Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-07-14
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
WAR.
peace is certain very soon.
WAR.


About 10000 achievements VIII De
hurried forward to General SKATER
Hobson and his comrades were ex-
changed and are now with the Ameri-
can feet.
The first expedition OF troops ar
rived at Manila with the cruiser
Charleston.
One Austrian and two British war
ships reached Kingston, Jamaica, with
rs refugees from Santiago
Commodore Watson was again Or
dered to hasten his preparations 10
attack Spains seacoast cities
The foreign cousus at Manila are
said to have suggested neutral zone,
where fighting should be prohibited.
1t was announced the Yankee
casualties of the battle Of Santiago
would reach loo of which $50 were
killed.
1t is stated that an order from
Madrid called Ceryera from the har-
Dor of Santiago and drove HIM TO
his fate.
Admiral Camara's larger ships en-
tered the Suez canal, but the torpedo
boat destroyers started from Port
Said to return to Spain
According TO dispatches received
al Gibraltar from Madrid the spanish
government has ordered Admiral
Camara to return to Spain.
Fifty Spanish prisoners on board
the Harvard made an attempt to over
power the crew and escape. Six were
killed and twelve wounded by the
guards.
General Shafter has cabled to
Washington that he had made a de-
mand for the surrender of Santiago
and that he believed 1t would sur
render.
The capture of Santiago the Paris
Temps regards as an irreparable
blow to Spain, which has not an
hour TO lose to negotiate for peace,
For two hours and quarter the
guns OF SIMPSONS fleet pounded
MORO castle, and the destructive et-
fects were plainly apparent from the
feet.
Gen. Miles received several messages
from Gen. Shafter. In one Gen. Shat
ter said Il feel that ! am master OF
the situation and can hold the enemy
for any length of time
A Washington dispatch states that
active operations against the city OF
Santiago will be suspended until a
plan for cooperation OF the American
navy and army can be arranged.
Gen. Gomezs chief Of staff, now AT
Key West. reports him as saying
that he would move westward If IA
had supplies, and that with we'll
mounted army he could threaten
Havana.
At the instance Of the Spanish min
lister Morocco declared her neutrality
The Spanish minister has returned e
Madrid for additional instructions
concerning his conduct when Watson.
squadron is sighted,
Sampson, Shafter and Dewey made
the fourth Of July most glorious bl
reporting TO Washington three notable
triumphs-the destruction of Ceryera's
feet, the complete investment of San
uago and the capture of the Ladron,
islands
An expedition of $50 Cubaus, titteC
GU, by the United States, carried t.
Gen Gomez two dynamite guns
1000 Springfield rifles and a larg,
quantity of supplies, the first Gomez
has received since We declared wal
with spain
Admiral Sampson was instructed &c
permit Admiral Ceryera and any OF
mis- officers and men to cable any mes
sages home. Ceryera cablod his wifi,
that he was prisoner, not seriously
wounded ard well treated His viii,
refuses TO believe the message,
Capl-Gtu. Augustiu states that his
family have escaped from the iu-
surgeuts and are now safe In Manila
He recently made a sortie for Che pur
pose Of repairing the aqueduct lhar
supplies the city with water. but was
driven back 10y the insurgents
The destruction OF The Spanish flee
Al Santiago has added immensely {,
the prestige of our navy i'm European
eyes The Pal, Mall Gazette says
that since thls las. achievement On.
United states might. If need be-. die
tate terms 90 Spain iu the bay O
CadiZ"
Spain g. I'm sore perpleNity over
Camara's fleet She needs fl a.
home in view Of am expected Amcrj
can attack yet the powerful wa
party demands that tt be sent to re
cover the Philippines. make dash
upon Hawaii and raid the California
coast
Contrary to expectations Cen shat
ter did not lombard Santiago a.
gave satisfactory explanations to tn
president that his men needed RES,
and besides Gen. Paudo had rein
forced the Spaniards with 5000 sold
mrs Shaftrr and Sampson wtr
ordered 20 confer and arrange for
Joint attack
Secretary Long closed contracts Wiz
the Chapman u Merritt Wreckfu
company II New Work for the rails
ing OF the wrecks of the Spanisl