Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11

harbor defenses Of Santiago says
that the $4,000, 900 worth Of ammuni-
= lion. threwn into them from the
American feet was practically wasted.
President Pala Of the Cuban junts
is trying to get all Cubans imprisoned
by Spaniards released. He says they
are prisoners Of war, and wants the
presiden, to exchange Spanish prison
ers Tor them.
The United States treasury de-
felt fol the fiscal year is more than
s96 900 900 This includes an esti-
mate Of s54 100000 for war expenses,
leaving the normal deficit more than
S42 900, 900.
The London Spectator sees fresh
proof Of the extraordinary strength
OF our system Of which
II is pleased TO call an elective
nonarchy-in the way the war with
Spain has been conducted.
II is announced at Chickamauga
that Colone Culver is again In fun
control Of the 5th Illinois regiment
and intonds to reduce to the ranks
all uon-commissioled officers en-
gagged in the recent revolt"
Gen. O. O. Howard, says that Gen,
Skaters work in Santiago has been
marvellous, and that the sooner the
Spaniards and Spanish influences
are removed from the province the
better it will be for the Cubans.
Colonel John II. Page is the last
officer left alive of this rank in the
regular army who went TO Cuba with
Shafter. All tho Others were killed
in battle or have died of sickness.
Colonel Page is Ill with maarial
fever.
The war department is negotiat-
ing for the big auxiliary liners,
formerly st. Paul, st. Louis, New
York and Paris. They will be used
TO bring Skaters troops north. The
navy department 90 longer needs the
vessels.
I'm telegram to the war depart
ment Gen. Shafter declares that he
invited Gen. Garcia TO accompany him
in entering Santiago, and that the
Cuban general declined. Gen. Shat
ter says that Garcia wished to be
placed in command of the city
A correspondent with Admiral
Dewey's feet cables that Gen. Mer-
rift has arrived, and that the cap
ture OF Manila bay will not be de-
layed long. Dewey has been ready to
attack the city for ten weeks, having
only waited lor the American troops.
NJ. Cambon has told President Nc
Knley that, in his opinion, Spain
will accept the terms of peace ar
ranged The president, it Is said, will
appoint Stewart i. Woodford and
ex Secretary Of State Richard Olney
members of the peace commission
OF five,
The terms Of peace as proposed TO
Spain were officially announced ID
Washington They include demands
that Spain shall give up Cuba, Porto
Rico. her other Wet Indian Islands
and one Of the Ladrones, and that
the United States shall hold Manila
until commission determines the
future OF the Philippines.
Admiral Dewey's cabled dispatch
received in Washington is said &c
have indicated that $4,000 American
troops would be needed to bring all
the Philippine islands under sub
lection Gen Merritt, rep rting h
arrival In Manila bay, cabled that all
the troops assigned to his command
probably will be needed,
FarHceing spanish business men
question the expectancy OF Slain's
trying to regain the Philippines, y
director of the Bank Of Spain told
Madrid correspondent that Il
would cost much nov to reconquer
the islands, and that Spanish rule
always would be oyer-shadowed and
crippled by American iafuences, just
as IL has been in cuba,