Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-08-25

-rsPoNDEs REFUSED
rom Snanish CorresIondentl

ents eho arrived off the har-bor this |
morning from Santiago de Cuba, |
among them being reI resentatives of |
the New York Herald, New York |
World. Chicago Record, New York |
Evening Post and the Philadelphia |
Press. The English residents have
strenuously objected to the govern |
ment's action and Mr.. Jerome, the |
British consul. accompanied by Cap |
tain Stewart Brice. son of former
United States Senator Brice, called
upon General Blanco and urged him to
allow the correspondents to land.
ORDERS TO MUSTER OUT.
washington. August "a - Orders
have been issued for the mastering out
of the following troops:
First Vermont. LIST Minnesota, SD
Iowa. 9Th PENNSYLVANIA. 9th Indiana,
I'd New York, Cd Nebraska, 18th Indi
ana. all volunteer infantry; one bat
talon of Ohio light artillery. list Hi
nois volunteer cavalry, batteries A and
B Georgia light artillery, 2Sth Indiana
light battery and New York and Penn
sylvanfa cavalry now in Porto Rico.
Other orders to muster out troops
will be announced as soon as definite
decisions are reached
MORE FIGHTING IN CUBA.
| London. August 24-According to a
dispatch from Madrid to local news
agency there has been serious fighting
| between the Spaniards and the insurg-
| ents in Cuba in which the insurgents
| lost 500 killed and wounded.
| SPANISH RIGHTS AGAINST IN
SURGENTS.
New York, August PA dispatch
| to the Herald from Madrid. says:
There is a growing feeling of irrf
| tation, which has been discussed fully
| in ministerial circles at the neglect of
| the insurgents to respect the protocol
| and order for a cessation of hostilities.
| The matter is at such Il point that if
| the insurgents continue hastilities the
! government, according to the most i'm
| por'tant ministerialist. will give orders
| to the Spanish troops to take the Of
| fenssive against those insurgents who
| do not respect the protocol
CUBAN FINANCES.
| New York. August PA Herald re
| port from Santiago de Cuba, says:
| Customs Collector Donaldson is find
| ing the duties of his office more ex-
| tensive than he probably had amy idea
| of. He has had the difficult task of
| dealing with the entire ecclesiastical
| establishment of the Province of San
tiago. The entire clergy from Arch
| bishop Crespo down sent in their regu-
lar monthly impress to the bad con-
! dition of the terasury for the payment
| of salaries. The archbishop's salary
| originally was $4,000. but has been
| reduced to $4,000 owing. as stated in
the Impress to the bad condition of
| the treasury Mr. Donaldson was also
| presented claims from professors of
| the institute schools. police and other
| bodies, all of whom were paid under
the Spanish regime by the head of the
| customs department.
| mitted to General Shafter, who will
| ask for instructions from Washington.
SPANISH SOLDIERS AT HOME.
Co1r1nna. August 24-The Spanish
| steamer Alicante, with the first of
| Spain's repatriated soldiers from San
| tiago. reached here today. Enormous
| crowds gathered on the quays. but
We're not allowed to get near the YES
sci for fear of yellow fever contagion.
| SPAIN WILL KEEP THE PEACE.
| Madrid, August 24.-The government
| definitely denies it has sent an order
! to general Blanco to resume hostilfties
against the insurgents. General Blanco
has full liberty TO act as the occasion
| may require.
GENERAL WILSONIN CHARGE AT
PONCE.
Ponce. Porto Rico, August 24.-Gen-
eral james V. Wilson has assumed con-
troll of the district of Ponce and order
ed all saloons closed for three day with
Il view of Quieting the existing dis.
orders. They will be opened subse-
quently under special regulations
General Grant established headquar-
tiers here.
THE PHILIPPINE INSURGENTS.
Manila. August PA conference
was held today between the insurgents
and the Americans. The former de-
clared emphatically they We're willing
to cooperate with the Americans and
to surrender their arms promptly if as
sUred that the islands would remain |
either an American or a British colony |
or under the protectorate of the Unit |
ed States or Great Britain Otherwise |
the inSurgent leaders asserted they |
would not dare disarm, but must pos
itively refuse TO do so.
They threaten fresh rebellion in |
a month if the Americans withdraw
THE CORTES CALLED.
Madrid August 24.@The queen re
gent has si@ned royal decree conven-
ing the corieS for September 9th.
NO MORE BONDS.
Washington. August 1S-1t is the opin-
ion of the officials of the Treasury De
pa11tment that there Will be no neces-
Sity for another bond issue growing
out of the war. and that the present