Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-06-05
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PEACE AND WAR.

The sixth Ohio, Colonel w. V. Nc
Maken, was mustered out.
General Otis called on the volunteers
to re-enlist for six months more.
President Mckinley issued an order
governing the finances OF the lslano
dependencies.
The Oregon and Minnesota Volun-
4oore have been sent back to Manila
from the front. -,
The Spanish General Montero died of
wounds received while fighting the ma
tives at Zamboanga.
Marines are held in readiness at Ea-
vana to prevent threatened dlsorael
from the stevedores' strike.
The znaniards have evacuated Fam
hoanga. island of Mindanao, after d Sc
RES of fights with the tillplnos'
An American garrison has occupied
To1o the capital of the Sulu lslanos'
a southern group Of the Philippines.
In a. town of Sanuago province zen
oral Wood says he found the people at
work and that there was no desItutlon'
,7i1ininos attacked an American OUT
most near San Fernando, Luzon' anu
were repulsed with loss OF 81 men
killed and 90 wounded.
Several regiments of regulars nave
boen ordered to sail from San Fran
cisco TO Manila to relieve volunteers
serving in the Philippines.
Army officers who have recently re-
turned from Cuba criticise the admin
istration of General Brooke, the mill
tary governor of the island.
General Wood, military governor oI
Santiago province, Cuba, has restricted
the liberty of the press as result VI
recent "incendiary editorials.
General Wood reports that Santiago
is all quiet. There are no CUBAN
troops under arms anywhere IN me
province. nor any brigandage.
Surgeon j. E. Page, of Admiral
Dewey's flagship, the Olympia, says the
admiral is as we'll as any man coulo
be after spending year in the tropics.
The Filipino ENJOYS were informed
bv the Americans that when they come
back they will not be received unless
they are prepared for an unconditional
surrender.
The old Cuban assembly leaders VINO
are fighting Gomez are striving 10
have the Cuban soldiers refuse the
American money, ,disband and keep
their arms.
The remains of eighteen soldiers who
died in the Philippines have been
landed in San Francisco and will lie
sent for burial wherever relatives or
friends may desire.
The s1rgean general of the navy says
there is no danger of yellow fever IN
lection from the Spanish cruiser Relaa
Mercedes, which is to be repaired At
at Norfolk navy yard.
The secretary of war gave out a re-
mort from General Macarthur, COM
manding a division in the Phlllpplnes'
in which he charges the Filipinos with
beginning hostilities in February
About two hundred sailors under
command of Lieutenant George w. Lo-
gan. who enlisted the men at Buffalo,
N. Y, for service on the cruiser But-
1-+ sntJ N a.
falO, Wnlcn mas JUST I0Cu1 h0o IN 49,
Mia, arrived III Buffalo.
At San Francisco the subscriptions
to the Dewey monument reached S20,-
0OO. comprising $4,000 from Claus
Spreckles and $4,000 each from Mayor
gPhelan and John w. Mackey, The
statue will be of California marble and
cost 100000.
There were Ill applicants in one day
at Havana for shares in the $3,OOO,OoO
which the United States has offered as
a gratuity to the Cuban troops. Thirty
were given SIS each. The others were
not on the rolls, although they hao
guns which they were ready to turn
in and certificates of service.