Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-18

Correspondence published by Secre-
+arv Long goes to show that Commo-
dore Schley agreed with Admiral
samson as to the danger Of entering
SANTIAGO harbor as long as the
mines were in position.
The land fight at Camp DeWe! III
the Philippines resulted in the XIII
inc Of $50 Span ards, while $50 were
,, wounded. The American casualties
were - killed, ten seriously injured
and IS slightly wounded
Advices from Madrid state that 0a-
gasta has received assurances 1lo-"
Campos and other party leaders that
thew will not oppose in the corteS the
settlement Of the war on the terms
proposed by the United States.
The Sd Illinois had a sharp engage
ment with Spanish cavalry at quay d
ma near Arroyo, Porto Rico. Inc
STANDARDS were defeated and twenty d
them captured. Four were killed
The Americans had no loss.
Advices from Manila under date ot
1n1v 20 state Aguinaldo is growing
more friendly to the Americans. lie
has asked permission Of Gen. Merritt
for his troops to march through Ma
Mia streets when the city fails.
Carranza. the former naval attacne
of the Spanish embassy at WdSnln9-
ton. who was requested to leave Gan
ada bv the government. and VINO was
e1nnosed to have sailed three weeks
ago, has appeared again at Montreal.
Cantain del Valley Ignacio OF the
insurgent forces reports that july J
General Miguel Gomez attacked the
town of Gibora, Cuba, with 5oO meh'
and. after two hours fighting' COM
neIIed the Spaniards to raise tne
white flag. g
Tjeut. Hobson told an audience OF
thousands. in n. Y, how the brave
sailors on the Merrimac acted in the
face of death. He was cheered ana
cheered again, and proved atterWaru
that he is as good a presiding onlcer
as he is a fighter.
Jndge Advocate General Leoer
rendered a decision at washington III
which he holds that volunteer o1ncerS
commissioned by governors OF states
vacate their commissions III the staIe
organizations upon being mustered IN
to the United States army.
The 10th Pennsylvania and the "a
and Sd Wisconsin troops captured the
town of Coamo, Porto Rico. twenty
Standards were killed and 200 taken
prisoners. Among the killed were
four officers. Five Of the PennsylVa-
MIA soldiers were wounded.
british Consul Ramsden Of Santiago
died yesterday of malarial fever anu
general exhaustion, caused by WORK
during the war representing British
American interests. He was oo
wears old and had been at santiago
over thirty years.
Secretary Long declared that orders
had been given assigning Captain
G.. P. Goodrich to command the pro-
tected cruiser Newark, and that
Captain C. D. Sigsbee will relieve
CaDtain J. w. Philip, commanding
the battleship Texas.
A telegram was received at the war
department for General Gilmore or
General Miles staff reporting the safe
arrival at Ponce of the transport Gus
sic. loaded with ordnance stores,
which was reported wrecked Off the
eastern coast of Porto Rico.
General Merriam received orders to
prepare to embark all the troops I'M
der his orders to reinforce General
Merritt at Manila. 1t is said, too, IN
Washington, that 10000 additional
troops would also be sent IN view
of the possibility Of trouble with
Aguinaldo.
The new torpedo boat destroyer
Farragut, built according to designs
of and by the Union Iron Works OF
San Francisco, promises to be the
fastest craft ever constructed in Amer
lea or plying American waters, and
will eclipse any naval vessel IN the
world.
The Hawaiian commissioners from
the United States-Senators Cullom
and Morgan and Representative Hit
left on their journey to Honolulu.
| In speeches they said that the build
| ing of the Nicaragua canal had been
rendered necessary by the results OF
| the war.
An official dispatch from San Juan
de Porto Rico says that Colonel San
! Martin, who was in command of the
, Spanish garrisons at Ponce, has bee1
court martialed and shot for abandon
ing the place without resistance.
Lieutenant Colonel Puiz, second in
command, committed suicide.
The United States made an offer to
Spain recently to free the Spanish ma
| val prisoners at Portsmouth on condl-
ton that they sign parole and be
taken home by their own government.
Spain refused to accept them on those
| terms, on the ground that a common
seaman could not give a parole.
President Mckinley is confident
that SPANS reply will be an accept
ance of his terms. Senators Cush-
man K. Davis, Henry Cabot Lodge.
Redfield Proctor, ex-senator Eustis
and ex-Secretary Richard Olney are
being considered for peace commits
sioners. Ex-President Harrison and
ex-senator Edmunds declined.
Surgeon General Sternberg has
Written a sharp reply to General
| Skaters statements and shows that
medical supplies sufficient for 20 regi-
menst for six months were sent to
Cuba. He claims that the fault was
ar Santiago where the stores were