Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-11-09
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record of Events Told in
Few Lines Covering All
important News.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER %.

Few Lines Covering All
important News.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER g.
In Puerto Rico 80 post offices on the
American system have already been es-
tablished.
Some of the Spanish cannon captured at
Santiago, now on their way to the United
States, will be stored on Governors island
until disposed of by congress.
Gen. Parade sent the American COM
mission in Havana his assurance that the
harbor is absolutely clear Of mines and
torpedoes and safe for any vessel that may
wish to enter.
The Santiago board of trade, represent
ing the commerce Of the province sent
Wood. military governor Of the department
OF Santiago. on the work he has already
done.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %.
The Puerto Rico Mail Is the first paper
In Puerto Rico to be published in the
American language.
The Acme Wrecking company OF San
Francisco has made request upon the
navy department Cor authority to raise the
battleship Maine.
ton from Puerto Rico with 113 sick and
convalescent soldiers Of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts regiment.
Commissioner Of Pensions Evans says
that up to September 80 the war with Spain
has caused the loss Of the lives of 2.9O6
American soldiers and sailors.
The United .,.ates has decided to as
sumo the Philippine debt of $40 DOC, 900 and
to claim the entire Philippine archipelago.
and the Spanish commissioners will be no
titled to this effect.
Because Of lie wholesale immigration of
INDECENT Jameicans to the island Of Cuba
the Am erican officers have warned Brit
ish subjects not to proceed to Cuba with
out visible means Of support.
MONDAY. OyrOBEl. 81.
The transport Zealandia with $50 men
sailed from San Francisco for Manila.
The Spanish cruiser Infanta Maria Ter
esa, which was raised s,nd repaired under
the direction &C Naval Constructor Hob
son, sailed rom Cuba :or Norfolk, Va.
Maj. Gen. Berry w. Lawton, who ar
rived in Washington from Santiago, ex-
pressed satisfaction at the manner in
which affairs were moving In Santiago
province.
The American military commission in
Havana sent word for the las! time to the
Spanish commission that the evacuation
Of the island b. the Spanish troops must
be completed before January /.
Admiral Dewey IN repor: to the navy
department concerning the mineral re-
sources of the Philippine islands says that
coal in large Quantities and good quality is
to be found on Luzon and adjacent islands.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 1.
Rear Admiral Bunce's retirement Deem
Der 25 will make Rear Admiral Dewey the
senior officer of the navy.
A cablegram received at the navy de-
partment announces the arrival at Bahia,
Brazil, of the battleships Oregon and Iowa
The completion of the treasury returns
for October leave the net cost Of the Span
ish war up, to the present time about $780,
coo, 0O0
The war Investigation commission has
nf he
and the majority Of the members left for
Washington.
No disposition will be made of the great
fleet of auxiliary vessels purchased for the
navy during and preceding the war until
after peace has been formally declared
The American commissioners presented
to the Spanish commissioners in Paris
written expression of the purpose OF the
United States to take the entire group of
Philippine islands and to assume such pro-
portion OF the Philippine debt as has been
spent for the benefit of the islands or their
inhabitants. In public works, improve
ments and permanent betterment.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2.
The Spanish regular troops in Cuba are
now scattered. and number about So.775
The wives Of Gems. Brooks, Sheridan and
Grant arrived in San Juan on the trans
port OLDHAM from New York.
Cincinnati is to be the northern terminus
of new fast system of passenger trans
portation between the north and Cuba,
Commander Snow, who is to relieve Ad-
m1ral Schley as commandant of the San
Juan naval station, sailed from New York
The American peace commissioners have
Informed the Spanish commissioners that
the latter must complete their work this
week.
Preparation is being made for the troops
to spend the winter at Huntsville, Ala. A
contract involving the expenditure of SIS, 900
has been let for the erection of mess halls
and sheds.
There has been no change in the plans of
the war department resp Getting the sending
of troops to Cuba. No date has been fixed
when troops shall depart. The only thing
that has been determined upon is that the
control Of the island shall pass to the
United States January l.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER g.
The Illinois naval reserves who are still
In the service have been ordered home to
be mustered out. There are about 100 of
them.
The American commissioners went to
the Colon cemetery, in Havana, and placed
flowers on the graves of the victims of the
Maine explosion.
The customs receipts in Santiago in Oc-
tober under American management
amounted to $4,000, an increase over o.
tober. 1897, of over $1,000.
The Spanish steamer MOntserrat arrived
in Cadiz from Santiago de Cuba with re-
patrtated troops. There were SO deaths on
board during the voyage.
The Sixth Virginia, negro regiment.
mutinied at Knoxville, Tenn, because
white officers sup erceded negro officers,
who had resigned under pressure.
The Spanish military commissioners in
Havana notified the American commits
sioners that the province of Puerto
Principe would be evacuated before No.
vember o.
Maj. Gen. Corbin announced that the
war department would proceed at once to
bring back to the United States the re-
mains of such soldiers as have died in
Cuba, Puerto Rico and at Manila during
the late war.
Indicted for Murder.
Mason City, Ia, Oct. 31.-Mrs. Lottie
Hughes was indicted by the grand jury
for the murder of her husband. The