Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-07-27

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 Gold is used as largely as possible in tho payment of troops in the field.
 After Spain, the insurgents, in both Cuba and the Philippine is- lands.
 Those peace negotiations tele- grams are becoming decidedly stale. Ambitious correspondents gre able to furnish a new rumor every day.
 General Sbafter's nght to . place in the front rank of the all right men is not questioned by anybody. The more his campaign against Santiago, which ended in the surren- der of the town and 25YOOO Spanish soldiers, is studied, the more won derful his success appears.
 .I think the naval battle at San tiago was the grandest sight that has ever been witnessed; your gun ners are wonderful marksmen, said Captain Gade, of the Royal Norwe- gian navy, who was on the steamer O.ivette-
 The manufactured exports of the | United States for the last fiscal year were in excess of the imports by over S40,OO0,OOO, an evidence that the United States as entered upon an era of manufacturing enterprise that will soon lead even England herself.-Ex.
 Admiral Sampson's official report Of the destruction of Cervera's fleet has been received at the navy de- partment. Secretary Long says it is a plain statement of facts connected with the destruction of the Spanish fleet, and shows conclu0ively that there was no friction between the officers in connection with ii.
 Santiago merchants will not take American silver except at fifty cents on the dollar. They have not yet discovered the difference between American and Mexican money When those SpaniaIds come to know us better, they will think better oi our money.
 l. One does not hear much criticism of the manner in which President Mckinley is conducting the war at present. Those who a few weeks ago thought themselves more caPa- ble of guiding the affairs of ouI army and navy than the heads oi the departments, are now silent. As events have developed, the wisdom of the President and his advisers has been fully demonstrated, and their critics have been silenced Even the little "snspPers" that have been carping, not criticising, seem to have had their mouths closed sud their pens paralyzed.
 Our esteemed contemporary, the Phenia Herald, says that ''the whole country has been grati6ed by the manly and chivalrous behavior oi General Miles at Santiago. He has acted a gentleman in all his rela- tions with General Shsfter, moi seeking in any way to obscure him or to appropriate the smallest frsc, ton of the honor and credit thai properly belongs to him." There was nothing else for General Mile: to do. Had he attempted to make himself more conspicuous than ht did. it would have brought on hii
 head the execration of the entire country. It seems, though, that h' surprised even his friends by hi
 modesty.
 Major de GIandprey, military at tache of the French Embassy, whC accompanied General Shaiter army to Cuba and witnessed some of ths hardest fighting sround Santiago gave expressions as follows to Gen eral Shafter concerning American troops: "I have the most complete admiration for your men. They ar, superb body, and I suppose mol throughout the world is there sucl splendid lot of fighting men. Il is the fighting characteristic of ths
 men which is most apparent. Thel
 are aggressive, eager for action, nev CT needing the voice of an officer tC push thIm forward. Another mark ed characteristic is the self-relianc, of each man; what we call the char acter of initiative It is almos unknown in European armies, wher' every movement. and the move t meet each action of the enemy awaits the initiative, of an officer But with your men they fight tn, front, meeting each emergency as i arises, overcoming obstacles by thei
 own initiative. Such self-reIian fighting men make an exceptional,
 impetuous army, for every unit con tributes in the irresistiblesonwarC movement, Besides, the impetuosi ty of such fighting material has tn effect of inspiring a morale amonJ the troops, making them feel tha success is assured, and at the sam time carrying disorder ond depres sion to the ranks of the enemy" internal Revenue Ruling.