Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-10-26

out. A bitter fight took place be- tween whites and blacks. The in dependent candidate for sheriff of thls county was shot dead. Troops have been called out this morning to quell the disturbance, and further trouble is anticipated.
 Indianapolis, Oct. 2I.-The presi- dents tour through Indiana today has been one continuous ovation. One thousand school children lined the railroad track at Kokomo. The parade here this afternoon was very imposing. Two men were unfortu- nately killed while firing salutes. :,
 Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 2l.-The Minnesota troops at Manila when they crawl from under their mos quito netting on the morning of December 25th next, are not to be without their Chris mas delights if the folks at home" can help it.. For weeks past the friends and relatives of the soldiers have been busy gathering together and pack ing in big boxes hundreds of small articles which will prove luxuries to the boys in camp, and today these big Christmas stockings started for their far-away destina- tion. Almost every conceiva able article, useful and ornamental, was included. As the government regu- lations concerning the free trans potation of soldiers gifts limits the weight to five pounds of presents for each man the greatest ingenuity was exercised in the selection. A few of the most popular gifts were knives, playing cards, tooth brushes, books and magazines, chewing gum, combs, safety pins, collar buttons, puzzles and games of all varieties.
 ! Paris, Oct. 21. The Spanish peace commissioners have not yet received from Madrid either instructions or permission to bid adieu to Cuban sovereignty without further seeking to attach to this sovereignty some thing providing for the assumption of the Cuban debt. As at present disposed and instructed, the Span iards will not, at tomorrow's meet ing. recognize afirmatiVely the ! United States position, and will stop at the point of results. Should they fatly reject the American in stance, the Spaniards, while reeog- nizing the physical power of the United States against unaided Spain, will dumbly extend their palms up ward and shrug their shoulders. They regard the situation as pitiable and are not averse to any sympathy it may excite. They affirm that the
 Amencan answer to their debt prop ositions is very long, and that they
 have not yet had time to meditate fully upon it.
 Vancouver, Oct. 21.-Disastrous typhoons, sand storms and floods
 have caused a fearful loss of life
 and property in the orient. In the
 district watered by she river Feng,
 in Japan, hundreds of villages have
 been swept away, and 2,OO0 people
 have been drowned. -
 | San Juan, Oct. 2l.-The city re-
 mains orderly and all is quiet else
 where. Major General Brooke is, in
 stalled in the palace and Brigadier.
 General Henry remains as com fmander of the district of Ponce
 Brigadier- General Grant has been
 appointed Commissioner of the
 district of San Juan. ... Senors Rivera, Blanco, Lopez and : Carbonnel, minister of the insulal government, have rendered theil resignations to General Brooke stating they will perform theil functions if desired until their sue cessors are appointed. The genera ; order issued by General Brooke is dignifed, fair document and hal : been well received by the public.
 A postoffice here under American auspices is being established witl
 all possible haste. United State Commissioner Harrison arrived her yesterday on board the Steame Panama. -..
 , Havana, Oct. 22.-Dr. Brunne [ has just forwarded to Washington 3 complete report on the mortalit . of Havana from January lst | . October 18th. The figures ar 5 enough to strike terror to the heart - of those contemplating visiting tn
 city. Hunger has caused no death !, thus far in October, but levers ar still on the increase. Dr. Brunner ,- figures deal only with the cit y proper. Military hospitals in tn e suburbs would add materially | e the death totals. In spite of th e fact that Havana was considere @ practically free from yellow fevs e there were Is deaths from the di Il ease in July, 20 in August, g b September and I7 in the first n days of October. The increase
 typhoid fever is startling. as show n bv the following list cf death E Fifty seven in June, S7 in July, l. y in August, 136 in September, and n in the first 13 days of October. Pe d, nicious levers carried of l7 in | T. first I3 days of October, an increa sn of 200 per cent. over the record ,r. any preceding month. In the hi Id Is days of October malarial fev m caused 4T5 deaths, making a tot