Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-19


At the instance Of the president
congress passed a resolution Of thanks
! to Commodore Dewey and bill
making him rear admiral.
Or. George II. Rice of Sandoyal, Ill,
was indicted by the grand jury for the
murder of his wife in Chicago last
summer.
General James f. Wade is now in
command of the army Of the invasion,
by his right as senior officer, dis
placing Major General w. r. Shafter,
heretofore in command
! In Barcelona martial law has been
proclaimed. There are at present in
| the harbor here four cruisers, one
torpedo boat and three torpedo boat
destroyers.
| Senior Mella, Carlist deputy, was
expelled from the cortes for making
use of a scriptural quotation about
IAN unfortunate nation whose kings
were boys"
Arms and other munitions were sent
from Port Tampa to Cuba on the
transport Gussie detachment of
United States regulars accompanied
the expedition.
Gen. Blanco cabled an urgent re-
quest to Madrid for considerable sup
plies Of provisions, which the Govern
ment cannot despatch until the
cortes votes the war measure.
The whole army at Chickamauga is
ordered TO the front, going to Tampa.
Regulars and national guard yolun-
teerG will now go direct to Cuba. no,
stopping at Chickamauga for drill, etc.
tired. is to be made commander-in
chief of the navy, with authority to
direct the movements OF the warships
and formulate the naval policy of the
government.
Admiral SIMPSONS ships. it was
said in Washington, will endeavur to
meet the Oregon and Marietta before
the Spanish fleet arrives.
The Norwegian steamer, Brattsberg,
brought to Key West by the Man
grove, viii be released. 1t has been
learned the steamer was running for
an open port and complying with or
ders
Lieutenant-Colonel Benedicto, of
the Spanish forces, was wounded by
colored Cuban sympathi2er in the
suburbs Of Havana, out of revenge, it
is said, for the recent shooting of
General Aranguren,
Fred o. Sommerford, an American
who has recently been with the in
surgents, says that two bases Of sup
plies are necessary on the north
coast and one on the south coast if
the Americans expect the cooperation
of the insurgents
A decree has been issued by Cap
tain General Blanco ending the re-
concentration in the provinces of
Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and
Santa Clara. The decree does not
apply to the provinces of Puerto
Principe and Santiago de Cuba
Germany has made diplomatic
representations TO Spain relative to
an attack on Germans in Cuba and
has ordered preparations to send n
cruiser to Cuba If prompt satisfaction
is not given,
George G.. Musgraye. a newspaper
correspondent, deported from Havana
TO Cadiz, was not allowed to see his
friends nor to communicate with the
British consul nor to obtain any
clothing from his quarters
The cruiser Vicksburg and the
cutter Morrill,, in pursuing a schooner,
got too close to a Havana shore bat
terry, which gave them a dangerous
fire until they got beyond range.
Neither Of the vessels was struck by
any large shells
Monarchists and republicans had
an exciting time in the Spanish cortes.
II was brought out that Spain could
not furnish the necessary supplies of
coal and war munitions until credits
We're voted The chamber voted the
war credit.
The president signed the Joint
resolution Of congress thanking
Dewey and his men for their victory
lat Manila, The pen will be presented
TO the admiral upon his return,
President Mckinley believes that
the defeat of SPANS Cape Verde fleet
by Admiral Sampson will end the war
and that Spain will withdraw from
Cuba, rendering invasion unueces-
sary.
President Mckinley fayors hollins
the Philippines during the war and at
least q coalng station there pcrma-
nontly Representatives ana soma
tors divide ON the question of retain
ing them permanently on nearly the
same lines as ON the annexation of
Hawaii
Spain Is said 10 hc fitting out "a re-
lief expedition Of 5000 men and two
bat'alions of marines to so through
the Suez canal and recapture the
Philippines The journey will take
forty days. London does not take
the rumor seriously because of the
! difficulty OF obtaining coal