Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-26
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR NOTES.


shut out American articles of export
The Filipinos at Iloilo are becoming
friendly and the situation is improv-
ing.
The Cuban general, Mario Menocal,
will be appointed chief of police of
Havana.
1t is positively announced that the
peace treaty will be vitality amended
or rejected.
Filiplnos at Iloilo have sunk light
ers In the channel TO keep out Ameri-
can warships.
Armed Filipinos drove back an
American force which attempted to
make landing.
Cubans rejoice over an announce
ment that they will be granted COM
plete autonomy.
rhe Filipino committee at Hong
Kong has broken off relations with
United States Consul Wildman.
Gen. Eagan is to be removed from
office, placed under arrest ana court
martlaled without delay.
Forty-hve thousand Spanish troops
are still left in Cuba-17,000 at Matan-
zas and $4,000 at Cienfuegos.
Laborera in the Guantanamo dis
trict of Cuba have gone ON a strike De-
cause the merchants discount their
wages.
Ex-Governor John Gary Evans of
South Carolina has been put in SUI
pervlsory charge of the Havana po-
lice force.
Baron Won Bulow, German secretary
of state for foreign affairs, denies that
Germany is aiding or intends to aid
the Filipinos.
Juan, Porto Rico, have resigned be-
cause of o leged inability to raise suf-
ficient public funds.
Conditions continue critical at Man
LA, but 1t is believed that the Ameri-
cans are able to repulse any attack
which the Filipinos may make.
A cablegram from Manila states
that Aguinaldo has ordered his army
to act on the defensive. But there
are rumors thar the Filipinos will
attack Manila.
General Corea, Spanish minister OF
war, has cabled to General Rios at
Manila insisting that he shall secure
the release of the Spanish prisoners
held by the Filipinos.
Senator Foraker's statement that
the administration does not favor a
permanent occupation of the Philip
pine islands is said to have been made
without official authority.
Agoncillo, the agent of the Fill
pinos. has filed at the state depart
ment an official memorandum demand
ing independence and asking recogni-
ton of the United States.
1t is reported that the Filipino gov.
eminent at Malolos is willing to agree
TO the establishment of an American
protectorate, provided independence In
a stipulated time is guaranteed.
Baron d Estournelles de Constant
and M. Leroy Beaulieu, in interviews
in Paris, advocate a system of loca
autonomy for the Philippines. with
American control on general ques.
tlons.
fantry left Columbus, Ohio. for the
Philippines. The departure of the
troops was the occasion of a demon.
stration in which $4,000 people par.
ticlpated.
Subdivision of authority delays put
ting Havana In frst class sanitary
condition. The sanitation of the GUS
tom-house was not carried out be-
cause of a misunderstanding as to
who was In authority.
Spain is preparing to resume dip
lomatic relations with the United
States. The French ambassador has
been charged with the duty of find
ing out how various prominent Span
iards would be received as minister at
Washington.
At their own request Brigadier Cen
erals William w. Gordon and w. c.
Oates. of the volunteer army, have
been honorably discharged from the
military service of the United States,
on the ground that there is no fur
ther need for their services.
In Havana American notes and coin
are selling at per cent. premium over
the regular rate of foreign exchange
for Spanish and American gold. Cen
tenes worth in New York ass 20 4Sy
are receivable here for customs duties
at 4S2. Consequently importers would
rather pay American currency at pre-
MUM than part with centenes at 6
mr. 7 canta di1eount
Commissary- General Eagan. in his
testimony before the war investigat-
ing commission, denied General Miles
charges in regard to army beef, de-
nouneed General Miles as liar" and
said he should be drummed out of the
service" The commission returned
to General Eagan his written state
ment with the request that he elimi-
nate all vituperatiye language.
President Mckinley has appointed a
special commission to investigate con-
ditions In the Philippines and to keep
him informed of the needs of the is
lands until congress shall have made
some disposition of them. The MEM
bers of the commission are: Admiral
Dewey. Major Gel.efal Sehurman of
Cornell university and Dean G. Wor-