Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-20

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port, and Otter prominent Federal officials
participated, Resolutions were adopted con-
demning the barbarity Of the Spaniards, cali
ing on t!ie Federal Government to recognize
the CU.Dans as belligerents, and requiring in
dcmnity and apology for the recent outrages
on American citizens.
boiler in New York City exploded on the
18th, killing seven persons aud wounding
several others. All OF the killed had either
the whole Oh portion Of their heads blown
on
The case Of the Virgnius was discussed at
Cabinet meeting in Washington on the lth.
No official Information relative to the seizure
Of the vessel had yet been received, and hence
no decision could bc reached in the matter.
Secretary Fish is reported TO have said, in a
conversation with q reporter, that ;he shoot
ing Of General Ryan and his associates was
cold. bloodcd murder. The Secretary added
that the "Govcrnment cannot now act be-
cause 1t does not have any basis upon which
TO proceed firmly and intelligenhy. It may
be a week yet before the news is presented In
an official shape"
The financial and commercial adviccs from
New York we're quite cheering on the llth,
and the JourHol says the feeling on Change
in Chicago had correspondngly improved.
The excitement in Washington against the
Cuban authorities, which had somewhat ceas-
ed, was revived on the 18th by the startling
announcement of the execution Of forty-nne
more of the crew and passengers of the
steamer Vrginius. IT seems the order OF the
Castelar, Government in Spain, demanding a
stay of proceedings, had been disregarded.
The Secretary Of War was in consultation on
the 18th with the different Bureau officers in
Washington on the subject Of preparing YES
sells for sea. A telegram says: "lhe Madrid
Government being unable to enforce its au-
thority in Cuba, that Of the United States will
be impeled TO assert its power in all cases
where the interests of citizens Of this country
and lis own honor require decisive action. The
President and all the members Of his Cabinet
are in accord on this subject"
The slaughter Of the captain and the crew
Of the steamer Virgnius, was the principal
topic of discussion in New York on the 18th,
and the feeling of indignation was universal.
Not voice was raised in defense ( the act,
all asserting that the killing of the crew was
uujustifabc and demanded prompt action on
the part of the United States Government.
According to New York dispatch, orders
were received at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
the 18th to get the sloops-of-war Kearsargc
aud Juuiata ready for sea at once. At noon
OF that day, under equally pressing orders,
the torpedo boat Admiral Porter was launched,
and would be made ready for active
operations in few days. All the officers
about the yard were greatly excited over the
news from Havana. Orders were also re
ceived at the navy yard in Philadelphia to
tit up the monitor Manhattan for sea by the
t4th.
Active preparations were being made at the
navy yards ON the 18th getting vessels ready
for active service, At the Brooklyn yard the
Kansas received her supply of stores in the
afternoon. The Juniaia was nearly ready to
sail Executive Officer Ransom said that or
ders had been received from Washington about
fitting out vessels, but he was not al liberty to
make them public, He thought there were
prospects of war with Spain, and that the
government would undoubtedly proceed 10y
taking Cuba.
On the 18th Secretary Fish instructed Minis
Ter Sickles TO enter with the Spanish Govern
nent strong protest against the proceedings
It Santiago, characteriziug them as an out
age ON civilization and humanity, and an in
suit 10 the American Government. General
Sicklcs replied that he had had an interview
with the Minister OF Foreign Affairs, aud acted
n accordance with his Instructions; and, fur
her, that the Spanish Government was clearly
impressed With the sense Of its responsibility, |
and had promised to act in such manner as
would show its disapprohatiou OF the proceed
ugS at Santiago, and al the same time Its
for this Government.
Two German steamers recently sailing from
New York received a large number of appl.ca-
lions from emtgrauts, which had come cut
BY them. TO work their passage back, some II
.hcm Offering all the money they had left for
the privilege. So many men are out uf en-
oloyment that the uewly.arriyed emigrants
have been unable 10 procure work, and the
panic will thus prove serious bar 10 immj-
grafton.
The accommodation train from Brownsville,
Tenn, for Memphis was thrown from The
track near the former place on The morning II
the 18TH, hy bar Of iron that Was lied on the
track, and the engine ana one car were wreck
cd. Only one passenger, lady, was seriously
injured, As fortunately the engineer discovered
the obstruction in time to apply the air brakes
and check the speed oT his train, else all on
board would probably have been Killed or
wounded.
Personal.