Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-21

are exhausted, the Worlds Madrid
correspondent reports, and if the
war party keeps up its agitation she
will publicly confess her extreme
poverty, showing that he cannot even
feed her troops.
According to the official report OF
the auxiliary gunboat Vixen, Admiral
SIMPSONS flagship reached the Colon
an hour and seven minutes after the
Texas had signalled 1.-The enemy has
surrendered" a signal not acknowI-
edged by the New York.
The board Of survey appointed TO
examine the wrecks Of the Spanish
ships and to inquire into the nature
Of their injuries reports that only
one ship can possibly be saved. She
Is the Infanta Maria Teresa, flagship
Of Admiral Ceryera.
Advices from Madrid were that the
Basque provinces, the stronghold OF
the Carlists, have protested against
the payment Of war taxes and that I'M
less concessions are made Don Carlos
probably will be asked to lead in 4
revolutionary movement.
j. Il. Martin Of the Arizona national
guard has wired to Governor Nc
Cord as follow: 81 understand that
New Mexico is two companies short
under the second call for volunteers.
can furnish two more companies out
of the Arizona national guard in
AZ hpurc ~
Colonel Smith, deputy quarter
master general at st. Louis, has re-
ceived orders from Washington to Sc
cure 200 transfers for service in
Cuba. In addition TO these men who
are wanted Immediately, Colonel
smith Is instructed to secure 80 more
mule packers.
The Rev. Dwight Galloupe, OF
Newark. appointed a chaplain In the
regular army in May, tore the Red
Cross off his arm at the battle of July
IL at Santiago, seized a gun and used
It. He Is now being treated at Fort
Mcpherson hospital for a wound
caused by an exploding shell.
Bids were opened in the ordnance
bureau for furnishing seyen-inch
shrapnel shot for Hawitzers at lO5
pounds in weight and 1000 mortar
shrapnel at 1875 pounds in weight. 1t
is believed this Is to be used for the
big siege guns. soon to be placed in
position in the hills about Havana.
Official orders were issued an
nouncing that Lieutenant ], b. Ber-
nadou who was in command of the
torpedo boat Winslow In the action
at Cardenas, In which Ensign Bag
ley was killed has been advanced ten
numbers in his grade in recognition
Of his meritorious services on that
occasion
For two hours Admiral SIMPSONS
ships threw shells toward Santiago.
one of them blew up a church filled
With ammunition. Just as General
Shafter began his land attack a llag
Of truce was seen coming from the
city which stopped the lighting. The
pLrlort Of the message is not yet
known.
Captain Charles e, Clark, command
ing the battle ship Oregon, has been
appointed chief Of staff of Commodore
Watson, commanding the eastern
squadron under orders to proceed to
European waters and harass the Goa
of spain and TO pursue and destroy
the Spanish fleet in command o.
Admiral Camara
Lieut. Usher Of the Ericsson, who
was alongside Admiral SIMPSONS
flagship when the battle OF July be-
gan. says that the New York was
ten miles from the scene of battle, and
that her forward PAIR of engines were
uncoupled, so that she could not 90
fast, ana that she was at no time
closer to the combatants than when
she started until the battle was over
Assistant Attoruey-Gcueral Boyd,
In a written opinion, said the purpose
Of the provision of the war revenue
law requiring bills of lading, &C., Co
be stamped was to tax the carrier and
not the shipper While beyond his
province, he suggested that a shipper
whose goods had been refused because
he had not furnished the stamp for
the bill of lading could recover
damages from the carrier.
yellow fever has broken OUT IN the
American lines at Santiago, fourteen
cases having been reported among the
camp followers, Every effort is be-
ing made to prevent the spread OF