Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-12-22
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PEACE POINTERS.

General Garciea, aged 80, died of
pneumonia at Washington.
Maior-Gen. Brooke was CHOSEN LoI
military governor Of Cuba.
The province of Pinar del Rio, CUBA,
Is now under the stars and stripes.
Fifty thousand men will be needed
in Cuba and $4,000 in the Philippines.
Philippine Insurgents are reported
TO have met a bloody repulse in an at
tack upon Iloilo.
The United States will keep the IS
lands ceded by Spain, even II the
senate rejects the treaty.
The Kansas vlunteers, who salled
from San Francisco several weeks
ago, have landed at Manila.
Robert P. Porter has framed Gu
ban tariff which opens the markets OF
the island to all nations alike.
Rico
President Mckinley issues proclama-
tons regarding the collection of GUS
toms in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Col. William J. Bryan's resignation
of his commission in the volunteer
army was received by the war depart
ment and promptly accepted.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, IN
report on Porto Rico's currency, said
much property had been destroyed
in the northwest section Of the island.
A correspondent at Manila carefully
investigated the Philippine question
and says it is believed the Americans
should strike a decisive blow and es-
tablish their rule firmly.
Hobson on his way to Atlanta was
given a rousing reception at Mont
gomery. After Hobson had shaken
hands with nearly every visitor he
made short but telling address.
Three Cubans were killed and many
persons injured in Havana in a fight
between Spanish officers and admirers
of Gen. Garcia, who were trying to
close the theaters in his memory.
The 1st North Carolina and 202d
New York Volunteers marched through
Havana, being the first American regi-
ments to do so. Cubans who saw
the marching troops gave demonstra-
tons of joy.
The work of painting the war YES
sells in the Brooklyn navy yard white,
the usual color in times of peace, has
been begun. A force of men is now
engaged in repainting the Indiana,
Massachusetts and Chicago.
Gen. Schofield told a house com
mitteee that the commanding general
of the army had no real authority
Gen. Miles denied this and said that
the secretary of war, coming from
civil life, could not understand military
work.
The Anti-Imperialist League ex-
ecutive committee met and it was re-
ported that many newspapers in the
central and western states have Of
fered their services in opposition tc
annexation. Centers for organization
and distribution of literature have
been established in thirty states.
John D. Hayes, who served as 6
Red Cross nurse with the I'd United
States infantry under General Shat
ter at Santiago, shot and killed hi:
brother, Edward S. Hayes, proprie
tor of hotel in New York. Johr
hays says MS 'DfoInei dccuSeu uIlu U
appropriating a portion of the pro
ceeds.
General Calixto Garcia, the dis
tinguished Cuban warrior and leader
and the head Of the commission elected
by the Cuban assembly to visit thi
country, died Of pneumonia at Wash
ington. He was So years old. The re
mains were placed in metallic caske
and deposited in vault at Airing
ton pending the removal of the bod!
to Cuba by vessel of the United
States navy. In the funeral sermon
Archbishop Ireland spoke in favor o
the reinstatement Of peace