Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PEACE POINTERS.

-rbe Brooklyn and Texas have been
ordered to Havana
General Garciea, aged w, uleu VI
pneumonia at Washington,
Najor-Gen. Brooke was CHOSEN ior
military governor of Cuba.
The province of Pinar del no, CuDd'
is now under the stars and stripes.
FIFTY thousand men will be needed
in cuba and $4,000 in the Philippines.
Philippine Insurgents are reported
30 nave met a bloody repulse In an al
tack upon lloilo.
The United States will keep me Is
lands ceded by Spain, even II the
senate rejects the treaty
The Kansas ylunteers, who sailed
from san Francisco several weeks
ago. have landed at Manila,
Robert p. Porter has framed Gu
ban tariff which opens the markets OF
the island to an nations alike.
peace treaty of fourteen articles
embracing little outside protocol
points, was agreed TO at Paris.
rhe Spanish peace commissioners
seek to have the open-door trade
policy extended to Cuba and Porto
Rico
President Mckinley issues proclama-
tions regarding the collection OF Gus
toms in Cuba and Porto Rico.
Col. William ]. Bryan's resignation
OF his commission in the volunteer
army was received by the war depart
ment and promptly accepted.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, in
report on Porto Rico's currency, SAID
much property had Seen destroyed
in the northwest section OF the island.
A correspondent at Manila carefully
Investigated the Philippine question
and says It Is believed the Americans
should strike a decisive blow and es-
tabllsh their rule firmly.
Hobson on his way To Atlanta was
given a rouslng reception at Mont
gomery. After Robson had shaken
hands with nearly every visitor he
made a short but telling address
Three Cubans were killed and many
persons injured In Havana in a Sight
between Spanish officers and admirers
OF Gen. Garcia, who were trying to
close the theaters In his memory.
The LIST North Carolina and 202d
New York Volunteers marched through
Havana. being the first American cegi-
ments to do so. Cubans who saw
the marching troops gave demonstra-
lions Of JOY.
The work of painting the war yes
sells in the Brooklyn navy yard white
the usual color in times of peace has
been begun. A force OF men Is now
engaged in repainting the Indiana,
Massachusetts and Chicago.
Gen. Schofied told a house com
m!tteee that the commanding general
OF the army had no real authority.
Gen. Miles denied this and said that
the secretary of war coming from
civil life, could not understand military
work.
The Anti-Imperlaist League ex-
ecutiye committee met and II was re-
ported that many newspapers In the
central and western states have Of
fered their services In opposition to
annexation Centers for organization
and distribution of literature have
been established in thirty states
John ID, Hayes, who served as a
Red Gross nurse with the I'd United
States infantry under General Shat
ter at Santiago, shot and killed his
brother, Edward S. Hayes, proprIe-
tor of a hotel in New York John
Hays says his brother accused him OF
approprialng a portion of the pro-
eeeds.
General CaliXto Garcia, the dis
;inguished Cuban warrior and leader
and the head OF the Comm ssion elected
by the Cuban assembly to visit this
country, died OF pneumonia az Wash
lncton He was 50 years old. The re
mains were placed in a metallic casket
and deposited in vault at Airing
ton pending the removal OF the body
TO Cuba by vessel OF the United
states navy In the funeral sermon
Archbishop Ireland spoke in favor of
he reinstatement OF peace