Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Complete Record OF Events Told in
Few Lines Covering Ala
q -Ih,portant News.
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missioners arrived IN Paris
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/ quarters Of the several american COM
mands in Cuba at Havana. Puerto Principe
and SantagRLIq HsuOIIxgkT
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taken to spAifs gGffHTDGsFh 3Hf s5ioIG
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4 toned President Mckinley. 70 keen the en-
tire Philippine islatIdsl i1l'l AiihfA
THURSDAY, sRFTESfBERt 20. h1e
The United States peace Commission went
into session in Paris. 4o,,-3.-5,
4 Gen Merritt's report Of the, battle Of
Manila has been received at the War de-
/ partment. 9GfEIf
/ There are only three regiments in Camp
WikoH. Long Island. which a month or
two ago had $1,000 men.
+ Secretary Alger returned to Washington
and said he was much gratiied with the
4 conditions Of the camps he had Inspected.
The Spanish government cabled to Gen.
Blanco instructlug him to disband all the
loca' ~olunteers and auxiliaries in Cuba
I'll ansport Chester sailed from New
York Ponce and Santiago de Cuba with
100 tor. medi Il stores and go tons of
subsistence sto' es.
The royal Spanish standard that was
hauled down from the governors palace in
Manila after Il surrender of the city was
received at the navy department from
Admiral Dewey.
Official reports received by the war de-
partment show that the total number Of
deaths in the American army of 600 men
in the war with Spain has been 1924.
a little less than one per cent.
The department has decided that
states are entitled to reimbursement for
expenses incurred from the date the ma
tional guard responded to the call for vol
unteers until they were mustered out.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 80.
Paris dispatch says Premier Sagasta
VIII ask the United States to pay $780,
100000 for the Philippines.
Capt Cen Blanco has ordered the re-
lease of all the political prisoners now I'M
dergoing confinement In Cuba.
The American and Spanish peace commits
sioners met for the first time in Paris The
meeting was purely OF a social character
The administration has ordered that all
sick soldiers of Gen. Brooke's army in
Puerto Rico be transported to the United
States.
surgeon General Sternberg says reports
received At the war department show that
mortality n the army camp is decreasing
rapidly.
Capt Cen Elanco has issued an order
for the Spanish troops to concentrate a {
the ports in Cuba from which they will
sail for Spain.
The war department. has issued a order
that sick or wounded soldiers granted fur
loughs are entitled to $3.50 per day commu-
tation and transportaU zion when travelling.
The war department received informal
ton from the evacuation commission in
Cuba that by October all the Spanish SOL
diers viii have been removed from Man
zanilio.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER
army shall begin its movement into the
island Of Cuba as early as October Is, If
possible.
Admiral Dewey reports that Manila is
far from being an unhealthy city, and says
the climate Is as fine as that of any place
in n tropics
The United states peace commission has
taker possession of its working quarters
N Paris, suite Of seven rooms on the
ground floor Of the Hotel Continental
Gen. Shafter in letter says the attacks
Of portions of the press upon him and
others of the administration are Simply
outrageous, ard that the articles filled
with untruths.
The movement Of troops from Camp
Meade, al Mlddletown. Pa. to the south
will begin October Is and be pushed rap
idly. Secretary Aiger Is anxious TO get
them away before the cold weather sets in.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3.
Gen. Shafter reached New York and
Will take charge Of the department of the
east
Rev Thaddeus s. * Freeman. of Lo-
gansport Ind. chaplain Of the cruiser Bal
timore. died at Manila.
The war department has decided 10
sc nd officers 10 Cuba to investigate ana re-
porl upon locations of camps for the army
+ Of occupation.
+ Impres sive military services were held
/ over the graves of the soldiers buried In
the detention hospital cemetery in Camp
Mikoff. Long Island
+ Agoncillo and Lopez the representatives
OF Aguinaldo. the Philippine iusurgent
/ leader, called at the viii house and had
/ kinley
The president issued an order creating
/ the territory Of Puerto Rico into new mil