Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-04-07

SPAIN AND CUBA.

Spain may propose a plan Tor nome
rule government OF CUBA similar 10
that of Canada.
New Jersey militiamen are ordered
N assemble ut the state camp 10 pro-
tect coast towns
Britain thinks war with Spain Is
Inevitable now. Her sympathy ID
overwhelmingly with us.
1'he present liberal government Oh
s0ain was Overwhelmingly successful
I'm the election for the cortes.
Gomez has prepared to march upon
Havana to cooperate with the United
States should war be declared
Spain Is said to have bought crnl-
ser from Italy. The name CanoVa
is proposed to be given the vessel
The body of Lieut.. +. w. jenkins,
who lost his life In the Maine disas-
ter, was recovered from the wreck
The Atlantic liner ST. Paul Is TO be
turned over to the government TO be
transformed into an unarmed cruiser.
The president will postpone the
matter of demanding indemnity from
Spain until the present excitement
subsidies.
TIE Philippine island defenses and
forts have been strengthened with a
view of guarding against possible
hostile sudden attack.
st. IL reported in Madrid that the
6agasta cabinet will hold a council
ut which O startling proposition
looking TO peace may be decided upon
New York and Massachusetts, ma
val militia has been called upon to
take charge OF the monitors that VIII
protect New York and Boston har-
bors.
There is more talk In Madrid OF an
international court TO settle the Maine
dispute. Spain, 1t is said, would
prefer Swiss, Belgian or Swedish
arbtrators to English.
The report OF the Spanish court OF
inquiry has been received In Madrid.
This report says 1T IL scientifically
and practically demonstrated that tho
.explosion was internal"
At Cleveland the Globe Shlpbuild-
ing company received an inquiry
from navy officials, asking when the
revenue cutters would be completed.
They will DO ready In four weeks.
American bankers, with the sym
pathy and possible cooperation Of
the Rothschilds and other European
nnanciers, are reported to be bring
ing pressure TO bear to avert war.
Inspired largely by the circnm-
stances under which his wife died
Senator Thurston pleaded for Cuba In
one of the most brilliant and patri-
otic speeches the senate ever heard,
Ono account from Madrid has 1t
that Spain will resist American In
tervention In Cuba, will never pay an
indemnity for the Maine and Will
not treat with Cuba on the basis Of
independence.
Tho Madrid government has ar-
ranged for loan OF 200 100000 pese-
tas, or $3Y, GOO.U00 with the Bank OF
Spain. A dispatch from Madrid says
the country Is ready, but unwilling
for war.
president Mckinley reallrms his
iintention TO intervene In Cuba II
Spain seeks to prevent us from feed
ing the starving. He thinks war may
be averted and favors compromise
. between Cuba and Spain.
A Spanish report says the In
surgents. uader Valentin Rojas, after
an unsuccessful attack upon Fort
Hanapuna, In the province of Matan-
.xas made another attack, and were
able to enter the town and plumber
the stores.
MIR. Rawlins, of Utah, introduced !
the senate AT Washington u resolu
ton declaring war against Spain
Several resolutions providing for le.a
vigorous steps leading to Cuban
freedom were presented. All OF them
were referred to the committee on
foreign relations,
The Spanish cabinet and the U0ited
states navy department both re-
fused to allow dynamite to DO used on
parts of the Maine wreck. 1t Ia said
that the Spanish government wants
the wreck preserved as y possible
basis for u future inquiry.
Captain Robert Evans, who was
assigned TO the command OF the bat
aeshi" Iowa, secured his mp
sentiment to the naval academy from
Utah. being named to that position
by Captain Hooper. who was Utah S
delegate In congress ut that time.
z'he report OF the United States
court of inquiry on the wreck OF the
battle ship Maine finds that tho do
struction was caused by an outside OK
plosion, but the court Is unable to fix
the responsibility for this The
court does not express an opinion MS
10 the character of tho explosion, but
the testimony indicates that 1t was
probably due to floating submarin,
mine