The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-09-14
THB WEEKS NEWS
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
A letter sent by Maxine Gomez to
the American commission in Havana
he places himself Internationally at
the American commissions disposal.
The regular army, as it will be con-
sidered after the war, will consist of
$4,000 men.
Rear Admiral Sampson, Maj Gen.
James f. Wade, Maj. Gen. Matthew c..
Duncan and Lieut.. Col. John w. Clous,
members of the Cuban commission,
left New York for Cuba on the Reso-
Lutte.
Secretary Alger is pleased over the
result of the presidents visit to Camp
Wikoff. He says the conditions of the
place were found to be all right.
The insurgents at Manila are said to
have fortified themselves in trenches,
and fear of trouble is expressed.
Orders were received in Portsmouth,
N. H., for the 1,7oo Spanish prisoners on
Seavey's island to prepare to leave for
Spain at once.
Rear Admiral Schley and Brig. Gen.
Gordon, of the Puerto Rico military
commission, arrived at San Juan.
Congressman Steele, of Indiana, says
that 100000 men will be sent into Cuba
in December; that Cubans are killing
Americans from ambush, and that the
governments policy is to sweep the
island from one end to the other until
the insurgents are willing to allow the
civil law to obtain.
The advance guard of Gen. Miles
army arrived in New York from Puer-
to Rico on board the transport Ches-
ter.
The official records of the war de-
partment, as far as completed, show
33 officers and 231 enlisted men killed
in battle during the war with Spain.
Maj Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his
staff, the Second regiment of Wiscon-
sin volunteers 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.
Admiral Cervera called at the navy
department in Washington and ex-
pressed thanks and gratitude for the
men while prisoners of the United
States.
The Spanish transport Satrustoqui
arrived at Santander, Spain, from San
tiago de Cuba. There were S3 deaths
during the voyage.
Word was received from Gen. Otis,
in charge of the United States forces
at Manila, that he had given Aguinaldo,
the rebel leader "a hours in which to
evacuate the suburbs of the city, under
penalty of being fired upon.
1t is announced from Washington
that no new legislation will be required
to authorize the payment of pensions
to the soldiers who were disabled in
the Spanish war, and the widows of
those who fell victims to bullets or
fever.
The tension over Gen. Miles criti
cism of army methods was said to be
gradually subsiding, and in high Off
cial quarters at Washington the be-
lief was expressed that no official at
tention would be paid to the criti-
cisms.
Owing to the danger of war with the
Philippine insurgents the war depart
ment mas decided to dispatch 1000
more troops to Manila.
Secretary of War Alger left Wash
ington to make an inspection of num-
Der 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
evacnate the city, under penalty of be-
ing fired upon.
A committee of three Filipinos, ap-
pointed, by Aguinaldo, have left Hong
Kong in order to confer with President
Mckinley upon the future of the Phil
ippine islands.
Secretary Alger has requested the
president to order thorough and
searching investigation of the war de-
partment and in this request the secre-
'tary has been joined by Gen. Corbin.