Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-26

the capabilities of the Cuban army
as a fighting force Is as follows: I'm
der Garlic, IN Santa Clara, 1000
men; under Rodriguez, in Havana
Province, 5000 men; in Pinar del Rio,
6,010 men.
The telegraph companies received
instructions to send by cable no mes
sages pertaining to the movements
of American men-of-war which would
in any way give the outside world
Information OF contemplated naval
operations.
Charles A. Cramp Of Philadelphia
returned from business trip 10 Rus
sia. With him he brought an order
from the government OF that country
to his firm for the construction OF two
vessels, one a battleship and the other
an armored cruiser.
Gen. Wesley Merritt has accepted
the military governorship OF the
Philippines and will start for San
Francisco within week President
Mckinley Is determined that order
shall prevail during the American oc-
cupaton of the islands.
The speeches of Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Chamberlain favoring an Anglo
Saxon alliance have caused profound
uneasiness in Great Britain, as they
are thought to fore shadow an i'm
pending general war among the great
military powers throughout the world.
The large disbursements OF gold,
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip ex-
planned, were made because with
$3.50, 900 gold in the treasury and
with the daily revenues being paid
substantially in gold, 1t Is imperative
that disbursements should be made in
similar funds.
The Spanlards' dropping spirits
have been revived by news of alleged
Victories over our soldiers and sailors
in Cuba and Porto Rico. They now
demand that the Cape Verde fleet pur-
sue Admiral SIMPSONS squadron,
which they are told Is crippled, his
flagship beng disabled.
The first engagement in Cuba be-
tween United States regulars and the
Spanish army, which took place at
the landing of the Gusse's party, re-
suited in decisive victory for the
Americans, who suffered no loss, while
the enemy left three dead on the field
when they retreated.
Emperor Francis Joseph pities
Spain, but has determined to be
strictly neutral in the war. He so
announced publicly in Budapest In
speech to the delegations from the
Austrian and Hungarian diets, which
legislate upon affairs common to the
different sections of the dual mon-
archy.
A correspondent cables that the
whole Russian press Is squirting
the Russian government to action re-
garding American occupation of the
Philippines. Every European power
apparently wants big slice OF the
archipelago as a bride TO let us have
any Of the territory we have con
quered.
A London correspondent cables
that the suggestion Is made there that
we demand Conta from Spain as one
OF tho conditions of peace. With the
United States In possession of one
side of the strait and Great Britain
I'm possession of the other England
and America would command the
Mediterranean.
The United States cruiser Marble
head, gunboat Nashville and auXil
iliary cruiser Window met with fierce
II sistance "Wednesday when they cut
two Of the three cables at Cienfuegos.
On American sailor was killed and
several were wounded. The Spanish
loss Is reported to have been veey
heavy. The ships were not much in
Jured.
From Puerto Plata, llayti comes
the report Of the Spanish torpedo
gunboat Terror being laid up at Fort
de France for repairs. Naval officers
take the information as a clever ruse
VII wv Halb VI NHi ppuHlSu, MY
think the real cause for leaving the
Terror behind Is to watch the Har-
ward.
A Cuban army officer just arrived
Mt Key West says that carloads of
dead reconcentrados, victims OF star
walton. are daily taken out Of Havana
and thrown In piles for the buzzards
10 feed upon, lie says also that the
Cubans are daily gathering strength
aroun Havana, but that they are In
need OF supplies.
Later advices from San Juan show
that the Spanish craftsmanship was
very poor and that portions OF the
city took fire repeatedly from the
American shells Whole streets were
burning at one time Two Ameri-
cans were killed and several wound
ed None of the American ships suf-
fered II aterial injury.
-Four Americans-Mr. and Mrs, Mil
son, MIR. Vincent and Miss Reynolds