Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-02

sPANIsH-A AMERICAN SITUATION.

About $12,500,000 Is to be borrowed
by the city of Havana for pubic I'M
provements.
Cen. Maxine Gomez has arrived al
Cardenas, where the Cubans well
coined him.
The transport Sheridan sailed from
New York for Manila with reinforce
ments for General OTIS
The committee OF the Cuban assem-
bly appointed to consider the friction
at the Garcia funeral Is understood 10
have exonerated General Brooke.
The German ambassador at Wash
,ngton has notified the state depart
ment that an international veterinary
congress will be held at Baden Aug.
S-14, 1893.
Commodore John w. Philip, VINO
commanded the battleship Texas our
ing the war with Spain, was presented
a sword and Bible by the school chill
dren of Texas.
At Wichita, Kan, Paddy Shea, n
well-known pugilist IN the West' was
convicted of murder In the second de-
gree. He shot man named Dawson
at his saloon.
1t is reported at Manila that Aguln-
aldo has outlawed Agoncillo FOR ad-
yising the attack on Manila In order
10 influence the vote on the ratihca =
ton of the peace treaty.
Lewis Tracy, San Antonio, Texas,
representative OF Il. G.. Dun d Co"
and formerly of Chicago, died OF
pright's disease. He was born at
Chautauqua, N. Y, In 1872.
Miss sallie Porter, whose age nearly
eaualed that of this nation. died 1t
Bloomington. She was born In Mary
land in 1897, and was said to be the
oldest woman In Illinois.
The commission to consider ques-
lions pertaining to civil affairs In CUBA
and Porto Rico will sail late this week.
10 date the capital represented In APP
plications for franchises on file aggre-
gates $sO,O00.0O0.
The mayor and "a majority OIL the
municipal council OF San Juan nave
resigned, owing to disagreements with
Governor General Henry arising from
the question OF killing cattle for mu-
niclpal consumption.
At Detroit Mrs. Zachariah Chandler,
widow Of the famous Michigan states
man, died. She had been sulerer
for several months from various In
nrmities incident to old age, to when
she finally succumbed.
1t has been decided Mt a cabinet
council In Madrid to liberate the FLU
plnos who have been deported to the
Caroline and l.adrone Islands, In order
to influence the Fllipinos to release
the Spanlards whom they hold ~ prls-
onerB.
Kimball Glassco, one of the earliest
settlers of Coles county. H., died Mt
Charleston from an attack OF grip,
superinduced by Brights disease. he
was In his eightieth year, having been
born In Harden county, Kentucky,
Nov. 10, 1919.
Adyices from Dawson say Lieutenant
Cashier, ith infantry, who started
year ago to find an all-Amorican route
20 the Yukon, has arrived there. lie
'ound the trail no believed to exist
impassable, but believes there Is Il
feasible route from the coast to point
on the Yukon below Circle CITY.
Custom house brokers and MGR
chants ut Havana have complained ..
the alleged obscure and complex sys-
TENS of liquidations Of eustoms dues.
Colonel Bliss, representing the treas
ury department, refuses to 40 any
thing In the matter, holding that the
complaints Az due to desire for the
re-establishmen of the corrupt Span
ish method,
The captain of the American bark
Gerald says he found at llongkong u
reporter OF the Boston journal who
had been "shanghaicd' aboard his
ship at New York and who had de-
serted at Shanghai King O'Keelo,
ruler of the island OF zap and other
islands believed to belong to the Caro-
lines, had made him assistant king
and subruler Of the next most impor-
tant island.