Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-07-25
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
WAR.

Watsons squadron is expected to
sail for Spain this week.
Ex-President Harrison believes
that SPANS alternative is to sue for
peace at once.
1t will be several weeks before the
Spanish prisoners at Santiago can be
taken back to Spain.
In Spain martial law was declared
in order that the government might
have a free hand in arranging for
peace.
Commodore Watson may release
Spanish political prisoners confined
on the island of Fernando Pc. off the
African coast.
Dispatches from London indicate an
almost general opinion that the fall OF
Santiago will induce Spain to sue
Tor speedy peace.
A dispatch says the government of
Spain has sent 100000 to Blanco to
enable him to meet the expenses of
the Cuban campaign.
Admiral Cervera and 40 other Span
ish naval officers reached Annapolis,
their permanent place of detention
as prisoners of war.
Premier Sagasta is resolved to
bring about peace as soon as posi-
ble," the Madrid correspondent of the
Berlin TagebIatt reports
General Blanco is quoted In an in
terview as opposed to peace and as
saying that he would ngAt all his
life against the United States.
Captain John R. Thomas, Jr., of
Chicago reached New York.. suffering
from wounds. He paid high tribute
to the men led by Roosevelt.
An expedition of Cubans with sup
plies and arms for General Gomez was
landed at Palo Alto, where the Gu
ban general met them in person.
Private Harry Childs, Company A
9Th regiment, residence Decatur, died
in the regiment hospital at Chicka-
manga park of ptomaine poisoning.
The third Manila expedition, under
Gen. Macarthur, reached Honolulu
July and decided to await Gen.
Merritt's arrival before proceeding.
The American army now around
Santiago will be brought home to
recuperate and regiments of immunes
used to garrison the captured city.
A French gunboat attempted to
enter Guantanamo bay without per-
mission. The Marblehead fired solid
shot across it's bow and it finally
stopped.
General Shafter cabled to Washing
ton that the number Of Spanish troops
surrendered will be about $4,000, of
whom one-half form the garrison of
Santiago.
The story circulated to the effect
that General Blanco had attempted
suicide on receiving notice of the
destruction of Admiral Cervera's
fleet Is denied.
Captain Hunker, in command Of the
ment recently with the Spanish forts
at Baracoa He destroyed the enc
my's barracks.
Gen. Weyler cabled to The World, in
reply to a request for his opinion re-
garding peace, that as a Spanish gen
eral he must not give any opinion on
the subject OF peace.
1t was stated in Washington that
the president had not discussed
peace terms with the French ambas-
sailors nor the representatives of any
other foreign power.
A Madrid censored despatch quotes
Interior Minister Capdebon as saying
that part of the Spanish cabinet IS
for peace, but peace is a very diff
cult problem to solve
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue advised the Western Union Tele
graph company that the person offer
ing a telegram for transmission must
put the stamp on it.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie has cap
tured three prizes, heading from
Jamaica to Manzanillo with food. One
was British steamer and the other
two were British schooners.
Reports that have reached the war
some mortality among the yellow
fever cases with Skaters army Five
cases have resulted fatally
General Brooke was summoned to
Washington to make arrangements for
a prompt start for his Porto Rico ex-
petition, which will have about $4,000
men, fresh troops mainly volunteers.
War Minister Correa's idea Of
peace terms which Spain would ac-
cept is that the Philippines must be
restored, Porto Rico and Cuba allow
ed to vote on the question of indepen-
dence.
Santiago surrendered. The troops,
numbering about $4,000, are to be
transported to Spain by the United
States. The territory surrendered
represents an acreage of 5000 square
miles.
Winthrop Chanler, brother of |
William Astor Chanler, was shot in |
the arm while with an expedition I
which landed ammunition and sup /
plies for the insurgents on the Cuban
coast
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