Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-03-14
TELEGRApHIC.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The house
committee on banking and currency to-
day voted to report favorsbly TO the
house bill introduced, by johnson of
! InGiara, To permit national banks to Is
sue notes TO the amount OF par value of
bonds depo sited by them In the treasury
as security for their issue of notes.
WAsHINGro>, March 9 Senator Haze
Gent TO the clerks desk to-day, to have
read, statemrnt Of Dupuy Delome,
sent out ny the Associated Prees. Dav-
ls, member of the foreign relations COM
mittee, said hs objected to any state
ment, by any foreign minister, concern
ing the senators being read in the SEN
| ate. Hale charged the senators with be-
ing sensitive to a matter which cannot
| be questioned as to its auI henticity
Frye will drew his objection and the
clerk read the statement OF the Spanish
minister. During the debate on Cuba,
Sherman Interrupted Hale to cay that
before a single battle had been fought
in the civil war, Spain, France and Eng
land recognized the beIligerency of the
confederate states in the very language
of the resolutions before the senate.
At $50 o'clock Mitchell pressed his
resolution seating Dupont as senator
from Delaware and it was held to be q
question of higher privilege than the
conference report on the Cuban resolu-
tions so the latter went over.
FRANKFORT, KY, March Ex-senator
Resell WelssinRer, sound money dem
ocrat, died today.
FRANKFORT, March 9-The assembly
adjourned aud met again at once to take
suitable steps regarding the death OF
WeisslDeer. The latter had been i'll
several days with a bad cold which
changed into pneumonia. He was made
much worse by the excitement Saturday
when he was told that Blackburn had
been elected. WeisslDger was opposed
to Blackburn. But for Weissioger the
election { { Hunter or Blackburn would
!. have occurred a week 6go. The battle
royal is between Carlisle and Blackburn
and under the circu instances the only
immediate effect of Messengers death
is simply one vote less for Carlisle.
Gr-at pressure was brought to bear up
on the democratic oppos ton to Black
burn this morning from Louisville and
other influential points,
HAVANA, Msrch S.-The Cuban ANA
IONS recently have been playing quite a
prominent part in the fights between
the insurgents and the Spanish troops.
These woman, many of whom have
their husbands in the ranks of the army
of Cuba, have exhibited On frequent oc-
casioas the courage, endurance and fight
ing skill to a greater extent than very
, many Of the men. The Amazons are
not as rule remarkable for personal
beauty or cleanliness. Anything in the
nature of dress contents them. As d
rule they are colored, and not young
but strong of limb and quick of tongue,
, smart at rspartee and able to use ma
chete, rifle, revolver or knife with the
} oest of the men. They are to be founC
, 10 nearly all the insurgent camps, suC
/. are Inc. easing IN numbers. When MOI
4 otherwise engaged, they tend the sicE
aud wounded, mend and wash Clothes Oh
!. | coA the meals.
1t became known today that the officla
s aft Of the captsiD-general, bell ii
formed that Msceo and bis insurgents
three nights ago, We're camped near TIE
paste, thirteen miles from this city, tool
steps to direct the Spanish columns o
troops upon that place, under the com
mand of Generals Melguiso and Bernal
The necessary orders were Issued II
time, but the telegraph operator on dut,
at the palace, being tired, went to SLEEP
: and did not send the messages IN proper
me. In spite OF this, Gen. Bernal en-
aged the insurgent leader Mirabel. th'
latter being at the head OF 4UO Insur
gents, aud Inflicted loss OF nlneteei
O killed upon the enemy.
The Spanish forces operating in tn,
district of YsRusiay, province of Santi
Cl.ra, have had serious engagement
IN and left many dead and wounded OF
the field. Among the dead were eevera
> insurgent leaders. 1t is believed thi
band was escorting the insurgent gov
| erDment,
Near Sanilla. Mstanzas, a mulatto wo
man, Teresa Cresl o, recently joined
| Dsnd of AmaZons and has been leadiDl
the no in seveal raids, during which the,
have destroyed a quantity of produc'
| and have done much damage in the dis
trict of La Palma. Gomez with Cub
!; Hn named AIonzo. was encamped at thu
: | plantation Of Semeles IN the district O
Jacan, province of Santa Clara.
The steamer Santiago arrived tods.
: | with battaiions from GsrreloDs and Cal
Ia. The rece ption of these soldiers wal
even more entt usiastic than the greet
ing accorded the Spanish troops which
, have heretofore landed on the island
They were reviewed by thirty tribune
and the patriotic ladies OF Havana
crowned them with flowers.
I BnBoA, Spain, March 9-There va
}. another American riot here today
! About 1900 people took part. Th'
excitement was started by group o
| young men at etreet corner cheering
every soldier who passed. Their cODduc
b was initiated by other groups. SOm'
musicians who refused to r-peat th'
\ rational anthem were hurled down anC
beaten. Riotous groups formed in tn
(, main streets cheer ng for Spain an,
: denounciDg the United States. Immenc'
crowds gathered on the leading
thoroughfare and marched towards thu
!. | residence OF the United States consu
! shouting ''lopg live Spain" ''down will
T the va KEGS" Store des ing n Amer
= loan goods re ,eived the most attention
from the mob, and the windows of TIT