Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-09-15
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record of Events Told In
Few Lines Covering All
Important News.
TuEspAY. sEPTEMBER 6.

uS A0Sd AeA army do ~ " AZ NC NOHSlQ-
cred after the war, Will consist of 1900
men.
secretary Alger is pleased over the re-
suit of the presidents visit to Camp WI
koff. He says the conditions of the place
were found TO be all right.
A letter sent by Maxine Gomez to the
American commission in Havana Is ad-
dressed TO Gen. Butler, and In II he pla ces
himself Internationally at the American
commissions disposal.
Gen. Wheeler. In command of Camp WI
koff, Montauk Point, l.. l., reports to the
secretary of war that the health of the
troops is improving and that the visit of
the president was very beneficial.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER Z.
Rear Admiral Schley and Brig. Gen. Cor
don, of the Puerto Rico military commits
sion. arrived al San Juan.
Orders were received in Portsmouth, n.
H., for the LOO Spanish prisoners on
Seavey's island to prepare to leave for Spain
Saturday.
The official records of the war department.
as far as completed, show SO officers and 231
enlisted men killed in battle during the war
with Spain.
Congressman Steele. of Indiana, says that
100000 men Will be sent into cuba in De-
cember; that Cubans are killing Ameri-
cans from ambush, and that the govern
ment's policy is to sweep the island from
one end to the other until Il insurgents
are willing to allow the civil law to obtain.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER s.
The Spanish transport Satrustoqui ar
rived al Santander, Spain, from Santiago
de Cuba There were So deaths during the
voyage.
Admiral Cervera called at the navy de-
partment in Washington and expressed
thanks and gratitude for the kindly treat
ment accorded him and his men while pris-
oners of the United States.
Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his staff,
the Second regiment of Wisconsin volun-
teers and the hospital corps from Puerto
Rico arrived in New York Gen. Miles said
that the health of the troops still In Puerto
Rico was good.
1t Is announced from Washington that
no new legislation will be required to au-
thorize the payment of pensions 10 the SOL
diers who were disabled in the Spanish
war, and the widows OF those who fell vic
tins to bullets or fever.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9.
Owing to the danger of war with the
Philippine insurgents. the war department
has decided to dispatch 1900 more troops
to Manila.
A committee of three Filipinos, appoint
ed by Aguinaldo. have left Hong-Kong in
order to confer with President Mckinley
upon the future of the Philippine Islands.
Secretary Of War Alger left Washing
ton to make an inspection of a number OF
the army camps. and will go as far south
Washington.
The Spanish cabinet has agreed to take
the most stringent measures to prevent
the publication of the proceedings OF the
cortes and to provide for the censorship
of telegraphic dispatches.
Gen Otis. in charge of the United States
forces al Manila. wired the president that
he had given Aguinaldo. the rebel leader
"a hours in which to evacuate the city I'M
der penalty of being fired upon.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
President Mckinley has decided that the
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Iowa regiments
are needed and will be kept In the service
Advices from Manila are TO the effect
that Admiral Dewey considers the sltua-
ton there as critical, Agulnaldo's exasper-
ating conduct calling for the most careful
management of affairs by the American
commanders.
Before leaving Washington to inspect the
army camps Secretary Aiger directed that
an order be issued that instead Of the rg-
ular allowance of ten dollars for the burial
Of a soldier s35 shall be allowed and
the remains transported home at the gov
ernment's expense
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER -
The senate Of Spain has adopted the His
paEo-A American protocol. ~ sitting and
standing vote.
Positive orders have beer issued by Cen
Miles directing that Camp Wlkom be
broken as soon possible.
The last Of the Spanish prisoners at
Guantanamo, Cuba, except Cier Pareja,
MS staff and 50 men, who are very sick,
have sailed for home.
The American ana Spanish commission
ers held their first conference e the hall
Of the colonial parliament 20 Havana The
proceedings were private.
Territory of Hawaii.
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