The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-08-27
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sailed for Spain from Santiago. hav:
ing On board 2,l36 Spanish soldiers.
1t is reported in Washington that
Col. Roosevelt intends To resign his
commission on account of the action
Of Secretary Algcr in making public n
private letter of the colonel.
Governor-Genernl August. of the
Philippines. has arrived at Hong-Kong
on his way to Spain, having renewed
his resignation. Augusta turned over
his Office to a subordinate pending the
surrender of Manila.
Consul Wildman, at HongKong,
cabled the state department that Adj
miral Dewey had bombardcd Manila
and the city surrendered uncondition-
ally.
1t was reported that Gen. Blanco has
resigned his Office as governor of Cuba,
wishing 10 avoid his humiliating duties
in connection with the evacuation.
AZ meeting Of American and Cuban
officers in Santiago il was resolved 10
disband the Cuban army and the Unit
ed States would pay the men of.
Gen. Wheeler and Col. Roosevelt dis
embarkc d with their regiment of rough
riders from the Miami at Camp Wikoff.
Montauk Point.
The mortality was said TO be so great
in the camp of Spanish prisoners at
Santiago that no longer are the dead
buried, but a funeral pile of ten or
twelve bodies Is made, saturated with
kerosene and set fire TO, cremating the
bodies in the open air.
The Spanish cabinet has decided TO
order Gen. Blanco and al other Span
ish commanders in the Antilles TO fill
their respective posts until the evacu-
alton is completed.
1t was said an order would soon be
issued, when approved by the cabinet.
mastering out of the service about 50,-
600 of the volunteer forces.
Three cases of yellow fever and
three suspected cases were officially
reported Mt the marine barracks in
Key West, Fla.
The president has appointed the fol-
lowing commissioners TO adjust the
evacuation of Cuba and Puerto Rico:
For Cuba, Maj. Gen. James F. Wade,
Maj. Gen. Matthew c. Butler: for Puer-
to Rico, Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke
Rear Admiral Winfield S. Schley, Brig
Gen. William W. Gordon.
Senator Cushman X. Davis, chairman
of the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, has accepted the tender Of an
appointment as n member of the Span
ish-American peace commission.
A rare scene OF military splendor
was witnessed at Chickamaug1 Ma
tional park, Ga, when $4,000 soldiers
passed in review before throng Of
90, 900 spectators.
Gen. Merritt and Admiral Dewey
were instructed that the Philippine in
surgents must recognize the authority
of the United States and that there
could be no joint occupation of the
city.
The massacre OF more than 100 ma
tives OF Puerto Rico by Spanish troops
Is confirmed, the only, offense of the
people being in raising an American
flag at Cieles.
The president has announced his de-
cision to muster out Of the service
from $4,000 to 10000 Of the volunteers.
Reports from Manila were 10 the ef
feet that the American loss in the re-
cent battle was six or eight killed and
40 wounded, while the Spanish loss was
quite heavy. Manila was said TO be
under martial law. with Gen. Merritt
as military governor.
TWAS reported at Ponce, Puerto Rico,
that so natives who took refuge from
Spanish soldiers in the belfry OF the
cathedral at Gales were overpowered
and macheted.
1t was reported chat Gen. Merritt
had prepared proclamation to the
residents of Manila defining the form of
government that will prevail.
Hong-Kong ndvices say that the
terms Of the capitulation OF Manila Us
agreed upon between Gen. Jnudencs
md Gen. Merritt include the cession
of the Philippine archipelago to the
United States