Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-01
KILOGRAMS In BRIEF.
WAR NOTES.

The war department has ordered
four companies of the I'd volunteers to
embark at once from Savannah for
Cuba.
Fraud is suspected in connection
with the latest disaster to the Maria
Teresa.
Admiral Dewey, in reply to an offer
or $4,000 for short magazine article
on the Philippines, cabled: Thanks,
but am too busy"
When congress meets an effort will
be made to legislate for the benefit Of
the marines who distinguished them
selves at Guantanamo bay.
The United States gunboat McCul-
loch has left Manila on her way home.
The commission which is inVestigat
Ing the conduct of the war is having
hard time getting witnesses.
The Spanish admiralty has adver-
tised the fine floating dock in Havana
harbor for sale or lease.
The Maria Teresa has been finally
abandoned by the government and is
going to pieces very fast.
New York. He says he has every
confidence in President Mckinley, He
believes temporary protectorate over
Cuba is necessary.
President Mckinley in his message
will favor civil governors and no
statehood for the new colonies.
standing army of 100000, a bigger
navy and more revenue.
Spain, it is predicted, will accept
the American Philippine and other
terms under protest. At Washington
it is believed that a treaty will be
signed within few days.
The greatest activity prevails in
Spanish military circles in the ar
rangements for evacuating the pro-
vince of Havana, which it is expected
can be effected before Christmas.
During a recent visit of Rear-Ad-
miral Schley, PRESIDENT Mckinley ten
dered him the command of the Euro
pean squadron which is to be formed,
and the admiral accepted the tender.
The Philippine provinces have 3uf-
fered from the severest typhoon in
years. Malolos, the headquarters of
Aguinaldo, has been damaged, and
many villages have been destroyed.
The bodies of Generals Vara del Rey
and Santocildes were buried with mill
tary honors in the Colon cemetery,
Havana, where they will remain until
removed to Spain for interment in the
Pantheon.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin received a cable
message from Gen. Otis at Manila, an
nouncing the arrival of the transport
Vigilancia with all well on board.
This steamship sailed from San Fran
cisco, Oct. 10.
President Rios, of the Spanish peace
commission, is falsely reported as
having broken off negotiations. Spain
is given one week to reply to the
American ultimatum, which offers
S20,OOO,000 for the Philippines.
Spanish ministers were forced to
decline request Of the Red Cross for
a steamer flying neutral flag with
which 10 liberate the Spanish prison
ers in the Philippines. All boats are
needed to remove troops from Cuba.
In letter to President Brown, Of
the Norwich IN. H.) university,
Dewey says: Il trust the entire
Philippines will be retained by the
United States. Any other arrange
ment will lead to no end of trouble"
Represep tatives of the Philippines
have reached San Francisco on their
way to see President Mckinley in the
interest OIL annexation and to secure
the services of the United States to aid
in recovering property seized by the
United States.
The Spanish transport Andes has
arrived at Ponte de Cada from Cuban
ports with number of repatriated
Spanish troops. During the voyage
there were Il deaths on board the
steamer, and many of the soldiers
were dangerously i'll on arriving at the
home port.
A cable message has been received
at the navy department announcing
the death of Ensign George L. Fer
mier, attached to the gunboat Petrol
on the Asiatic squadron. Beyond the
statement that the officer died on the
10Th inst. no details are given. En-
sign .Fermier was appointed to the
naval academy from Indiana
The war department has found that
it is impracticable to occupy Cienfue-
gos before the first of January and
Maj. Gen. Wilson, commanding the
first corps, which was designated to
occupy Cienfuegos, has been directed
to make such disposition of the troops
tnat were about to SAIL as in his judg-
ment will best serve the interest of
the army.
For the first five months of the civil
war the death rate was 1871 per cent.
While during the same period of the
Spanish war the death rate from dis
ease including yellow fever on foreign
soil was but 1921 per cent In the
civil war the death rate kept increas-
ing for year till it was twice as
great rs this, while the mortality
during the Spanish war was cut down
one-half
DOMESTIC.