Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-05-30

THE WAR WITH SPAIN.

Famine may compel Manila TO cap
itulate at an early date.
The cruiser Charleston started for
Manila with ammunition for Admiral
Dewey.
There will be no invasion of Cuba
until after a fight with the Spanish
feet.
Contrary to reports Spain has not
yet sent an expedition to the Philip
pines.
Madrid dispatch states that the
snanish squadron has arrived at San
tiago de Cuba.
TWO men supposed to be Spanish
spies set fire to powder works at
Esopus, N. Y.
A report from Hong-Kong says the
census of troops in the Philippines
shows a total of $4,000 men.
Colonies Van Duzee and Bobleter or
Minnesota were appointed brigade
commanders by Gen. Brooke.
The Spanish reports state that
American vessels bombarded Guam
tanamo, Cuba, but were repulsed.
For the first time in more than
thirty years the president reviewed
volunteers on their way to the front.
British naval experts firmly believe
that Admiral Cervera's base OF OPP
erafions win be San Juan, Porto Rico.
Two American warships drew the
fire of the forts at Santiago, but 1t
is reported that the vessels did not
reply.
The text of the Transvaal's reply
to Mr.. Chamberlain's dispatch Justl-
fies it's denial of the right of British
suzeranity.
1t is said John Wanamaker is to be
appointed second assistant secretary
of war under the new bill providing
for that office.
The Echo de Paris and other news
papers published in the French CAPT.
tai continued their attacks on Amer
. lea and Americans.
In April, 1861, the sixth Massachu-
setts was stoned in Baltimore. Thls
week Baltimore fed and honored the
sixth Massachusetts,.
Premier Laurier rebuked member
of the Canadian commons for express
ing a desire to see the United States
get 'bit of a spanking"
The president is pressing for the
passage of the Hawaiian annexation
resolution. Speaker Reed is equally
firm in his opposition.
Advices from Sydney show that IN
both Australia and Hawaii an intense
feeling in favor of the United States
as against Spain prevails.
Col. Fred D. Grant has received a
temporary appointment as general Of
the first division of the third army
corps at Chickamauga.
William J. Bryan enlisted as pri-
vate in the regiment which he is to
command, so as to comply with re-
quirement of the state law.
Spaniards in Havana send out dy-
namite-laden hulks resembling tor
pedo boats hoping American ships
would ram them in the darkness
Some British soldiers from Gibral-
tar out boating, tried to land on Span
ish territory, whereupon a Spanish
sentry fired on them, wounding one
man.
Thirty-fve guns were trained on
the torpedo boat Porter when she lay
600 yards from a masked battery at
San Juan. The torpedo boat was
not hit
Part of the troops assigned for
coast defense will be used to garrison
forts and the remainder will be en-
camped at Hampstead, L. l., and Sea
Girt, N. J.
The Worlds correspondent at
Gibraltar cables that Spain is strongly
reinforcing the towns in the neigh
borhood of that famous British
stronghold.
The government at Madrid lis said
to expect that naval fight in Cuban
waters cannot be delayed long, and
that the result will evoke interven-
ton by Europe.
The delay in the invasion of Cuba is
said to be blamable on the military
authorities, as they are not ready
to equip and put in the field the
troops required.
The smokeless powder plant near
Hassville, Ind, was blown up. One
HAL was hlueu, several nuIC duu
about 800 pounds Of powder and the
plant destroyed.
The house committee report on the
annexation of Hawaii is denounced by
the Berlin press as American AFRO
gance" and "a cheeky Interpretation
of the Monroe doctrine''
One hundred and four thousand
volunteers are now mustered into the
United States army and the delin-
quent states may not be permitted
to fill their quotas.
Senior Leaon y Castillo selected for
minister of foreign affairs in the new
cabinet of Sagasta, declined to &C
cept, as he preferred to continue as
Spanish ambassador at Paris.
Nine vessels seen off the coast of
Nova Scotia, heading south, have
given rise to rumors that a Spanish