Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-03-16
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
TRANSFORMATIONS SITUATION.

Cuba has more orphans than any
country on the g.obe.
Guam was formally taken possession
Of by the United States.
There is talk of a revolt against
American rule at Santiago.
Three more Minnesotans were re-
ported wounded at Manila.
Gen. Otis cables that the Filipinos
have not captured any Americans as
prisoners of war.
Natives Of the Islands of Mabate
and Ticao have asked Gen. Otis to
send troops there.
A syndicate Of capitalists has bought
fourteen cigar and cigarette factories
in and about Havana.
A Madrid paper asserts that the Jap
anese have been furnishing the Filipi-
nos with arms and ammunition.
1t is reported from Manila that
Aguinaldo's army is disheartened by
the result of the recent fighting.
President Mckinley will probably
adopt Gen. Gomez's suggestion, and
enlist Cubans in the United States
army.
Rhodes predicted that we will hold
all we have taken from Spain and will
get by conquest all of America south
of us
The European junta of the Filipinos
has issued a statement alleging that
the natives at Manila hold 600 Ameri-
can prisoners.
Gen. Maxine Gomez visited the
gfave, near Havana, OF Gen. Antonio
/Maceo, who was Killed while leading
Cuban soldiers.
At the request of Germany the
United States takes the lives and prop
erty OF Germans in the Philippines I'M
der its protection.
Gen. Henry temporarily suppressed
the Democracia, a leading paper al
Ponce, Porto Rico, for printing an at.
tack the military authorities.
Spanish Admiral Montejo is impris-
oned because he didn't whip Dewey
Gen. Linares, in command of the
Spanish troops at Santiago, will bt
prosecuted.
r. Agoncillo, the representative 81
the Filipino junta to the United States
was passenger on the Labrador
which was wrecked off the Irish coast
No lives were lost.
The Spanish cruiser Reina Merce
des, sunk In the channel of Santiago
haTDor during the commandment by
Admiral Simpsons feet June 6, mas
been raised and pumped out.
ADMIRAL Sampson refuses to discuss
the charge that he suppressed q dis
patch to Admiral Sehley whereby he
endeavored to keep the latter at Glen
fuegos when the Spanish squadron was
at Santiago,
A number of witnesses, mostly from
volunteer regiments, testified before
the court of inquiry that the canned
roast beef supplied to the army was
not Q suitable ration and caused sick
ness among the soldiers.
John Sherman is going to Cuba and
Porto Rico to get material to oaek
up his original declaration that the
people on those islands were not
worth fighting for and certainly are
not capable of self-government.
tt L NC RttSlueul Sisutu lHe Dlll Great
ing the rank of admiral in the navy.
The honor has been conferred upon
Rear Admiral Dewey, who thus be-
comes The highest ranking officer in
the service, Hls pay is s14,500 year,
Premier Sagasta presented to the
queen regent the designations OF the
Spanish cabinet on account of the OPP
position In the cortes to the peace
treaty. gSenor Silvela. the Spanish
conservative leader. formed new
cabinet.
The Cuban assembly has requested
the newspapers not to publish any
thing they may learn regarding the
assembly's secret sessions. II Is
claimed that most of the sessions are
spent in insulting Americans and Gen.
Gomez and in collisions between the
members.
Secretary Alger has ordered part of
one regiment of artillery and five reg
iments of infantry to Manila. This
is the beginning of the work OF sub
stituting regulars for volunteers, in
anticipation of the final ratification of
the treaty OF peace which is expected
within few weeks.
DOMESTIC.