Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-12-21
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
OUR WAR.


was repaired.
The British are reported advancing
upon Colenso.
Transvaalers and Free Staters are
reported quarreling.
Two Americans are detained at
Queenstown as boer spies.
Lieutenant Brumby, Deweys nag
officer, is dying Of malarial fever.
Cronjes army il divided In two
wings with Methuen's men between
them.
Sixty-one new naval vessels are UNI
der construction or In the hands OF de-
signers.
The Smelling by the beers at Lady
smith is becoming dlsagreeably ef-
fective.
Again 1t is reported that Gen. WOOD
will succeed Gen. Brooke as governor
OF Cuba.
Commander Il. T.. Wood, who com
manded the Petrol during the battle
OF Manila, died.
It is thought probable that Aguin-
aldo has reached Caylte province In
his sinuous flight.
Beers admit defeat at Gras Pan on
Nov. 25. Their losses were twelve
killed and forty wounded at Belmont,
A son of President Yedlard OF the
Michigan Central railroad was killed
In the Philippines.
Native volunteers organized for the
defense of East Griqualand. The
Basutos are quiet
Mafeking garrison sends out an ar
mored train daily and the beers shell
the town with slight damage.
The commander of Aguinaldo's body
guard was among the killed In bat
tie with Gen. Young's forces.
Gen. Butler and staff reached the
front and are supposed to have COM
pleted arrangements to advance to the
relief of Ladysmith.
English say the beers besieging
Ladysmith are Respondent because
the thirty-two days siege Is without
result. Discussions are reported.
Madrid--An official dispatch from
Manila says that 220 Spaniards who
we're formerly prisoners In the hands
OF the Fllipinos have arrived there.
The Filipinos deserted Olangapo
and Subig on Grants approach. Ma
rines from the Baltimore and Oregon
occupied Olangapo as naval station
Members of the fifth British lancers
cast OF wholesale slaughter OF
Glands Laagte of beers who threw
down their guns and begged for mercy.
1t Is rumored that Gen. Methuen has
relieved Kimberly and that that and
Mafeking, another OF the beselged
cities, have been working in co-opera-
ton with him.
, Spaniards who have been prisoners
Of Philippine insurgents, 1t Is report
cd, will claim damages from America
OH the ground that Admiral Dewey
turned them over to Aguinaldo.
The war In tho Transvaal will be
ended In less than ninety days, accord
Ing to the opinion of Col. w. II. Cody
C'Buffalo Blll'). whose experience In
tho American Indian wars was long
and varied.
Washington Another contribution
to the naval literature of the Spanish
war has been published, 1t ~ II his
tory by Admiral Cervera of tho fleet
under his command, which was de-
stroyed by tho American squadron.
Washington Secretary Root has
made an order npproprIating $4,000
from the revenues of the island of
Cuba to defrny tho expenses of an eX-
hiblt OF the products, manufactures
and industries of that island In the
Paris exposition next year.
Washington One of the results of
the Investigations made In the case
Of the troopship Tartar is the stop
page of the pay of Major A. Rafter,
surgeon twentieth Kansas volunteers.
until certain accounts for the proyi-
sioning of sick soldiers on board the
transport arc settled.
The London Times prints letter
from an American citizen who left
Johannesburg because he was liable
to be impressed, and who had learned
that the United States consul was UNI
able to protect him. He complains
bitterly that the American flag was
not represented in Pretoria, that his
passport was not recognized and that
his position was practically unbear-
able.