Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-07-11

kirkland, the senior officer of the
navy, Commodore McNair becomes a
rear-admiral, Capt. Dickins a COM
modore and Captain and Acting Rear
Admiral sampson a commodore.
Peace proposals, the president is
decided, can only come direct from
Spain. Anything emanating from
other powers will not be considered,
although they may use their influence
tc coerce Spain to sue for peace.
Secretary Gage annCdnceu that the
war loan has been oyer-subscribed
three times. Allotments of $4,000
900 of $500 and less nave already been
made, while thirteen days yet remain
in which proposals will be received.
| Admiral Besnard, lately Frances
minister of marine, told Paris cor
respondent that there are no better
men afoat than the men Of our navy,
and they have done as we'll as could
| be expected SO far.
Admiral Dewey reported to Wash
| ington that Gen. Aguinaldos progress
in fighting the Spanish about Manila
! has been wonderful. The relations be-
tween the American commander and
the insurgent chief are cordial.
Gen. Shafter has transferred his
! headquarters from a transport to a
! tent at the extreme front, and will
/ give the order for the attack on San
| tiago as soon as siege guns and ra-
| tons have been brought up from the
| rear.
| A Berlin correspondent reports on
the highest authority that the German
admiral at Manila has ordres to do
nothing without Admiral Dewey S
consent and the concurrence of the
other foreign naval commanders
there.
The landing of German marines at
Manila far from offending the ad-
| ministration at Washington, was
consented to on assurance from the
eminent will maintain strict neu-
| trality.
The keynote of Senator Tillman's
speech in opposition to the proposed
| annexation of Hawaii was that we
already have race problem that
needs settlement, and that the colored
races are incapable of self-govern-
ment.
Spain announces that she is get
ting together still another fleet.
Lieut.. Carranza, chief of the Span
ish spy system, is missing from Mon
treal and is believed to be cruising
along the Atlantic coast and making
notes Of it's defenses.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler in his official
report of the Battle of La Quisina
+, praises Col. Young, Col. Wood and
Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt and the men OF
their commands for GOODNESS and BRAY
cry. The battle was not the result Of
an ambush, but was deliberately
planned.
Admiral Camara was ordered by
Egypt to leave Port Said as soon as
possible. Being refused permission
to either buy coal there or take any
from Spanish GOLFERS in port, he said
his ships needed repair, and began to
| tighten them in order to make the
repairs.
Sampson allowed Commander
Delehanty three shots with the
Suwanee's guns to tear down the
! Spanish flag on the fort at Aqua
dores. Delehanty's first shot tore a
hole in the flag and the third broke
the flagstaff The firing was at a
range of 1000 yards.
| Gen. Shafter is so confident of TAX
! ing Santiago that he scornfully re-
| jected the proposals of the Cubans to
intercept the advance of Gen. Pando,
who is fastening to reinforce the
Spaniards, saying: "Let them come.
1t only means 5000 more Spaniards
to starve in Santiago"
Gen. Shafter reported to Washington
that the attack on Santiago was be-
gun at daybreak Friday by the right
wing of the American army, under
Gen. Lawton. The engagement be-
came general along the American line
from Caney to Aguadores, and ragged
fiercely, it is known, for five hours
The battlefield is valley three
miles wide, between Caney and San
tiago. At the north of this valley is
a broad, level plateau, which COM
mands the approach to the city, and
from which artillery could drive the
Spaniards from the intrenchments.
The object Of Gen. Lawton's movement
was to be the occupation of this pla-
teau.
The mines dragged out of Guanta-
namo harbor by American warships
were manufactured in France in 1896
and placed in position early in April
last, before war was declared. They
were charged with gun-cotton, but
the Spaniards failed to prevent bar
nacles from accommodating on the
contact arms, thus rendering them in
effective.
Capt. Stable, aide-de-camp to the
secretary of war of Cuba, told in
Washington of three days engage
ment early in June between 1000
Spaniards and 800 Cubans near Ell
EsperanZa. the Cuban capital. One