Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR NOTES.

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decided upon insignia for ofilcers Oh
the Cuban army
The Washington government felu9eS
a request to extend the time ior the
evacuation of Cuba.
The total tax receipts. in CUBA TOT
1895 we're $26, $50, $50, and the totai eA-
penses. $26,574,035.
The transport Michigan, with the
9Th cavalry on board, has arrived az
Ponce Porto Rico.
THE American peace commissioners
will peremptorily demand 'he
sion OF the Philippines
president Mckinley will review Gen
t,tzhugh Lees corps before IL led''"
Savannah for Havana
Saqasta is said to have 'tola ms
neace ENJOYS TO withdraw unless our
demands are modified.
ReA Cross nurses will probably De
sent 10 the Philippines
The 18Th Minnesota regiment at
Manila. will soon be ordered home
Gen. OILS telegraphs that the nealth
of the troops at Manila IS Improving
Cen. Breckinridge criticised Gems.
A,ger. Corbin, Shaf,er and Sanger IN
testifylng before the war board.
The hospital ship Scandal has sailed
from Manila for San Francisco win
about 70 sick soldiers on board.
Admiral Dewey has been making
eomplete survey OF the coasts ana the
l,ading harbors of the Philippines.
American occupation of Cuba VIII
begin within fortnight Clenineeo'
being the point of Decentralization
Germany has given assurances 10
this country that the emperor VlsH
TO Spain has no significance Whatever.
The Spanish transport lie Haspl
went ashore near Clenfuegos and was
Totally wrecked, All the crew We're
saved.
bahama fishermen have badly looted
the wreck OF the cruiser Maria Teresa
which lies in twelve feet OF water on
Cat island,
The Spanish commissioners, 1t Is
saia viii announce that Spain VIII
renounce the philippines for an ade-
auate equivalent.
Great pressure is being brought on
the war department to have the VOL
snteer troops in the Philippine Is
lands brought home.
General Gomez is said 60 nave as
missed from his staff all Americans
and Cubans favoring the annexation
OF Cuba by this country.
The war tax will not be abolished
at the coming short session OF con
gress and that there will be no re-
vision of the tariff whatever.
General Merriam Is quoted as say
ing he would not be surprised al re-
newal OF hostiliues with Germany
England and France taking part
Captaln-Genoral Blanco has at
tempted to end the mutinie5 OF span
ssh troops in Cuba by raising a loan
with which to give them their over
due pay.
According to a semI-ottcial state
ment In Madrid. the Spanish peace
commissioners will not sign treaty
unless the United tSates mobiles It's
demands,
1t is said the result of the recent
elections has strengthened the deter
mlnation Of President Mckinley 20
take everything in sight mat belongs
30 Spain.
The London papers reiterate their
conviction Of the hopclessness Of
Spanish opposition and that the United
States has no alternative but complete
annexation.
Col Caslmir Andel, OF the ith
Illinois regiment, has resigned ana
GOV Tanner has appointed Lieutenant
Colonel Edwin SWIFT OF the ath Illinois
in his place.
Il rs reported from Madrid ,hat
Spain will probably surrender the
philippine islands and make a state
meut to the world that she yields 10
superior force.
The United States government pro
poses TO occupy Cienfuogos, ON the
southern coast OF Cuba, as soon as
sossible. TO facilitate The handling OF
the sugar crop
The excessive pilotage dues on en-
terng MapMuiIu hlrbor have been
reduced from $50 20 SIS, the "trip ,ak-
ing the pilot only sin hours for the
ordinary steamer.
Al lcxing.on ky, Private Ed, Nc
Carthy aud Corporal John Nixon, both
OF Go. u. ga engineers, became engaged
in a fight, which resulted fatally for
Nixon Both were intoxicated,
The Filipino junta at Hong Kong
has peitioned the government at
Washington to correct the abuses OF
she American military force at Ma
Mia ln It's complaints it excerpts Dewey
and Otis.
An Investigation into the cause OF
the recent breakdown on she cruiser
Buffalo. tends TO show that she was
deliberately disabled by the corps 81
engineers who objected 20 being sent
to Manila
AZ Sanuago General Wood offers
$1,000 for information leading to the
conviction of me perpetrators Of the
Sight between United States eolorca
trOou- and the local zen a .arn,ie mt