Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-16

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Steps to have Lieutenant Carranza
and Senior Du Bose expelled from
Canada were begun in London by
Ambassador Hay. The two were ar
rested in Montreal in a civil suit
| brought by Detective Kellert.
! At a banquet given the officers Of
the United States army expedition at
Honolulu, en- route to Manila, leading
citizens of Hawaii proposed to build
war ship for the United States
should the need become apparent
The Spanish cortes released the
Bank OF Spain from it's obligation to
maintain a proportion between gold
land silver coin and it's notes. The
hank is directed to use gold in hand
to meet the expenses of the war.
| J. w. Howard, son Of Gen. 0. O..
Howard, Obtained his commission as
major of volunteer engineers in the
army without the aid or influence of
any one. He was appointed on merit
after having passed rigid examina-
ton.
A dispatch from Port au Prince,
Hayti, states that the American fleet
attacked Santiago de Cuba. Two Span
ish ships are said to have been sunk
and one American ship TO have been
blown up. Complete details are lack
ing.
"Bombarded forts at Santiago 1880
to 10 a. IN. today, June 6. Silenced
works quickly without injury OF any
kind, though within 1000 yards" Is
as much of Admiral SIMPSONS re-
port as the navy department made
public,
Speaker Reed is trying to force an
adjournment of congress and a
dozen senator's are preparing speeches
which will take from a day to a
week each to deliver. They are de-
signed to defeat the annexation Of
Hawaii.
Aguinaldo is continuing his victori-
Gus career in the Philippines. Latest
adyices state that he has captured all
of Cayite province, including the i'm
portant town OF Jmus. Hot fighting
has been in progress at many places
near Cayite.
In letter to Consul Wildman Gen.
Aguinaldo said that before attacking
a town he always asked the Spanish
commander to surrender. One COM
mandant said he wasn't ready to
fight, and asked Aguinaldo to wait
three hours He did so.
The Council of Secretaries of the
autonomist government in Cuba has
decided not to allow shipments OF
sugar 10 American ports, but will
vessels which have run the blockade
and brought in coal and provisions.
A London correspondent cables
that Great Britain refused to join
other European powers in trying to
force America to grant peace on terms
proposed by France, viz: Spain to
retain the suzeranity of Cuba and to
get back the Philippines; no indem-
nifty or anything else for the United
States except humiliation by Europe
Admiral Sampson either entirely de
molished or badly wrecked all the
Notifications at the entrance to
Santiago harbor, while United States
marines were landed and In conjunc-
tion with the insurgents defeated
Spanish land forces Many Spaniards
were killed and wounded in these
engagements but not an American
was injured
SPANS foreign minister read at a
cabinet council note to be sent to
the European powers complaining of
Americas "infractions of international
law 1t was reported that the
position of our squadron at Manila
and of the insurgents there is 'un-
satisfactory, owing to disease that
Aguinaldo's mission has failed and
that the native troops are favorable
to Spain.
Admiral Ceryera reported to Madrid
that six American vessels had bonn
barded Santiago and coast fortifca-
tions. Six were killed and seventeen
wounded on board the Reina Merce-
des he said, and three officers We're
killed and an officer and seventeen
men wounded among the troops The
damage inflicted on the batteries OF
La Socapa and MORO was unimport-
ant but MORO Barracks had been
damaged He said the Americans
had noticeable losses"
Transports filled with $4,000 United
States regulars. twelve batteries, a
siege train and a balloon corps left
Tampa and Mobile on the way 20
Santiago The warshipS which will
act as conveys TO the fleet viii join
them al Key West, and IL is expected
that a landing will he made near
Santiago The troops OF Gen Shat
ter's command are I'm superb condi-
tion and finally equipped except
that they have not yet received uni
forms suitable for hot climates.
Admiral Ceryeras fleet is now
helpless In Santiago harhor. the hull
Of the suuktn NerrimaC blocking the