Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-21
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
WAR.

Admiral Dewey was reported to have
planned an attack on Manila by land
and sea.
President Mckinley asked the
American people to give thanks for
their recent victories.
A London correspondent cables that
Europe is exerting strong, united
pressure to bring about peace.
Spain Is said to have coded q coal
Ing station TO Germany In the Philip
pines before the present war.
The president has nominated Perry
Belmont OF New York to be inspector
general with the rank of major.
President McKinley's cabinet re-
cards the situation as more favorable
to peace than at any previous time.
The Austrian feet is concentrated
rear Ragusa ready to start for Spain
in case Of danger to the queen regent.
Gen. Skaters official report places
the casualties at Santiago July l and
2 at 230 dead, 1884 wounded and 70
missing.
The Spanish exchanged Lieutenant
Hobson and his men.
The Spanish gunboat Leyte surren-
dered to the McCulloch In Manila
bay.
The foreign press is almost unit
in advertising that Spain should sue
for peace.
Austria is said to be contemplat-
Ing proposals for immediate interyen-
ton by the European powers In be-
half OF Spain.
Gen. Miles issued an order to the
army having for It's purpose enforced
abstinence from the use of intoxi.
eating liquors.
Seven Spanish guerllas who killed
Red Cross physicians at work In the
battlefield have been captured and
may be shot,
General Randolph with 5000 men
and six batteries OF artillery OF four
guns each were landed near Santiago
to re-enforce Shafter.
Admiral Dewey confirms the re-
ported arrival OF the first expedition
at Manila and the capture OF the
Ladrone islands.
The London Outlook asserts that
Germany has decided to seize one OF
the Philippine islands, but has not
picked one out yet.
The Iroquois has brought 300
wounded soldiers to Key West, and
the Cherokee left Santiago with 32b
more, which were landed at Tampa.
TIE appropriations made by the
session Of congress just closed aggre-
gate 1892, 527, 991, Of which 1851 1885,
N95 Is for war expenses up to Jan. /,
1899.
At n church meeting at Peru, Ind,
resolutions were adopted appealing to
the president to prohibit the canteen
ut all army and navy camps.
Russian newspapers think It Is time
to stop the war; The Novosti sug-
gests that Britain. as our best friend
In Europe, offer to mediate.
Admiral Sampson has reported that
a board headed by Lieut.. Hobson has
decided that the Maria Theresa can
be raised and added to our navy.
The president nominated Brigadler.
Generals Hawkins, Lawton, Chaifee
and Bates to be major-generals. The
nominations were confirmed by the
penate.
The q user ST. Louis reached Ports
mouth, N. H., with Admiral Cervera,
nifty officers and 692 sailors, all from
the Spanish fleet destroyed July at
Santiago.
A member of the British consulate,
who left Havana for Kingston, says
the poor are dying of starvation and
that there IL neither -four nor meat
In the city.
A cable from the Spanish consul at
Hong-Kong to Madrid stated that the
Philippine rebels had revolted against
the Americans and that shots had
been exchanged.
Gen. Miles Is at Santiago relieving
but not superseding Gen, Shafter, who
Ia Ill. After the capture OF Santiago
Gen. Miles ana $4,000 men will be
taken to Porto Rico
The monitor Monterey and collier
sluTlGu lIJm t1OuOlulu III
Manila, but abandoned the trip be-
cause OF the bad condition of the
boilers of the Brutus.
Gen. Draper. ambassador to Rome,
in Washington on leave or absence,
says Italy Is more friendly to the
United States than any European
power except England.
Shipping men hope that now Ger.
veras fleet Is ours the secretary
Of war will order the removal of the
mines in New York harbor and stop
the blockading OF the port.
1t Is said Mt Madrid that peace no
gotiations are con. idered urgent, the
hopelessness Of the wal situation be-
Ing recognized. There is no confidence
that the powers will interfere
Col. Wood of the rough riders was
promoted to brigadier general, and
is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt,
who was promoted to colonel, both for
merit Oliplis service nj Santinpo