Morris tribune., 1898-09-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATE WAR WITH SPAIN.


resigned as comman der.in -chief OF the
Cuban army.
Secretary Alger says he has no apol-
ogy to make for the management Of
the war department.
President Mckinley demands thai
the evacuation of Cuba begin by Oct.
10 and end by Dec. 81.
An appeal to the powers for recogni-
ton OF belligerency h 8 been made by
Aguinaldo and his chiefs.
Aguinaldo complains that Spaniards
and priests are plotting to give the
Pnilil pine insurgents bad name
The American evacuation commits.
sion has been officially notified that
Nanzanillo will be evacuated Oct. Z.
A cablegram from General Otis de.
mics the stories of large amount of
sickness among the troops at Manila.
Naval Constructcr Hobson is conf.
dent of being able to raise the Cristo.
bal Colon if given authority to do so.
Captain General Blanco has con.
sented to the Landing of the steamer
Comal with supplies for starving Gu.
bans.
Admiral Cervera has arrived at Ma.
drld. There were no incidents worth
noticing in connection with his arrival
at the capital.
Americans now occupy about four.
fifths of the island of Porto Rico and
C~ouioh AroorS orc ronid10 r,oou;u- RI
San Juan for embarkation
Two representatives of Aguinaldo ar.
rIved at San Francisco Thursday en-
route TO Washington. It is said they
will make plea for independence
A London Globe Hong Kong special
says 1T is learned from trustworthy
Filipino source that France has prom
ised to recognize the Filipino republic.
Hobson has succeeded in raising the
Spanish warship Maria Teresa and the
Vulcan is making repairs on her so
that she may proceed to one of our
shipy ards.
The Philippine national assembly has
decided to ask America to recognize
the independence of the islands and es-
tablish protectorate over their inter
nal affairs.
The navy department has decided to
send the big ocean going tug Iroquois,
now at San Francisco, to Honolulu for
the use of the naval station to be estab.
lished there.
1t is expected that the United States
forces, a. ter the volunteers designated
for the purpose are mustered out, will
consist of about 100, 900 volunteers and
81, 900 regulars.
Private George E. Graham of Com
pany E, Fifty first Iowa regiment, died
in the division hospital at San Fran
cisco of pneumonia, following an at.
tack of measles.
General Miles says he hopes to mus
ter out so, 900 more volun teers. Those
to go will be married men, those pay
sically unfit and those who are inju-
rious to the service.
The war department has been in.
formed of the deaths of James F. Gam.
BILE, Company A, Third Wisconsin, and
John E. Riley, Company F, Sixth Mas
at Ponce, Porto Rico.
Governor Clough of Minnesota has
appointed Lieutenant Colonel F. w.
Ames to be colonel of the Thirteenth
regiment at Manila. Major
Friedrichs becomes lieutenant colonel.
A New York Herald Manila special
says Privates Currler, Dennis and
Schultz of the Thirteenth Minnesota
regiment, have died in the hospital
this week. The regiment has 45 men
on the sick list
About 500 applications for pensions
arising out Of the war with Spain have
teen filed at the pension Office They
em brace all classes, including widows,
claims for injuries, etc. A new division
for the adjudication of these claims
will be established.
Owing to the decision admitting re-.
lief supplies to :Oubans free of duty the
president will not push the evacuation
Of Cuba with 50 great rapidity as he
had intended. The reason for haste
has in great measure bean removed by
the action of the Spaniards.
General Alger made a speech to
army officers at Knoxville in which he
said commanding officers were respon.
sible for the condition of camps. The |
Depart ment, he further said, had re.
ceived nothing but good reports from
the commanding officers and were not |
acquainted with real conditions.
General Granville M. Dodge of Iowa
mas been elected chairman OF the com.
mission appointed by the president TO
investigate the conduct OF the late wa.
The commission held its first meeting
The other commissioners
are Colonel Sexton of Chicago, com.
nander of the G. A. r., General Nc.
Cook of Ohio, ret rcd, G neral Wilson /
chief of engineers U. 5. A, CAPTAIN
Evan P. Howell q AtlAnta, EXC v
srnor Beaver o. Pan ,ylvania, ex.Gov.
srnor Woodbury. of Vermont. ex.Mln. I
Lster to China Charles DENLY, and
DR.. Phineas Connor of Cincinnati.
FINANCE AND TRADE.
American silk is being sold in Lyons,