The true northerner., 1898-10-12

Complete Record of Events Told An
Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER l.

TUESDAY. OCTOBER
The war department has decided to send
more troops to Puerto Rico at once.
Augusta. Ca. will be the headquarters
OF the army corps which is 10 be stationed
In Georgia and South Carolina.
The American authorities In Manila have
invited all the school-teachers to resume
the instruction OF their classes.
Savannah. Ca. has been selected as the
point Of embarkation OF all troops which
may hereafter be sent TO Cuba or Puerto
Rico.
Gen. Otis reports the number OF deaths
! among the American troops in the Phil
| ippines since July at four officers and 81
privates.
Mai. Gen. Merritt. who commanded the
American troops st Manila. arrived In
Paris TO appear before the peace commis-
| sioners
1t is reported that the American peace
] commissioners in Paris have formally de-
manded the cession by Spain or the entire
Philippine group. This took the represent
atives OF Madrid by surprise. and they
asked time TO secure instructions from
the Sagasta cabinet.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER s.
Gel Wood proposes TO inaugurate a sys-
tenn Of municipal taxation In Santiago oe
! Cuba.
Twelve hundred Spanish troops sailed for
Spaln from San Juan and two transports
were being loaded with men as rapidly
as possible.
ready 10 sail for the United States from
| Guantanamo, Cuba. Lieut.. Hobson says
he l. confident he can save the Colon
also.
Following out its policy to materially re-
duce the war strength or the navy the
navy department has directed that the
| monitors Puritan and Terror be Withdrawn
| from active service
Cen. Joseph Wheeler testified before the
war investigating committee In Washing
ton that there was no shortage Of food or
medicines for soldiers, and declared many
| reports TO the contrary were false.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6.
II Is announced from Madrid that Ad-
miral Cervera will be appointed life SEN
ator.
the sale TO South American republics, of
the S1anis gunboats lying In Cuban wa
tiers.
Spanish troops continue evacuating ter
ritory in Puerto Rico and the -'~'erican
troops took possession Of II as soon as
evacuated.
Secretary Long has named the four new
monitors contracted for as follows: The
Connecticut, the Florida, the Arkansas and
tho Wyoming.
II is stated on authority that the various
stories published relating TO the work OF
the peace commission now In Paris are
purely speculative.
President Mckinley and Secretary Of the
Navy Long have determined to recon-
mend TO congress the revival of the grade
OF vice admiral, to be filled by the promo
ton Of Rear Admiral Dewey.
Gen. Boynton testified before the war in
vestigating committee concerning Camp
Thomas Its location, Chickamauga park
he asserted, was one of the most health
ful In the country; the water supply
abou. which so much had been said, was
pure and abundant typhoid fever wa:
brought into camp by the troops, but a.
! the wors. stage Of the disease the sick lis
did no. equal that Of the regular army IL
barracks the officers Of the quartermas
ters' commiSsary and medical division:
worked day and night, and he accorded
them unstinted praise. lie said as niue.
food was wasted in one day, or left over
IN Camp Thomas, as the army Of the Cum
berland had 20 eat during the whole OF tn
siege Of Chattanooga.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER T.
Gen. Calixto Garcia left Santiago d.
Cuba fUl the iGtcrior or h!s mission .
disbandiHg the Cuban insurgents.
The transport Port Victor sailed from
New York for Puerto Rico with a larg
quantity Of commissary and quartermas
ter's stores.
r Orders were received at Jacksonville
; Fla, for the Seventh corps to prepare a
once 70 go 70 Savannah, where II will b.
embarked for Cuba.
l. j.
vana the latter part Of this month 70 as
sumo command Of the United States mill
tary forces in the Cuban capital.
Admiral Howell has been relieved from
r. command Of the North Atlantic squad
= ron and his flagship, the San Francisco
has been ordered out Of commission.
Before the war investigating cOmmitte
Gen. Lee detailed the conditions prevailin
at the camp al Jacksonville. He said tn
{ site was good one the supplies wer
f,,t we tck Of n
u he had no complaint 10 make Of the wa
departments treatment of his command.
Il SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5,
e Admiral Sampson was reported to be eN
II tremely III IN Havana.
;. The government has informed Spain tina
e the evacuation Of Cuba by the SPANS
;. army must be completed by December l.
J. A general order was issued organizin
/ new army corps and designating variou
, points IT, the south where the troops sha
r be stationed.
a The government has decided 70 max
Camp Wikoff a winter hospital camp, ar
Will erect there the largest and bes
equipped hospital H. the world
r President Mckinley notified the Unite
d States military commission at Puerto Ric
f., that the island must De evacuated by tn
! Spanish forces on or before October is.
b Gen. Greene Col. Lee and Maj. Herse
" testified before the war Investigating con
= mittee in Washington that the vast me
jority Of complaints were exaggerated,
u no. without foundation.
9 MONDAY, OCTOBER TO-
e japanese papers strongly favor the T,
Is tenlion Of the entire Philippines by tn
United States
An official statement shows that in II
war with Spain II persons In the navy WEI
killed and G7 WOUNDED.
- The American evacuation commissioners
e gave a banquet in Havana In homer of II
J. Spanish commissioners.
The Sixth United States 0mmunes) an
, the Forty-seventh New York sailed fro
IT New York for San Juan, Puerto Rico.
J. Gen. Lawton, military commander Of II
rt department of Santiago, sailed for Ne
York on the transport Michigan Ge
4 Wood will succeed him.
Don't Like the Boycott.
Chicago, Oct. 1O.-Trades unionist
here and in other large cities have il
r augurated an active agitation in f,
r vor of devising some more effectiN
he rna+bod of 6UhtiuU their onnoneu N