Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-08-17

Macarthur secured new
bern base of operations in Manila.
dmiral Dewey is at Naples and
II leave on Saturday or Monday for
Eeghorn.
A British naval commander de-
clared that Gen. Otis should be re-
called at once.
A landing party of American sea-
men had fight with Moroes on the is
land of Balabac.
The steamer Sunderland arrived at
Santiago from Havana with two cases
of yellow fever.
The sailing of the thirteenth Min
nesota for home was delayed three
days by typhoon.
General Rosas, an obtreperous Gu
ban veteran, was shipped to Colombia
by Havana's chief of police.
The second Oregon regiment, which
recently returned from Manila, was
mustered out at San Francisco.
Naval forces killed two natives in
re-establishing a lighthouse on the
island of Balabac, Philippines.
By Oct. % the army the Philip
pines, already on the ground or en-
route there, will number $4,000.
Admiral Dewey asked the navy de-
partment for the assignment to cap
ture Manila twenty-five years ago.
Admiral Dewey declared at Naples
that he did not desire any de-
monstrations in his honor at home.
President Mckinley urged Secretary
Root, in a conference at Champlain
to adopt vigorous methods to conquer
the Filipinos.
Secretary Root declares the war in
the Philippines will be pressed vigor-
ously to conclusion, neither men mol
money being spared.
The Filipinos, unobserved, trans
fered American and Spanish prisoners
from Cavite province to Battau under
the guns of Corrigidor island.
The New York Dewey celebration
committee will raise money by private
subscription II the aldermen Insist or
advertising for bids in letting con
tracts.
An American gunboat shelled the
town of Paete, in the Philippines, kill
Ing a child. The natives claim they
had been assured they would not b.
molested
captain was arrested because o
the slowness of his company in gettinl
into the fight at Calamaba 1t was
stated that most of the men we're sicl
and unfit for duty.
Minnesota volunteers at San Fran
cisco declared the charges against Col
Ames to be false and say he is the
victim OF plot. They tell of trouble
between Col. Ames and Gen. Otis.
1t has been found impossible to or.
ganize two regiments in the south fol
service In the Philippines. The
regiments will be filed out by re.
cruits from the north and west.
General Wilson, military governor
of Matanzas and Santa Clara, has is
sued proclamation reminding Ameri.
can soldiers and civilians that they
must be courteous and civil to Cubans
During period of time in which
here were returned to Spain from
Cuba accounts OF revenue aggregatlng
$9,000.000 the United States authori-
ties have collected more than 500, 00O,-
900.
An order has been issued d.
recting that all civic transports shall
coal at Magaski both going and
coming This will avoid the delays of
coaling at Manila which has pre-
vented the ships from leaving that
port at the time scheduled.
Manzano, a Spanish police inspector
during the recent war in Cuba, on his
return to Havana, was recognized by
Cuban he had sent to the isle of
Pines. and was only saved from lynch
Ing at the hands of the Cuhan's friends
by the interference OF the police.
The war department Is making every
effort to comply with Gen. Otis re-
cent request for a number of machine
guns, in order that they shall reach
him in time for the campaign ex-
pected to open with the dry season.
The department has decided not to
send to the Philippines the Sims-D ud-
ley guns, burt will confne the selec-
ton to the types now in use in the
army.
In connection with the arrival of
United States Senator Beveridge from
Manila 1t is said that Mrs. Beveridge.
who accompanied her husband, had the
distinction of firing five shots at the
Filipinos. She went on drive escorted
by a squad of Tennessee soldiers. She
v4ltarod too far. and soon rebel bull
80 we're falling about the carriage.
; Mrs severidge drew her revolver and
\ fred five shots in the direction of the
rebels.
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