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


The naval reserves have been called
to the coast and are assigned TO the
various boats they are to man.
Gen. Lee, Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt and Col. Fred Grant, 1t Is said,
will be appointed brigadier-generals
When the Spanish torpedo hotilla
sails from Cape Verde the United
States will blockade Puerto Rico.
The president announces block
ade of Cuban ports. He also signs
the embargo resolutions of congress.
At Athens many Greeks are pre-
senting themselves to the United
States forces for the war against
Spain.
The Spanish squadron at Cape Verde
Is thought to be returning home, pre-
ferring TO meet our vessels In Span
ish waters.
1t is rumored that one OF the Amer
lean monitors had a fight with
Spanish warship off the coast OF
Florida.
The president has decided that
Spanish vessels unadvised OF war
may arrive and unload cargoes and
depart.
Europe fears the result OF an ALI
ance between America and England,
which German publicist regards as
| inevitable.
Congressman Cannon, ll.,says be-
tween $l5O00000 and $20,000,000 OF
the $50 ,00O, 900 national defense fund
| is unexpended
Two hundred passengers left
Havana for New York on Ward line
steamer, which also brought here
81 ,265 900 In gold.
The Spanish troops in Cuba have
begun destroying interior towns and
plantations and concentrating In the
coast cities.
The gunboat Nashville fired the first
shots Of the war and captured, near
Key West, the Spanish merchant
steamship Buena Ventura.
| The submarine mines have been
placed In position In connection with
the defenses OF the Delaware river 40
miles below Philadelphia.
The Prince OF Monaco, the man who
runs the bank at Monte Carlo, an
honorary captain In the Spanish navy,
sent $1,000 and regrets to Spain.
The engineers of the Spanish tor
pedo notilla are said to have inten-
tionally disabled their engines to
avoid crossing the Atlantic.
Navy officials know the whereabouts
OF Oregon and Marinetta, and declare
both safe. A Spanish torpedo-boat left
Buenos Ayers supposedly to head
off the Oregon.
| Admiral Simpsons fleet stationed
outside OF Havana was the target for
the heavy batteries of the Spanish
fort but no reply was made, The
enemy's shots all fell short.
Senator Elkins said he favors pros
eeuting the war vigorously by block
AIDE, destruction of forts, sending aid
to insurgents and taking all Of
| Spnlns colonies as naturalization.
| Spanish agents are trying to pur-
chase coal In the West Indies. United
States consuls there have been In
structed to secure options on all the
present and future supply.
There was a mass meeting on Ira
falgar square, London, to protest
against the Spanish barbarities in
Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
About 500 socialists and labor men
were present.
The signatories of the declaration OF
Paris have not yet decided whether
they will regard coal as contraband,
regard 1t, but 1t Is stated that the re-
quest Is not likely to be granted.
The governments OF Denmark and
the Netherlands are cabling to their
West Indian possessions to have coal
reserved for naval uses. Only Il
moderate supply Is in store in any
of the islands and prices are rising.
An officer connected with the
naval strategic board said that the
Minneapolis and the Columbia, which
were detached from the flying squad
ron ut Hampton roads Saturday night,
have been sent to the rescue of the
City of Paris.
EX-Premler Lrispi told cores
pondont: Great danger Is threatening
the principles and institutions of the
Latin people. De Tocqueville's
prophecy will soon be fulfilled, and,
for veal or for woe. American dem
ooratic principles will have revolu
tionized Europe"
A Madrid correspondent cables that
he has never seen the Spaniards so
united, so resolved and SO calm in II
serious situation. They are not de-
eeived into believing that they can
defeat us, but they think they can
give better account of themselves
than others nations expect,
Two Spanish battle ships are eX-
rectod at Cape Verd islands. When
they arrive the fleet will number
fourteen vessels Of different classes
two hattle-ships, four tirst-class ar
mored cruisers, three torpedo-boat