Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-15
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
WAR.


to garrison Hawaii.
The Spanish answer as to peace
terms is not expected in Washington
before Monday.
The people of Cardeanas, give it out
that the town will not resist an,
American attack.
Secretary Alger has ordered the i'm
mediate removal of General Shat
ter's army from Santiago.
General Miles. at last accounts, had
5000 men in Porto Rico, and was
awaiting reinforcements.
An offic al Spanish report states
that seventeen Spaniards were killed
at the taking of Guyana.
A large amount of arms and am
munitIon Tor the Cubans was success
fully landed by the Wanderer.
The distr button Of the naval yes
sells among various stations, when the
war closes, is being considered.
flood of claims is filed for Amerl-
cans whose property was damaged
during the Cuban instruction.
Gen. Weyler refused to call On
Premier Sagasta to talk about peace
making which is not his forte.
Influential Filipinos have cabled to
Washington that they want annexa-
ton to America, not independence.
It is reported that the Spanish
garrison at Manzanillo, Cuba, has OF
fered to surrender to General Garcia.
The pope telegrapheG the arch
bishop of Manila to place himself IN
der the protection of the United
States.
Aguinaldo becomes less trouble
some to the Americans, as he Will
not insist upon independence for the
Philippines.
IT is reported from Madrid that
CAPTAIN General Macias has been told
to yield San Juan if necessary to
avoid bloodshed.
American marines landed at sew
eral points on the eastern coast OF
Porto Rico, which were surrendered
without resistance.
Marshal Canpos says in an inter
view that it would be madness TO
think of rejecting President Mckln-
ley's peace terms.
Lieut. Hobson was honlzed at
with a gold sword and kissed by the
prettiest girl at the hotel.
Skaters army is already being
shipped north and 5000 immune
troops leave for Santiago to take
the place of the former.
Eastern Porto Rico falls into the
hands of the Americans without re-
sistance. Cape San Juan is tne
latest town to be occupied.
Americans have captured CabeJas,
the lighthouse station of San Juan.
The whole eastern end OF Porto RICO
is now under the stars and stripes.
PRESIDENT Mckinley will not listen
to a suggestion made by Spain that
Porto Rico be left to that country
and compensation sought elsewhere
It is reported that the Carlists, VINO,
for the first time, are supplied with
money. will rise as soon as peace
comes and the Span sh colonies go.
Cape San Juan, Porto Rico, was
captured without opposition and the
American flag raised. A schooner
and a sloop we're captured as prizes
Secretary Alger says the condl-
ton of the transport Concho was
unavoidable. No one is held respon-
sible for the suffering of the soldiers
on board
Everybody in Spain is SO eager for
peace. the Madrid correspondent OF
the Paris Temps reports, that there
is no danger of any uprising against
our conditions.
Col. Roosevelt compares MS
rough riders with other volunteers to
the great disadvantage of the latter
and was promptly rebuked by Sec
rotary Alger.
The government seems determined
to send Watson's squadron to Spain
To avoid a mined road Gen. Miles
changes his plan of campaign IN
Porto Rico.
Col. de San Martin, in command
of the Spanish garrison at P2nce,
Porto Rico, was communicated and
shot because he abandoned the place
without resistance.
Sagasta has issued orders to the
Spaniards in Porto R co not to re-
sist the Americans to the utmost. He
real yes that San Juan must fall and
he would avoid unnecessary loss OF
life.
Captain Charles E. Clark, COM
manding the battle ship Oregon, has
been condemned by a board of medl-
cal survey ana has been detached and
granted six months leave Of alb
sence.
The first Maryland, third Virginia,
first West Virgin a, first North Caro-
lima, first Delaware and other regl-
ments were ordered to join General
Wades command for Porto Rlcan
service.
A bogus interview with Commodore
Scnley, representing him as having
differed with Admiral Sampson re-
garding the possibility of entering
Santiago's mined harbor, figures in