The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
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WAR NEWS.

The Sixth Virginia, negro regiment,
mutinied at Knoxville, Tenn, because
white officers superseded negro officers,
who had resigned under pressure.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin announced that the
war department would proceed at once
20 bring back to the United States the
remains OF such soldiers as have died in
Cuba, Puerto Rico and at Manila during
the late war.
Admiral Dewey cabled the navy de-
partment that the Charleston had sailed
from Manila for Iloilo, on the island OF
Panay. This Is the last seat of Spanish
power in the Philippines.
Direct evidence connecting Gen. Wey-
Ter OF Cuban fame and memory with
the wholesale looting of the Philippine
treasury has been unearthed in Manila
The gunboat Helena, Commander
Swinburne, has left the Boston navy
yard for the China station by way Of
the Suez canal.
Spain rejected the United States
proposition regarding the Philippines
mt joint session OF the peace commits
zion Ina Paris. but the Madrid rcpresen-
tatives did not withdraw from the con
ference. Premier Sagasta, in an inter
view at Madrid. practically admitted
his country must finally yield. The
United States are prepared TO resume
hostilities at any moment and admins
tration officials declare the navy and
army in better shape than at any time
during the war.
Eight companies Of the One Hundred
and Fifty-eighth Indiana volunteers
were paid off and mustered out at Indi-
annapolis.
Seventeen Cubans arrived In New
York on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm.
having been released from the Spanish
prison at Ceuta recently.
The cruiser Maria Teresa, Admiral
Cervera's flagship raised at great ex-
pense at Santiago by Lieut. Hobson and
added to the American navy, foundcred
off San Salvador in a storm and went
TO the bottom. Those on board were
saved.
Advices from Madrid say That Spain
will sign the pence treaty under pro-
test.
The transport City OF Puebla sailed
from San Francisco for Manila, carry
ing COS men and officers.
The Fourth Ohio infantry, which
passed through Washington en- route
from Porto Rico TO Columbus, was paid
the compliment Of reception at the
white house.
Yellow fever is rapidly on the in
crease in Havana and is causing great
anxiety among the American officials.
Admiral Schley cabled the navy de-
partment that Capt Snow had arrived
at San Juan and that he had relieved
the admiral OF the command OF the
naval station there
Western army surgeons and Col.
Turner, of the First Illinois volunteers,
told the war inquiry board in session
in Chicago that incompetent camp dis
cipline WINS largely responsible for un-
sanitary condition and n consequent
heavy death rate.
Orders were issued by Gen. Young
for the general movement of the Sec
ond corps from Camp Meade at Mid
dletown. Pa, 20 new camps In the south
SPANS argument against the cessior
of the Philippines TO the United States
has had the result OF making the Off
cials in Washington all the more deter
mined 20 take the islands.
Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles has com
pleted and submitted TO the war de
partment his report covering the entir'
period OF hostilities between the United
States and Spain.
The transport Newport sailed from
San Francisco for the Philippines Will
Gen. Miller and his staff on board.
London papers urge the American
people TO pronounce boldly in favor o
retaining the Philippines, "for other
wise there will be scramble for coal
ing stations that will endanger thu
peace OF the world"
The navy department received infor
nation that n ship ashore at Cat islanS
was probably the Maria Teresa. which
was supposed TO have foundered at sea
The war department has de cided tina
soldiers unable to be present at muste
out OF their commands could, on pre-
sentation OF surgeons certificate. b'
granted additional furlough and pan
IN ttrup ~ final muster ont