Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-28

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IS said 10 show that the city IS =
,eritaDIe pest-hole, with conditions
ripe for a yellow fever epidemic al
any time.
The French steamship Oiinde-Rodrl-
! guez was captured by the cruiser Ne"
Orleans while trying to run the
| san Juan blockade. The yessel
had been warned not to attempt to
enler the port.
The contract for sending home the
Spanish prisoners Of war who sur
rendered at Santiago was awarded 70
the Spanish Tran atlantique com
pany, the figures being $50 for othcer5
and $40 for men.
The London Times editorialIy re
pIoaches the Spanish government
with moral cowardice in endeaVor-
ing to screen its own acknowledgement
by pretending that Gen. Torai mas
betrayed his country.
The surrender Of Santiago has
caused a rush home of eX4led Cu0ans
and an anxiety on the part OF mer-
chants, miners and railroad men to
omen the country to commerce as
quickly as possible
Major Webb c. Hayes, son OF the
late president, while doing duly on
Gen. Youngs stan at Santiago on
July /, was wounded and his horse
killed. Major Hayes has recovered
and Is again ready for duty.
The United States torpedo boat
Porter, Lieut.. j. c, Fremont, came
back TO New York from the war.
When she sailed out from the harbor
she was fresh from her trial tests
She came back unmarked.
There are indications that the
Spanish government will cOurt-mar-
tial General Toral for surrendering
Santiago, the claim being set up that
he was not expected to surrender any
other garrisons than his own.
Information has reached the war
department that Notwithstanding the
medical examination prior TO muster
in, many men have enlisted in the
volunteer army who should have
been rejected as unfit for military
service.
The president OF the Madrid cham
Der OF commerce has received 70 dec
larations in favor OF peace from
chambers OF commerce representing
coast districts None of the chambers
in the inland cities have declared
either way.
According to a cable dispatch re
ceiyed, DR.. A. NJ. Lesser, surgeon in
chief OF the American National Red
Cross. who has for several days been
confined in hospital near Playa Del
Este with yellow fever, is improving
and in a fair way to recover
President Mckinley issued a proc
lamation declaring United States
military power supreme in eastern
Cuba, and declaring that the people
and their property would be protected.
The proclamation was cabled to Cen
eral Skater TO be promulgated in
Cuba.
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung, in
much discussed article preiaced by
is needed of the errors regarding
German feeling toward America, as
serts that the unfriendly sentiments
are fostered by the interested Eng
l!sh press
July 10 Aguinaldo sent his sec
Rotary to Captain General Augusta
with a proposition u join the in
surgents in establishing a republic
in the Philippines and in requesting
the Americans to cease hostiliues, the
powers to be asked to recognize the
independence Of the islands.
The Rcsoiute viii sail from New
York for Santiago with $15O,O0O in
American money to pay of Uncle
Sans soldiers With a view to es
tablishing the circulation of American
coin in Cuba, the soldiers will be
directed TO demand Yankee money in
change when they make purchases.
Commodore Schley inspected the
harbor notifications Of Santiago after
the surrender. He found that they
We're not so formidable as had been
supposed, and that it was probable
that il the Heet had entered the har-
Dor. as he said it could, the warships
would not have been seriously dam
aged by shore batteries,
Every euort is being made to get
Commodore Watson's squadron in
readiness TO start for Spain. 1t is
expected that several of the Canary