Willmar tribune., 1898-09-28
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Few Lines Covering All
= Important News.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1e.

Regular troops are to be mob1lized in
the southern camps preparatory to send
ing armies of occupation to Cuba and
Puerto Rico.
Washington with touch Of malarial
fever resulting from exposure in his re-
cent campaigns
Secretary of the Navy Long stated that
the battleships Iowa and Oregon were un-
der orders to proceed to Manila to reen-
force Rear Admiral Dewey's command.
The predominant feature of the situa-
tion In Cuba Is the feverish and wide
spread agitation Of the Cubans In favor
Of the absolute independence Of the isla nd
at all costs.
Orders have been issued by Secretary
Long disbanding the eastern squadron and
assigning its commander, Commodore J..
c. Watson. TO duty as commandant of the
Mare Island navy yard in California.
Secretary Long has directed that the
battleship which is to be built by the
Union iron works in San Francisco shall
the Maine and the Newport News company
the Missouri.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER II.
The North Atlantic squadron is to be
reduced from force of about 100 vessels
to 32.
The Spanish peace commission has been
appointed. Montero Rios, president of the
senate. will preside.
The queen regent of Spain has signed the
DEGREES ceding territory to the United
States, thus making complete the terms
of the protocol.
Gen. Tora, who surrendered the Spanish
army at Santiago to the Americans, ar
rived at Vigo, Spain. and was greeted with
a storm of Kisses and abuse.
A telegram from Gen. Otis at Manila
states that the insurgents have acceded to
all demands imposed by him and that they
have evacuated the entire city.
The Philippine national assembly was in
augurated at MalolOs and in an address
Aguinaldo. the insurgent leader, said his
followers desired complete independence.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 49,
The Society of the Army of Santiago was
organized at Camp Wikoff, Long Island,
with Gen. Shafter as president.
ment that all but eight Of the Spanish
prisoners in Santiago have been returned
to Spain.
The United States commissioners to con-
clude the terms of peace with Spain sailed
from New York on the steamer Campania
for Paris.
President Mckinley has fixed the army
of occupation for Cuba a so, coo men, that
Of Manila at 10000. Puerto Rico 12,C0O and
Honolulu 3,CO0
The supreme council of war in Spain has
suspended Admiral Montijo, whose squad
ron was ueSlFOyeu ny AO1nlTdl Dewey IN
Manila bay, and has summoned him to
come to Madrid at once.
The work Of the military commission in
San Juan is practically over, all arrange
nents for the evacuation by the Spanish
troops and the receipt Of government
property having been determined upon.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20.
Aguinaldo, leader of the insurgents, has
issued note denying the rumors of
st n a6 q hot ho MI r
American forces.
The evacuation of Puerto Rico by the
Spanish troops has begun as a result of
the prompt negotiations of the San Juan
military commission.
A dispatch from Manila says that the
insurgents, urged by constant rurnors of
the intention of the Americans to- rees-
tablish Spanish rule, continue actively re-
cruiting their army
A large number of insane volunteer SOL
diers are in the government asylum for
the insane in Washington without any rec
ord of how they got there or where they
are from.
Five regiments now at San Francisco
have been ordered to Manila. They are the
Fiftyfrst Iowa, Twentieth Kansas, First
Tennessee, First Washington and a detach-
ment Of the Second Oregon.
No war vessels have ever gone from the
United States to a foreign station as elab-
orately equipped and prepared for any
emergency as the battleships Oregon and
Iowa will be when they leave Brooklyn
for Manila on September q.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER a.
Nearly 1900 of the American troops at
Santiago are on the sick list.
Secretary Alger says there is no truth in
the report that he has resigned.
Twelve Spanish steamers and eight sail
ing vessels were transferred to the Ameri-
can fag at Manila.
Admiral Cervera arrived at Santander,
Spain, from the United States on the
steamer City of Rome.
The American commission in Havana has
established headquarters at the Hotel
Trotcha and hoisted the stars and stripes
AS the result of the meetings of the ma
tiona, assembly of Filipinos at Malolos
there is now entire confidence in the Ameri-
can government on the part of the insur-
gent leaders.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %.
Gen. Miller, now in command at San
Francisco, will command the reinforce
ments ordered to Manila.
Gen. Lawton's report of the health con-
dition of the American troops at Santiago
indicates a distinct improvement.
Lieut., COL Nicholas Sem, of Chicago.
chief surgeon United States volunteers, has
been honorably discharged from the serv-
ice.
The report that the last Spanish garrison
in the island of Luzon had surrendered is
premature. The Spaniards still hold seven
seaports in Albay province.
Secretary Alger on his tour of inspection
fixes the blame for the sickness in the diff
ferent army camps throughout the country
on the commanding officers.
Pleased with Annexation.
San Francisco Sent 21-Gen Mar-