Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-17
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
THE COLONIES.

Bogus amigos were driven out OF
San Fernando by Gen. Macarthur.
Gen. Macarthur secured new
northern base Of operations in Manila.
Admiral Dewey is at Naples and
viii leave on Saturday or Monday for
Leghorn.
\ landing party Of American sea-
men mad d fight with Moroes on the is
land o. 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.
A British naval commander de-
clared that Gen. Otis should be re-
called at once.
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 lighthouse on the
island Of Balabac, Philippines.
BY Oct % the army II 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 Champaign
to adopt vigorous methods to conquer
the FilipinOs.
Secretary Root declares the war in
the Philippines will be pressed vigor-
Ously to a conclusion, neither men no1
money being spared.
The FilipinOs, unObserved, trans
Tered 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 if the aldermen insist on
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 ass lred they would not be
molested
A captain was arrested because Of
the slowness of his company in getting
inf lo Oh Of Col ho
stated that most of the men were sick
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 a 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 filled 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 a period of time IN which
there were returned to Spain from
Cuba accounts of revenue aggregating
$9,000,000, the United States author-
ties have collected more than $29,O0O,-
900
An order has been issued di-
rccting 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 Cuban's friends
by the interference of the police.
The war department is making every
effort to comply with Gen Otis re-
cent request ior a number Of machine
guns. in order that they shall reach
him in time for the campaign ex-
rected TO Ope1 with the dry season.
the department has decided not to
send to the Philippines the Sims-Dud-
ley guns, but will corTne the seIec-
ton to the types now in use in the
2"~lv.
7 c0~n9't,oa with the arrival Of
United states Senate" Beverage from
Manila it Is said that Mrs. Beveridge,
WAC accompanied her husband. had the
distinction q firing FIVE shots at the
Eilig.noa. SA2 went on . drive escorted
~ I squad 81 Tennessee soldiers. She
vancured too far, and soon rebel bull
lets were falling about the carriage.
Mrs. Beveridge drew her revolver and
fred five shots in the direction of the
rebels.
DOMESTIC