Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-05-07


of philadelphia.
Captain General Weyler has issued a
N defamation Offering pardon to all in
surgents who surrender within twenty
days with their arms.
Walter Dygert was ordered 10 be re
leased from the Spanish prison in
Guines. Both he and Rev. Mr.. Diaz
will be expelled from Cuba.
A dispatch from Rome says that Of
nhsive movement of the Italian army
in Abyssinia is paralyZed by the ir-
regularity of the commissariat service.
A serious condition of affairs exists
at Baracoa, Cuba, where the mortality
has risen TO an alarming figure owing
to the famine prevailing in the region.
A Berlin correspondent says Russia
has ordered sever ironclad5 and 10
cruisers for her Pacific feet in view Of
Japans EXTENSIVE naval preparations
According to a dispatch from Madrid
Senior Moret, in a review of the Cuban
situation, advises the Spanish govern
mcnt to Immediately apply reforms on
the island
Julio Sanguilly, an American citizen,
who took leading part in the Cuban
instruction, was acquitted on the
charge of kidnapping Fernandez de
Castro.
The Italian cabinet has decided
against reopening the campaign in
Abysslnnia in the autumn, on the
ground that such a course would be
disastrous to Italy.
The Baroness Henri, so years old,
was strangled, her body muttlaied, and
her house robbed al Ixelles, 4 fashion
able suburb of Brussels, Saturday
night. The murderer escaped.
A dispatch from Rome says that the
Negus Menelik still demands Rus
sian protectorate, and that Italy's Of
fcnsve operations are paralyzed by
commissarat difficulties.
The Coizas are said to have left
Maceo and surrendered to the Spanish.
The revolutionary committees of
Paris decided to make a great political
demonstration on May day.
A night attack by the British force
at Buluwayo upon the Matabele camp
resulted in heavy loss being inflicted
upon the natives, but the British were
finally driven back into town.
Havana advices state that Caiixto
Garcia has been appointed commander
Ia, toe Of bn IN, l,,
Gomez, who in future will promote the
rebel cause in another capacity.
In view of the appointment of
Mussulman governor OF Zeitoun the
ambassadors Of the powers have for
maIly demanded that the Turkish gov
eminent respect its engagement and
appoint christian governor
Chief MbarukaZiz and his followers,
who have been causing so much trouble
at Tanga, fled from the British 10 the
German territory and has now sur
rendered to Baron Won Wissmann, the
governor of German east -..rica, at
Mau.
The French ministry rendered its
resignation without waiting for a vote
in the chamber of deputies which was
in sympathy with the cabinet A pres
idential crisis IS considered probable as
an outcome Of the quarrel with the
senate.
The Spanish ministC% of finance,
Senior Juan Navarro Reycrter, has mott
fed the cabinet of the necessity of re-
lief measures on account of the pro
longcd drought, which has caused a
rapid rise in the price of cereals, also
injurinG live stock
In the roichstag the sugar bill of the
committee passed its second reading.
1t fixes the expert bounties on raw
sugar at $50 marks, on candy and white
sugar in loaves at $50 marks and on
other sorts above 9S per cent. poarlza-
ton at three marks.
Major General Sir Frederick CARING
ton who l. Just departing from Lon
don for South Africa to take charge CT
the military forces there, gives it us
his decided opinion that there will be
no lighting except such as Is going on
now with the Matabele.
Rumors are current in Constantine
pie that the sultan has had sudden
and acute development of spinal dis
ease Tho sultan is Corstitutionaily
subject TO violent paroyysms of nerv
Gus irritability which brain fatigue
tends to aggraVate.
An imperial cdict authorizes the
building of a railroad from Pckin to
IIankow. This is to be grand trunk
line, end the emperor says that as the
distance is great and the cost immense,
government officials arc ordered not to
interfere with the gains or losses OF
the company, and the promoters are
promised tokens OF imperial approba-
ton If they are successful