Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
spANIsH-AMERICAN ISLANDS.

Capt. IeHTy Will dDOllSH SldfcIJ III
the island of Guam Feb. %.
Colonel Richard Comba was assign
ell to the command Of Fort Sheridan.
Five murderers In Porto Rico were
condemned to be garroted.
The cruiser New York, with Admiral
Farquhar on board, has arrived at San
Juan, Porto Rico.
Brigadier General Davis, military
governor OF Porto Rico. has been sum
moned to Washington.
The cabinet has decided to literally
construe the repatriation clause OF the
treaty with Spain.
Cuba will be divided into two mill
tary departments and forces reduced.
In the City OF Mexico a curious re-
port gained credence that Aguinaldo
had arrived In Mexico.
General Ludlow gave a dinner In
Havana In honor OF General Wood, at
which the future Of Cuba was dis
cussed.
Democratic senators will try to Sc
cure from the present congress a dec
laration OF policy on the Philippine
question.
Colonel Lockett, with $500 men,
routed 1000 Filipinos from strong
position in the mountains near Mala-
bon.
Mail advlces from Manila say that
100 Filipinos were killed In the San
Jacinto battle in which Major Logan
fell.
In Havana the custom house en-
ployes arrested on charges OF fraud
were admitted to bail in the sum OF
$4,000 each.
The Americans began a general
southern advance in Luzon with oc-
cupatlon of Cabuyao and capture Of
$50 prisoners.
The transport Lennox arrived at
Manila Dec. 20. and the transport
Siam Dec. %. The vessels had a cargo
or horses and mules.
General Otis has issued an order au-
thorizlng civil marriages In the
approved the action.
A Filipino plot for bomb outrage
and an outbreak during Gen. Lawton's
funeral was discovered In time to
pre-, ent It's contamination.
General Otis has cabled from Manila
details OF a number of recent skirm-
lshes In the Philippines in all of
which Americans were successful.
Rafael Montoro, who was secretary
OF the treasury In tho autonomlst
cabinet, will decline the chair of his
tory In the University OF Havana.
A Manila dispatch says that Fill
Pine soldiers are returning to the
towns not occupied by American
troops and terrorlzlng natives who
show sympathy with the United
states.
At Havana General Woods office Is
besleged daily by a crowd Of office
seekers from all parts Of the island.
The applicants want everything or
anything, from cabinet secretary
ships to Partnerships,
Senators Araluce and Larrzabel of
the large hardware firm Of Araluce,
Larrzabel a. Co., Havana, have been
arrested on the charge OF being I'M
plicatod with custom house In
spectors and brokers In recent frauds,
Both furnished $1,000 bail.
Dionosio GIL, Cuban brlgadler, was
shot and killed by a police officer while
resisting arrest in Havana. He was
one of tho leaders of n gang at the
depot to meet Generals Maso and
Rabi. who came to attend Gen
eral Woods council of representative
Cubans
The directors of the Manila Rail
way company announce the suspension
Of interest on the prior lien bonds,
They aver that the United states Is
liable for the guaranteed interest,
having assumed sovereignty over the
Philippines. The company has claims
aggregating G3i 600 against the United
States.
General Wood has Informed the war
department Of the following deaths
among the troops in Cuba: Lawrence
j. Clay, band, second cavalry, innam.
nation of the liver, 2Sth inst ut
Santa Clara; John Rut2, eocmany &,
second cavalry, yellow fever Matan-
zas. eth; Lee r. Mansfield late see
ond cavalry, appendicitis, Placetas,
2Sth,
Horace Rubens, who has been prom
inently Identified with the Cuban
cause, returned to Washington from a
visit to Havana, He says General
Woods program is giving general sat
isfaction, and that so long as the
Gibans are satisfied of the intentions
of the United States and see that prac-
teal steps are being taken toward the
realization OF their hopes, they can be
relied upon to cooperate with the
American authorities to the fullest ex-
tent.
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