Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-22
KILOGRAMS In BRIEF.
WAR AFTERMATH.

gent leaders urge an attack upon
Manila.
Friars who have returned from the
Philippines are reported to be aiding
the Carlists In Spain.
Territory OF Hawaii" Is the name
the annexation commission Will
recommend to congress.
Six cases OF yellow fever have ap-
peared in Col. Sargent's regiment OF
"immunes" at Santiago.
II becomes more and more apparent
that Aguinaldo means mischief and
O crisis Is considered GEAR at hand.
Col. Ray, Just returned from Guan-
tanamo, reports the Spanish prisoners
are dying at the rate OF eight day
WISCONSIN troops returned home.
Wisconsin troops complain OF their
food.
Men OF the 9th Illinois burned Gov.
Tanner In efligy at Jacksonville.
Gen. Shafter denies that friction mas
occurred between Gen. Miles and him
self
invaded members Of the -Four
teenth Minnesota regiment reached
home.
The remainder OF Grigsby's rough
Mcrs are discharged.
Havana is expecting wonderful
new era, dating from the arrival OF
the American evacuation commission.
Senator Gray of Delaware accepted
an appointment as member or the
peace commission, which IL now com
plete
Many distinguished Spanish officers
who played an important part In the
late war are gathering In Now York
preparatory to starting for home.
John Boyd, his daughter and son-in-
law were murdered at Cambridge, o.,
by robbers. Boyd was wealthy. A
drug was used by the murderers.
A committee OF Filipinos appointed
by Gen. Aguinaldo started for Wash
ington to confer with President Nc
Kinley,
Captain General Blanco has appealed
10 tho Spanish government for funds,
saying that the situation In Cuba Is
distressing.
Rev. Father Dooley, chaplain Of the
9th New York. told how hundreds OF
lives were needlessly sacrificed ut
Chickamauga.
American army chaplalns are insti-
tuting Protestant services In private
buildings at Manila for the first time
In the history Of the Philippines.
Surgeon General Sternberg has
ordered that the sick be sent away
from Camp Wickoff at once, for fear
Of the effects of the equinoctial
storms.
Capt. N. y. Dyer of the cruiser Bal
umore has returned to the Spanish
General Miranda the sword captured
from him in tho attack on Corregidor
island, Mauila bay.
The military examining board APP
pointed to investigate conditions at
Camp Thomas reported, finding the
sickness to have been due to misman-
agement and poor sanitary arrange
ment.
President Mckinley has decided to-
have an investigation of the conduct
Of the war by unbiased commission
ers, II he can find Ave men in whom
The people have confidence who will
serve.
lei Liberal Of Madrid states that Pro
mier Sagasta will resign as soon as
the cortes ad pts the peace bill. There
was another hot debate IN the Spanish
cortes. Premier Sagasta was de-
nounced
Tho steamer Panama arrived at
For, M nroe from Porto Rico, brng cling
255 soldiers belonging to Massachu-
sets. Iowa, PCunsy and Illinois
regiments. Thirty men are sick and
will 60 into the hospital.
At Camp Wickoff. Nj ntauk Pttlt.
L l., the principal event In camp was
the arrival Of the hospital steamer
Missouri with 2i9 sick soldiers from
hospitals from Santiago.
Senior Thomas Estrada Palma, Gu
ban delegate to the United States, has
received report that the Cubans are
In d r. straits. The report says that
the CubaNs, the real sufferers from the
war, are entirely neglected.
Gen. Shafter complained to the
president that the quartermaster,
medical and commissary depar meats
were TO blame for conditions ut San
t,ago, aud they were called to ac-
count. Shafter had row with Adjt.-
Gen. Corhin.
The president asked the following
to become members OF commission to
Investigate the conduct OF the war:
Gen. ]. M. Scoield, Gen. ]. u, Gordon,
Gen, G. NJ, Dodge. u, G. Gilman,
Gen. G. T.. Henderson, II, II, Lincoln,
D. s. Lamont, DR.. w. Keen and
Col, ]. A. Sexton.
The steamship City OF Rome sailed
from New York for Portsmouth, n
H.. having OF board "a officers and
men Of Admiral Cervera's squadron.
Some OF these are SO badly wounded
that they will never reach their native
land Ihrnp wnrn IN tho thppaa az