Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-07-13
" AR NEWS!

Halifax, July 6.-The large steam CT Labourgogne collided with the steamer Grecian, and was sunk off Cable Island this morning. Five hundred people were drowned. Tao hundred people were saved.
 Washington, July 6. The War Department this morning received a cablegram from General Shafter, that the Spanish authorities at San tiago have made 3 proposition to exchange Hobson and his men for Spanish prisoners. The exchange will be made tomorrow.
 Headquarters Shafter's Army, July f5.-Them most horrible fsstnxs of -thal war is that dozens of men have been killed as they lay on filters and that surgeons wearing the emblem of the Red Cross Society upon their arms have been the special objects of attacks. The number of killed and wounded for the wsek reaches tonight about 1900. No effort is ap parently being made by our officers to expedite the list of casualties, and not one-6fth of the total names are known even to the commanding officers. Already 800 cases have haen handled at the hospital here bec:."s" of the overflow from the hospitals the front. All the wounded here sre recovering.
 London, July GA special dis patch from Manila, dated July 2, says: Captain General Augusti made a sortie for the purpose of repairing an aqueduct which supplies the walled city, and in an endeavor to communicate with General Monet. The insurgents concentrated their troops and opposed the sortie, fore. ing the Spanish commander to re- turn to Manila. The insurgents are said to have suffered severe losses and the Spaniards are reported to have had fifty men killed and l5O wounded.
 New York, July 6.-The disaster to the French liner Bourgogne this morning was fearful. The loss of lify is over five hundred. The col lision occurred in a fog of Cape Sable, known as Ship Graveyard. The steamer left New York on Sat urday. Four hundred American passengers were drowned, twenty of them were westerpers, but none from Arizona.
 Key West, July 6.-The following wounded Rough Riders have reach ed here:
 | CaPtaiR-J.A.-Ga shot ia thigh
 Lieut.. J. D. Learhy, shot in right arm.
 Sergeant W. S. Cash, shot in left arm.
 Sergeant Farrell CaSanaugh, in right arm.
 Corporal J. NJ. Deln, right thigh. Private J. R. Hall, left arm. ] A. E. Scoby, left hand. A. D. Ash. right wrist. J. H. Adams, left hand. W. Wiggins. right thigh.
 4. s. Denham, left hand and both thighs.
 Clifford L. Read, left arm. Joseph Poe, right foot.
 Marion Mitchell, right shoulder.
 Thomas Isabel, neck, hip and left hand.
 Only a few of the wounded are regarded in a dangerous condition.
 Washington, July 6.-The Senate resolution, thanking Schley alone for the destruction of Cervers's fleet created great excitement in Con- gress today.
 Port Said, July 6.-Tbe Spanish fleet. under command of Admiral Camarra, consisting of the Pelayo, Carlos ', Patrioto, Rapido. Baeuos Ayres, Isla de Panay, San Francisco, Isla de Luzon, San Augustin and San Ignacio de Loyalo, have entered the Suez canal. The Spanish tor pedo boats, winch were with the feet. have been sent back to Cadiz.
 London, July 6.-The Madrid cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph sent dispatch today saying: ''I am informed that peace will be demand ed today"
 Ten miles of the entrance of San tiago de Cuba, Sunday, July 3, 4 p. m.- For hours after Admiral Ger vera went aboard the Gloucester, the Infanta Maria Teresa, Almirante Oquerdo and Vizcaya continued to burn and now and then a deep roar | accompanied by the burst of flames and smoke announced the explosion 1 of some of the magazines. The prisoners of war included the cap tains of both boats. None offsred | any resistance and were glad to go l the Gloucester as they feared an at tack upon their lives from the Gu bans. A number of the survivors included the officers of the Furor, who it was reported had their legs | shot of, were scattered all along the | coast for a distance and could not | be found. Three officers and six | men of the Fulton escaped and | afterwards Towed to the associated 1 press boat Wanda.
 Madrid, July 7.-The enthusiasm aroused by the misleading dis patches to the Spanish government from Cuba has been change to vail ing. A government crisis is immi- nent, and it is regarded probable that Senor Silela or Marshal de Campos will succeed Senor Sagasta