Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-02
FREELAND, Pa, JUNE 2, 1898.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

Spain is trying to irritate Great Britain
in the hope of provoking general quarrel
which would result in benefit to her. 1t is
supposed that she is being melted by other
powers. 1t is freely predicted in Madrid
that the new Ministry will not hold to-
gether after the budgets are voted this
month.
In the debate on the War Revenue bill
Senasor Teller declared that since 1866 the
Government had paid S3l2, 200, 900 more in
interest on bonds than as pensions to old
soldiers. Senator German denounced the
Supreme Courts decision against the in
come-tax law of 1904 as "infamous."
Admiral Camara informed the Queen
Regent that the whole available Spanish
naval force consists of eight real war YES
sells and seven auxiliary cruisers. A large
proportion of the warships the Spanish
papers are boasting about cannot be made
ready for service for months.
The Government has accepted John
Jacob Astor's tender of battery The
officers will be detailed from the regular
army, and it is hoped that the 102 men
needed will be recruited shortly. 1t will be
mountain battery, and will cost about
$4,000.
A revolution in Spain is certain to fol
low the defeat of Cevera, which is regard
ed as question of a few days,a Madrid dis
patch reports. Austra's Emperor is said
to have urged the Queen Regent to fly, and
her mother, now in Madrid, repeats the
advice.
Gen. Lew Wallace will, it is understood,
get an important command in the army.
He says he is willing to serve i'll any ca
pacity from major-general to private,
though he prefers to be a maior-general'
He is past three score and ten.
The total deficiency bill, as now esti-
mated, will aggregate $207, 796, S05, the
largest on record. Secretary Alger has
included an item of Sl50,000 for the tor
pedo defense of Manila IIarbor.
Lieut.. Winslow, who had charge of the
party that cut the Spanish cables at Glen
fuegos, gives graphic word picture of the
herOism of the American sailors under a
murderous fire which they could not re-
turn.
On May 81 Admiral Dewey ordered a
British ship to leave the port of Manila.
1t is thought from this that the American
fleet may have engaged in further opera
tonS.
Senator Elkins, an original peace man,
says the Monroe doctrine is antiquated,
that we should hold the Philippines, Porto
Rico and Hawaii, and acquire a coaling
station in the Mediterranean.
1t is believed at Key West that the al
legged Spanish spy Jmenez, arrested on the
captured steamer Panama at Key West, is
Lieut.. Sobral, former Spanish naval at
tache at Washington
The President has ordered that when the
United States obtain military control OF
the Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico, all
American goods are to be admitted duty
free.
General BlanCo reports that he can easily
repel any invasion of Cuba, Madrid cor
respondent cables, and that he has supplies
to enable him to hold out five months.
A cable from Lisbon reports that the
Spanish rererve feet at Cadiz is short of
ammunition, and that some of the ships
have not yet even mounted guns.
Sergt C. w. Richards was shot and
slightly wounded at Key West by man
who is suspected of having sought to blow
up battery.
W. j, Bryan expects his regiment to 60
to the front, but his friends assert that
Washington officials are working against
him for political reasons
Congress is likely to make an appropria-
ton for representation of the country at
the Paris Exposition, though there is some
opposition.
Secretary Alger says that colored com
panies will have colored officers whenever
such qualified for officers are found in their
ranks.
John P. Holland went to Washington to
offer to destroy Ceyera's squadron in San
tiago harbor with his disappearing boat.
The Government bought 100000 Mexi-
can silver dollars at 46 cents apiece for use
in Manila, where they pass current
Two murders in Key West, following a
long series of disorders, may result in a
proclamation of martial law.
Gen. C. H. Coils told the President that
the Spanish army in Cuba is better trained
than the National Guard.