Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-08-31

General Aguinaldo promptly denied any
connection between the natives in these
affairs and his army.
Admiral Dewey has transferred his
flag to the cruiser Baltimore. the Olym-
pia sailing for Hong Kong to be docked
and cleaned. The Raleigh left for the
same port Wednesday night.
BURROUGHS FOR FIGHTERS
Ordered That All Who Served at Santiago
May Rest for Sixty Days.
Washington, Aug. H.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin has issued an order which
virtually gives to all the volunteers
who served at Santiago sixty days
furlough before being mustered out.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, secured
the order.
When the notice of the thirty days
furlough for the Seventy-first New
York and the Second Massachusetts,
was made public Senator Hoar tele-
graphed to the president, suggesting
that the time be extended to sixty
days and that 1t apply to all troops who
served at Santiago The idea pleased
the president, and it was directed to be
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be applied to all the troops which have
seen service in Porto Rico.
More Troops from Santiago.
New York, Aug. 27-The United
States transport Comanche has arrived
from Montauk Point. The Comanche
landed $50 officers and men Of the
Twenty-fifth infantry at Montauk from
Santiago.
The cruiser Harvard, which left San
tiago Aug. q has arrived. bringing
General Chaffee and staff and $40 men
Of the Thirty-third Michigan. Diph-
iberia made it's appearance on the voy-
age. Bryde Breede of company A.,
Thirty third Michigan, died of the dis
ease and was buried at sea. Three
other men have the disease. Every eff
There are thirty-two other sick men on
board.
Washington, Aug. 2s.-The following
volunteer regiments have been ordered
| to be mustered out of the service: The
First and Fifth Missouri, now at Chick
amauga, and the Third Missouri. now
at Middletown, Pa. will go to Jefferson
Barracks, Mo. The One Hundred and
Fifty-ninth Indiana, now at Middle
| town, will go to Indianapolis. The
Eighth New York, now at Chickamau-
ga. will go to Hempsted, L. I.
| San Juan Harbor Open.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. 25.-The
harbor Of San Juan is now open, and
| foreign vessels may enter at any time
| The ship sunk in the entrance Of tho
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been partially removed. and passage
| way 265 feet in width is left open. Prep.
I arations for the evacuation of the city
| are progressing rapidly. and the Span
ish soldiers are anxious to return home
Many Of them are encamped inswamps
and they are suffering hardships be-
cause of rainy weather. Merchant!
and manufacturers are anxious for thu
Americans to take possession Of thu
city.
More Troops To BE Mustered Out.
Washington, Aug. 26-Orders have
been issued to muster out the follow
ing: Fourth Pennsylvania infantry
Sixth Illinois infantry, Second Wiscon
sin infantry, three Louisiana light bat
teries, two Rhode Island light batteries
two Iowa light batteries, two Oregon
light batteries, First Wisconsin ligh
battery, two troops of Kentucky cav
airy, light battery A Of Missouri. ligh
artillery Twenty-seventh light batter,
of Indiana artillery, and light batterie,
A, B and c of Pennsylvania light bat
teries. Where the troops mustered on
are not specially designated they in
clude all of that arm OF the servic,
from the states named.
First Illinois Cavalry Home.
Chicago, Aug. 29.-Colonel Edward c
Young and staff and four troops of tn,
First Illinois cavalry reached Fort Sher
idan at O'Clock in the morning. Sec
tions of the big train which has beer
rushing home from Camp Thomas will
the troopers since Wednesday nigh
passed through Chicago and out to tn
garrison at all hours OF the night
Train loads of horses and equipment
raced along at intervals until nearl.
all were landed at the fort before day
break.
To Send Troops from Porto Rico.
| Washington, Aug. 26.-Oredrs hav
been issued directing General Miles t,
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not actually needed for service there
No point has been designated as We
for their Decentralization in the Unitet
States, but an examination of severa
sites is in progress. 1t is desired +
secure healthful camp and at tn
same time one where Decentralization
can take place at once without any de
lay such as occurred at Montauk. W
President at Camp Meade.
Middletown, Pa, Aug. 29.-Presiden
and Mrs Mckinley spent pleasan
hour at Camp Meade en- route to Som
erset, Pa, for a short vacation. Gen
eral Graham had ordered marchinl
review in honor of his distinguishes
guests, but at their request the orde
was revoked. The President and Mrs
Mckinley were met by General Graham
and staff and the First Delaware regi
ment, which was detailed as guard o
honor
ILLINOIS Regiments to Quit.
Washington, Aug. Ex-Governor Tan
ner of Illinois was at the war depart
ment and as a result of talk wit
him Adjutant General Corbin issued or
ders to muster out the First, Fifth an
Seventh Illinois. The governor say
that matters are proceeding very salts
l.