The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-06-24

The authorities in Denver have
closed the policy shops,
The Hawaiian annexation bill has
been before the senate this week. 1t
is said it will certainly pass.
The Democrats and Populists of
Kansas have fused on the state ticket
The Democrats endorsed the whole
Populist ticket.
The report OF a disagreement be-
tween General Miles and the war de-
partment at Washington is emphat
ically denied by General Alger.
Governor August at Manila, reports
to his government that number Of
the native Spanish troops have de-
serted and joined the insurgents.
There is persistent rumor from
Madrid that the queen regent pro-
poses to abdicate in consequence of
the critical condition of the country,
The second military expedition for
Manila sailed from San Francisco on
Wednesday of last week, and the third
one il expected to sail the last of this
week.
President E. Benjamin Andrews of
Brown University, has been offered
the superinteNdenoy Of the Chicago
public schools, and it is thought he
will accept.
The Spaniards have so tar refused to
exchange Lieutenant Hobson and his
comrades. The officials in Washing
ton have consequently Issued an order
to hold all Spanish prisoners.
tis reported that Havana is getting
supplies through Batabano on the
south side of Cuba opposite Havana,
from whence they are taken to Hav
ana by rail, a distance OF 25 miles,
In a dispatch from Washington on
the 18th inst, it is stated that New
Mexico's quota under the second call
will he one regiment of infantry.
Wonder who got it mixed up that way?
A London item says: Marshall
Field, Jr,, has been presented to the
Prince of Wales" The prince should
feel very grateful for such gift, if its
cash attachment goes with it.-Den-
yer Post.
A dispatch from Madrid says that
four warships carrying the flag of the
Philippine insurgents had appeared in
Manila bay and attacked the city from
the sea in combination with the insur-
gent forces on land.
The dispatches of the 2lst brings the
news that General Shafter has arrived
of Santiago with his troops of 10000
men, which it will require several days
to land. 1t is also expected TO send
5000 men to reinforce him.
No one can find any fault with Sec
retary Gage for delay in making
preparations for war in his depart.
ment. He issued his call for bids on
the war bonds before the ink was dry
on the act authorizing the issue.
On last Friday Governor Otero re-
ceived telegraphic communication
from the war department to enlist fif-
ty recruits for the four troops of New
Mexico volunteers in the First U. S.
volunteer cavalry, in order to I'll
them to their maximum.
A man named Hunt has started a
paper in Cleveland, Ohio, called the
Gatling Gun, ard in his fire fringed
saIutatory says he will 'boil hell down
to half pint and administer it at a
single Dose" We inter from this that
it will not be Sunday school paper
Denver Post.
On Wednesday of last week the
American warships Texas. Marblehead
and Suwanee reduced the fortiica-
tioRs and earthworks of Caimanera to
ruins, only three shots being fired
by the Spaniards. On Thursday Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS feet bombarded
the batteries at Santiago de Cuba, all
of which were badly wrecked, one ut.
terly destroyed. The Spanish fire
was wild and not ship was struck
nor man injured.
The bill to incorporate the Interna-
tional American bank, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Pan
American congress, passed the SEN
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