Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-21
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
SPAIN AND CUBA.

A pNe%SN
full turn was issued in Madrid.
Troops have begun moving from IN
terror forts to be ready for defense of
the sea ports.
The house of the Iowa legislature
has adopted a resolution favoring
freedom for Cuba.
Railways at Atlanta, Ca, are SAID
to be holding trains in readiness for
the conveyance of troops.
President Mckinley is said to have
postponed his Cuban intervention
message for excellent reasons.
The Maine may have been blown
UP by a Spanish artillery officer who
afterWard committed suicide.
There was a heavy fall in stocks on
the Madrid exchange. Spanish bonds
also fell in London and Paris
The new Spanish minister presented
his credentials and exchanged honeyed
words with President Mckinley.
Secretary Alger orders large num-
bers of rapid-fire guns and makes
other arrangements for seacoast de-
lenses.
Senior Barnabe, Spain's new minis
ter to the United States, declared that
both governments were in favor of
peace.
President Mckinley is said to have
positive knowledge that the Maine was
blown up by Spanish government de-
sign.
The naval court of inquiry con-
tinued it's sessions at Havana, but
seems as far from a conclusion as
ever.
Inc Washington cabinet considers a
plan under which Cuba would be
placed in the same relations with
Spain that Canada has with Great
Britain.
Senator Hanna refers with appre-
hension to the dangers Of complica-
tons with other foreign powers ii the
United States should go to war with
Spain.
Horatio S. Rubens, counsel for the
Cuban junta in New York, attacks the
suggestion that the Maine inquiry be
turned over to an international board
of arbitration.
A naval officer at Havana gives a
correspondent his theory OF how the
Maine was wrecked. It was by AN
elaborate Internal machine in the
shape of mine.
Members of the cabinet say that
Spain must promptly yield to what
ever demands may be made upon her
by the United States or the indepen-
dence of Cuba will be recognized
President Mckinley issued state
ment severely condemning the sensa
tional story in unreliable papers that
the executive had received a report
from the Maine court of inquiry.
The veterans of the civil war living
in Oakland, CAL, have decided to Of
fer the services of a full company to
the government in the event of war
with Spain. "A company of 100 has
been organized.
Minister Woodford distributed aims
among the poor at the burial in
Madrid of the celebrated bullfghter
T'rascuelo, large crowd being pres
ent. There was no demonstration of
hostility toward him.
The yacht Anita, which carried an
American congressional party to
Havana, was lined 5000 because, it is
alleged, she did not have her papers
in proper order. Mrs. j. M. Thurs
ton died on board of heart trouple.
The United States government has
purchased the Brazilian warships
chase OF the Chili1n ship O'Higgins is
only a question of time. The Euro
pean squadron has been ordered home.
The war department decided to
spend between $2,O00,00O and $3,000,
900 for projectiles, and manufacturers
of ammunition all over the country
are running their factories day and
night to supply the demand from
Washington.
The battle ship Oregon is to receive
at once 400 tons of ammunition. This
quantity will prove full complement
for the forty-two magazines of the
ship The power, shot and shell has
been brought from Mare island to the
Oregon anchorage in Mission bay, CAL
Chicago has d regiment claimant
for the honor of being called the first
Illinois volunteers in the event Of war
with Spain. The full roster is in the
hands of Governor Tanner with as
surance that the regiment is ready at
one hours notice.
Ninety steamers equipped as priva-
feers ara living at barcelona and VAL
encia-aDd more in other Spanish
ports-the Spanish military Attache
in Berlin says, waiting the word TO
undertake to destroy American COM
merce.
The American schooner Esther has
been seized in Cuba waters by the
Spanish gunboat Ardella, whose cap
tain inquired the reason of her pres
ence there The Esther's captain pro-
tested against the seizure and was
finally released.