Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07
NTVS OF THE WORLD.
SPANISH-AMERICANI ISLANDS.

Active steps are being taken to Or
ganize the Cuban national party.
The Manila and Dagupan railroad
will be restored as far as Angeles.
The so-caled ''robber Bands" on
Negros island are said to have been
scattered.
Experiments are being made in
Cuba with view Of planting EUCALYPTUS
trees. as a protection against malaria.
Two native mayors under American
protection in LuzOn have been arrested
for being in collision with revolution
lists.
The insular commission makes its
report, embodying a civil code for
Porto Rico.
Transports have sailed from Manila
for San Francisco with the Montana
volunteers.
-Four men of the twenty-third Infan-
trv. stationed at Cebu, we're ambushed
by natives in the hills and three of
them were killed.
President Mckinley in a speech at
Pittsburg declared that the United
states OWutu Tic LII PDi4iC' t"tt'A
.T0uld govern them.
President Mckinley made a speech
1T Pittsburg welcoming the tenth Penn
syIvania volunteers on their return
from the Philippines,
The movement in favor OF Cuban
annexation or an American protector
ate over the island is reported to be
growing rapidly there.
The transport Fitzpatrick, which has
lust sailed from Brooklyn for Porto
Rico, carried 100000 pounds Of provi,
sions for destitute Porto Ricons.
On an address before the American
Bar association Senator Lindsay o
Kentucky took practically the admin
istratiOn view of the Philippine ques
ton
The presidents proclamation rela
tive to the census in Cuba will not in
dicate that the CUbans are to be give1
immediate independence by the United
States.
Dato Mundi, a native chief of Fam
boanga, attacked and defeated th
Philippine revoutionists there, KILN:
80 of them. He is now fighting for tn
United States.
General Thomas of Colorado ha
written to Secretary Root praising tn
action General Shafter in connection
with the arrival Of the Colorado troop
FROM Manila.
More new hOme-rula municipal gov
ernments, established by Americans j
Luzon, have collapsed through tn
treachery of the natives. Trouble j
Manila is feared.
Major John Logan, son of the lat
General John A. Logan, recently az
pointed by the president a major in tn
volunteer army, has been assigned
Che thirty-third infantry.
Secretary Of War Root has about Is
appointments to make in the voluntee
regiments now being organized for SCI
vice in the Philippines. The appoin
ments will probably be made this weel
The Porto Rican relief committee {
the Merchants association has receive
subscriptions amounting to 1925
The National Bank of North Americ
reprts subscriptions to the amount {
$26,745.
Tieutenant-ColOnel Read, who re
Gently inspected the second artiller,
at Havana, says the regiment is j
very bad condition and is composed
men who have no knowledge of mil
tary matters.
The Philadelphia Porto Rico relit
committee VIII issue an appeal to til
public for $4,000 more to send q SCI
ond cargo Of food and supplies. Sui
scriptions to the relief now amount
nearly 100000
4 cable dispatch received at the wa
department from Maj. Gen. Wood say
Mai Russell 3. Harrison, who is i'll {
Santiago Of yellow fever, appears to E.,
out Of danger EX-President Harrison
who is in Paris, is being kept daily il
formed Of his sons condition.
Since the beginning of the SPANS
war there have been enlisted in tn
regular army 90,671 men. This il
Guides those who were discharged afte
GGe close of the war and the lncreas
Of the regular army for services in tn
philippines. Three hundred and te
Thousand and siXty-fve applied an
were rejected.