Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-21
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
THE CUBAN TROUBLE.

uuire the is and. 1t VIII douDtless
require several days to secure an
agreement of the house and the sen
ate In the meantime the Spanish
cortes will meet and may take DEN
mite action Little probability exists
that the powers will attempt 10 coerce
the United States England VIII nave
nothing 10 do with such move ana
might render the United States SUD
stantial assistance. The sympathy
of continental Europe is with SPAIN
but commercial interests hold those
nations back Monday the house con-
Cured in the senate resolutions Win
the independence Clause stricken out.
The vote was l79 to 1855. A conference
will now occur.
President Mckinley Mark Hanna
and the Spanish minister now con
slider war inevitable.
Spain has agreed TO settle the Can
amaba claim Of Germany by paying
500 900 indemnity.
The plan TO secure peace by pur-
chase Of the island from Spain Is
again being pressed.
The Spanish government issued
note declaring that Intervention In
Cuba will not be tolerated.
There is little likelihood that the
rote OF the six great powers of Eu-
rope will be pressed further.
The European powers, convinced
that Washington will not yield are
exerting pressure at Madrid.
Great Britain has ordered 1000
troops to join the force regularly sta
toned at Kingston, Jamaica,
General Gomez is said TO be plan
ring to cooperate with the Ameri-
ca.l navy in any attack on Havana.
TO obtain war revenue the house
ways and means committee has prac-
tically agreed on a beer and tobacco
tax.
Gen. Graham commander Of the
department Of the gulf, recommended
Atlanta, Ga, as the point for the
mobilization Of our troops
FIX Consul Brooks, of Santiago says
that Cen Campos three years ago
predicted the situation in Cuba eX-
actly as il exists today
Several men who are said to have
been concerned in a plot TO kill Con
sul-General Lee have been imprisoned
in Cabanas fortress, Havana.
The president in his message rec
commended armed intervention, hut
opposes recognition. The document
Is a terrible arralgnment OF Spain,
Gov. Otero Of New Mexico offered
regiment Of Spanish-speaking
cavalry TO Secretary Alger who said
their services would be accepted If
needed.
The governor has received offers
from 100000 volunteers In case
OF war, however. the militia will be
utilized first
The deputy treasurer OF Cuba told
the foreign affairs committee of the
house that his republic has issued
but $122,O0 of the 100000 bonds
authorized.
The proposition OF the Queen Re
gent does not meet with the approval
OF the cabinet, as the members think
Spain should he held responsible for
the Maine disaster.
The Spanish Ambassador at Rome
said the false statement that Presl-
dent Mckinley had appealed to the
pope TO mediate was sent to him
officially from Madrid.
El Correo a Madrid paper, says that
Miss Clara Barton, president of the
Red Cross Society In the United
States, left many debts behind her.
and there is nobody to pay"
Madrid newspapers sharply criu-
eised the presidents message and its
policy II armed Intervention. The
press OF other continental cities ala
not view The message as a strong one
Consul General Lee told the senate
foreign committee that he believes
the Maine was destroyed by Spanish
ohrials but that Captain General
blanco was not cogutzaut of the plot
A revolutionary movement is threat
enva in spain as d result of decision
hy the Sagasta eabuet 10 grant an
armisir. iu cuba. The Spanish
pnu.e considers tms n national back
down
Minister WogitorI saws DELAY Is
masking tur peace iu Spain. but all
reported tay,s POM, Is CROWNS
conviction there fuUt war rs noy-
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