Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-15
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
WAR NOTES,

Cubans celebrated the second ami
versary of the death of Gen. Maceo.
The tariff schedule for Cuba will
grant equal opportunities TO all ma
lions.
Lieutenant Hobson leaves about Dec.
20 for Manila to raise the sunken yes
sells there.
There is d good prospect of the 18th
Minnesota regiment being ordered
home from Manila.
The peace treaty with Spain has
been completed in all its essential de-
tails.
The United States gunboat Helena
has arrived at Gibraltar on her way
to join Deweys squadron.
Naval officers are disappointed at the
failure of the president to approve the
personnel DILL in his message.
The president sent to congress the
report Of the commissioners appointed
to recommend a form of government
tor Hawaii.
Secretary Alger will recommend the
construction of two vessels to be de-
voted exclusively to the transportation
of troops.
the Torrens system met in Boston.
The bill to increase the army to 100,
900 men provides grade of lieutenant
general for ranking officer, meaning
Miles.
Some senators will oppose the pro-
posed territorial form of government
for Hawaii lest the islands eventually
acquire statehood.
The war department will send a
United States officer to study English
methods of caring for troops in semi
tropical climates.
An American negro soldier named
Campbell will be tried in Havana by
Spanish courts for the murder of two
Spanish troopers.
Secretary Alger says that volunteers
at Manila will be sent home as fast as
transports can be obtained with which
to forward regulars.
Soon after the peace treaty is signed
Premier Sagasta will submit to the
queen regent the question of conf
dence in his government.
The Manila Independence insists
the Philippines aided the Americans
because they believed they were
fighting for independence.
The Tobacco Growers League was
formed in Lexington, KY, to combat
the American Tobacco company, OF
which the operations were denounced.
As a special favor Gen. Wheeler has
been relieved from active duty while
still remaining on the list of volun-
teer officers till the peace treaty shall
be signed.
At luncheon given by Robert p.
Porter TO prominent men at Santiago,
q of the rs guests were found to be
in favor Of anneXing Cuba to the
United States.
Porto Ricans are dissatisfied at the
prospect that the establishment of d
permanent form of government for
them will be postponed until the next
session of the United States congress.
Resolutions passed by the American
chamber of commerce of Havana
Cuba, Nov. %, just received by Post
master General Emory Smith, bitterly
complain of present mail facilities at
Havana.
The steamship Australia arrived
from Honolulu with $40 officers and
men of the New York regiment. The
returning soldiers consisted Of Com
panies A, C, d, l and l., and were I'M
der command of Col. Barber. who was
accompanied by his staff.
General Riewodidos and DR.. Les
dajluna, representatives of the
Philippine junta, are on their way to
Washington, under instructions TO
endeavor to remove misrepresentation
and suspicious and cultivate the
friendliest relations with the Ameri-
can government and people"
The secretary of war has made a
ruling that Communication of rations
will be allowed hereafter to all nurses
whether male or female, or whether
employed in general hospitals or other
hospitals, when they are granted
leaves of absence, the rate to be the
same as that of enlisted men on fur
Tough, that is, 20 cents a day.
The findings Of the court of inquiry
concerning the abandonment of the
Infanta Maria Teresa during the
storm Of October 20 are summed up in
the statement that the court finds the
abandonment was not due to any fault
or neglect on the part of any officer
OF the navy and that the court does
not think any further proceedings
should 6e instituted.