Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-11-10
WEEKLY WAR HISTORY.
Few Lines Covering Ala
Important News.
TuEspAY. NovEMBER /

Der % viii make Rear Admiral Dewey the
senior officer OF the navy.
A cabiegram received al the navy de-
partment announces the arrival at Bahia
Brazil, Of the battleshIps Oregon and Iowa
The completion of the treasury returns
for October leave the net cost Of the Span
ish war 10 10 the present time about $780,
e00.0o0
The war Investigation commission has
completed its tour OF the southern camps.
and the majority OF the members left for
Washington.
No disposition viii be made Of the great
feet Of auxiliary vessels purchased for the
navy during md preceding the war until
after peace has been formally declared.
The American commissioners presented
to the Spanish commissioners in Paris a
written expression Of the purpose of the
United States to take the entire group OF
Philippine Islands and 10 assume such pro-
portion Of the Philippine debt as has been
spent for the benefit OF the Islands or their
Inhabitants, in public works, improve
ments and permanent betterment-
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2
The Spanish regular troops in Cuba are
now scattered. and number about 50, 10.
The wives or Gems. Brooks, Sheridan and
Grant arrived in San Juan on the trans
port OLDHAM from New York
Cincinnati is TO be the northern terminus
Of a new fast system of passenger trans
portation between the north and Cuba.
Commander Snow, who is TO relieve Ad-
Juan naval station, sailed from New York.
Preparation is being made for the troops
to spend the winter at Huntsville, Ala. A
contract involving the expenditure of 5000
has been let for the erection Of mess halls
and sheds
There has been no change in the plans OF
the war department resp Getting the sending
of troops to Cuba. No date has been fixed
when troops shall depart. The only thing
that has been determined upon is that the
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United States January l.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3.
The Spanish authorities are preparing TO
close all matters of the administration Of
the island of Cuba during this month.
The Illinois naval reserves who are still
In the service have been ordered home to
be mustered out. There are about 100 of
them.
The American commissioners went to
the Colon cemetery, in Havana. and placed
flowers on the graves Of the victims of the
Maine explosion
The customs receipts in Santiago in Oc-
tober under American management
amounted 10 S69.600 an increase over Oc-
tober. 1881, Of over $1,000
The spanish steamer Montserrat arrived
in Cadiz from Santiago de Cuba with re-
patriated troops There were IS deaths on
board during the voyage.
The Sixth Virginia, negro giment.
mutinied at Knoxville Tenn, because
white officers superseded negro officers,
who had resigned under pressure
The Spanish military commissioners in
Havana notified the American commits
sioners that the province of Puerto
Principe would be evacuated before No
yember e.
Maj. Gen. Corbin announced that the
war department would proceed al once TO
bring back to the United States the re-
mains of such soldiers as have died in
Cuba. Puerto Rico and at Manila during
the late war
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4
The transport Pennsylvania with the
Fifty-first regiment of Iowa volunteers
on board sailed from San Francisco for
Manila.
Ii was reported that Premier Sagasta
has instructed the Spanish peace commits
sioners in Paris not to give up the Phil
ippines.
The cruiser Buffalo left Brooklyn for Ma
Mia with 200 bluejackets, who will replace
the men in Admiral Deweys fleet who
have served out their terms of enlist
ment.
Secretary Long says that the govern
ment will take no furthc4 steps to raise
the rest OF the Spanish warships de-
stroyed by Admiral Schley's fleet Off the
coast of Santiago.
Admiral Dewey cabled the navy depart
ment that the Charleston had sailed from
Manila for Iloilo, the island of Pa
nay. This is the last seat of Spanish pow
err in the Philippines.
The war department has issued general
order for the movement of troops to Cuba.
The first troops will leave ABOUT Novem-
Der -, and will comprise a brigade under
| Brig. Gen. Carpenter
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5.
The transport Chester arrived in New
York. having on board 81 trophy guns from
| Santiago.
Eight companies Of the one Hundred and
Fifty-eighth Indiana volunteers were paid
! off and mustered out at Indianapolis.
Seventeen Cubans arrived in New York
| on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm, having
| been released from the Spanish prison at
| Ceuta recently.
Advices from the Cuban military COM
! mission are 10 the effect that the Spanish
evacuation OF Porto Principe win take place
| earlier than the I'D and that it Will be de-
| sirabe to send troops as early as the 18TH
Spain rejected the United States PROPOSE.
| ton regarding the Philippines at a joint
! session of the peace commission at Paris,
! but the Madrid representatives did not
| withdraw from the conference Premier
! Sagasta, in ar interview al Madrid, prac-
! ticai.y admitted his country must finally
/ yield The United States is prepared TO
resume hostilities at any moment and ad-
| mlnistration officials declare the navy and
army in better shape than al any time dur
/ ing the War
MONDAY. NOVEMBER I.
Adyices from Madrid say that Spain viii
/ sign the peace treaty under protest.
The transport City of Puebla sailed from
| San Francisco for Manila, carrying Cos men
and officers.
| Mrs. Russell Sage. Vi New York will con-
/ tribute 500 600 for the building OF military
4 sanitarium ~ Chronicle, Ala
/ Yellow fever IS rapidly on the increase
/ in Havana and is causing great anxiety
/ among the American officials
The Fourth Ohio infantry, which passed
| through Washington en- route from Porto
| Rico 10 Columbus, was paid the eompli-
| meut Of reception a the white house.
The sruiser Maria Teresa, Admiral Ger
veras flagship. raised at great expense at
| Santiago by Lieut.. Hobsou and added TO
the American navy. foundered of San SAL
vador in storm and went to the bottom.
/ Those on board were saved.
M Longer Exists.
New York NOV 5-The Joint Traf-