Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19

sPANIsH-AMHRICAN SITUATION.

The Manila troops are in quarters
under arms.
President Mckinley entertained the
American peace commissioners at u
diner at the white house.
Fight with Americans is unavoid-
able" is the message sent by the Fill
ipinos agent at Hong Kong.
American troops landed al lloilo.
Aguinaldo threatens TO driya the
Americans out Of the Philippines.
Cubans Of Santiago are demanding
provincial and municipal autonomy.
Gen. Ludlow, in Havana, removed
Col Moulton. who was organizing the
police force.
The navy department has ordered
several gunboats to the Philippines TO
reinforce Dewey's fleet.
Bartolome Maso, in a speech at San
tiago, said that city showed the mag
nifcent results of American rule"
The war department has made an
arrangement with the Bank of Spain in
Cuba to collect the taxes on the island.
Filipino committees in Europe have
been cabling to President Mckinley in
an effort to prevent the occupation of
Iloilo,
Before the war investigating COM
mittee Chicago meat packers testified
that their canned meats were whole
some.
The Filipinos have "kerosened' the
principal buildings at Iloilo, Gen. Otis 5
messenger reports, and baTicaded the
streets.
A council OF war was held at the
white house, and orders Were cabled
to Manila to take Iloilo by storm if
necessary.
Gen Ludlow asked Gen. Julio San
gully to keep out of Havana or not to
wear his uniform in public, but San
gully ostentatiously defied him.
Senior Fernandez de Castro, civil
governor Of Havana, has had a con-
fict of authority with General Brooke
and has asked to be relieved of his
office
Persons arriving at Hong KONG
deny the reports from Madrid that al
the Spaniards on the island of Balabac
in the Philippines. have been mas
sacred.
The American policy at lloilo is t.
use persuasion on the Filipinos anC
not to fight unless attacked or unless
further orders are received from
Washington.
h, IF bo 10 tp1 EonrCa
Warning on sanitary improvements re
quired in Havana estimates the cos
at $10000000. The city Is representa-,
to be in a shocking condition.
Senor Silvela, who is expe cted Il
succeed Sagasta as perm.9r of Spain
made speech in Madrid, urging do
nestle reforms and the development
of SPANS industrial resources.
The secretary of war received tn
following from General Otis at Manila
Conditions improving apparently
Citizens feel more secure; many ma
tives returning. City quiet; bushes
active"
The Spanish transport Chanderna
gor sailed from Mantazas for Cadi
with 600 sick men. General Sange
burned the barracks formerly occupie
by the reconcentradoes, in order t
kill the disease germs.
George Clark Musgrave New Yor
Journal correspondent. was shot an
wounded when the Spanards evacu
ated Mantazas. 1t is believed he wa
the victim of an attempted assassina
ton at the hands of a Spanish otiicia
whose atrocities he had exposed.
The London Daily Chronicle say
the United States should demand o
Spain the pardon of Colonel Juliso
San Martin. the Spanish commando
who has been sentenced for life a
Ceuta for abandoning Ponce Port
Rico. TO the Americans without resist
ance.
Aguinaldo has issued proclamation
at Manila calling on the Philippines q
unite to defend their liberty. He pro
tests against every clause of Gen Otis
proclamation and denies that Otis ha
any claim to the title of captain gen
erai OF the Philippines. lie furthe
declares that the Americans came Il
grant freedom to the Philippines, no
to establish themselves as masters .
the archipelago.