Morris tribune., 1898-09-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE nArE wAR VIII srAIN.


The peace commissioners sailed TO
Paris Saturday.
A thousand. bed hospital has beei
erected at Fort Monroe.
Another attempt has been mad,
upon the life Of Aguinaldo.
Five more regiments have been or
dered to Manila from San Francisco.
General Schofeld has declined t.
serve on the army investigation com
mission.
II is stated that this governme mt will
probably INSIST upon having the whole
Of Luzon.
Forty thousand Am rican troops will
be sent to Cuba for garrison duty soon
after Oct. /.
The evacuation Of Cuba began Tues
day, one division of Spanish troops
leaving for home.
j. NJ Basten, Forty ninth Iowa in
fantry, is dead at Cincinnati hospital
Of typhoid fever.
Aguinaldo, the Philippine insurgent
leader, is said to have secured Euro
pean financial backing.
Secretary Long says the Iowa and
Oregon have orders to go to Honolulu,
and may go to Manila.
A dispatch from General Otis says
he believes he has sufficient troops for
all purposes at Manila.
The Spanish peace commission has
been appointed. Senior Montero Rios,
president of the senate, will preside.
The hospital ship Relief with about
$50 sick soldiers, has arrived at Boston
from Camp Wikof, Montauk Point.
Spaniards at Manzanillo are accused
of violating the armistice by firing on
a Cuban vessel. Ode man was killed.
Aguinaldo is stated to have again
declared that he is in favor of either
annexation or an American protecto-
rate.
Private Albert Eckdahl, one of Grigs-
by's rough riders, from Lidgerwood,
N. D., was killed by an electric car in
Chicago.
Aguinaldo has cabled an address to
the American people denying the re.
ports of friction between Filipinos and
Americans.
Sickness among Lawton's troops at
Santiago is increasing, out one.sixth
being on the sick list. The death rate
is not large
A telegram from General Lawton
says all the Spanish prisoners at Santi-
ago have embarked Tor Spain, except
eight who have yellow fever.
General Stephen M. Weld, who was
offered position on the war investi-
eating commission by President Nc
KlnIey, has decided not to accept.
General O,is reports customs receipts
at Manila of half million Mexican
dollars from Aug. IA to Sept. IA. His
expenses there amounted to about
$3.50, 900.
There is said to be widespread and
feverish agitat ton in Cuba II favor of
absolute independence at any cost.
Gomez is said to be heartily in
favor of the move.
The transport Concho, with General
Will on and staff of the First division,
FnsG corr s, and the staff OF the Sixth
corps of General Miles army, has ar
rived at New York from Porto Rico.
The archbishop oil Manila is quoted
as saying that it is impossible for the
Spanialds to ever again hold the Phil
pr ines, on account of the great
strength of the insurgent movement.
The secretary of the navy has or.
Tered courtmartial tor the trial of
Chaplain Mcintyre of the Oregon, who
s accused OF publicly denouncing his
brother officers who engaged in the
battle of July 3.
Secretary Long issued an important |
,rder recognizing the North Atlantic
squadron. The feet is reduced from a
orce of about 100 vessels to 81, the re-
nainder be ng detached ready for dis
position in the future.
A further extension of the postal
ervice in Porto Rico has been made,
Joamo, Utuamo Yuaco and Juana
Oiaz having been designated as postal
tations These offices will be in charge
i officials sent from this country.
The war department will soon take
Ip the question of mastering out a
lumber of general officers of the vol
Inteer army, including major generals
nd brigadlers, now that the volunteer
orces have been reduced SO largely.
All the steps preliminary to the
vacuation of Porto Rico have been
AIKEN and those who will return to
'pain will be embarked within three
avs after transports arrive. Many
panish soldiers will remain at their
wn request, permission having been
ranted by the American commission.
POLITICAL NEWS.