Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-19
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR.

and the American Heet.
An army OF eighty thousand men
will be landed in Cuba at once.
Rioting cont nues all over Spain
and the dynasty Is doomed.
All the interior garrisons In cuba
are called to protect the coast.
Spanish troops are reported TO nave
evacuated Manila.
Manila Is hemmed in by insurgents
and the American feet.
Spain is preparing to send another
army and feet to the Philippines.
An army Of eighty thousand men
will be landed In Cuba at once.
Rioting continues all over Spain and
the dynasty Is doomed.
General Woodford, former minister
10 Spain, arrived in New York.
All the interior garrisons in Cuba
ere called to protect the coast.
There will soon be 10000 troops at
the Chlckamauga rendezvous.
The Hawaiian annexation resolution
will be talked to death In the senate.
The Spaniards have abandoned all
Of eastern Cuba except four ports.
England again refuses an invitation
from continental powers to intervene
The Carlsts may try TO secure
control in Spain within few days.
The warships Oregon and Marietta
sailed northward from Bahia Brazil.
In stormy session OF the Spanish
cortes a Carlist member was expelled
There Is a general desire In Europe
for q short war. Talk OF interven-
ton Ia renewed.
Senior Moret, in a speech In the
Spanish Cortes, challenged vote OF
confidence in the cabinet.
Havana reported Spanish victories
over Gomez and other insurgent
leaders.
Theodore Roosevelt left Washington
for San Antonio, Tex, to join his reg
iment Of rough riders.
Secretary OF War Alger has denied
the reports Of his Intending to resign
his place In the cabinet.
Seventy thousand reyolutionists In
Puerto Rico are ready to cooperate
with the Americans
Spanards killed Col, Juan Delgado,
one OF Cuba's bravest leaders at lei
Cano and tore out his eyes.
The Cuban insurgents are besieging
the port OF Manlanilli on the south
coast OF Cuba.
Spain Is preparing to send an
other army and feet to the Philip
pines.
There Is "A general desire in Europe
for short war. Talk OF inter
vention is renewed.
There are unconnrmed reports OF an
engagement between Admiral Sampson
and the Cape Verde feet.
Ex-Queen Isabella has gone into
mourning for the Spanish soldiers
killed at Mania.
Major General Lee will probably be
made military governor Of Cuba or
the Philippines.
President Mckinley told friend
that the war with Spain would not be
one of territorial acquisition.
Workmen. material and tools will
c sent to Manila, 80 that necessary
repairs "an he made to Dewey's ships.
1t Is rel orted the pope sent n tele-
gram 10 the queen regent advising
her to ask for the mediation OF Euro
pean powers.
Senior Polo. late Spanish minister to
thn I1nItnl "a N IIip,y In,
Canada, told reporter that the war
has only begun.
Two Illinois regiments. the fifth and
third, have been instructed to pre-
pare to start south. They will prob
ably 30 to Chickamaugn.
Orders from Madrid have reached
me captain general OF Porto Rico to
prepare rations and accommodation
sor 10000 men.
me queen regent denies any in
tention OF adbica ing, but late
rumor is to the effect that she has
left Madrid.
Commodore Dewey, 1t Is believed,
will establish an American protec-
torate over the Philippines, ty force,
II necessary.
Every detail of the battle OF Manila
waS arranged in advance by Commo-
dcre Dewey and the programme ex-
ecuted to the letter.
IL Is believed that Cuban shore bat
trries are now manned by French gun.
ners. who prove better marksmen than
the Spanards.
In stormy session OF the Spanish
cortes Carlist member was expelled
deriding the queen regent with A
scriptural quotation.
In the eortes Admiral Bormeio,
minister OF marine. refused TO tell
the Whereabouts of the Cape Verde
feet.
Cuhans replied to the Spanish invi,
tation to unite in resisting the United
states; Anything suits except Spanish
government"
spain will to-day prohibit the expor-
'a''on of cereals and potatoes. and