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arrived at Santander, Spain.
Adjutant General Corbin ISSUED or
ders for the muster out Of 10 volunteer
organizations, numbering over 10000
officers and men.
Insurgent troops invaded the south
ern Philippine islands, and were Selling
everything possible prior to the settle
ment OF the peace conditions.
The auxiliary cruisers st. Paul and
st. Louis have been returned TO the In
ternatioual Navigation company by the
government.
Upon Gen. Miles departure from
Puerto Rico Gen. Brooke issued an or
der assuming command OF the troops In
the island.
Deputations of the wealthiest ma
tives in the Philippines called upon
Consul Wildman In Hong-Kopg and
urged that every possible effort be
made for the annexation Of the Phil
ippine islands to the United States.
All the torpedoes placed at the en-
trance TO the harbor of Havana have
been raised without accident of any
kind.
The war depa rtment has up 10 the
present time issued orders for muster
ing out nearly 100000 volunteers. and
this will be done as soon as the men
have had their 30 and 60 day furloughs.
President Mckinley spent five hours
in Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, bare
headed most Of the time, visiting the
sick In the hospitals and inspecting the
well in their environments.
Believing that there Is some prob
ability that the Philippines will be re-
turned to the control OF Spain, Aguin-
aldo, the insurgent leader, Is recruit
ing troops and building trenches.
The regular army, as II will be con-
sidered after the war, will consist of
$4,000 men.
Rear Admiral Sampson. Maj. Gen.
James y Wade, Maj. Gen. Matthew C.
Duncan and Lieut.. Col. John w. Clous.
members OF The Cuban commission.
left New York for Cubn on the Reso-
Lutte.
A letter sent by Maxine Gomez TO
the American commission in Havana
Is addressed to Gen. Butler. and In II
he places himself Internationally mt
the American commissions disposal.
Gen. Wheeler. In command OF Camp
Wikoff. MontaulS 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 bene-
flciai.
Secretary Alger is pleased over the
result OF the presidents visit TO Camp
Wikoff. He says the conditions OF the
place were found to be all right.
The insurgents at Manila are said 10
have fortified themselves In trenches,
and fear OF trouble Is expressed.
Orders were received in Portsmouth.
n. H., for the / roo Spanish prisoners on
Seavey's island TO prepare TO leave for
Spain at once.
Rear Admiral schley and Brig. Gen.
Gordon, OF the Puerto Rico military
commission. arrived nj San Juan.
Congressman Steele, OF Indiana, says
that 200, 900 men will be sent into Cuba
in December; that Cubans are killing
Americans from ambush, and that the
governments policy is 10 sweep the
island from one end TO the other until
the insurgents are willing to allow the
civil law TO obtain.
The advance guard of Gen. Miles
army arrived in New York from puer-
90 Rice on board the transport Ches-
ter.
Tho official records OF the war de-
partment, as far as completed, show
30 officers and 23i enlisted men killed
IN battle during the war with Spain.