The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-22
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WAR NEWS.

Advices received at theywar depart
ment indicate that the evacuation OF
Cuba by the Spanish forces is proceed
ing satisfactorily and smoothly.
Orders were received at Camp Wi
koff for the Seventh infantry, the only
regiment there, to depart from camp.
Wreckers have abandoned work on
the sunken Spanish cruiser Nizcaya,
having discovered that she cannot be
saved.
Premier Sagasta informed the peace
commission in Paris that Spain would
not give up sovereignty in the Philip
pines,
Gen. Lees Seventh corps and the
newly organized First, Second and
Fourth corps will compose the army Of
occupation in Cuba.
The official board appointed to de-
termine the relative positions Of the
ships engaged in the naval battle at
Santiago has completed its report.
which says that the battle was fought
and won upon plans prepared by Adj
miral Sampson.
Col. Young's cavalrymen were mus
tered out of the United States service
at Fort Sheridan, Ill. ~
West Virginia is alone among all the
states in the union enjoying the dis
tinction Of having all her troops kept
in the federal service.
The Spanish government announces
its intention to maintain strong
force of troops in Cuba until the treaty
of peace with the United States is
definitely signed.
The American troops raised the
stars and stripes over the custom
house and in the public square at Man
zanillo, Cuba and took formal posses
sion.
The American military commission
ers in Cuba have notified the Spanish
authorities at Havana that the United
States will assume entire control, mill
tary and governmental, of the island
Of Cuba December 1.
Because his men were not furnished
with rations Capt. T.. V. Walsh, of com
pany +, First Missouri volunteers,
marched his company out of Jefferson
barracks in St. Louis and dismissed
them-a thing unparalleled in military
history.
1t is officially announced that the
Juan October IS.
The battleships Oregon and Iowa
sailed from New York with sealed or
ders from Washington.
Mai Beebe, of the American COM
mission. died in Havana Of yellow fever.
The Third Illinois infantry has been
ordered back from Puerto Rico.
Spanish officials at San. Juan have
signified their willingness to turn over
the government Of Puerto Rico to the
Americans.
Gen. Brooke has been directed by the
war department to consider the sub
ject of a permanent garrison for the
island OF Puerto Rico.
Orders were issued by the war de-
partment reducing the number Of men
in the Nebraska regiments to 81 men,
but Col. Bryan will remain In the serv-
ice.
Spain has acquiesced in the demand
OF the United States that the island
of Puerto Rico shall be turned over to
this government on October IS.
The Spanish mail steamer Reina
Maria Cristina has sailed for Spain
with 1913 officers and troops.
The court-martial in the case of Jo-
seph p. Mcintyre, chaplain OF the war
ship Oregon, found him guilty of con-
duct unoecoming an officer and SEN
tenced him to dismissal from the naval
service.
Mai Cen Er,nc,sU nroono ho.u
ordered to report to Gen. Fitzhugh |
Lee, and will command a division of |
the army of Cuban occupation.
Fifty-6ve war vessels are now under
contract for the government, and |
when completed America will rank |
third in naval power.