Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-07
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR AFTERMATH.

10 Cuba.
The hospital ship Missouri brought
276 sick soldiers and civilians from
Porto Rico.
A conflict between Spaniards and
native Porto Ricans caused temper
sary reign of terror at Arecibo.
The war department announced the
reorganization of the 7th corps, with
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in command.
The American authorities at Manila
have released some of the Spanish
sailors captured in the recent war.
Colonel Petit of the 4th immunes,
arranged for an election at Manza-
milo, Cuba, on the American plan.
An agreement has been made at
Manila for interchanging traffic be-
tween American and Spanish territory
The raised Spanish cruiser lntanta
Maria Teresa is expected to sail from
Caimanera, Cuba, for New York on
Sunday.
No more sessions are likely to be
held by the evacuation commissioners
in Havana. They are deadlocked on
the date.
SCuOOu6I
for the Cuban forces at Sancti Spirl-
tus, was lost on the rocks. The crew
escaped.
DurrE6 the past fifteen months
there were 632 deaths out of 700 in
mates of the Mazorro, an insane asy-
lum at Havana.
A New York shipper says the Brit
ish ambassador informed the Wash
ington authorities that Cervera was in
Santiago harbor.
Cubans at Santiago are disappointed
because General Wood has appointed
as Judge Jose Maria Varela, who was
not a revolutionist
Lieut.. Victor Blue hopes to save for
the United States navy the six Span
ish gunboats which were driven
ashore at ManzanillO.
The queen regent and Premier Sa-
gasta have prevailed upon General
Correa, Spanish minister of war, to
withdraw his resignation.
President Mckinley has decided to
keep all the Philippine islands, and
the United States is to assume $40,-
$4,000 of the Philippine debt.
Gen. Calixto Garcia is expected to
head the Cuban commission which will
visit Washington to consult President
Mckinley about the status of Cuba.
Delegates from Porto Rico cities met
at San Juan and adopted resolutions
demanding territorial rights, the ces-
sation of the present military rule and
the installation of regular civil gov
eminent.
Inc American commission at Ha-
vana will present note to the Span
iards saying evacuation must end
Jan. 1. The Americans assert this
will be the last note they will pass ON
this subject.
Mayor Warwick sent g, cablegram to
Admiral Dewey at Manila at the close
of the jubilee celebration in Phila-
delphia, congratulating him and those
under his command for the glory they
have brought to the nation.
About Nov. Is Rear Admiral Samp-
son will leave Havana for the United
States to attend the wedding of his
daughter and it is also the intention
of Maj.-Gen. Butler to return to Wash
ington before the latter part of next
month.
At Santiago Maj. Norman, surgeon
to the Sd immune regiment at Guam
tanamo, reports that there is only one
case of yellow fever among the men.
w. E. Spicer of Boston, Mass, the
postmaster at Guantanamo, died of
yellow fever.
Ii is believed the peace commission
ers in Paris will finish their work in
four days. Some members of the
Spanish peace commission may resign.
The Spanish commissioners finally &C
cept Americas refusal to assume the
Cuban debt.
Capt.-Gen. Blanco has been in
structed by the minister of war, Gen.
COrrea, to pay to each discharged
soldier remaining in Cuba the sum of
s24. The North American Trust
company, the United States fiscal
agents here, have rented a three-story
building.
BY direction of the secretary of war,
a 1oard OF officers will assemble at
\, ashington Nov 9, for the purpose of
making recommendations for brevet
promotions, the awards of medals of
honor and certificates of merit for the
officers and enlisted men who partic-
ipated in the campaigns of Santiago,
the Philippines and Porto Rico.
The executive committee of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist church continued in ses-
sion at Indianapolis. The most sig
nincant action of the day was the in
trO~uction of memorial by the New
England branch providing that an
appropriation be made for work in
the Philippine islands. The mem
Orial was we'll received.
DOMESTIC.