Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-21

J. F. Martin Of the Arizona national
guard has wired to Governor Nc
Cord as follow: 81 understand that
New Mexico is two companies short
under the second call for volunteers.
of the Arizona national guard in
48 hours"
Colonel Smith, deputy quarter
master general at St. Louis, has re-
ceived orders from Washington to Sc
cure 200 teamsters for service II
Cuba. In addition TO these men who
are wanted Immediately, Colonel
smith is instructed to secure 50 more
mule packers.
The Rev. Dwight Galloupe. OF
Newark, appointed a chaplain IN the
regular army in May, tore the Red
Cross off his arm at the battle of July
IL at Santiago, seized a gun and used
it. He is now being treated at Fort
Mcpherson hospital for wound
caused by an exploding shell.
Bids were opened in the ordnance
bureau for furnishing seYen-inch
shrapneI shot for Howitzers at 105
pounds in weight and 1000 mortar
shrapnel at 135 pounds in weight. It
is believed this is to be used for the
big siege guns, soon to be placed in
position in the hills about Havana.
Official orders were issued an
nouncing that Lieutenant j. B. Ber-
nadOu who was in command Of the
torpedo boat Winslow in the action
at Cardenas, in which Ensign Bag
ley was killed has been advanced ten
numbers in his grade in recognition
of his meritorious services on that
occasion.
For two hours Admiral SIMPSONS
ships threw shells toward Santiago
One of them blew up a church filled
with ammunition. Just as Genera
Shafter began his land attack a flag
of truce was seen coming from the
city which stopped the fighting. The
pLrport of the message is not YET
known.
Captain Charles E. Clark, command,
ing the battle ship Oregon, has been
appointed chief of staff of Commodore
Watson, commanding the eastern
squadron under orders to proceed tc
European waters and harass the coast
of Spain and to pursue and destroy
the Spanish fleet in command Of
Admiral Camara.
Lieut. Usher Of the Ericsson, who
was alongside Admiral Sampson!
| flagship when the battle of July be
gan, says that the New York wa:
ten miles from the scene Of battle, anG
that her forward pair OF engines were
uncoupled, so that she could not &C
fast, and that she was at no time
closer to the combatants than Wher
she started until the battle was over
Assistant Attorney General Boyd
in a written opinion, said the purpose
of the provision of the war revenue
law requiring bills of lading, &c, tt
be stamped was to tax the carrier an(
not the shipper While beyond hi!
province, he suggested that a shippel
whose goods had been refused because
he had not furnished the stamp FOL
the bill of lading could recover
uduIdSSS lEOm Tie CARTIER.
Yellow fever has broken out in tn;
American lines at Santiago, fourteen
cases having been reported among tn
camp followers. Every effort is be
| ing made to prevent the spread o
the disease. Isolated hospitals hayt
| been established and immune phys
icians and nurses placed in charge
! Hospitals will be established a
Tampa No more wounded or sicl
will be landed at southern ports, a
all but fever patients will he brough
north
A correspondent with our fleet Il
! Manila bay cables thai Admiral Dawe.
! On learning that the German cruise
Irene had stopped an insurgent attach
on SpaniaTds in Subig bay, sent twt
Of his warships to see about it. TIL
/ Irene left as soon as she saw tn
American ships, went to Manila an
offered to Admiral Dewey as prisoner
! the Spaniards she had rescued
Meanwhile the Raleigh sent a fey
shells among the Spaniards on Isl
! Grande and they FASTENED to surren
der-tive hundred of them. Admira
! Dewey's report on the performance o
! the Irene in actively aiding tn
/ Spaniards on Subig bay was terse AM
expressive, ending: THE Irene retire.
on their 1.-TWO American cruisers
! arrival"
The st. Louis, with Admiral Ger
vera, 50 CT his officers and 634 Of hi
men, arrived at Portsmouth, n H
where the men are to be confined. Tn
admiral and his officers were takel
to Annapolis On the st. Louis. TIL
admiral said that he had been yer,
kindly treated, that he was surprises
that lack Of knowledge of his where
abouts after his arrival in American
waters had embarrassed the Washing
ton authorities, and that he wa
caught in trap and his fleet destroy
ed because he lacked COAL When h
! entered Santiago he expected to leav
] within "a hours. He stoutly deniet
that his men had been made DRUM
in order to force them to fight, sayin!
that the wine given them was thu
usual Sunday ration. He refused tt
I express an opinion on the best typ,
of modern warships. The captured
officers are to be paroled and giver
| the freedom of the naval academy
/ grounds at Annapolis, which will b.
patrolled by 40 marines. Two officers
will be assigned to a room, each hav.
ing a separate bed.