Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-05-16
OF THE WORLD.
WAR.


and the American fleet.
Spain is preparing to send another
army and fleet to the Philippines.
An army of eighty thousand men
will be landed in Cuba at once.
Rioting continues all over Spain and
the dynasty is doomed.
General Woodford, former minister
to Spain, arrived in New York.
ALI the interior garrisons in Cuba
are called to protect the coast.
There will soon be 100000 troops at
the Chickamauga rendezvous.
Manila is hemmed in by insurgents
and the American fleet.
An army of eighty thousand men
will be landed in Cuba at once.
Rioting continues all over Spain
and the dynasty is doomed.
All the interior garrisons in Cuba
are called TO protect the coast.
The Hawaiian annexation resolution
will be talked to death in the senate.
The Spaniards have abandoned all
of eastern Cuba except four ports.
England again refuses an invitation
from continental powers to intervene.
The Carlists may try to secure
control in Spain within few days.
The warships Oregon and Marietta
sailed northward from Bahia Brazil.
In stormy session of the Spanish
cortes a Carlist member was expelled
There is a general desire in Europe
for a short war. Talk of interyen-
ton is renewed.
Senior Moret, in speech in the
Spanish Cortes, challenged a vote OF
confidence in the cabinet.
Havana reported Spanish victories
over Gomez and other insurgent
leaders.
Theodore Roosevelt left Washington
for San Antonio, Tex, to join his reg
iment of rough riders.
Secretary of War Alger has denied
the reports of his intending to resign
his place in the cabinet.
Seventy thousand revolutionists in
Puerto Rico are ready to cooperate
with the Americans.
Spaniards killed Col. Juan Delgado,
one Of Cuba's bravest leaders at Ell
Cano and tore out his eyes.
The Cuban insurgents are besieging
the port of Manzanilli on the south
coast of Cuba.
Spain is preparing to send an
other army and feet to the Philip
pines.
There is a general desire in Europe
for short war. Talk Of inter-
vention is renewed.
There are unconf1rmed reports of an
engagement between Admiral Sampson
and the Cape Verde feet.
Ex-Queen Isabella has gone into
mourning for the Spanish soldiers
killed at Mania.
Emperor Francis Joseph again en-
deavors to induce the powers to in
tervene.
The large new battle-ship Alabama
will be launched at the Cramps ship
yard May Is.
Senior Moret, in speech in the
Spanish Cortes, challer ged vote of
confidence in the cabinet.
Major General Lee will probably be
made military governor of Cuba or
the Philippines.
President Mckinley told a friend
that the war with Spain would not be
one of territorial acquisition.
Workmen, material and tools will
be sent to Manila, so that necessary
repairs can be made to Dewey's ships.
1t is reported the pope sent tele-
gram 10 the queen regent advising
her to ask for the mediation of Euro
pean powers.
Senior Polo. late Spanish minister to
the United States, and now abiding in
Canada, told reporter that the war
has only begun.
Two Illinois regiments, the fifth and
third, have been instructed to pre-
pare to start south. They will prob
ably go to Chickamauga.
Orders from Madrid have reached
the captain general Of Porto Rico to
prepare rations and accommodations
for 10000 men.
The queen regent denies any in
tention of adbica ing, but a late
rumor is to the effect that she has
left Madrid.
Commodore Dewey, 1t is believed,
will establish an American protec-
torate over the Philippines, by force,
f necessary.
Every detail of the battle of Manila
vas arranged in advance by Commo-
lore Dewey and the programme ex-
,cuted to the letter.
1t is believed that Cuban shore bat
cries are now manned by French gun
lers, who prove better marksmen than
he Spaniards.
In a stormy session of the Spanish
Ortes Carlist member was expelled
leriding the queen regent with a
criptural quotation.
In the cortes Admiral Bermejo,
minister of marine, refused to tell
ne whereabouts of the Cape Verde
eet
Cubans replied to the Spanish invi-
n