Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-07-07

the six-mile limit for flag-of-truce
boats at Havana to prevent American
officers from getting close enough to
Notifications to sketch them.
Attorney General Fits has rendered
decision declaring vacant the seat
of Representative Joseph Wheeler in
congress from the eighth Alabama
district. owing to the fact that Gen
eral Wheeler has absented himself
from Washington, having accepted a
commission as major general in the
army and being at present with Cen
eral Skaters command in Cuba.
A Spanish general told cores
pondent that before Don Carlos can
cut any figure in Spain there must
be such defeats in her colonies as to
bring on a revolution which would
sweep away the monarchy. A pro-
visional government, probably re-
publican, would then be set up and
after long, bloody civil war the
] Carlists would be vanquished.
The amount of $53,000,00O for
Transportation" In the deficiency bill
causes much criticism In Washing
ton. It makes a total of $4,000, 600
for moving troops in less than nine
months This Is three times the cost
of subsistence. 1t Is figured out that
an army OF 275,000 men, with all
equipments and supplies, 1000 miles
at regular railroad rates would cost
only $l2000000.
The Spanish cortes, closed by
royal decree after tempestuous SEES
sions In both branches, adjourned
without giving the customary cheers
for the throne. Gen. Campus, speak
ing in the Spanish senate, declared
that IL the liberals are turned out of
power and the conservatives will not
undertake the responsibilities OF gov
eminent, he himself, "in order to
maintain the dignity and honor of
Spain, will pick 1t up, even out OF the
gutter This means that he would
step into the breach as he did in
1874, when he put down both Carllsts
and republicans and sat the present
Kings father on the throne. A chap
ter Of surprises and decisive events In
Spain will follow the close Of the
Cortes and the fall OF Santiago and
Manila, Senior Castelar, predicts. The
queen regent burst into tears when
she heard the reports OF Admiral
Corvera and Gen. Lineras on the sit
uation in Santiago. Madrid Is In
state of extraordinary excitement
Tho principal generals regard the
prospect SO threatening that they
have offered to protect the cabinG
and the diplomatic corps.
Admiral Sampson cabled to Sec
rotary Long that he would begin fir
ing on the Notifications at the en-
trance of Santiago harbor and con-
| tinuo his bombardmcnt until the last
Spanish gun shall have been silenced
Admiral Sampson cabed that, under
II flag of truce, he learned that Hob
son and his men are no longer CON
fined in MORO, but four miles away.
in the city Of Santiago. The ad-
vance guard Of Gen. Skaters army
occupied Juragua, seven miles from
Santiago as the crow flies. The Span.
iards fled to Sevilla, six miles west
There was little resistance to our
advance. Five thousand Cubans
from the west OF Santiago, under
Altares, to cooperate with Gen.
Skaters army in the attack upon
Santiago from the east. Major La
motto and two volunteer cavalrymen
raised Old Glory on the Altares
Mountains, amid cheers OF soldiers, the
sounding OF ships sirens and the
playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner"
by bands. Gen. Van Horne, command
ing the first division, was hurt by n
fall while making the landing at
Daiquiri. Two enlisted men of the
tenth (colored) cavalry We're crushed
between Il lighter and the pier. Capt.
OMEN, OF "Teddy's terrors," heroi-
cally leaped into the sea and tried to
save the men ut the risk Of his own
life, Several soldiers have been over
come by the heat and taken on board
the hospitalship Solace, off Daiquiri.
Half an hour Is the time required to
send a cable message from the sta
ton near Santiago to Washington
Although many messages were re-
ceivcd yesterday from Admiral Samp-
son, no mention was made of any
fighting either by the fleet or the
army Secretary Long sent letter
Of commentator to Lieut.. Victor
Blue for making detour around San
tiago within the enemy's lines and
securing absolute information that all
OF Cervera's feet was In the harbor.
The remainder OF Gen. Dufiield's
brigade u,200 mon) left Camp Anger
for Newport News, en- route to San
tiago.
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