Mesa free press., 1898-05-13
EASTERN NEWS ITEr1S.

Cienfuegas harbor.
A special from Havana says the city
is completely out of beef.
Spain has decided to lease sub
marine vessel, which will be used as
mine destroyer.
A band of cowboy cavalrymen has
been formed at Ell Paso. 1t has been
named "Teddy's Terrors."
The Italian Red Cross society has Of
fered it's services to the Red Cross So
ciety Of the United States and Spain.
Gen. Varela has established a
telegraph line along the northern coast
of Cuba between Nuevitas and Moron.
A special from Rome says that Italy
has asked Spain to revoke the declara-
tion that sulphur is contraband of
war.
Fitzhugh Lee will be presented with
a handsome Kentucky horse by A. A.
McGinnis of New Orleans, If the gen.
eral returns to Cuba.
Gov. Walcott of Massachusetts has
issued statement setting forth that
the state militia must be used to
| SudIU Lu0 SC6t1O . COdSL 1AAO.
On rush order the Carpenter Steel
works Of Reading sent 200 thirteen
inch projectiles, weighing HOO pounds
each, to the Brooklyn navy yards.
A Madrid dispatch says Spanish
newspapers are full of rumors of cap
lures, the movements of United States
warships and patriotic utterances.
The Otis Steel company of Cleve-
land, organized with English capital
wholly, has informed it's men that all
places will be held for them if they go
| to war.
A man believed to be Spanish spy
was arrested at Port Eads signal sta
tion, 100 miles down the Mississippi He
is lodged in the Jail at Fort st. Philip.
The prisoner gave his name as John
| Waltz.
! Official and formal notice of the
completion of the submarine defense in
the Mississippi river has been served
on mariners. Vessels will not be per-
mitted to pass Forts Philips and Jack
son between sunset and sunrise.
John Sherman, in an interview at
| Washington, said: "I am sorry the
United States has entered into this war
with Spain. I had hoped our people
would not charge windmill, as Don
Quixote did, for the sake of Cuba"
The Sunset Gulf Route has made ar
rangements for an all-rail transporta-
ton of It's freight, in view Of the possi-
| BILE disuse for a time of its line OF
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York. Some time ago it announced
that it would assume all war risks on
merchandise shipped on it's steamers.
This is still in effect, but in case the
danger from Spanish cruisers becomes
! too great, the Gulf Routes traffic by
sea will be abandoned for the time.
| No change will be made in rates and
| the same time will be made as hereto
| fore.
Gen. Arioz, military commander of
Havana, explained to the colonels of
volunteers his plans for the defense OF
| the city. He will extend the military
zone of Havana as much as possible,
surrounding the city on the land side
with a trocha to be defended by 10000
regulars He expects thus to keep the
! insurgents far away, and will extend
the zone Of cultivation between the
Spanish lines and the city. One-tenth
Of the volunteerswill defend the main
entrance to the city, and will also fur
nish one-half the troops in the garrison
at Cabanas and Moro castles. More
Spanish troops are entering Havana
daily. Arloz expects to have 100000 reg
ulars and 10000 volunteers to defend
the city. He thinks it impregnable.
The friendliness shown by Great
Britain in the war with Spain has re-
moved the friction expected over Klon-
dyke regulations. This Is shown in
the conference report on the Alaska
bill. The most important clause re-
lates to the establishment of COM
mission to deal with the disputed ques-
tions between the United States and
Great Britain and Canada, each gov
ernment to appoint two commission-
ers to formulate and consider plan Of
settlement for the final determination
of the North Atlantic fishery question
and the ultimate adjustment Of any
other question the solution Of which
would further promote the friendly re-
lations existing between the two coun-
tries with respect to their mutual in
terests in trade and commerce on the
American continent.
The lemon shippers are not particu-
larly well pleased over the sixty-day
freight rate of 81 hundred pounds
given by the railroads, as it is not as
much of concession as it at first ap-
peared to be- Certain conditions were
imposed by the railroads which make
it undesirable to shippers, and which
will no doubt result in the fruit arriv-
ing at its destination in poor condi-
ton. Under the old rate of $1.25 the
shippers packed car with some regard
for the condition of the lemons when
they reached the Eastern dealers and
consumers, allowing room for ventila-
tion in the car. Under the new ar
rangement the railroads require that
the cars must be loaded with 10000
pounds of lemons, or 364 boxes, which
effectually prevents ventilation. Ven
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