Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-05-09

United States naval authorities will
be glad to meet the Spanish feet
coming from Cape Verde.
1t is denied in Vienna that En-
peror Francis Joseph has contributed
to the Spanish national fund.
The United States monitor Terror
captured the Spanish merchant steam
er Ambrosio Bolivar near Cuba.
Russell Harrison asked Secretary
Alger for staff appointment pref
erably in the pay department.
General Woodford and party sailed
from Havre for New York. The am
bassador is possible prize for Spain.
Possibly Sagua, instead Of Matan-
zas, will be seized by the United
States and used as a base OF opera
ions.
Orders have been issued for recruit
| ing the regular army of the United
States up to it's war strength of 61,0OO
men.
| At Fort Taylor, Charles r. Yguesias,
who was caught tampering with one
Of the magazines of the Puritan, was
executed.
No protests have been received from
foreign governments against naval
operations in the Philippines and
none are expected.
The United States consul at Tan
giers has asked for a guard for pro-
lection. '"The attitude of the Span
iards,'' he says, lis menacing.
Dispatches from the chief cities OF
the country show that millions OF
money are waiting investment in the
government war bonds.
Lieutenant Whitney of the United
States army reached the camp of Gen
eral Gomez with plans for a combined
movement on Havana.
President Mckinley will appoint
Colonel George A. Garretson, Of Cleve-
land, brigadier general of the Ohio ma
tional guard when it has volunteered.
It is reported the queen regent has
appealed to the czar for assistance.
The Russian ruler replied the time
for action on his part had not yet
come.
Colonel Fred Grant was sworn in
at the second brigade headquarters,
| Brooklyn, and is now commander OF
/ the fighting fourteenth" OF New
York.
Secretary Gage, after conference
| in New York with leading fnanciers,
stated that $200,OO0,O00 of the pro-
posed bond issue could easily be dis
posed of at once.
| Two hundred students of the Johns
Hopkins University organized for mil
itary training, and declared they would
volunteer should a second call be
made.
| The senate confirmed Colonel w. H.
Nash to be commissary general of sub
sistence, with the rank of brigadier
general, and P R. Ward to be second
lieutenant of artillery.
Andrew Carnegie made arrange
ments to care for the families of the
Curry rifles, Michigan, who were called
out to Island Lake and from thence
to the regular army as volunteers.
A search of the Spanish steam
ship Panama disclosed a large sup
ply of arms destined for use OF the
Spanish army. It is not at all likely
she will ever be returned to Spain.
| G. w. Bowman, late socialist cam
didate for acknowledgement of
Rhode Island, was run out of Fort
Scott, Kan, by mob for calling Old
Glory a painted rag on stick
Admiral Sampson bombarded, 81
fenced and partly destroyed yesterday
| the Spanish batteries at the entrance
| to Matanzas harbor. The Spanish
loss of life is believed to be consider
able.
The quartermaster's department,
Washington, awarded the contract for
the immediate transportation of 49,
S96 pounds of shot and shell from
| Seaboard Air line
Every cable company in New York
City is under the supervision of a
government censor. From now on no
code or cipher dispatches from Span
ish, Puerto Rican or Cuban ports
will be allowed.
China may withhold a declaration
of neutrality, which would be advan-
tageous to the United States, giving
us ports to enter in case things go
wrong with our fleet at the Philip
pines.
Gen. Aguinaldo the head of the
Philippine revolution, is due in Hong
kong on his way from Singapore to
lead land attack on the Spanish in
the Philippines in cooperation with
Commodore Dewey's squadron.
1t is estimated there are now 80
900 enlisted in Havana ready to fight
for Spain. Rigid rules are enforced
in that city. Sentry lines have heen
posted and civilians are not allowed
to pass through them.
A prominent cabinet officer declared
that the government has assurances
from the leading powers of Europe
that when we have taken Cuba they
will inform Snain that the war must