Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-29
NEWS OF TIE WORLD.
WAR AFTERMATH.

Aguinaldo cables that the Fiilplnos
are friendly to America.
Sanitary conditions at Manila are
att ocious.
American troops will go to CUBA
Orders were issued to send 5000
additional troops to Manila.
Five regiments at San Francisco
were ordered to the Philippines.
Capt. Allyn Capron, 1st artillery,
dieu at his home near Fort Myer, Va
Aguinaldo favors protectorate, but
a majority of the F'ilipinos are for in
dependence.
Troops will be sent to Cuba and
Porto Rico at the close OF the IN
healthy season.
Spaniards in Porto Rico fear that
the natives will rise and seek ven
geance on them.
Miss Helen Gould filled house on
the hills near Iryington, n. Y, with
convalescent soldiers.
The Madrid council of war has sus-
pended Admiral Montojo, whom Dew
ey defeated at Manila.
The ordnance department has
sufficient smokeless powder cartridges
for the arms of 45 caliber.
The queen regent Of Spain has
promised to send a delegate to the
ears proposed peace conference.
Eight Spanish soldiers, suffering
from yellow fever, compose all that
Is left of Toraps army at Santiago.
The war department denounced
volunteers for writing to congress
men for aid in obtaining discharge.
w. M. Johnson of the 8th Illinois
regiment and John j. Nickoden OF
the LIST Illinois have died at Santiago.
The first American flag in Havana
was hoisted over the headquarters or
the American evacuation commission.
The Oregon and the Iowa sailed
for Honolulu. 1t is believed that
they will ultimately join Dewey's
fleet
Americas Cuban commissioners
notified the Spaniards that their
terms of evacuation are not accepta-
BILE.
4 number of Rooseyelt's rough ri
ders called at the white house and
were congratulated by President Nc
Kinley.
The evacuation of Porto Rico was
begun when 400 Spanish officers and
mer embarked at San Juan for
Spain.
The Philippine national assembly
HI declared against a joint Spanish
AN rican protectorate over the IS
lands.
General Shafter has left for Michi-
gan to attend the reunion of the regl-
ment in which he served during the
CIVIL war
Surgeon General Wyman OF the
marine hospital service was Informed
of a case of yellow fever in New Or
leans, La.
Col. Bryan arrived in Washington
and will probably resign if he does
not succeed in having his regiment
mustered out.
Secretary of War Alger declares
that there is not a word of truth
in the report that he had rendered
his resignation.
The Spanish peace commissioners
will consist Of Montero Rios, General
Cerero and Seniors Abarzuza, Vlllar-
rutia and Garnica.
General Correa, the Spanish min
lister of war, has ordered that in the
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico
the sick are to leave first.
Admiral LanderO, member Of the
Spanish commission for Cuban eVacu-
alton, is sick, and will be succeeded
b. Admiral Manterola.
One cause of camp horrors is said
to have been the practical abolition
of the inspector generals department
at the beginning of the war.
Archbishop Nozaleda, spanish OIL
GERS and soldiers, as we'll as many
natives, are anxious that the United
States shall annex the Philippines.
Spanish prisoners at Santiago COM
plain that Americans treated them
like criminals, but, on the other hand,
il is said that the Spaniards acted
as if they were on free excursion.
Gen. Oates, of Alabama reported to
Gen. Graham for duty and was as
signed TO command the second dlYl-
SIGN, OF which Col Glenn of the 18th
Pennsylvania was in temporary COM
mand.
Secretary Alger, Quartermaster-
General Luulngton and Surgeon-Gen-
eral Sternberg were accused face to
face by Gen. Sanger, Brig.-Gen. Wiley
and other officers as responsible for
the camp horrors at Chickamauga.
There will be no assignments to
the postal service in Cuba, Porto Rico
or the Philippines until report has
been received from the committee of
postal experts now in the island of
Porto Rico said First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath.
DOMESTIC.