Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-25
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
WAR

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ton in Boston.
Secretary Day will head the peace
commission.
Vessels of the blockading fleet are
returning tn Key West.
More troops were ordered to sail
from San Francisco for Manila
Forty thousand men were reviewed
al Chlckamauga National park.
Admiral Dewey permitted zen.
Augustin to escape from Manila.
The complication at Manila in
cludes the entire Philippine islands
Gen. Shafter insists that he was re-
sponsible for the Santiago campaign.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will probably be
military governor Of Havana pro-
vince.
General Merritt as military COVER
nor has taken formal possession of
Manila.
Dewey and Merritt were instructed
not to permit the insurgents to enter
Manila
Americans were compelled to sub
due AguinaIdos men after the fall
of Manila.
There are two pronounced and 25
suspicious cases of yellow fever at
Camp Wikoff
The President will recommend that
the standing army be increased TO
$4,000 at least.
Frederic R. Coudert, Of New York,
is talked of for member Of the
peace commission.
Freeman Halstead, the newspaper
correspondent, was released from
prison at San Juan.
General Miles has sent out men to
raise the American flag in all towns
of western Porto Rico.
Three more airbags made for Lieut..
Hobson to raise the sunken Spanish
warships proved failures.
Yellow fever appeared among the
troops at Key West and on transports
off Montaul1 Point, n. ].
The bodies of 300 Cubans and Span
iards have been cremated at Ell
Caney within the last week.
Private La Duke, the Wisconsin
private who killed a regular at Ponce,
was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Gen. Wilson's advance mad a fight
just beyond Caoma, Porto Rico, after
order of suspension of hostilities was
issued.
The American loss al Manila was
eight killed aud "a wounded. The
Spanish loss is estimated at $50 dead
and 300 wounded.
Gen. Blanco issued orders to Span
ish commanders to suspend hostilities
and to cooperate with Americans in
preserving order
Captain-G General Blanco of Cuba mas
resigned, because he does not want to
have charge of carrying out the terms
of the peace protocol.
The British steamer Australian was
chartered at Hong Kong and sent to
Manila with the news OF the sus-
pension of hostilities.
The main body Of the volunteers
will not be mustered out until the
work in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines is completed.
The condition of the Spanish troops
who are left at Santiago is described
as terrible. Disease is SO rampant
that they are dying by dozens.
The governor generals Of Cuba
and Porto Rico have acknowledged re-
ceipt of the news from Madrid that
hostilities have been suspended.
Because of gallantry and courage
shown at the battle of Ell Caney, Lieu
tenant John J. Pershing, 10th cavalry,
has been promoted to be major OF
volunteers.
Robert P. Porter has been ap-
pointed a commissioner to examine
and report upon the finances. banking
system and customs laws Of Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Senior Palma, the head Of the Cuban
junta, has accepted in the name OF
the Cuban provisional government,
the armistice proclaimed by the
United States.
Word that hostilities had been
suspended reached General Brooke s
ADVANCE guard just as it was about to
attack a strong Spanish force near
Guayama, Porto Rico.
President Mckinley is making ar
engagements to send troops and war
ships to Cuba to preserve order IN the
island. General Lee regards a garri-
son of $4,000 men as sufficient.
Fifteen Spaniards, according to the
latest reports, were killel III the bonn
bardment of Manzanillo, which did
not end until several hours after the
peace agreement had been signed.
NJ. Camdon, the French ambassa
dor to the United States. who repre-
sented Spain in the peace negotia.
lions, has been decorated with th5
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles
III.
President Mckinley has given in
structions that the Cuban insurgents
be treat fairly, but he says they
must recognize the military occupa.
ton of the island by the United States
forces.
General Merritt and Admiral Dewey
were instructed that the Philippine
Insurgents must recognize the author,
Ity of the United States and thai
there could be no joint occupation q
the city.
The government of Italy, through
Baron Fava, the Italian ambassador
at Washington, formally extended
organizations to the United State:
on the cessation of hostilities and OF
the negotiations for peace.
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