The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-11-12
A WEEKS RECORD
ALI the News Of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News Of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL TILE WORLD
WAR NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
The war investigation commission
has completed its tour OF the southern
camps, and the majority Of the members
left for Washington.
A cablegram received at the navy de
partment announces the arrival at
Babia, Brazil, of the battleships Oregon
and Iowa.
The United States has demanded the
surrender by Spain of the entire Phil
ippinc archipelago.
The completion OF the treasury re-
turns for October leave the net cost OF
the Spanish war up to the present time
about $lG0,00O,000.
Preparation is being made for the
troops to spend the winter at Hunts
vile, Ala. a contract involving the eX-
penditure of $4,000 has been let for
the erection of mess halls and sheds.
The Spanish regular troops in Cuba
ere now scattered and number about
s0,775.
The wives of Gems. Brooks, Sheridan
and Grant arrived in San Juan on the
transport OLDHAM from New York.
Commander Snow, who Is to relieve
Admiral Schley as commandant of the
San Juan naval station, sailed from
New York.
The American peace commissioners
have informed the Spanish commits
sioncrs that the latter must complete
their work in few days
The customs receipts in Santiago in
October under American management
amounted TO 100000, an increase over
October. 1897, Of over $1,000.
The Illinois naval reserves who are
still in the service have been ordered
home to be mustered out There are
about 100 Of them.
The Spanish steamer Montserrat mr.
rived In Cadiz from Santiago de Cuba
with repatriated troops. There were
0s deaths on board during the voyage.
The Sixth Virginia, negro regiment,
mutinied at Knoxville. Tenn, because
white officers superseded negro officers,
who had resigned under pressure.
The Spanish authorities are prcpar-
Ing to close all matters Of the admins
tration of the island of Cuba during
this month.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin announced that the
war department would proceed at once
to bring back to the United States the
remains of such soldiers as have died in
Cuba, Puerto Rico and at Manila during
the late war.
The American commissioners went to
the Colon cemetery in Havana and
placed flowers on the graves of the vic
Tins of the Maine explosion.
The Spanish military commissioners
in Havana notified the American com
missioners that the province of Puerto
Principe would be evacuated before No
yember %.
Admiral Dewey cabled the navy de-
partment that the Charleston had sailed
from Manila for Iloilo, on the island of
Panay. This Is the last seat of Spanish
power in the Philippines.
The cruiser Buffalo left Brooklyn For
Manila with 700 bluejackets, who will
replace the men In Admiral Dewey's
fleet who have served out their terms
of enlistment.
Direct evidence connecting Gen. Wey-
Ter of Cuban fame and memory with
the wholesale looting of the Philippine
treasury has been unearthed in Manila
The gunboat Helena, Commander
Swinburne, has left the Boston navy
yard for the China station by way Of
the Suez canal.
Secretary Long says that the govern
ment will take no further step to raise
the rest of the Spanish warships de-
stroyed by Admiral Schley's fleet Off
the coast of Santiago.
The transport Pennsylvania with the
Fifty-frst regiment of Town volunteers
on board sailed from San Francisco for
Manila. t
1t was repeated that Premier Sa-
gasta had instructed the Spanish peace
commissioners in Paris not to give up
the Philippines.