Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-13
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
THE WAR WITH SPAIN.

assistance of France lot
sheraton 60, come Haytien
600 American troops have laiio-
ed near Santiago. o that the
chairman Cannon estimates |n"' q
Chdi! .i i,i'S a+ If continued for one
year. $6OO,OOO,OOO. noon+ de-
The house passed the urse nio+;ons
4ciencv bill carrying appropi '"'-'
aggregating $17,S45,OOO. +bo+ the
ia not considered likely tnat INC
eocond relief expedition to the 80
,.N;,,oe will sail for two weeks w..
,.,,n On the bank OF Spain woS
oo-sad nv reports that suspense,
of coin payment OH oo''A-
about to be made ,,sod a
s. Sonor emilio Castela has aroused a
sensation in Spain Oy a lA soao,,t
orticle attacking the queen i0o
do C "a Rascon, Spanish ambassaoor
Tandon said the Cristobal Co4oh
- tho onlv important Spanish ""i
shin in Santiago haroor. FOR
Secretary Alger asked congress lol
over s53 900, 900 for the entlre
Oenee of the $4,000 new Volun'eei'
until January l, 1899. Adr,,Sa,
The commanders OIL 49,
Dewev,s ship were nominated Wy ~
-,resident for promotion for bravery
a+ the battle of Manila
cahlegram from Port au Prince
uay+i saws the insurgents under Cen
oro1 Rabi attacked the City OIL o0'n
+iooo and a drawn battle resulteu'
Cbiclxamauga park has been Sc
,ootod nv the war department as
central mobilization ground anu nv
Damn will be made permanent ono'
There are evidences that tne "@l
ment is making preparations 70
concentrate a large body or troops d.
1ockconville. where General Lee no"
n is stated with positiveness tnal
President Mckinley expects an carry
-aocn He is confident the 1aH ol
Santiago will bring overtures 70
that end. 81, o,;vo
massachusetts, probably will give
her volunteers in the field 81 d non1 til
and will permit towns to give enoA,
e72 in addition to the pay recelVeo
from the government. s
vice-President Capote OF CUBA Says
that Garcia has 10000 CUBAN troops
with him, that Gomez has o.ooo nlolo
IN santa Clara and that altogetner
there are about 10000.
German firms in Manila report on"'
Main provisions reach the Town lro-n
The interior in great abundance, anu
NO difficulty in keeping up the sup
nlv in the future is expected.
The civ of New York decided tna1
civ employees who have gone 10 Tue
front after having obtained pernle-
eion from the heads OF the city ue-
nartments would receive pay.
Troons began embarking at mobile
ond Tamna- Two expeditions will
start-one for Santiago, under zen
shafter, in three days, and the oCner
under Gen. Miles, to Porto Rlco' III
a week.
russia is earnestly trying to induce
the powers to intervene.
It is asserted that the Spanish a1
Santiago cannot be starved cut.
All cable communications between
c,,ha and Spain have been cut OH.
Opponents of annexation OF hawaii
will endeaVor to secure an aoJourn-
ment to congress before vote can Oe
reached. Ex-Queen Liliuokalan1 says
annexation will fail at this session Oh
congress.
IT is believed the plan of attack at
con+iooo ic tn have the VeSuV1uS
countermine the channel with ner
dynamite proiectiles, and then to en-
ter the harbor and engage the Span
ish feet.
Roth President Mckinley and Gen
eral Miles favor military campaign
IN Porto Rico before Cuba, and
this plan may be carried out unless
Santiago is taken by Sampson or
Schley. -
Admiral Camara's fleet at Cadlz
will not be ready to sail for two or
three days. It will not be sent to the
Philippines, but will go under the
same secret orders that were given
to Cervera.
There is said to have been an en-
eagement between four American ana
three Spanish vessels off the north
coast of Haiti, the Spanish craft be-
ing the vanguard of the Cadiz re-
serve squadron.
SPANS torpedo gun vessel, the
Temerario, is to be dismantled. her
guns are to be removed and she VIII
be put III as ineffective condition as
possible or else leave the waters OF
Paraguay at once.
Formal notice comes from the Gov
ernor of Nebraska of the appoint
ment of William Jennings Bryan as
colonel commanding the third Ne
braska regiment. He will go to the
Philippines. '
The blockading fleet along the north
coasts of Cuba has been ordered to
destroy any Spanish blockhouses
which may be seen along the shore.
The TTncas wrecked one near Matan-