Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-24
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
SPAIN AND CUBA.

The house Of the Iowa legislature
has adopted a resolution favoring
freedom for Cuba.
Railways at Atlanta, Ca, are said
TO be holding trains IN readiness for
the conveyance Of troops.
president Mckinley is said to have
postponed his Cuban intervention
message for excellent reasons.
The Maine may have been blown
up by q Spanish artillery officer vino
afterward committed suicide.
There was heavy fall In stocks on
the Madrid exchange. Spanish bonds
also Tell In London and Paris.
The new Spanish minister presented
his credentials and exchanged honeyed
words with President Mckinley.
Secretary Alger orders large mum
bers OF rapid-fre guns and makes
other arrangements for seacoast de-
lenses.
A naval officer at Havana gives
correspondent his theory OF how the
Maine was wrecked. 1t was by an
elaborate internal machine In the
: shape of mine.
Members OF the cabinet say that
Spain must promptly yield TO what
ever demands may be made upon her
by the United States or the tndepen-
dence OF Cuba will be recognized.
President Mckinley issued state
ment severely condemning the sensa
tional story In unreliable papers that
the executive had received a report
from the Maine court OF inquiry.
The veterans of the civil war living
In Oakland, Cal, have decided TO Of
fer the services OF full company to
the government In the event OF war
with Spain. "A company OF 100 has
been organized.
Minister Woodford distributed aims
among the poor at the burial In
Madrid OF the celebrated hullhghter
Frascuelo, a large crowd being pres
ent. There was no demonstration OF
hostility toward him.
President Mckinley Is said to have
positive knowledge that the Maine was
blown up by Spanish government de-
sign.
Senator Hanna refers with Hppre-
hension TO tho dangers OF complica-
lions with other foreign powers II the
United States should go to war with
Spain.
Senior Barnabe, Spain's new minis
ter TO tho United States, declared that
hold tu Nm favor nf
peace.
Horatio =. Rubens, counsel for the
Cuban junta In New York, attacks the
suggestion that the Maine inquiry be
turned over to an international board
OF arbitration.
The yacht Anita. which carried an
American congressional party to
Havana, was lined $500 because. 1t is
alleged, she did not have her papers
In proper order Mrs j. M Thurs
ton died on board OF heart trouble.
The United States government has
purchased tho Brazilian warshlps
Amazonas and Barbozo, and tho pur-
chase OF tho CHILEAN ship O'lliggns Is
only question of time. The Euro
pean squadron has been ordered home,
Tho war department decided to
spend between $2,000000 and $4,000
700 for projectiles, and manufacturers
OF ammunition all over the country
are running their factories day and
night to supply the demand from
Washington.
Tho battle ship Oregon is to receive
Mt once 400 tons of ammunition. This
quantity will prove full complement
for the forty-two magazines of the
ship. The power, shot and shell has
been brought from Mare island to the
Oregon anchorage On Mission bay. Cal
Chicago has u regiment claimant
for tho honor OF being called the first
Illinois volunteers In the event OF war
with Spain. The full roster Is In the
hands OF Governor Tanner, with as
surance that the regiment IL ready at
one hours notice.
Ninety steamers equipped rs priva-
teers arc lying at Barcelona and Val
encia--and more In other Spanish
ports--the Spanish military Attache
In Bertha says, waiting the word 10
undertake to destroy American COM
MERGE,
The American schooner Esther has
been seized In Cuba waters by the
Spanish gunboat Ardella, whose cap
tain inquired the reason OF her pres
ence there. The Esthers captain pro-
tested against the seizure and was
finally released.
The kaiser was quoted In Berlin
despatch to Madrid newspaper MS
saying at a family dinner party: CAS-
long az William II. Is emperor OF Ger
many the Yankees shall not take
possession OF Cuba" But the Bertha
foreign Office instructed the inspired
press to deny emphatically that Ger
many would aid Spain In case OF war
with the United States.
DOMESTIC.