The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-15
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
ut Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
WAR NEWS.

Gen. Greene, Col. Lee and Maj. Jersey
testified before the war investigating
committee in Washington that the vast
majority of complaints were exagger-
ated, II not without foundation.
"A general order was issued organic
ing new army corps and designating
various points in the south where the
troops shall be stationed
President Mckinley notified the
United States military commission at
Puerto Rico that the island must be
evacuated by the Spanish forces on or
before October IS.
The government has decided to make
Camp Wikoff winter hospital camp,
and will erect there the largest and
hest equipped hospital in the world.
The government has informed Spain
that the evacuation of Cuba by the
Spanish army must be completed by
December 1.
Admiral Sampson was reported TO be
extremely iii in Havana.
The American evacuation commits
sioners gave banquet in Havana in
honor of the Spanish commissioners.
the war with Spain II persons in the
navy were killed and 67 wounded.
Gen. Lawton, military commander
of the department of Santiago, sailed
for New York on the transport Michi-
gan. Gen. Wood will succeed him.
The Sixth United States (immunes)
and the Forty-seventh New York
sailed from New York for San Juan.
Puerto Rico.
japanese papers strongly favor the
retention OF the entire Philippines by
the United States.
Advices received at the war depart.
ment Indicate that the evacuation OF
Cuba by the Spanish forces Is proceed
Ing satisfactorily and smoothly.
Orders were received at Camp WI
koff for the Seventh infantry. the only
regiment there. TO depart from camp.
Wreckers have abandoned work on
the sunken Spanish cruiser Vizcaya,
having discovered that she cannot be
saved.
The health OF the American troops
in Puerto Rico Is improving daily.
Premier Sagasta informed the peace
commission in Paris that Spain would
not give up sovereignty In the Philip
pines.
Gen. Lees Seventh corps and the
newly organized First. Second and
Fourth corps will compose the army OF
occupation in Cuba.
The Official board appointed 10 de-
termine the relative positions OF the
ships engaged in the naval battle at
Santiago has completed its report,
which says that the battle was fought
and won upon plans prepared by Ad-
miral Sampson.
Col. Young's cavalrymen were mus
tered out OF the United States service
ut Fort Sheridan, III.
West Virginia is alone among all the
states in the union enjoying the dis
tinction OF having all her troops kept
in the federal service.
The Spanish government announces
its intention to maintain strong
force OF troops in Cuba until the treaty
OF peace with the United States is
definitely signed.
The American troops raised the
stars and stripes over the custom
house and In the public square at Man
zanillo, Cuba, and took formal posses
sion. 1888
The American military commission
ers In Cuba have notified the Spanish
authorities at Havana that the United
States will assume entire control. mill
tary and governmental, OF the island
OF Cuba December I.