The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-09-24
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erS the situation IN the Ihllipplnes
critical and he has asked for an nddi-
tional cruiser and n battleship.
Gen. Miles says that the troops to
constitute the garrison of Cuba have
not yet been selected.
The City of Rome, with Admiral Ger
vera and staff and over LOO Spanish
prisoners, sailed from Portsmouth,
N. H., for Santander. Spain.
Gen. Wheeler stated at Decatur, Ala,
that he firmly believed that the war
with Spain was not over.
Gen. Miles is working out plans for
the reorganization of the army. Tie
contemplates the formation of four
corps, composed Of 100000 volunteers,
TO be retained in the service and the reg
ular army.
In the Spanish senate Count DIAL
menas said that Gen. Weyler, Gen.
Blanco, Gen. Primo de Rivera and Ad-
miral Cervera ought TO be dsgraced.
The war department announces that
no more troops will be mustered out.
1t was reported that Gen. Maxine
Gomez, the insurgent commander in
chief, had rendered his resignation be-
cause he objected to American control
in Cuba.
Gen. Shafter called at the war depart
Inent ard submitted his report on the
Santiago campaign. 1t covers from be-
ginning to end the operations Of the
army under his command in Cuba.
Only one regiment, the Sixth United
States volunteers, now remains at
Chickamauga. .s."
1t Is announced that at cabinet
meeting it was decided to forever hold
the island of Luzon, in addition to the
city of Manila, and that definite in
structions looking to such policy
would be given the American peace
commissioners
The treasury has collected all but
about $20,000,000 from the sale of
5000, 100000 war bonds.
The Spanish chamber has adopted
the IIispano-American protocol.
Secretary Day says that the work
of the peace commission will probably
be done in six weeks.
The insurgent troops quartcrcd in
the suburbs of Manila marched out in
obedience TO Gen. Otis ultimatum.
The peace commissioners met in
joint session at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Gen. Wheeler denied that he had said
that President Mckinley had said to
him that the war was not over.
Word reached the navy department.
that all the Spanish war vessels In
Puerto Rico had left that country.
Regular troops are to be modified in
the southern camps preparatory to
sending armies of occupation TO Cuba
and Puerto Rico.
The American and Spanish military
commissioners are carrying on their
negotiations with the utmost eordiality
in Havana.
Gen. Miles was confined to his bed in
Washington with touch of malarial
fever resulting from exposure in his
recent campaigns,
Secretary of the Navy Long stated
that the battleships Iowa and Oregon
were under orders TO proceed to Manila
to reinforce Rear Admiral Dewey's
command.
At his own request Capt. Evans has
been relieved of the command OF the
battleship Iowa, and Capt. Silas Terry
succeeds him.
SECRETARY Long has issued orders
disbanding the eastern squadron and
assigning its commander, Commodore
J. c. Watson, TO duty ms commandant
OF the Mare island navy yard in Cali
fornia
Secretary Long has directed that the
battleship which is to be built by the
Union iron works in San Francisco
shall be named the Ohio. The Cramps
will build the Maine and the Newport
News company the Missouri.