-sa-dor on behalf, of the Government of Spain, and by direction of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented to (he Presided this aftcrtoon, at the White House, a message from the Sperdsh Oovenun enl. looking to the termination of the war and the settlement settle-ment of terms of peace." This was the only official sta'.cmcat made public. The authoritative declaration was made today that Porto Rieo would be held by the United States as a price ol the war. New York, July 22. Lieut. Hobson arrived here today on the St. Paul and proceeded at once to Washington. A special to the journal, dated Cavite July 19, via Hongkong, July 22, says: "The entire regiment of First California Califor-nia volunteers advanced today to Janbo two miles f'-ora the Spanish lines surrounding sur-rounding Manilla. The California troops have been thrown out by Gen. A'.nderson to form the advance of the i ntaek in force. South Manilla is to be er.ptured first. The Colorado and Utah batteries are being landed at Balanga ''irectly froi'i. the ships. ': Washington, July 23- A dispatch "com Gen. Shafter reports three deaths jfJy. vom yellow fever today and. tin; same number day befce yesterday and announced an-nounced also that there were 1500 soldiers sol-diers sick with fever, of whom 150 have genuine yellow fever . London, July 24 A d.'spateh from p. .iadrid says -.hat Gen, August! bps 'vdegraphed his goe"mient as follows: !,The American's are about to attick Manilla. Grave events are impending. Washington, July 24. Gen. Shafter reported today 'Jvt the cord ''.ion of the troops at Sant'ago was raridly improving, im-proving, r.rd cald he hoped in the Course cf a day or two to hrve them all located in comfortable camps where ibey may rest and recuperate and yhera the sick may recover, He is roeding 11,000 Spar.ieh prisoners of war. 396 rr ew cases cf fever of all classes 'erp reported in Gen. Shafters camp Ssfci-o Santir.c:o yesterday. The fame U:pateh only reports four deaths from :Ms cause. Iho fever is cf a mild type, Washington, July 23. The AVer de-f de-f .irtmEal has received news from' Gen, thafter reporting CC new cases cf ytvor on the 2 J. 450 returned tc d.r.ty. ' Cne cleaili from yellow fever,, v ( |