The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record Of Events Told In
a Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6.

The regular army. as 1t will be consid-
cred after the war, will consist OF 1900
men.
Secretary Alger is pleased over the re-
suit Of the presidents visit TO Camp WI
koff. He says the conditions OF the place
were found 10 be all right.
A letter sent by Maxine Gomez to the
American commission In Havana is adj
dressed 10 Gen. Butler, and In II he places
himself Internationally at the American
commissions disposal.
Gen. Wheeler, in command of Camp WI
koff. Montauk Point, L. l., reports TO the
secretary Of war that the health of the
troops is improving and that the visit Of
the president was very beneficial
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER Z.
Rear Admiral Schley and Brighten. Cor
don, of the Puerto Rico military commits
sion, arrived at San Juan.
Orders were received in Portsmouth, N.
H., for the LOO Spanish prisoners on
Seavey's island 10 prepare to leave for Spain
Saturday.
The official records Of the war department,
as far as completed, show 80 officers and 231
enlisted men Killed IN battle during the war
with Spain.
Congressman Steele. of Indiana, says that
200 600 men Will be sent into Cuba in De-
cember; that CubaDs are killing Ameri-
cans from ambush, and that the govern
ments policy is TO sweep the island from
are willing TO allow the civil law TO obtain.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER s.
The Spanish transport Satrustoqui ar
rived at Santander, Spain, from Santiago
de Cuba. There were SO deaths during the
voyage.
Admiral Cervera called at the navy de-
partment In Washington and expressed
/ thanks and gratitude for the kindly treat
ment accorded him and his men while pris-
I Oners of the United States.
Mai Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his staff.
the Second regiment Of Wisconsin volun-
teers and the hospital corps from Puerto
Rico arrived in New York. Gen. Miles said
that the health Of the troops still In Puerto
/ Rico was good.
II is announced from Washington that
no new legislation will be required 10 au-
thorize the payment Of pensions 10 the SOL
diers who were disabled in the Spanish
war. and the widows Of those who fell vic
tins 10 bullets or fever.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.
Owing 10 the danger Of war with the
Philippine insurgents the war department
has decided 70 dispatch 1000 more troops
10 Manila.
committee Of three Filipinos, appoint
/ cd by Aguinaldo. have left Hong-Kong In
/ order TO confer with President Mckinley
upon the future of the Philippine islands.
Secretary of War Alger left Washing
ton 70 make an inspection OF a number OF
! the army camps, and will go as far south
/ as Jacksonville, Fla. before returning 10
/ Washington.
The Spanish cabinet has agreed to take
/ the most stringent measures to prevent
/ the publication of the proceedings OF the
! cortes and TO provide for the censorship
! OF telegraphic dispatches.
Gen. Otis in charge of the United States
! forces at Manila, wired the president that
| he had given Aguinaldo, the rebel leader
/ "a IN ,, lch to 81.
der penalty OF being fired upon.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER TO-
President Mckinley has decided that the
/ Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Iowa regiments
are needed and will be kept In the service
Advices from Manila are TO the effect
that Admiral Dewey considers the situa-
! ton there as critical, Aguinaldo's exasper-
ating conduct calling for the most careful
management OF affairs by the American
commanders.
Before leaving Washington to inspect the
army camps Secretary Alger directed that
an order be issued that instead of the rg-
ular allowance of ten dollars for the burial
Of soldier s35 shall be allowed, and
the remains transported home at the gov
ernment's expense.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 70.
The senate Of Spain has adopted the His.
pano-American protocol by sitting and
standing vote.
Positive orders have been issued by Gen
Miles directing that Camp Wikoff be
| broken as soon possible.
The last of the Spanish prisoners a.
/ Guantanamo, Cuba, except Gen. Pareja
his staff and so men. who are very sick
have sailed for home.
The American and Spanish commission
ers held their first conference in the hal
Of the colonial parliament in Havana. The
| proceedings were private.
Territory of Hawaii.