Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-03-17
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.
WAR

Strain Is unable to raise money.
The report that Spain has bought
warsbips in Great Britain and France
is confirmed.
A number OF political prisoners al
Havana have been sent TO CaDana
fortress, .u
Il viii stick to the ship OF state I'll
the clouds roll by" says Consul Cen
eral Lee.
The cruiser Montgomery arrived al
Havana and Is anchored in circle
OF Spanish ships.
Senior Luis Polo de BarnaDe, the
new Spanish minister 10 the United
States. arrived at New York,
Pr.siden. Mckinley has secured op-
tions on five warships nearing com
pletion in English ship-yards.
Spain is said to have arranged a
loan through Fould's bank OF Paris
for the purchase OF warships.
The American Society met In Lon
don and took steps to contribute a.
fund toward memorial OF the
Names dead
Commander Brownson, U. S. n, has
sailed for Europe empowered to ne
gotiate for the purchase of warships
and equipments.
Spain begins TO see it won't do TO
provoke Uncle Sam beyond the point
of endurance. Some OF the war
clouds go gllmmering.
C. X. Flint Of New York Is build
ing a new torpedo boat for which he
claims speed OF AZ miles an hour,
which he ,ffers the government.
An Englishman whose name Is with
held is quoted as saying that he sold
mines to Spanish officers and that
some OF them were placed in Havana
harbOr
Alarmed by the panic in the money
markets Spain made haste to deny
again that she had asked for Gen.
Lees recall or that the pope has made
any declaration in favor OF the Gu
bans.
The house passed the Hawley army
increase bin, and It was signed by the
receiving station along the Atlantic
coast opened for the enlistment Of
recruits.
Dynamite and all the materials for
submarine mine were shipped to
Havana on the Spanish steamship
Condad Condal on Nov. 20. 1896. The
explosives were bought by order OF
Gen. Weylcr and were supplied by the
Dittmar Powder company
1t IS said that Queen Victoria has
caused the communication to be made
TO President Mckinley that she com
mends his conservative course with
regard to Spain. expresses her sympa-
thy with suffering Cuba and trusts
Americas endeayors 90 alleviate con-
ditious in the island will not lead to
war.
sir Julian PaWcefoote the British
ambassador, has informed the presi-
dent that the Judgment in the Ala
hama case will not permit the pur-
chase OF war ships In Great Britain
by the American government.
Ensign Powelson's testimony Is
expected to furnish the key to the YER
dict OF the court OF inquiry that Is
investigating the Maine disaster The
ensign takes the view that the eXplo-
sion came from outside the ship.
Tue seeming certainty of great wars
caused q semipanic on the London
stock exchange In parliamentary
quarters 1t was said that not since
the Napoleonic wars has danger
threatened from SO many quarters.
II is no longer denied that the Nc
kinlcy administration proposes to end
the Cuban war by intervention. This
determination. a Is said rather than
the Maine incident, rs likely 20 cause
war between Spain and this country
Major General Dickinson has issued
orders for the inspection of am the ma
tional guard OF California I'm the near
future The naval militia is also o.
inspected. ana both branches OF the
service placed ln readiness for any
emergency
Senior Gullon Spanish minister of
foreign affairs, conveyed to Minis.
ter Wood'ord am uuma'ion that Spain
desires the recall of Consul General
Lee at Havana 4 request WIS aIsr
made th.t merchant vessels instead
of warships De- used To convey supple.
Cor the suffering Cubans. Both OF thes.
were refused from Washington IN.
president denied Noth requests