Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-27
THB WEEK NEWS.
Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
BOUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
itical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR, NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
The Reporter, an American newspa-
per, has appeared in Havana.
Admiral Schley was by order from
the navy department placed in com
mand of the naval station at San Juan
de Puerto Rico. So.
Secretary Long said that the reports
that Admiral Dewey would return to
the United States were erroneous.
The transport Berlin sailed from
New York for Santiago and Puerto
Rico with 100000 rations for the starv.
ing Cubans.
The insurgent general, Pho Pillar, has
agreed to evacuate Paco, the last sub
urb of Manila. held by the Filipinos,
October IS. This completes the Amer
lean conquest of the city.
Brig. Gen. II. w. Lawton, of the mill
tary department of eastern Cuba, ar
rived in New York on leave of abb
sence for 60 days on account of i'll
health.
A naval engagement was reported
between the Americans and the rebels
in Manila bay in consequence of Ad-
nfiral Dewey forbidding the latter to
fly the rebel flag from their ships and
the Americans captured the rebel
ships. ~
Gen. James H. Wilson has assumed
command of the First army corps at
Lexington, Ky. =
The war investigating commission
concluded it's labors at Jacksonville,
Fla, and said they were pleased with
the result.
Gen. Wood issued his first proclama-
tion since assuming the command of
the department of Santiago. He said
the policy of America was freedom in
religion and strict justice, and that no
property would be taken without fair
compensation to the owners.
Capt. Lyman W. v. Kennon, Fifth
infantry, has been made chief muster
ing officer of Ohio.
Companies I, X, L and NJ of the First
Wisconsin volunteers were mustered
out of the United States service in Mil
waukee.
Judge Advocate Hunter indicted in
to office at San Juan five native SUI
premc court justices.
The peace commission proceedings
In Paris have reached deadlock over
the Cuban debt, and the American COM
missioners are satisfied that the Span
iards are adopting a deliberate policy
of delay.
Eighty-four per cent of the enlisted
force of the navy are now Americans
by birth Or naturalization.
The American military commission
has notified the Spanish commission in
Havana that American troops will come
to the island in November whether or
not. evacuation is completed by the
Spaniards. ..-..-. {
The Seventh regiment, Col. Marcus
Kavanaugh commanding, has been
mustered out of the volunteer service
at Chicago. =a &it#.f =.
A dispatch from Manila says new
customs tariff will be put into force on
November II, under which goods of
Spanish origin will be treated as for
eign products. "
Gov. Gen. Blanco has offered to dis
charge from the Spanish army all SOL
diers who wish to remain in Cuba
The transport Rio Janiero arrived in
San Francisco from Manila with ISL
sick soldiers on board and on the voy-
age seven men died.
The post office department has or
dered the establishment of military
post office station in Cavite, Philippine
islands.
Gen. Otis ordered all the insurgents
in the Philippine islands to vacate the
surrendered territory, and anarchy
and outrages in the provinces will be
stopped.