The Irish standard., 1898-09-17
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
q Few Lines Coveriae All
Important News.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8.

tha:.ks 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 stan,
the Second regiment of Wisconsin volun-
teers and the hospital corps f5om Puerto
Rico arrived in New York. Gen. Miles said
that the healt.. 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 to the SOL
diers who we're 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 1000 more troops
to Manila
A committee OF three Flipinos. 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 q number Of
the army camps. and will go as far south
as Jacksonville. Fla, before returning to
Washington.
Gen. OTIS in charge Of the United States
forces at 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
Torty-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 situa-
tion there as critical Aguinaldo'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 Alger directed that
an order be Issued that instead Of the rg-
ular allowance of ten dollars for the burial
Of a soldier ss5 shall be allowed, and
the remains transported home at the gov
ernment's expense.
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER ~.
The senate OF Spain has adopted the His
pano-American protocol by a sitting and
standing vote.
Positive orders have been Issued by Gen.
Miles directing that Camp Wilsoff be
broken as soon as possible.
The last OF the Spanish prisoners at
Guantanamo, Cuba. except Gen. Pareja.
his staff and 80 men. who are very sick,
have sailed for home.
The American and Spanish commissions
ers held their first conference In the hall
OF the colonial parliament in Havana. The
proceedings were private
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 49,
Gen. Miles says that the troops to con.
ettute the garrison Of Cuba have not yet
been selected.
Gen. Wheeler stated at Decatur, Ala,
that he firmly believed that the war with
Spain las not over.
Rear Admiral Dewey says he considers
the situation In the Philippines critical and
he has asked for an additional cruiser and
a battleshp.
The City OF Rome, with Admiral Cervera
and staff and over 1.7C0 Spanish prisoners,
sailed from Portsmouth. N. H., for Sam
tander. Spain.
In the Spanish senate Count d'A1menas
said that Gen. Weyler. Gen. Blanco, Gen.
Primo de Rivera and Admiral Cervera
ought to be disgraced.
Gen. Miles is working out plans for tho
reorganization Of the army. He contem-
plates the formation OF four corps com.
posed OF 100000 volunteers, to be retained
In the service and the regular army.
Reports submitted to Gen. Brooke by the
various commanders show that II per cent.
of the American army OF II 900 men In the
island Of Puerto Rico are on the sick list.
The men are mostly afflicted with typhoid
malaria. The death rate Is small
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IA.
The war department announces that no
more troops Will be mustered out.
Only one regiment, the Sixth United
States volunteers now remains at Chicka-
manga.
Secretary Day says that the work Of the
peace commission will probably be done In
six weeks.
1t Is reported that Gen. Maxine Gomez,
the insurgent commander In chief, had
rendered his resignation because he OBJ
jected to American control In Cuba.
Gen. Shafter called at the war depart
ment and submitted his report on the SAM
tiago campaign. 1t covers from beginning
to end the operations OF the army under
his command in Cuba
1t is announced that at cabinet meet
Ing It was decided to forever hold the is
land Of Luzon. in addition to the city Of
Manila, and that definite instructions look
ing to such u policy would be given the
American peace commissioners.