Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-02
THE LATEST NEWS!! General Happenings Throughout Many
 Points of the Country.

HAVANA, May 26.-It is reported from Santiago de Cuba that Span ish military train from Fl Cristo to Songo, was attacked by 600 insur- gents. The train was carrying troops to re-enforce the garrison at Songo. At the first shots of the insurgents, the train was stopped and Lieut.. Lafuente, who was in command oi the Spanish troops, ordered his men to fire upon their assailants, but at that moment several dynamite bombs, which had been previously placed on the track by the Cubans, exploded and killed Lieut. Lafuente a d twelve Spanish -privates and wounded thirty-tw' others. The conceive and oI ear were de- stfuYed by the exp ID. The span ards surrendered z the Cubans.
 . train and se- .uras ply of provisions ;. Ii munitions Of war, burned the rmaining cars. Sixty Spanish sol diers and twenty otherpersons, em- piuyees of the railroad and officers If the Spanish government, were made prisoners. Two hours later they were set free by order of Gen. Caiixto Garcia. The Spanish mili- tarY commander was afraid 10 go to the aid of the troops, but waited until they were released and the in surgents were far away. Then he salhed forth and near the town, killed two country men, one of them a non-combatant and the other d Cuban of his own forces. He then returned to town, and reported a victory over the insurgents.
 FRESNO, Cal, May 26-Frank Hall and James Wilson. two desperate criminals, escaped from the county jail at one o'clock this morning. The prisoners were held for trial on a charge of highway robbery. Last week they inaugurated a week of reign of terror here by holding up and beating dozen or so of leading citizens. Deputy sheriffs followed them to Stockton and found them on a boat en route to San Francisco. While handculfed together the tw } jumped overheard as the boat was neaJ ing the wharf at San Francisco and were nearly drowned. They were brought here aud were to be tried next week. They were in a cell together and sawed the bars, which let them into the corridor. By smashing the light they reached the roof and by means of a rope made of their blankets let themselves to the ground. As they passed down NJ street, near Ventura avenue, run ming, a policeman called upon them to stop. They simply increased their pace and though the officer shot at them twice they escaped.
 SAN DIEGo, May 26.-J. Dietrick, desert prospector, arrived at ban ner, in this county, last night, al most insane, from having gone with out food for three and half days. From the story which he tells, 1t is quite possible that two men, who were with him on the desert, are now dead. Dietrick and James Kerr had been prospecting for over year on the desert. At Picacho they picked up an old Arizona prospector named Anderson. The three arrived at Sal ton on the 17th inst. From there 1 they struck out for the San Jacinto mountains. Last Thursday Dietrick went on ahead of bis companions, out they failed to follow him. He went back and found their trail,
 hich led out on the desert toward fa a.. He followed the trail for
 irtS miles, ard then, turning back,
 ,d, his way almost dead to Banner
 searching party will probably go uut from here.