Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-01
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR NOTES.

AJAX President Mckinley 10 Wlthara"
the negro troops from Cuba.
A new army regulation provides
that transports remain In charge OF
the army instead Of the navy.
Three OF the Spanish war vessels
sunk by Dewey in Manila bay VIII DC
raised and added to our navy.
SPANS commissioners request that
the Philippines question be submitted
70 arbitration. :,
The United States, 1t Is believed,
guarantees money 20 give the Cuban
asmy years pay.
Preparations are being made quietly
to send q large force OF regulars 70
Manila.
A board OF inquiry Is In session 10
Investigate the disabling OF the cruiser
Buffalo.
Our navy and army are ready for
war again unless Spain accepts our
peace terms.
Assistant Secretary OF War Miekle-
John fayors increasing the standing
army TO 100000 men.
The delegate TO the Cuban assembly
at Santa Cruz Aaye sailed for Mariano'
where they will resume their sessions
A circulation has been made show
aAg that the war cost Spain $430, oo0,ooo
and the United States but $21b,Ooo,0oo'
At Admission, Ala, four civilians nave
been caught In attempts TO get hall
rate tickets ON forged discharge pa
pers.
After a street parade, Havana volun-
teers shouted, Death to the Ameri-
cans" and created u scene OF dis
order.
Tho transport Mlnnewaska with the
1st engineers and representatives OF
Ahe Red Cross society on board, lett
Ponce for home.
At q cabinet council In Madrid the
minister OF justice, Senior Groissard,
said the fears inspired by the Carlist
agitation were groundless.
Orders have been issued by the war
department 10 prepare ten regiments
u regular. troops for service In lands
beyond the United States.
Gen. Young testifying before the war
commission. said he was not am
pushed at Santiago, but on the con-
trary surprised the enemy.
Aguiaaldo refused 10 release his
Spanish captiyes. lie Is said to have
threatened to kill off Americans faster
than they can be sent there.
There IL no sign OF yielding by The
American peace commissioners to the
latest arguments OF the Spaniards on
me subject OF the Philippines.
Gen. Roy Stone says capital, good
roads and free trade With America
will make Porto Rico one OF the most
tiourishing islands In the world.
General Wood has ordered that the
camp of the negro troops who engaged
IN drunken riot mt San Luis, Cuba, be
removed Ave miles from that town.
General Blanco has sent four
transports TO take back to Spain the
fast Spanish soldiers who remain In
the province OF Puerto Principe, Cuba,
Under date OF November z the war
depar tment IL informed that there are
1902 sick soldiers In hospital at Hon
olulu, including 90 cases OF typhoid
fever
The merchants OF Manila have de-
Gided to establish chamber OF COM
merce, which by Spanish law they
were previously precluded from doing.
Colonel Hood reports that the small
pox epidemic Is increasing In Holguin
h,,t hnt
showed themselves unwilling to be
vAccinated.
DR.. Forwood swore Waldorf Astoria
food at Camp Wlkolf was cooked by
chefs of the 400. Gen, Young said
soldiers were better treated than they
should have been.
Rev. Mr.. McKinnon. an American
chaplain at Manila. contradicts state
ments made by Aguinaldo, and says
he has seen the insurgents ill-treatng
captives, including women.
Col. Jacobs told the war board that
Gen. Shafter had refused 10 take am
balances to Cuba. and had ordered that
neither camp eQuipage nor cooking
utensils be sent 80 the men at the
front
Lieutenant lucien Young OF the
,.,st reports that 1t Is practicable TO
raise tho former spanish cruiser Relna
Mercedes, sunk near the entrance OF
Santiago harbor during the engage
ment with Ceryera's feet.
A court OF inquiry has been ordered
10 investigate the circumstances Mt
tending tho abandonment OF the Span
ish cruiser Maria Teresa with view
Of determining the necessity and the
responsibility therefor.
10 Jesse II. Gates OF Illinois, late
private Battery h, I'd United States
artillery. belongs the distinction Of
drawing the first pension growing out
OF the Spanish war. Iates was
wounded in the second days fight be-
fore Santiago
The London foreign Office replying
10 q memorial from the Birmingham
chamber OF commerce asking II steps
had been taken to induce the United
states not to impose protective duties
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