Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
SPANISH-AMERECAN ISLANDS.

A new treaty with Spain will soon be
negotiated.
Visayans are organizing a reVOlu-
tionary junta against the Americans.
General Wood has established at
Santiago a school for orphans of Cuban
soldiers.
The Philippine commission, now in
Washington, is expected to soon return
to Manila.
At San Francisco the goth Kansas
volunteers were mustered out. They
left for home on special train.
The Philippine commission will
probably give a hearing to Senior Regi-
dor, Aguinaldo's envoy, who is coming
with proposition for peace.
Senator Mason, of illinois, said he
would resign if the republican national
convention Endorsed McKinley's policy
of criminal aggression"
The Filipino congress has appointed
q commission of native priests to go to
Rome and complain about the conduct
of the friars in the Philippines.
General Rus Rivera, who has va
Gated the post Of civil governor of
Havana, was dismissed because of a
conflict with others in authority.
1t is said the president will urge up
on congress prompt declaration in
regard to the maintenance of Ameri-
can sovereignty in the Philippines.
Rear-Admiral Sampson was pre-
scented sword by the people of New
Jersey in honor of the part he played
in the naval operations at Santiago.
The transport Resolute, which was
delayed by a storm, has arrived at San
Juan, Puerto Rico, but the Ponce,
which is overdue, has not yet arrived.
Army chaplains assigned to duty in
the Philippines are bringing pressure
to bear on the war department with
the view of having their orders re-
voked.
Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York
sailed for Honolulu and the Philip
pines. He goes in his official capacity
in behalf of the Protestant Episcopal
church of America.
Lieut.. Thomas M. Brumby, flag Of
ficer of Admiral Dewey at Manila, has
been received with enthusiastic dem
constructions at Atlanta, Ga, where he
will be presented sword.
Bishop Doane of Albany, N. Y, in an
address to the Protestant Episcopal
missionary council in session at ST.
Louis, supported the administration
policy in the Philippines.
Lii Hung Chang declares that the
United States has made a mistake in
acquiring the Philippines, and suggests
that Aguinaldo be bought off, or that
the islands be sold to Japan.
Admiral Watson at Manila, has in
formed the navy department that the
Spanish gunboat Arayat, sunk May,
1898, in the Passig river, has been
raised. She will be repaired.
The purpose of the imperialists IN
acquiring the Philippines, 1t is said, is
to promote American interests in
China and the east. The naval rein
forcements recently ordered to Manila
were not intended whoAy for service in
the Philippines.
Carl Schurz of New York has writ
ten letter to prominent German citi-
zens of Cincinnati, in which he says
that imperialism will be the chief is
sue of the next campaign. He says it
is more important to defeat imperial
ism than free coinage of silver.
Rear Admiral Cromwell, who has
had command of the naval station at
Havana, since it's establishment, in
January last, has been detached from
that duty and ordered to Washington,
with view to his assignment to duty
as president of the naval retiring
board, an office just vacated by Rear
Admiral Schley.
Geo. M. Lee, son of Brig. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, has been appointed first
lieutenant in the 39th volunteer in
fantry, and ordered to accompany the
47th infantry from New York to the
Philippines, where he will join his reg
iment. Young Lee was at one time a
cadet at the military academy, but
failed to graduate.