Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-14

in the plans for the future conduct
Of the war. According to one of the
members present, it was decided to
abide by the plans already laid, at
least as to the general conduct of the
campaign. Confirmation seemed to
have been given this statement later
in the day, when after a conference
with the members of the war board
Secretary Long announced to the
waiting newspaper men that he had
from his own command Immediately
| the vessels to be embraced in Commo-
dore Watson's eastern squadron, and
direct the commodore to proceed on
his mission. The new eastern squad
Iowa, Oregon, the protected cruiser
! Newark, auxiliary cruisers Dixie,
Yankee and Yosemite, GOLFERS Averen-
da, Cassius, Caesar, Leonidas and JUS
tin, and the supply boat
Delmonico. The order provides
that each ship shall make
! her way across the Atlantic to
a marine rendezvous, which will be
designated in sealed orders to prevent
exposure to the slightest possible
danger from the enemy, and the most
known is that it will be some point
off the Spanish coast.
A telegram was received by the
state department Thursday afternoon
announcing that Camara is still lying
with his squadron at Suez, the east
ern entrance to the canal. The tor
! pedo boats Osada, Proserpina and
Audaz arrived Thursday at Cadiz,
| their home port. Admiral Dewey has
been notified of all these movements.
| The very first care Of the officials
| here will be for the wounded men
who are to be brought north as rap
| idly as their condition will permit.
| 1t is said to be the present plan to es-
tahlish a number of large tents on
| the government reservation at Fort
Monroe which are said to be hygienic-
ally better than enclosed structures
at this season of the year. Mean
while all is being done in the neigh
| borhood of Santiago to alleviate suf-
| fering that the conditions will per-
nit Thursday afternoon a telegram
! from Gen. Shafter came to the war de-
partment as follows: I'm the name
of the sick and wounded officers and
the men under my command, l thank
J. W. Mckay for ice sent US
The necessary orders were given
Thursday to start the Philadelphia for
Hawaii carrying Admiral Miller, with
notice of the action of the United
| States government and directing
United States Minister SeweIl TO take
formal possession in the name of the
United States.
Major Gen. Nelson A. Miles, COM
handing the army, accompanied by
his entire staff at army headquarters,
left at 10:43 last night for Charleston,
S. c., where the party will embark for
Santiago. The party consists Of Gen.
Miles; Gen. J. G. Gilmore, adjutant
general of staff; Gen. r. Stone; Col. G.
R. Greenleaf, surgeon; Lieutenant Col
| onels I. W. Clous, NJ. G. Maus and A.
S. Rowan; Major John D. Black;
| Capt H. H. Whitney. At the same
time Lieutenant Colonel Michler and
a large staff of headquarters clerks
who have been in Tampa will come
to Charleston to join the party. The
start will be made from Charleston OF
the first steamer after the general ar
rives This may be either the Yale
Or the Columbia, which are taking or
troops there. Gen. Miles has no other
purpose in going to Santiago than to
look over the military situation and
strengthen the hand of Shafter. He
will not relieve Gen. Shafter of COM
mand unless the latter's health is such
as to demand it.
The war department admitted for the
i first time Thursday that two expedi
lions, one on the Florida and anothe1
on the Fanita, had successfully landed
large quantities Of arms and supplies