Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-01
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

resigned his command in the Ou"""
insurgent army.
About 81, 100000 in gold and silver
coin was taken to Manila on the scan
dia to pay the troops.
Secretary Alger reports that he found
the situation at Camp Wikoh' Mon
tauk Point, reasonably satisfactory
The Corbett-McCoy battle, postponed
because of the tragic death OF Coroetts
parents, is slated for Oct. 1, at Buifalo'
Miss Helen NJ. Gould has given $685.
600 to purchase food and delicacies Tor
the i'll and wounded soldiers in camp |
WilSotf.
The Spanish-American peace com
missioners, upon their arrival in Parls'
will be the guests of the French gov
ernment.
At Newmarket, Ont, Minnie Sexton
shot and killed her older sister, susie,
because she was going to marry. Ihey
were orphans.
Brig. Gen. Haines has been ordered
home from Porto Rico and Brighten.
Grant now commands the Second brig
ade, comprising the Fourth Ohio and
Third Illinois.
The Spaniards in the Ladrone islands
have asked permission of Washington
to go to Manila, ''as the situation Is
extremely critical" The nature of the
trouble is not known at Washington.
The secretary of war has sent tele-
gram to Gen. Shaftcr at Santiago APP
proving his request to be allowed to
bring home the cannon captured from
the Spanish army at and near Santiago.
Madrid: Upon receipt of kilograms
from Capt.-Gen. Blanco in which he in
forms the government that Cuban in
surgcnts continue attacking the Span
ish everywhere, the council instructed
Gen Blanco to resume an offensive at
titude toward the insurgents only.
Spanish soldiers have committed foul
outrages on Porto Ricaus within their
lines. At Gales 90 defenceless men
and women were butchered and many
young girls outraged. In revenge the
Porto Ricans burned large amount OF
Spanish property about Iauco and
Juan Diaz.
Spanish will be added to the list OF
studies taught in the Chicago schools
. if DR.. Il. Benjamin Andrews, the new
superintendent. has his way. lie be-
lieves that with our acquisition OF
large Spanish territory that language
becomes OF as much Importance as
French and German.
Illness among the troops in Porto
Rico is on the increase and there arc
now nearly 900 cases of malaria and
/ dysentery, with few OF typhoid fever.
2 Surgeon General Grccnleaf has recon-
! mended that the sick be sent north as
9 rapidly as possible. Rumors of yellow
F" fever at San Juan are not confirmed.
Secretary Alger made a trip TO Mon
tank Point to inspect Camp WilSoff anc
g see how much truth there was in the
2. rumors Of lack of facilities for carine
for the large number of troops as
sembled there Col HeclSer and Maj
Hopkins. special war department
IN agents also went TO Camp WilIo1f to ar
y. range for the comfort of the troops.
!" Havana authorities have declined t
st allow the landing of number o
- American correspondents. Gen. Blanc'
a. saws their presence, prior 10 the arrivd
x OF the military commissioners. nigh
preiud &c the work of the commission
- ers. and it would be impossible for tn
I, authorities TO guarantee the safety o
the correspondents against fanatics.
The Cuban military commission vii
- sail Sept. either from New York o
N Fort Monroe. on the cruiser New York
ng if she can be made ready in time. Ad
W. miral Sampson says that the mines vii
gis be removed from Havana harbor be
/ fore the commission enters IL is nc
known whether OF not the Unite
States VIII insist also that MORO castl
be put under It's control.
The Thingvalia line steamer Norge
arrived az New York and reported tina
49,, she sank the French fishing schoone
tea La Coquette of Bayonne, France, o
ny the Grand banks. Newfoundland. III
nv captain and eight seamen were savet
u but 1G of the crew went down with I'll
unfortunate vessel This accident o.
Cured near the spot where the terrib
Brigoygne disaster took place.
A The convention which has been el
~ for the United States of Centr
America" embracing Salvador, Ho
duras and Nicaragua. has conclude
its work. Commissioners were a
5 no pointed to convene at Amapala, 10
+. duras. on Nov. ! TO make preparation
Si9 for the election on Dee. of presiden
1g- senators, representatives and FEEDER
- judges for terms of four years, and f
T the installation in Office of those elect'
on March /, 1899.
Brighten. Joaquin Castillo, who q
companied Gen. Shafter 10 Cuba MS
representative of the Cuban army al
the Cuban civil government, has j.
ID returned to New York. When ask
ION. as to the friction existing betwe
made Americans and Cubans at SANTIAGO
owed said that the latter had been gross
l9Ii exaggerated and that SO far as Cuba
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