Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-20
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record of Events Told in
Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER II.

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The health OF the American troops In
Puerto Rico is improving daily.
Wreckers have abandoned work on the
sunken Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, having
discovered that she cannot be saved.
Premier Sagasta informed the peace
commission In Paris that Spain would not
give up sovereignty in the Philippines.
Advices received at the war department
indicate that the evacuation of Cuba by
the Spanish forces Is proceeding satisfac-
torly and smoothly.
The Illinois naval reserves, about 20 in
number, that served during the war on
board the cruisers Newark and Cincinnati,
had been given their discharges.
The next and probably the last expedi-
tor TO sail from San Francisco for the
Philippines has been selected by Gen. Mer-
Ram am consists Of 19l officers and 5.579
men.
The Spanish government received dis
patch that the rebels In the Nisayas, or
central Philippine Islands, have again been
defeated by the Spanish troops, 200 of the
insurgents being killed.
AT Jacksonville, Fla. the Sever tn army
corps has been organized in two divisions
of two brigades each. In the new arrange
ment the Third Nebraska. Col. William j
Bryan. is placed with the First Texas and
thu Second Louisiana.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER p
Col Young's cavaIymen were mustered
out of the United States service at Fort
Sheridan, Ill.
Gen Lees Seventh corps and the newly
organized First. Second and Fourth corps
vii, compose the army OF occupation in
Cuba.
West Virginia is alone among all the
states In the union enjoying the distinction
o. having all her troops kept in Che federal
service.
The American troops raised the stars and
stripes over the custom house and in the
pubic square at Manzanllo Cuba and
took formal possession.
The Spanish government announces its i
intention to maintain a strong force Of
troops in Cuba until the treaty d peace
with Il United States Is definitely sisred
The American military commissioners In
Cuba have notified the Spanish authorities
at Havana that the United States will as
sumo entire control. military aus govern
mental, OF the island OF Cuba DecemberI
The official board appointed to determine
"a relative positions Of the ships engaged
IN the naval battle at Santiago has com
pleted its report. which says that the bat
tie was fought and won upon plans pre-
pared by Admiral Sampson.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10
The Third Illinois Infantry has been or
dcrsd back from Puerto Rico.
Mai Beebe, of the American commission.
dice in Havana of yellow fever.
II is officially announced that the Amer
team flag Will be raised over San Juan Oc-
toher 49,
The bat leshps Oregon and Iowa sailed
from New York with sealed orders from
Washington.
The Vermont legislature passed a reso-
luton memorializing congress to restore
the rank OF vice admiral and confer that
title upon Rear Admiral Dewey.
Because his men were not furnished with
rat.ons Capt +. " Walsh. of company f.
First Missouri volunteers, marched his
company out of Jefferson barracks in St.
Louis and dismissed them-a thing IN
paralleled IN military history.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER "a
The Spanish mall steamer Reiua Maria
Crjstina sailed from Havana for Spain
WITH ! ,07S officers and troops.
Fifty-nve war vessels are now under con-
tract for the government. ara when COM
pleted America viii RANK third IN naval
power.
Gen BROOKE has been directed by the war
department to consider the subject of a
permanent garrison for the ISLAND OF Puer-
to Rico.
'h4 United States that the island OF Puerto
Rico shall be turned ove~ TO this govern
i mont on October Is.
Mai Gen Francis V. Greene has been
c-dtred to report TO Gen F'itzhugh Lee.
ard Will command a division Of the army
Of Cuban occupation
orders were issued by the war depart
mcnt reducing the number Of men in the
+ Nebraska regiments to 81 men. but Col
I Bryan will remain IN the service
The eourt-martial In the case Of Joseph
4 7. Mcintyre. chaplain Of the warsh.p Ore
go. found him guilty OF conduct uu becom-
ing officer and sentenced him 10 dis
missai from the naval service.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER Is
Mai Gen sumner. promoted for gal
lantry In the battle OF Santiago. viii be
sent TO one of the corps in the south and
/ given command OF division
The Spanish government cahlod Cen
Blanco not 10 turn over any further ter
ritory 10 the Americans until the peace
treaty had been definitely signed
Montcro Rios, the president of the SPAN
ish commission, said in Paris that spain
would never give up the Philippines no
matter what the consequences might be.
A Manila dispatch says that Macabulos.
the chief controlling the five northern Q row
inceS OF Luzon has revolted against Agui-
naldo, and that sharp lighting between tae
insurgents Is proceeding
MONDAY. OCTOBER IL
The war investigating committee left
Washington for the south
Premier Ssgasta denies the truth or the
report that Gen. Blanco VIII he recalled
from Cuba
dispatch from Paris says II is almost
a certainty that there viii be rupture in
the peace negotiations
A society 10 he known as the Society OF
the Army Of Santiago de Cuba is now IN
the process OF formation.
Gen Maxine Gomez, commander in chfei
Of the cuban army quarreled with hi:
whole stan near Rojas and they all lef,
him
President Mckinley has ordered thai
jefferson barracks. near st Louis. be made
as large military post as any in tbs
country.
CO... waring has found Havana dirtiel
| than he ANTICIPATED. He SAYS IL VIII b,
necessary TO tear open the streets and Ia.
drainage pipes and sewers.