The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-21
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record of Events Told In
Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER IL

! TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 49,
Rear Admiral Dewey says he considers
the situation In the Philippines critical and
he has asked for an additional cruiser and
| a battleship.
The City Of Rome, with Admiral Cervera
and staff and over LOO Spanish prisoners.
sailed from Portsmouth. n. H., for San
tander, Spain.
In the Spanish senate Count d'Almenas
said that Gen. Weyler. Gen. Blanco, Gen
| Primo de Rivera and Admiral Cervera
ought 10 be disgraced.
Gen. Miles is working out plans for the
reorganization of the army. He contem-
plates the formation of four corps, com
posed OF 100000 volunteers, 10 be retained
In the service and the regular army.
Reports submitted 10 Gen. Brooke by the
| various commanders show that IL per cent.
Of the American army Of LOCO men in the
| island OF Puerto Rico are on the sick list.
The men are mostly afflicted with typhoid
| malaria. The death rate is small.
| WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER a.
! The war department announces that no
| more trooIs will be mustered out.
Only one regiment the Sixth United
| States volunteers. now remains at Chicka
| manga.
Secretary Day says that the work Of the
peace commission will probably be done in
six weeks
1t is reported that Gen. Maxine Gomez,
the insurgent commander In chief had
| rendered his resignation because he OBJ
| Jected 10 American control In Cuba.
| Gen. Shafter called at the war depart
| ment and submitted his report on the San
| tiago campaign. II covers from beginning
| 10 end the operations OF the army under
| his command in Cuba.
| II Is announced that al cabinet meet
| ing II was decided 10 forever hold the is
land Of Luzon, in addition TO the city OF
Manila, and that definite Instructions look
ing TO such policy would be given the
American peace commissioners.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER Is.
The peace commissioners met in joint
session at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Word reached the navy department that
all the Spanish war vessels in Puerto Rico
had left that country.
Gen. Wheeler denied that he had said
that President Mckinley had said TO him
that the war was not over.
The inSurgent troops quartered in the
suburbs Of Manila marched out in obedi-
ence TO Gen. Otis ultimatum.
ihe newspapers reaching the state de-
partment in the official mails from the east
show that the almost universal express
sion in the public press of Japan is In favor
Of the United States holding permanently
and governing the Philippine islands
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 16.
At his own request Capt. Evans has been
relieved OF the command OF the battleship
Iowa, and Capt. Silas Terry succeeds him
The American and Spanish military COM
missionsrs are carrying on their negotia-
lions with the utmost cordiality in Havana
Regular troops are TO be modified in
the southern camps preparatory 10 send
ing armies OF occupation 10 Cuba and
Puerto Rico
Gen. Miles was confined 10 his bed in
Washington with touch of malarial
fever resulting from exposure in his re-
cent campaigns
Secretary of the Navy Long stated that
the battleships Iowa and Oregon were I'M
der orders 10 proceed TO Manila TO reen-
force Rear Admiral Dewey's command.
The predominant feature of the stua- !
ton in Cuba is the feverish and wide |
spread agitation of the Cubans In favor |
Of the absolute Independence Of the island |
at all costs
orders have been issued by Secretary
Long disbanding the eastern squadron and |
assigning its commander, Commodore j. |
&. watson, to duty as commandant Of the |
Mare Island navy yard In California.
Secretary Long has directed that the |
battleship which Is 10 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.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER II.
The North Atlantic squadron is to be
reduced from a force Of about 100 vessels
10 80.
The Spanish peace commission has been
appointed. Montero Rios, president OF the
senate. will preside.
The queen regent of Spain has signed the
DEGREES ceding territory 10 the United
States. thus making complete the terms
Of the protocol.
Gen. Toral who surrendered the Spanish
army at Santiago 10 the Americans ar
rived at Vigo, Spain, and was greeted with
"a M Kisses a
A telegram from Gen. Otis at Manila
states that the insurgents have acceded to
all demands imposed by him and that they
have evacuated the entire city.
The Philippine national assembly was In
augurated at Malolos and in an address
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, said his
followers desired complete independence.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 49,
The Society of the Army of Santiago was
organized at Camp Wikoff, Long Island.
with Gen. Shafter as president.
Gen. Lawton reports to the war depart
ment that all but eight of the Spanish
prisoners in Santiago have been returned
TO Spain.
The United States commissioners to con-
clude the terms Of peace with Spain sailed
from New York on the steamer Campania
for Paris.
President Mckinley has fixed the army
Of occupation for Cuba at $1,000 men, that
Of Manila at 10000, Puerto Rico 1900 and
1900.
The supreme council of war in Spain has
suspended Admiral Montijo, whose squad
ron was destroyed by Admiral Dewey in
Manila bay, and has summoned him TO
come TO Madrid at once
The work of the military commission in
San Juan is practically over, all arrange
nents for the evacuation by the Spanish
troops and the receipt of government
property having been determined upon
Died Suddenly.
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