Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-04

Garcia was ignored at Santiago it
was a blunder. Also that Porto
we should keep, unless the Cubans
prove themselves incapable of self
government.
Gen. Charles King, who expects to
lead the next expedition to the Philip
piaes, thinks that Gen. Merritt will
have trouble with Aguinaldo after he
dIsposes of the Spaniards, and that
he will have use for $4,000 troops be-
fore he gets through.
United States Minister LOOMS has
had vessels loaded with food at La
Guayra for Porto Rico stopped and
has ordered the American consul at
Curacao to follow in a steam launch
vessels believe TO be loaded with
supplies for the enemy.
Three submarine mines were ex-
ploded in the Sound off Willets point
by government officials. The ex-
pertinent proved that the torpedoes
are ample protection against hostile
vessels. The Sound will soon be
cleared of all the sunken explosives.
The reports Of Admiral Sampson,
Commodore Schley and Capts. Evans
and Clark are made public. They
pay high tribute to the men behind
the guns" In violation Of the terms
of the surrender, the Spaniards sunk
one Of their gunboats in Guantanamo
Bay.
A dispatch from Shanghai to Lon
don announced that four war ships
had been sent to reenforce the
Japanese squadron in the Chinese
sea, with instructions to cooperate
with the British and American adj
mirals in case Of further complica-
lions.
Discussing the Philippines ques-
ton, the japanese press generally IA
vcrs the retention of the islands By
the United States. There would BIZ
no objection to their transfer to Grea
Britain. Japan's interests however
forbid their passing into the hand:
of Germany or of any other continen
tai power.
Gen. Miles's landing at Guanico
Porto Rico, was effected without tht
loss of man killed or wounded.
small detachment of Spanish infan,
try and company of cavalry made
a light resistance to the first party
sent ashore, consisting Of thirty men
from the Gloucester. Four Spaniards
were killed and the rest fed to the
hills.
Spain, through NJ. Uambon. the
French ambassador at Washington
formally asked President Mckinley
for his terms of peace. The matter
will be laId before the cabine
promptly. II is believed that tht
president will demand the indepen
dence of Cuba, the cession Of Porto
Rico to the United States, control o
the Philippines and a nominal in
demnity.
A Madrid correspondent assert:
authoritatiyely that Russia is anC
has been from the outset the real in
/ stigator of European action to checl
the United States. A Russian
SQuduiOu LIDS ISII L OIL al GluI, VI z
sumably for the Philippine islands
and a Japanese fleet is being hur
/ riedly assembled at convenien
point to aid the English fleet in sup
porting Admiral Dewey if he should
need assistance.
A Hongkong correspondent cable
that the newspapers there are ridi
culing the equipment of our troops
at Manila, saying that they havi
everything they don't want, bu
nothing they need for that climate
Yet, Notwithstanding the discom.
fort from heavy uniforms and lacl
Of cork helmets, there is no sick
ness among our men outside of 3
comparatively small number O
cases Of measels, diarrhOea anC
prickIey heat.