The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-15
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Ihe president issued an order ere
ating the territory of Puerto Rico into
new military department, TO be
Rico" with Maj, John II. Brooke in
command.
Savannah, Ga, has been selected as
the point of embarkation of all troops
which may hereafter be sent to Cuba
or Puerto Rico.
The American authorities in Manila
have invited all the school-teachers to
resume the instruction of their
classes.
Augusta, Ga, will be the headquar-
tcrs of the army corps which is to be
stationed in Georgia and South Car
Dina.
The war department has decided to
send more troops to Puerto Rico at
Cnce. ..
Maj. Gen. Merritt, who commanded
the American troops at Manila. arrived
in Paris to appear before the peace
commissioners.
Gen. Otis reports the number of
deaths among American troops in the
Philippines since July l at four officers
md SO privntes.
The warships Baltimore and Petrol
have been ordered to China 10 safe
guard American interests and protect
the life and property of American citi-
zens in the event of an outbreak in the
interior.
Twelve hundred Spanish troops
sailed for Spain from San Juan and
two transports were being loaded with
men as rapidly as possible.
Gen. Wood proposes to inaugurate n
system Of municipal taxation in Santi-
ago de Cuba.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler testified before
the war investigating committee in
Washington that there was no short
age of food or medicines for soldiers,
aud declared many reports to the con-
trary were false.
Spanish troops continue evacuating
territory in Puerto Rico and the
American troops take possession of it
as soon as evacuated.
1t is stated on authority that the
various stories published relating to
the work of the peace commission now
in Paris are purely speculative.
The Spanish government has sane
toned the sale, to South American re-
publics, of the Spanish gunboats lying
in Cuban waters.
1t is announced from Madrid that
Admiral Cervera will be appointed n
life senator.
Secretary Long has named the four
new monitors contracted for rs fol-
lows: The Connecticut, the Florida.
the Arkansas and the Wyoming.
Maj. Ger. Fitzhugh Lee will go to
Havana the latter part of this month
to assume command of the United
States military forces in the Cuban
capital.
Admiral Howell has been relieved
from the command of the North At
lantic squadron and his flagship, the
San Francisco, has been ordered out of
commission.
The transport Port Victor sailed
from New York for Puerto Rico with
large quantity Of conmissary and
1uartermaster's stores.
Orders were received at Jacks onville,
Fla, for the Seventh corps to prepare
at once to go to Savannah, where 1t
will be embarked for Cuba.
Before the war investigating com
mittee Gen. Lee detailed the conditions
prevailing at the camp at Jackson
vile. He said the site was Il good one,
the supplies were plentiful, the men
well taken care Of, and he had no com
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ment's treatment of his command.
Gen. Calixto Garcia left Santiago de
Cuba for the interior ON his mission of
disbanding the Cuban insurgents.