Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-04-07
NEWS or THE WORLD.
THE CUBAN CRISIS.

Thousands enlist in the naJiona
volunteer reserve.
with the recent addition OF moder
guns, Spanish officials say the harbo
of Havana is impregnable.
Extensive ballot-box stufng Is re
ported 10 have been done at Tn
Cuban elections last Sunday
Spain is embarking artillery
Barcelona for conveyance TO the Can
aries to be used in their defense
case Of war.
In the Cuban elections the autono
mists chose q deputies to the SPANS
Cortes and the union constitutions
party chose g.
The Cuban junta issued a statemen
declaring that the Cubans will no
accept an armistice, but only com
plete independence.
The defenses OF Manila, Phillip
pine Islands, have been strengthened
with a view of guarding against
possible attack from sea.
The general ele tons to the Span
ish Cortes resulted in a decided vic
rory for Premier Sagasta. the liberals
winning about 300 out OF the 432 seats
NJ. uanotaux, French minister o
foreign affairs, stated in the chambe
Of deputies at Paris that United State
and Spain are equally dear 10 France
CAPTAIN c. D. Sigsbee. who com
mdnnded the battle ship Malue at the
time OF the explosion, has been as
signed TO duty as aid to Secretary o
the Navy Long
Gen. Maxine Gomez has written t
the Cuban junta in New York say
ing that he is willing 10 pay Spai
500 600, 600 for Cuba's freedom 10
needed.
Count Goluchowski, the Austria
Hungarian foreign minister, has pro
posed according to special dispatches
from Vienna and Berlin, to NJ Hano-
taux, the French foreign minister
Joint mediation by France AMI
Austria Hungary between the United
States and Spain.
1t is pointed out that the com
plicated character OF the nine while
Is said to have destroyed The Main
causes suspicion that 1t came from
government source.
Representatives Campbell OF Nc
Leansboro. Ill, and Broussard OF New
Iberia, La, announce their intentioo
OF resigning from congress and going
home TO raise regiments for the wa
they consider inevitable.
A epecial cablegram from Madrid
states that the public there regards
war as inevitable. The Spanish gov
eminent, 1t Is reported. has decided
that il will neither accept a money
offer for Cuba nor VIII 1t permit the
'so-ealled friendly Intervention" in
Cuban affairs by the United States
Spain informed the president that
no obstacle VIII be placed In the way
OF his plans TO relieve starvation ia
Cuba. Mir Mckinley is said TO have
plan to secure for Cuba artual In
dependence" Spain getting a portion
OF the islands revenues. The war
feeling is so strong ia Spain that bu
a light vote was polled for member
o. the Cortes, Sagasta securing a large
majority.
The report OF the Mai0e court q
inquiry was received by both house
and referred. without debate, to COM
mittees A message from the PRESS
dem outlining the findings accom-
panied the report, Ii is expected that
-,
scOd another message, asking an ap-
preparation for Cuban relief Senators
seem disposed 20 abide by the pres :
dents wishes. but the house Is llkel
10 demand Intervention IA Cuba be
fore voting for the Appropriated.
The report Of Spain's naval beard on
the Maine asserts that the eNplosio
was from internal causes.
President Mckinley expects to con
clude his negotiations with Spai
within a few days, and II Congress
takes the matter out Of his hands h
believes II will have to accept res
possibility for the outcome Eigh
resolutions either knowledgin
Cuba's independence or declaring wa
on Spain were introduced Isl congress
Senator Mason made war spec
and was heartily chcered RepubN
can Representatives organized 60 over
ride Speaker Reed. II necessary. {
help Cuba Senator CuNom said "A
does got see how war can be avoided
ricos dropped In Wall stree, an
Spanish As advanced In Europe
AT HOME.