Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-17
TELEuRAMS In BRIEF.
THE COLONIES.

The Filipino rebels established head
quarters in Manila.
Filipinos captured and burned an
American merchantmen.
Adycies from Gen. OTIS lead Presl-
dent Mckinley to expect the capture OF
Aguinaldo 49,,
II ia denied in Havana that Genera
Brooke, General Ludlow and other OIL
Gals are living In luxury.
The hospital ship Relief arrived al
San Francisco with 800 sick and dis
abled soldiers from Manila.
The Madrid authorities expect mat
the Spanish prisoners in the Phllip-
pines are to be released shortly.
Ex-Secretary Of War Alger relieved
a ROYAL welcome from the people OF De-
troit.
A letter received in Chicago from
Manila says the insurgents never rel@I
their vigilance and are constantly re-
ceiving fresh supplies OF arms.
The duke OF Tctuan, In an interview
saws Spain must pull herself together
and make an extra effort II she hopes
tn retain the colonies she has LETT.
The executive committee or the latc
Cuban assembly Is still promoting vet
Grams. BY Its last resolution Sartorlo7'
the alcalde of Gibara, was made brig
adier-general.
General Miles relations with the war
department are greatly improved
Secretary Root, 1t Is understood, Will
extend him the consideration to when
his rank entities him.
Secretary Of War Root Is In faVor OF
n vigorous campaign In the Philippines
AZ soon as the rainy season ends lie
proposes to give General GUS an erect
i've fighting force Of 10000 men.
United Suites Consul General Good
now, at Shanghai, renders a decision
that will have the effect OF lessenlng II
not entirely suppresslng the shipment
of arms from China to the Fllipinos'
At Santiago de Cuba there are 5000
Cuban soldiers expecting to be PAID
Tne remainder Of the Cuban troops III
the province OF Santiago will he PAID
Mt the towns of San Luis, Cristo, Songo
and El Caney.
Orders have been received at the
navy yard from Washington to rush
repairs aud alterations on the cruiser
Buffalo. She viii be fitted up for duty
between this port and Manila and must
be ready to 30 into commission by Nov,
/, She will carry men and provisions
to tho Philippines.
Tho supreme court-martial Mt Mad
rid before which Generals Toral and
pnreja have been on trial charged with
surrendering Santiago de Cuba to the
United States forces without having
exhausted all means Of defense, has nc
quilted both officers on the ground that
they acted upon the orders OF Their
superiors, and only surrendered when
It was impossible to do otherwise.
The United States transport Buford
Capt. Batens, has arrived In qnaran-
tine from Clenfuegos and Havana,
Among those on board were Majors |.
G. Brown, W. Il. Graham and H. Wood;
Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., and 10 other
passengers There were also 60 dis
charged soldiers 81 quartermasters
employees, 20 INDECENT American citi-
zens, eight soldiers on furlough, q sick
soldiers and six discharged soldiers en-
route from Matanzas to New York.
The transport Mcclellan has arrived
from Porto Rico and Cuba, She
brought thirty-eight cabin and sixty
Ave steerage passengers, including II
number OF discharged soldiers. Among
the cabin passengers from San Juan
we're Lieutenant Joseph T., Cusack,
Firth United States cavalry. and fam
fly, Drs. Collins, Walter Cox, White
ard Boyd, four army surgeons Miss
Edith v llallenbough, principal Of the
American free school Of Porto Rico
and Professors j. Augerro and u, V.
Gallen, teachers In Porto Rican
schools.