Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-26
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
THE WAR STORY.

formed an independent A0P"0A
Cen. wesley Merritt declared tnat
we must keep the Philippines.
Senator Davis is confident that the
senate will ratify the peace treaty.
The Spanish government has agreeo
TO nav the January coupon OF the 0u-
ban debt. :
Gen. Lee was cheered heartily In
Havana when people in the streets
recognized him Dreakfasting in his Ola
hotel.
Cuban women filled with flowers the
house occupied by Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
near Havana.
President Rios of the Spanish peace
commission declaims bitterly against
Uncle Sam.
Col w. J. Bryan, on relinquishing
his command, gave out an interview
opposing imperialism.
New York volunteers, under General
Davis. occupied Pinar del Rio, Cuba,
and raised the American flag.
Cuoans are anxious. for complete
American occupation of their island
as the anger of departing Spaniards IS
feared.
Archbishop Ireland delivered an
eloquent sermon at the funeral IN
Washington of General Garcia, the Gu
ban leader.
At least six persons were severely
hurt in riot between Cuban fun
eral party and a number of SpaniaroS
in Havana.
Philippine rebels are reported TO
have innicted terrible cruelties on
friars and nuns captured recently ~
north Luzon.
Admiral Dewey, in an interview at
Manila, is quoted as saying: L am
ready TO hold this position against the
whole earth.
Aguinaldos agent, about to sail
from London to New York, says the
Filipinos want us for allies, but are
bound to be free.
Formal announcement was made at
the war department that Gen. John
r. Brooke had been appointed military
governor of Cuba.
Senator Hoar is preparing an
amendment to peace treaty disclalm-
ing intention to exercise sovereignty
over the philippines.
A semi-of1cial note issued in Madr-4
states that Spain should not hasten to
cede territory which the United States
senate may not accept.
Archbishop ireland does not be-
Iieve that Catholic property in Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines will
be confiscated as proposed.
Aguinaldo has made part of the
peace negotiation record his demand
that we fulfill alleged promises to give
the Filipinos independence.
The warships Brooklyn, Texas, Cas-
tine and Resolute have been ordered
to Havana to act as a check on dis
order expected to. arise during the
transfer OF authority.
Merwin Carlton was accidentally
shot in Manila. He was born in River
Falls, Wis, and was " years old. He
was one of the sergeants of Co. Il,
Minnesota volunteers.
Gen. Davis issues a reassuring proc
lamation to the people of Pinar del
Rio province, Cuba. He finds that
half of the people there have been
killed or starved to death.
The peace treaty between Spain and
the United States, it is said, provides
that Spanish ships in the West In
dies are to have the advantages OF
American cOastWise vessels.
The president and members of the
cabinet have decided on the policy of
this government in the Philippines.
The first step taken will be the re-
patriation of the Spanish troops.
The war department issued procla-
nation establishing a customs collec-
ton district in Cuba, with Havana as
the principal port. Fifteen army
officers have been designated to act as
collectors of customs at supports.
The war department cabled dis
charge to a Cuban who is serving in
the United States army in the Philip
pines, so that he may return to Cuba
and look after valuable property
which enemies of his family are try
ing to take from him.
At the hearing before the house
committee on military affairs, the Ad-
jutant-GeneraI in sending troops to
Cuba, was governed by the commlS-
siOn's recommendation that $4,000
United States soldiers should be dis
tributed throughout the island.
At Santiago the first hostile move
against the Spaniards since American
occupation, occurred when Celc1o
Rodriguez, a lieutenant of the Spanish
guerrilIas during the rebellion, was
shot and fatally wounded by Esteban
Martinez, a sergeant in the Cuban
army.
Gen. Wood, governor of Santiago, is
determined to protect wha~ - left OF
the Surrender tree" beneath which
the Spaniards consented to the capitu
lation Of Santiago-and has had it in
closed with a wire fence, issuing an
order imposing a fine for mutilating
the tree, which is already not a little
injured by relic hunters.