New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-06-01
Events In The Crisis,

the Florida coast last Wednesday. The
big battleship is in first class condition,
and, Notwithstanding her long trip, her
commander expresses himself as ready
for, active duty against the spaniards.
The Oregon left San francisco on the
10Th of March and arrived at Rio jan
GIRO on the 25th of the following month.
Bahia was reached on the 9th of May
and the Barbados on the 18th.
On Wednesday the president issued
his call for $4,000 additional volunteers,
of which Minnesota will be expected to
furnish 1923. The policy of the presi-.
dent it seems, is to have an army OF
100000 men ready within month.
There is no longer any doubt as to the
whereabouts of Cevera's Spanish squa-
dron. Commodore Schley has all along
contended that the hostile fleet was
bottled up in Santiago harbor and on
Sunday he informed the naval board at
Washington that by clever maneuvering
he had been able to see the Cr'stobal Co.
Ion, the Maria Theresa and two torpedo
boats. He is satisfied too, that the rest
of the fleet is there also, and to one of
his men he said II have got them, and
they will never get home"
Upon hearing definitely from Commo-
dore Schley, the naval board held a
midnight session and determined upon
an immediate invasion Of Cuba. It is
claimed that Gen. Shafter will start at
once for Cuba with $4,000 to 10000
men.
According to dispatch from Gibraltar
the Austrian cruiser Kaiser Franz JOS
eph has arrived there and will sail for
Cuban waters with the armored cruiser
Kaiserin Maria Theresa.
Gen. Anderson with $500 men sailed
from San Francisco for Manila late We'd
nesday afternoon. The Thirteenth Mn
nesota is still at the Golden Gate.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria is
said to have strongly advised the queen
regent of Spain to prepare to fly from
Madrid, and the regents mother is re-
ported to have given her the same ad-
vice, but, it is added, that the queen is
determined to remain.
Bernabe, the last Spanish ambassador
to this country, is quoted to have said
that Spain will abandon Cuba in the fall.
SIMPSONS cruisers have been furnished
with smokeless powder, the first lot de-
lived of $25O,0O0 contract given the
Duponts three months ago. The terri
bic smoke made by the ordinary brown
powder used in heavy guns makes it
impossible to see 20 yards after the Sec
ond round. Admiral Sampson reports
that the faces of the men handling the
guns at San Juan, Mantanzas and Car
denas "were covered with saltpeter at
the second round from the S-inch and
13-inch guns, while the thirst created
from the smoke and gas of this burnt
powder, under the fiery heat of a tropi-
cal sun, is absolutely uncomfortable"
The following is the Russian declara-
ton of neutrality: 'The disagreements
which have recently arisen between Spain
and the United States of America have
induced the imperial government to
seek, in concert with the other powers,
some means which might prevent an
armed conflict between these two coun-
tries. Unhappily, our friendly measures
are without results and state of war
now exists between Spain and the Unit
ed States. It is with keen. regret that
the imperial government witnesses armed
conflict between two states to which 1t
is united by old friendship and deep
sympathy. 1t is firmly resolved to OBJ
serve with regard to these two belliger-
ents perfect and impartial neutrality"
Dewey's last cablegram to Washington
was sent from Hong Kong on Friday.
1t was as follows: No change in the sit
uation of the. BLOCKADE. 1t is effective. It
is impossible for the people of Manila to
buy provisions except rice. The captain
of the Olympia, Gridley, who was con-
demned by medical survey, IS ordered
home. Commander Lamberton appoint
ed commander of the Olympia.
Inventor Holland, CT submarine boat
fame, has submitted plan to the secre-
tary Of the navy for the destruction of
Cervera's fleet. It is as follows:
He is willing to undertake to sail his
submarine boat into the channel of the
narrow entrance to Santiago harbor, de-
strov the mines nlanted there and. If