Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-28


of Cuba has been definitely set Tor
Jan. /.
Preparations are being made quietly
to send a large force of regulars 60
Manila.
A board of inquiry is in session to
investigate the disabling of the cruiser
Buffalo.
Our navy and army are ready for
war again unless Spain accepts our
peace terms.
The Navy Department will endeaver
to raise Cervera's and Montojo's
sunken ships.
Three of the Spanish war vessels
sunk by Dewey in Manila bay Will De
raised and added to our navy.
Colonel Bryan's health remains poor
and he has been granted an additional
Conditions in Porto Rico are an
archie.
The Filipinos still go for the Span
Spain's commissioners request that
the Philippines question be submitted
to arbitration.
The United States, it is believed
guarantees money to give the CUBAN
army years pay.
Assistant Secretary of War Miekle-
John favors increasing the standlng
army to 100000 men.
me United States will establish an
Island near Luzon as refuge TOT
Iepers in the Philippines.
One American soldier was killed,
three wounded and one Filipino shot
dead in street brawl in Manila
The delegates to the Cuban assembly
at Santa cruz have sailed for Mariana,
where they will resume their sessions.
A circulation has been made show
ing that the war cost Spain $3.50, OOO'OOO
and the United States but $2l5,OOo,OoO.
At Admission, Ala, four civilians nave
been caught in attempts to gel nall
rate tickets on forged discharge pa
pers.
After a street parade, Havana Voluh-
teers shouted, death to the Amerl-
cans" ana created a scene OF dls-
Oruer.
Tne transport MinneWaska with the
1st engineers and representatives OF
the RED Cross society on board, IeLC
Ponce for home.
At cabinet council in Madrid the
minister OF justice, Senior Groissard,
SAD the tears inspired by the Carllst
agitation were groundless.
Orders have been issued by the war
department to prepare ten regiments
of regular troops for service in lands
beyond the United States.
Gen. Young testifying before the war
commission, said he was not am
bushed at Santiago, but on the con-
trary surprised the enemy.
Aguinaldo refused to release his
Spanish captives. He is SAID to have
threatened to Kill off Americans raster
than they can be sent there.
There is no sign OF yielding by the
American peace commissioners TO the
latest arguments OF the Spanlards on
the subject of the Philippines.
Gen. Roy stone says capital, good
roads and free trade with America
will make Porto Rico one of the most
Aourishing islands in the world.
General Wood has ordered that ehe
camp OF the negro troops who engaged
in a drunken riot at San Luis, CUBA, De
removed five miles from that town.
General Blanco has sent four
TRANSPORTS to take back to Spain the
last Spanish soldiers who remain IN
the province of Puerto Principe, CUBA
Under date of November Z the war
denartment is informed that there are
1872 sick soldiers in hospital at Hon
olulu. including IS cases of typhoid
fever.
DIR. Forwood swore Waldorf-Astorla
food at Camp Wikoff was cooked by
chefs of the 400. Gen. Young sald
soldiers were better treated than they
should have been.
Rev. Mr.. Mckinnon, an American
chaplain at Manila, contradicts state
ments made by Aguinaldo, and says
he has seen the insurgents lll-treaGlng
captives, including women.
Col. Jacobs told the war board that
Gen. Shafter had refused to take am
balances to Cuba, and had ordered that
neither camp equipage nor cooking
utensils be sent TO the men at the
front.
Lieutenant Lucien Young of the
list reports that 1t is pracClcaDIe W
raise the former Spanish cruiser Relna
Mercedes, sunk near the entrance OF
Santiago harbor during the engage
ment with Cervera's fleet.
A court of inquiry has been ordered
to investigate the circumstances at
tenaing the abandonment OF the Span
ish cruiser Maria Teresa with view
of determining the necessity and the
responsibility etherefoT.
10 Jesse F. Gates of Illinois, late
private Battery B, I'd United States
artillery, belongs the distinction OF
drawing the first pension growing out
of the Spanish war. Gates was
wounded in the second days fight be-
fore Santiago
The London foreign office, replying
TO a memorial from the Birmingham
cIr if GtpnS