Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-11-16

property destroyed. As a result fhe in. surgents are better provided with funds than the Spanish government officials. The Spanish government ie well aware of this and have done everything possi- ble to prevent 1t.
 In spite of the Spanish blockade, in- surgent expeditions find little difficulty in landing.
 Ia view ot the alarming condition of affairs, Generals Valdez and Fratz have been ordered to concentrate tEeir forces snd attack the insurgents at all haz- zards.
 The weather Is getting better for mil itary operations and within a week several hot engagements will be fought and possibly the fate of the iusurrectIon will be decided.
 WAsHINGToN, Nov. 10-The Spanish minister received an offi;ial dispatch from Cuba confirming the reports of an engagement between the government forces and the insurgents. Thirty.six insurgent dead were left on the field, indicating heavy loss in killed and wounded. The dispatch adds that the engagement had an important moral effect in assuring the people that the insurgents will not be able to cross the river and enter the Matanzas district.
 SAN FRANcfsCa. Nov. 11-With her captain dead, her WaIer and provisions almost gone, the mate constantly armed, her o.ew surly and her stewart in open rebellion, the famous old bark Oakland came slowly, almost painfully, through the heads today. The great. strong tug that was pulling away at the end of the hawser stretched over the Oakland's DOW could easily have lowed clean ves- sel twice the size at double the epeed. So covered with great red bsrnacles was the bark's bottom that she moved through the water like giant sponge.
 The Oakland was sIxty-one days out on the way from Ssn:J ose de Qua amala to Port Madison, and he put in here be cause Captain McGueir so ordered on his death bed. The gruescme novelty of these sailing orders WAS perfectly ip harmony with everything about the bark. In all respects the Oakland look ed like floating funeral. Her flag was at halfmast and every man on beard wore that sorrowful aspect suggestive of death, hunger and disaster. Even when at anchor Tn the stream, the experiences with which the voyage of the Oakland WAS crowded were not sn end, for the mate was watching his chances to ge, on shore to cause the arrest of the steward for the fearful offense of mutiny. ard the steward was trying to drop of into boat to take steps to prevent the mate from being careless with the captains money.
 The very day after leaving port the captain began to fail. He showed signs of being down as the result of the old age and pain. Three weeks passed ano the captain was failing so rapidly that he finally told the mate to take charge and kept very close to his room. Thrn Captain McGuier grew fignty. With contrary winds and with crazy captain thebark was indeed in @ serious pre- d:cament.
 One day the captain fell upon the floor of the cabin in what resembled a spasm. When he came out of it he call ed the mate and sad:
 'My end is near now, 1 can feel it. This is my last voyage; l am near ny last port. wish you would take hold of verything here just as if I was gone Do the best you can by the boys, bui make San Francisco with me if you cap before I die."
 q will, sir," said the mate. "I will do verythinG 1 can."
 The next day Captain. McGuier had another fghty spell and in his wildness went into the chart room and pulling down the chronometer smashed it on the hsOr. This was serious matter foi the ship. Lest the captain should des troy the compass as we'll as chronometer the mate ordered two of the men to stay constantly in the captains room tt guard him and keep him from iDiuriDg himself or the ship.
 Taking two men to guard the captain left only one men to spare on deck. The breaking of the chronometer, too, was most serious, for the welfare on the vessel dependes largely on the keepIne of proper tune. The mate took the broken instrument and fixed it up as best he could, but from the time the captain, in his wildness. threw it on the floor, it never on ce kept the right time. From that moment even the where abouts of the ship was an uncertainty. Perhaps it was heading towards danger; perhaps disaster might suddenly close the eventfull voyage.
 By hls observations the mate was able to fix nothing but the latitude the bark was in. The longitude was made by dead reckoning. As the result proved, the mate did wonderfully well In navigating the vessel, for ln his reck oniDg he kept twenty miles ahead of the vessel, as was apparent when she picked up the high bluff of Point Reyes.
 After the captains death the mate and the steward had quarrel. The mate said the steward wanted to sail the ship, and he will therefore have the stewart arrested The other sailcrs took the stewards part and as the mate feared a general mutiny he armed him self and waited for the ship to reach port.
 CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 12.-Each day shows the situation here to bs growing more threat3ning. The Porte today. re- plying to the identicetion notes of the em bassadors of Germany, Austria and Italy. simply said that information re gRrding the scheme for reform in Ar menia would be forwarded to the rep of the powers without delay" in other words, these three en- bass adors, at least, obtained TO satisfac- ton at all It is not yet known if the notes of the ambassadors of Great Britain. Russia and France have been replied to. Advices received today an nounce fresh disturbance at MarRsh, Bitlis and Sivas, with attendant massa- cres. Considerably anxiety Is felt in American circles here, on account of the absence of news from districts where American mission aries are stationed.
 KEY WEST. Nov. 12.-Advices from Cuba say the SpaInards have arrested and hold British subject several Amer cans, charged with aiding the insur- vents. They also arrested number of ooys, sons of prominent insurgents, to | hold as hostages, for the loyalty of their | parents. Intense indignation is erous- | ,d.
 LISBON, Nov. l2.-Despatches receiv