The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-04-23
LATEST WAR NEWS.
Summary Of the Weeks Most Inn.
portant Events.

Is threatened.
The war departments first ca
to arms will be for $4,000 men I
be taken from the militia of tn
different states.
The Governor received dispatc
Tuesday from Edward R. Chrismar
commander of the battalion @
cadets Of the University of Idah,
at Moscow, stating it has tendere'
its services.
/ Some of the powers, including
France and Italy, are acting in con
cert with the Vatican in an effor
to persuade Spain to abandon Cuba
1t is said Spain is secretly inclined
TO this course.
Senior Polo, Spanish Minister t.
the United States, is prepared t.
leave Washington for Spain whsr
ordered to do 50 by his government
The French Ambassador will take
charge of SPANS interests.
General Lee held q conference
with Secretary of War Alger Tues.
day and it was arranged that Lee
should be commissioned a Major.
General and placed in command of
q division of tho army to invade
Cuba.
The Pope is still pleading for
peace. He has telegraphed Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria begging
him to use his influence with other
eovereigns in behalf of peace be-
tween the United States and Spain.
The United States troops at Spo-
kane and at Boise have been ordered
to New Orleans. The Spokane
troops left Thursday over the Ore
gon Short Line, and Joined the
troops from Boise at Nampa yester-
day friday.
The Pope advises Queen Christina
of Spain to give up Cuba rather
than to engage in war with the
United States, that while it would
entail loss of territory, it would
not compromise SPANS honor and
dignity as nation.
George and Howard Gould, sons
of Jay Gould, have offered their
private yachts to the government
free of charge to be converted into
naval vessels. They are the largest,
finest and fastest steam yachts ever
built in American shipyards.
Information has reached Wash
ington that when the Spanish war
ship Vizcaya left Havana she took
on board a number of rapid fire
coast defense guns, and also private
papers Of the Captain General and
The archives OF the Spanish Govern
ment.
Consul General Lee left Washing
ton Saturday afternoon for Virginia
For a stay Of some days. Secretary
Sherman has directed that Gen. Lee
shall stay in Washington after his
'eturn from Virginia. He has been
room in the State depart
nent.
The Navy department has pur.
chased the "Junita," of about $500
ons register, and she has been or
Tered to Boston to be fitted out as
repair ship. Her duty will be
onfned largely to following the
'essels of one of the big fleets to
make promptly any repairs needed.
The latest news from Washington
that proposals for war loan are
0 be made as soon as hostilities be-
in. Popular subscriptions for ST.
90, 900 will be called for through
very postofice. The same act will
uthorize an additional issue Of
400, 100000 in 8 per cent. coin J
onds, running for q period Of 20
ears. x
Late dispatches from Madrid .
ate that crisis has arisen in
pain which not only makes the 9
ownfall Of the Sagasta ministry 7
most certain, but gravely imperils 7
'e dynasty itself, and the existence p
The monarchy. In a word, the p
panish government is almost on
70 point of collapse. It further e
ates that there will be civil war u
Spain within a month, If there o
not war with the United States. G
All of the United States troops =
we been ordered east. The forces
e to be concetrated at four points .
the south, Chickamauga, New .
leans, Mobile and Tampa. They .,
II consist of six regiments Of X
valry, twenty-five regiments Of b.
fantry and the light batteries of 10
= regiments of artillery. The n n
Of the United States army n n
II devolve upon Maj Gen. Nelson OF
Miles, with temporary headquar vi
s at Atlanta, Ga. la
Gen. Lee, it is understood, ad- Pl
led the War department that q -
' good regiments would be sufi-
mt for the FIRST movements in sc
ba. He relies very strongly upon m
} efficiency Of the army under b
II. Gomez and Gen. Garcia, which &c
uld naturally be our allies in til
r. He reports that the revolu- VI