Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-02-02
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PEACE NOTES.

game a corps OF expert leHldlS Hu'"
or the army.
Aguinaldo's army Is now estimated
to number 10000 men, and he is saiu
to have nearly 50 Maxim guns.
Native Filipinos suspect tnat Inc ap-
pointment of an American commission
10 go to Manila is a ruse to gain Time
A. w. Powell, through political In
auence. had some of his patented pre-
served meats sent to the army IN CUBA.
Mistaking warship salutes for chal-
lenge 5000 armed Filipinos marched
out TO give the American troops battle.
Cant. Gardner reported that II Porte
Rico is made a political playChing the
natives will be worse off than under
Spain.
The senate committee on naval az
fairs will report the navy personnel
hill with a few unimportant amend
ments.
Gen. Eagan is being tried for con
duct unbecomng an officer and a gen
tleman" and use of "unmilitary Ian
guage."
President Mckinley has appointed a
colonial commission to deal with all
questions Of governing our new pos
sessions.
Agoncillo, representative of the Fill
ipino republic, asks why this country
is preparing to make war on It's form
or allies.
Gen. Ludlow praises the Cubans and
hxy hn Inf IN f0
Havana of $10,0O0,000 for public i'm
provements.
General Rios cabled to Madrid that
the sick and manned Spanish prisoners
who had been held by the Filipinos
have been freed.
II the Cuban soldiers become ban
dts, as has been suggested, Indian
fighters in the United States army will
be used to chase them and capture
them.
The cabinet discussed complaint
against the Bank of Havana confirm
ing the collection of taxes in Cuba. N,
change is nAely to be made befor
June.
The Spanish ministry of war has de
cided to abolish the military mar
shals, to retire half of the unattache
generals and greatly reduce the mum
Der of officers on the active list.
General Fitzhugh Lee has ordere
his men at Havana not to keep huma
skulls and bones in their tents. The
had been taken from cemeteries, tn
Cuban custom being to rent a gray
for a time, and then dig up the bones
General Brooke has been called o
by the war department to advise head
quarters here whether or not NOR
volunteers will be required in Cub;
The 18th Minnesota, If not sent I
Cuby by Feb. /, will probably be mus
tered out.
1t was learned that creditors holdln
Judgments against the city of Havan
would levy upon the public receipt
and Major General Ludlow ssued :
order that receivers of city mono
must not dlsburse 1t except by ord.
of the governor.
Lieutenant Louis NJ. Maus. chit
surgeon of the seventh army corp
found 10000 vaccine points In the H'
vana custom-house which had bee
lost for four days and are now prol
ably spoiled. Collector Bliss will @
tablish on Feb. ! a system OF bonde
warehouses, hitherto unknown here.
The summer home of the LIST Unite
States regular infantry in Cuba wi
b massive Spanish barracks while
as been disinfected. Surgeon Ger
sral Sternberg approves taking tn
regiment out of the tents when tn
weather Is warm, and q third stor
will be put on the building so as
accommodate all the regiment. III
structure cost half a million dollar
and was "a years In construction.
Many requests have been receive
from the northwest to permit di
charge of volunteer soldiers now
the Philippines at Manila, at the san
time giving them sixty DAYS furloug
with pay and travel pay. The soldle
interested are those who wish to r,
main at Manila and enter business ,
accept employment. The decision I
the department is that II they ha,
travel pay and furlough pay, the
must collect II of the mastering ofiic,
OF the United States.
When the war fever was on, nun
Der from Minneapolis and st. Paul ell
listed In the navy. The friends I
these young men are now writing
the members in congress, wanting
know how to get out. There is on
one way. and that is to pay the go'
eminent in cash 20 per cent. OF full a
lowances for the unexpired term. I'll
longer they remain in the service II
more the government requires. TIL
: percentage increases at the rate of
I. per cent. every six months.
DOMESTIC.