Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-05-12

, the army to succeed General William
II. Nash, who has retired,
/ The gunboat Wilmington blew a
/ fort to pieces near Cojima, Cuba, and
! dropped a smell among some cavalry
and infantrymen. Two men were
I seen to fall.
4 AT mass meeting held at Cam
bridge, Mass, it was voted to send
stand of colors to the cruiser, Harvard,
/ formerly the American line steamer,
New York.
w. r. Blanchard president OF the
Joint traffic association, will attend
to the movement of troops over the
railroads. He will be given the title
of brigadier- general.
The Russian government is reported
to have had .hree experts working on
! the Maine disaster during the inyestl-
cation of the United States board OF
/ inquiry.
! Secretary Long has requested an
urgency appropriation OF SlO,OOO,ooo
! ia enable Commodore Dewey TO hold
the Philippines during the continn-
! ance Of the war.
! United States Minister Angel at
| Constantinople has been notified 1ur-
/ key will maintain strict neutrality In
the war between Spain and the United
States.
The Spanish feet which left Cape
Verde sailed in the direction OF Porto
Rico. This was ascertained by a steam
er which followed the fleet twelve
hours.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF
the Muenchener Allgemeine Zeitung
quotes a high Russian official as say
ing that Russia won't look with favor
on Intervention.
Many Greeks have declared them
selves willing to fight against Spain
under the stars and stripes, in CRATE
ful remembrance of Americas aid in
the Greek war Of independence
If the cape Verde fleet reaches Porto
Rico, Rear Admiral Sampson and
Commodore Schley will take the New
York, Brooklyn, Massachusetts,, lno
diana, Iowa and Texas and give bat
tie
President Dole offers to- transfer the
Hawaiian islands to America for the
purpose of it's war with Spain. A
Joint resolution for the annexation
of the Islands was introduced in the
house.
Cadiz reports that the second Span
ish squadron, consisting of the Pelayo
and other ships is nearly ready for
active service. Lack Of funds has
been a great difficulty in fitting them
out.
The members of the senior class of
Princeton who enlist will be recon-
mended for their degrees. and members
Of other classes who enlist will be eX-
cused from the examinations next
June.
AT Gen. Merritt's headquarters in
New York II was stated that the vol
unteers Of the states along the Atlantic
coast will not be sent to Cuba but will
be used for The defense OF the coast,
under the command Of Cen Merritt
Spain's transport ship, the Alfonso
Kill, conveying to Havana many
soldiers supplies and nearly 100000
is at the Barbados, Rear Admiral
Sampson has been directed to take i'm
mediate steps to effect her capture.
The captain and mate Of the brig
John II. Stanhope, at Mobile from
Manzanillo, Cuba, say that when they
left there 10000 Spanish soldiers
were in that city sick, starving, un-
housed and on the point of revolt.
May 4, the day formerly set apart
in New York to be celebrated as char |
ter day" will go down in the annals
of the new metropolis and celebrated !
as Dewey day" Resolutions were
passed to that effect.
Ex-Presideut Harrison, IN present
ing a silk flag, the gift of ladies, to
Battery A Of indianapolis, made a
stirring speech in which he advocated
the retention of coaling station in
the Philippines.
GOV. Black of New York has author .
lied the aqueduct commissioners to .
appoint 100 special deputies to guard
the Croton aQueduct so as to prevent
any attempts that might be made by
Spanish spies to blow up the same
and thereby cripple the water supply
of New York city.
Brigadier Generals breckenridge,
Otis, Coppnger Shafter, Graham,
Wade, Merriam ana Fitzhugh Lee
of Virginia, senator Scwell of New