Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-11-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
sPANIsH-AMERICAN ISLANDS.

Mafeking is burning after lombard
ment.
Beers are reported to have captured
1900 mules.
Gen. Sir Redvers Butler has arrived
at Cape Town.
The beers are concentrating strongly
on the border of Rhodesia.
Senator Mason, OF illinois, said he
would resign II the republican national
convention Endorsed McKinley's policy
OF Criminal aggression"
President Mckinley read a letter
from Gen. Joseph Wheeler, dated
Manila, Aug. 20 last, indorsng his
Philippine policy.
President Mckinley spoke in Wis
cousin, Illinois, Indiana. Ohio and
Michigan. His speeches were radical
ly imperIallstic In tone.
The Filipino congress has appointed
a commission Of native priests to 90 to
Rome and complain about the conduct
OF the frlars In the Philippines.
General Rus Rivera, who has va
Gated the post of civil governor OF
tuVHUH, WAS ulblIllbbcu Dctuuop VI I"
conflict with others In authority.
It Is said the president will urge up
on congress prompt declaration In
regard to the maintenance OF Ameri-
can sovereignty In the Philippines
Rear Admiral Sampson was pre-
scented a sword by the people OF New
Jersey in honor of the part he played
in the naval operations at Santiago.
The transport Resolute, which was
delayed by storm, has arrived at San
Juan, Puerto Rico, but the Ponce,
which Is overdue, has not yet arrived,
Army chaplains assigned to duty In
the Philippines are bringing pressure
to bear on the war department with
the view OF having their orders re-
yoked.
Bishop Henry G. Potter of New York
sailed for Honolulu and the Philip
pines. He goes in his official capacity
In behalf of the Protestant Episcopal
church of America.
Lieut.. Thomas M. Brumby, flag Of
flcer OF Admiral Dewey ut Manila, has
been received with enthusiastic DEM
onstrations at Atlanta, Ca, where he
will be presented a sword.
Bishop Doane of Albany, N. Y, In an
address to the Protestant Episcopal
missionary council in session at st.
Louis. supported the administration
policy In the Philippines.
LII Hung Chang declares that the
United States has made mistake In
acquiring tho Philippines, and suggests
that Agulnaldo be bought off, or that
the islands be sold to Japan.
Admiral Watson at Manila, has In
formed the navy department that the
Spanish gunboat Arayat, sunk May,
1893, In the Passig river, has been
raised. She will be repaired.
The purpose of tho lmperlallsts In
acquiring the Philippines, 1t Is said. ID
to promote American interests In
China and the east. The naval rein
forcements recently ordered to Manila
were not intended whony for service In
the Philippines.
Carl Schurz of New York has writ
ten letter to prominent German citi-
LCub VI SihSlhhuliI 'N '"S
that imperialism will be the chief Is
sue of the next campaign. He says 1t
Is more important to defeat imperial
ism than free coinage Of silver.
Rear Admiral Cromwell, who has
had command of the naval station at
Havana, since Its establishment, In
January last, has been detached from
that duty and ordered to Washington,
with a view to his assignment to duty
as president of the naval retiring
board an Office just vacated by Rear
Admiral Schley.
Goo. M. Leo. son Of Brig. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Ice, has been appointed first
lieutenant in the 39th volunteer In
fantry, and ordered to accompany the
47th infantry from New York to the
Philippines, where he Will join his reg
iment. Young Lee was ut ono time n
cadet at the military academy, but
failed to graduate.