Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-09-19

riders are QlScudIS0u'
The Joint Cuban commission held us
first session in Havana
Men of the 9Th Illinois burned Gov.
Tanner in effigy at Jacksonville.
Gen. Shafter denies that friction mas
occurred between Gen. Miles and him
self. j.
Inyalided members of the Four
teenth Minnesota regiment reacheu
home.
General Miles has ordered that
Camp Wickoff be abandoned within
week.
It is rumored that Philippine insur-
gent leaders urge an attack upon
Manila.
Friars who have returned from the
Philippines are reported to be along
the Carlists in Spain.
Territory of hawaii" is the name
the annexation commission WILL
recommend to congress.
Six cases of yellow fever have ap-
peared in Col. Sargent's regiment OF
"immunes' at Santiago.
1t becomes more and more apparent
that Aguinaldo means mischief and
a crisis is considered near at hand
Col. Ray, just returned from Guam
tanamo. reports the Spanish prisoners
are dying at the rate of eight a day.
Havana is expecting a wonderful
new era. dating from the arrival OF
the American evacuation commission.
Senator Gray of Delaware accepted
an appointment as member OF the
peace commission, which is now COM
plete.
committee of Filipinos appointed
by Gen. Aguinaldo started for Wash
ington to confer with President Nc
KinIey.
Captain-GeneraIB lanco has appealed
to the Spanish government for funds,
saying thai the situation in Cuba is
distressing.
Rev. Father Dooley, chaplain of the
Sth New York, told how hundreds of
lives were needlessly sacrificed at
Chickamauga.
The American evacuation commits
sioners for Porto Rico notified Cap
tain-General Macias that they are
ready TO proceed TO DuSlu0SS.
The restitution among Cubans in
Santiago continues to be appalling,
and a new supply depot for free ra-
lions is to be erected there.
American army chaplains are insti-
tuting Protestant services in private
buildings at Manila for the first time
in the history of the Philippines.
l.
ordered that the sick be sent away
from Camp Wickoff at once, for fear
of the effects of the equinoctial
storms.
Capt. N. M. Dyer of the cruiser Bal
timore has returned to the Spanish
General Miranda the sword captured
from him in the attack on Corregfdor
island, Manila bay
The military examining board ap-
pointed to Investigate conditions at
Camp Thomas reported, finding the
sickness to have been due to misman-
agement and poor sanitary arrange
ment.
President Mckinley has decided to
have an investigation Of the conduct
of the war by unbiased commission
ers, if he can find five men in whom
the people have confidence who will
serve.
Ell Liberal of Madrid states that Pre-
mier Sagasta will resign as soon as
the cortes adopts the peace bill. There
was another hot debate in the Spanish
cCrtes. Premier Sagasta was de-
nounced.
The steamer Panama arrived at
Fort Monroe from Porto Rico, bringing
255 soldiers belonging to Massachu-
sets, Iowa, Pennsylvania and Illinois
regiments. Thirty men are sick and
will go into the hospital.
AT Camp Wickoff, Mcntauk p int,
L. l., The principal event in camp was
the arrival of the hospital steamer
Missouri with 249 sick soldiers from
hospitals from Santiago.
Senior Thomas Estrada Palma, Gu
ban delegate to the United States, has
received a report that the Cubans are
in re straits. The report says that
the Cubans, the real sufferers from the
war, are entirely neglected
Gen. Shafter complained to the
president that the quartermaster,
medical and commissary departments
were to blame for conditions at San
tiagO, and they were called to ac-
count. Shafter' had row with Adjt.-
Gen. Corbin.
The president asked the following
to become members. of commission to
investigate the conduct of the war:
Gen. J. M. Scof1eld, Gen. J. B. Gordon,
Gen. G.. M. Dodge, D. G. Gilman,
Gen. C. F. Henderson, R. T. Lincoln,
D. S. Lamont, DR.. w. Keen and
Col. J. A. Sexton.
The steamship City of Rome sailed
from New York for Portsmouth, n.
H.. having on board "a officers and
men of Admiral Cervera's squadron.
Some of these are so badly wounded