Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-10-24
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.


Miles and Shafter have been at logger
heads. 81,
The entire eastern end of Cuba Will
he evacuated by the Spaniards Dy
November 1. ~.
Major Beebe, of the American mill
+arv commission in Cuba, died or yell
low fever.
Cubans in Havana celebrated the
onnivarsarv of the beginning OF the
ten-years' war.
The I'd Pennsylvania, ordered
transferred out. has petitioned that it be
retained in service.
Insurgents at point in the Pnillp-
pines refused to allow an American
ship to unload -
plans of all the Notifications m
Cuba are turned over to the Amerl-
can commissioners.
The eth Illinois regiment was Tor
mally mustered out OF the federal ser
vice at Springfield.
AguinaIdo is encounterlng sLe@'
rivalry from other insurgent leaders
in the Philippines.
II is rumored that Macaboulos, a
PllllDD1n0 Cul0L, 4ACoo NO9
lion against Aguinaldo.
The Spanish cabinet council mas oe-
cided to release the Cuban prisoners
confined in the Biscaya prisons.
The Maria Teresa, the sunken
oruiser raised by HobsOn, will starC
for the United States next week.
Admiral Dewey has raised the SUNK
Cnanisb naval vessel Bulucan at
Manila, and will use her as a olspaCc'l
boat. $40
The friars in the Philippines are
rronaring to sell the church property
they control to a syndicate IN hong
# is suggested that 100000 Span
iards and Cubans be enlisted IN the
American army in Cuba for garrison
duty. +t
Surgeon General Sternberg told the
vica chairman of the Red Cross relleI
committee that it's assistance is not
needed. o
Chaplain Mcintyre, of the oregon,
court martialed, was found guilty and
sentenced to be dismissed from 'ne
service.
Colonel Ray, American commander
at Manzanillo, has suspended the
Snanish officials there in disregard OIL
their protest. .a
CAPTAIN Joseph Hale, Sd United
States Infantry, died at New York OF
+vnhoid fever contracted in Cuba. tie
was so years old.
Lieut.. Fred. H. Pullen of New York,
an officer on the Resolute, dled OF
yellow fever. The Resolute has peen
ordered to New York.
The cost of the repairs to cne
Brooklyn, which was Admiral 0chley
flagship, and was damaged IN me
fight off Santiago, will be $ll,29|'
The American and Spanish peace
commissions at Prais held another
Joint session at which, it is under
stood. the Cuban debt was discussed.
Cubans interested in the cultivation
and manufacture of tobacco urge the
treasury department to increase the
dutv on imports of tobacco to Cuba.
It is rumored that Gen. Blanco'
owing to disfavor at Madrid, is to be
recalled from Cuba and another man
sent to supervise the evacuation OF
the island.
President Bartolome Maso OF the
Cuban provisional government al
rived at Manzanillo. He SAID ne Was
in favor of cooperating with the
Americans.
Secretary Alger expects to go 10
Cuba and Porto Rico some time this
winter, when the affairs OF the lsIalloS
become settled under the Unlte1
States authority. :.
General Blanco sought to permit
the return to Havana OF the Nanlgos'
alleged law breakers whom Wey4eE
had expelled, but the American conl-
mission objected.
The Spanish peace commissioners
it is said, seek better terms than are
contained in the protocol, taking the
ground that the latter was not an eA-
nression of the nations wish.
The war department has authorized
the publication of letter OF Lieut.
BRAND. showing that the care Of the
sick on the transport OLDHAM was all
that could have been required.
The 7th regular infantry left Camp
Wikoff for forts in the department. ol
the lakes. Its departure practlcal'V
brings Camp Wikoff to an end after
an existence of ten weeks.
The navy department had prepared
to oppose vote of thanks by con
gress to Rear-Admiral Schley IN tbs
event that Representative Berry hac
pressed his resolution in the house.
The men in the goth new YorR
regiment are in state of seml-mutl-
nv and threaten trouble if they are
not given better treatment. They
complain that they are not properly
fed.
The Dodge commission is investlga5-
ing charges that Capt. Alger, son OF
the secretary, was financially inter
ested in the land on which Camp Al
ger and the camp at Fernandlna were
located.