Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR AFTERMATH.

TO Cuba.
Gen. Wade reported that the yellow
fever season In Havana Is practically
over.
SPANS commissioners will Issue a
circular note to the powers regarding
the Cuban debt.
The hospital ship Missouri brought
ZIG sick soldiers and civilians from
Porto Rico.
A conflict between Spaniards and
native Porto Rieans caused temper
airy reign OF terror at Arecibo.
The war department announced the
reorganization of the 7th corps, with
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee In command.
The American authorities at Manila
have released some OF the Spanish
sailors captured In the recent war.
The raised Spanish cruiser lnfanta
Maria Teresa Is expected to sail from
Caimanera, Cuba, for New York on
Sunday.
No more sessions are likely to be
held by the evacuation commissioners
In Havana. They are deadlocked on
the date.
The schooner Kate. with supplies
for the Cuban forces at Sancti Splri-
tus, was lost on the rocks. The crew
escaped.
During the past fifteen months
there were 632 deaths out OF TOO In
mates of the Mazorro, an insane asy-
lum at Havana.
A New York shipper says the Brit
lats l,oo 40 In Wnlh-
ington authorities that Cervera was In
Santiago harbor.
Cubans at Santiago are disappointed
because General Wood has appointed
as Judge Jose Maria Varela, who was
not a reyolutionist.
Lieut.. Victor Blue hopes to save for
the United States navy the six Span
ish gunboats which were driven
ashore at Manzanilo.
The queen regent and Premier Sa-
gasta have prevailed upon General
Correa, Spanish minister OF war, to
withdraw his resignation.
President Mckinley has decided TO
keep all the Philippine Islands, and
the United States Is to assume $780,
100000 of the Philippine debt
Gen. Callxto Garcia Is expected to
head the Cuban commission which will
visit Washington to consult President
Mckinley about the status OF Cuba,
II Ii believed that the president will
find great difficulty In securing the
consent Of the senate to the payment
of money TO Spain for the Philippines.
Heavy storms are prevailing on the
Cuban coast and fears are expressed
for the cruiser Maria Teresa, which
Is on her way from Calmanera to Nor
folk,
Delegates from Porto Rico cities met
at San Juan and adopted resolutions
demanding territorial rights, the cess
satlon of the present military rule and
the installation of regular civil gov
eminent.
lne American commission at Ha-
vana will present a note to the Span
tards saying evacuation must end
Jan. i. The Americans assert this
will be the last note they will pass on
this subject.
Mayor Warwick sent cablegram to
Admiral Dewey at Manila at the close
OF the jubilee celebration In fhila-
delphla, congratulating him and those
under his command for the glory they
have brought to the nation.
About Nov. 15 Rear Admiral Samp-
son will leave Havana for the United
States to attend the wedding OF his
daughter ana 1t Is also the intention
OF Maj .-Gen. Butler to return to Wash
month.
At Santiago Maj Norman, surgeon
to the Sd immune regiment Mt Guam
tanamo. reports that there Is only one
case OF yellow fever among the men,
w. Il. Spicer OF Boston, Mass. the
postmaster at Guantanamo, died of
yellow fever.
a. Is believed the peace commission
ers In Paris will finish their work In
four days. Some members OF the
Spanish peace commission may resign.
The Spanish commissioners finally ac-
cept Americas refusal to assume the
Cuban debt.
structed by the minister of war, Gen.
Gorrea, to pay to each discharged
81 'dier remaining In Cuba tho sum Of
$24. The North American Trust
company, the United States fiscal
agents here, have rented thrce-story
building.
by direction of the secretary of war,
uoard Ol oineers will assemble at
" washington Nov. =, for the purpose OF
making recommendations for hrevet
promotions, the awards of medals of
honor and certificates of merit for the
officers and enlisted men who partic-
ipated In the campaigns of Santiago,
tho Philippines and Porto Rico.
The executive committee OF the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Methodist church continued In SEES
sion at Indianapolis, The most sig
nincant action of the day was the in
tro"uction of memorial by the New