Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-09

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end the war. He believes Spain is
ready to make peace at the nrst op-
portunity.
President Mckinley and General
Miles it is said, are inclined to post
pone the military invasion Of Cuba
till autumn, but Secretary Alger op
poses their views.
The captain Of a British steamer,
who saw the Spanish feet at Curacao,
says the ships bottoms were foul,
and that the boats were in no condi-
ton for speed.
The converted yacht Wasp, doing
scout duty off Cienfuegos entered the
harbor and discovered three Spanish
war ships, believed TO be a part Of
Cervera's fleet.
William A. Pinkerton, son Of the
famous detective and government spy,
Allan Pinkerton, has been called into
the government secret service to- hunt
for Spanish spies.
Couriers from Cuba at Key West
report that Gen. Garcia has under
him, with headquarters at Bayamo,
1000 men well equipped and in good
spirits.
On May "a Admiral Dewey ordered
a British ship to leave the port of
Manila. It is thought from this that
the American fleet may have been
engaged in further operations.
Civil Engineer A. G. Menocal has
been found guilty of ineficiency and
neglect of duty and suspended for
three years from service in the navy
upon furlough pay.
The auxiliary cruiser ST. Paul cap
tured the Spanish troopship Alfonso
XIII, with soldiers and coal. It is
the most valuable prize taken since
the war began.
The British steamer Restormel,
captured off Santiago by the St. Paul
while trying to run the blockade
with coal for the Spanish fleet, ar
rived at Key West in charge Of a
prize crew.
Information from Madrid was to
the effect that Castillo, the Spanish
ambassador to France, has been in
structed to use all efforts to bring
about Intervention by the powers
The total deficiency bill, as now es-
timated, will aggregate s2O7, ,8O5,
the largest on record. Secretary Alger
has included an item of S150,000 for
the torpedo defense OF Manila Harbor.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
that the downfall of the Sagasta cabi-
net seems imminent, and that Si1vela
will most likely be the man called on
to form a new government.
Gen. LacreFs expedition Of 432 men,
with 1000 rifles, 100000 rounds Of
ammunition and other supplies land
ed successfully Is miles east OF
Havana and was met by 1900 armed
insurgents.
Governor Pingree OF Michigan sent
telegram to Tampa, Fla, telling the
officers Of the Michigan regiment to
send him the number of shoes wanted,
the sizes, etc, and he would shoe the
soldiers.
It is believed in Washington that
Schley has Cervera in a tight hole at
Santiago, and that lack Of coal and
provisions will compel the Spanish
admiral to make a desperate dash
or surrender
At Washington it is not believed
that Commodore Schley will force a
battle without more specific instruc-
lions. The entrance to Santiago Is
known to be exceedingly well guarded
by mines.
Permission has been granted the
Spanish torpedo boat Temerario,
which is disabled at Asuncion, Para
quay, to remain in that port until the
close of war between the United
States and Spain.
Ell Progresso, a Madrid newspaper,
prints a dispatch dated Paris, which
says that in a battle near Jamaica,
Admiral Cervera defeated an Ameri-
can squadron. The report is not be-
lieved in Washington or London.
Senior Castillo on leaving for Paris
to resume his duties as ambassador
was told by the queen regent and
Premier Sagasta that no proposal for
peace would be entertained if it in
volved loss of territory to Spain.
One million pesetas (s20O,0ON will
be coined a day by the Spanish minis.
In order to stop the run on the bank
of Spain a law has been passed max
ing it a crime to speculate in or
wantonly present them for exchange.
The embarking of troops at Tampa
began. 1t is said that they will be
used in land attack on Santiago,
but it is also reported that they will
be sent to Porto Rico General Shat
ter will command this first division.
The reports from Commodore Schley
that he has the Spanish fleet m
prisoned in Santiago are confirmed by
news dispatches from Mole St. NichO
las. Schley is quoted as saying, 81
have got them, and they will never
get home"
American war ships will not hest
tate to sever cable connections with
Martinique and Hayti, cutting off
communication with France, if Span
ish agents In the French possessions
persist in using it for the prCsecu-
ton of business with Madrid.
A mob of Spaniards, according to
a dispatch from Gibraltar to London,
assaulted and stoned Major General
J. B. Richardson, commander of the