Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-15
fever and smallpox are causing many
deaths among soldiers at Tampa.


deaths among soldiers at Tampa.
There Is considerable interest
among the troops at Camp Merritt re-
garding what regiments will form the
fourth expedition.
Orders are received from Washing
ton detaching the Texas from the
squadron and attaching her to the
North Atlantic squadron.
Railroad officials say they have mo
orders to supply trains, and do not
know when the movement of troops
will begin from Chickamauga.
The American Bell Telephone COM
pany has declared quarterly divl1end
of 3 per cent, and an extra dividend of
~ per cent, payable July Is.
Gen. Merritt just before sailing for
Manila sent letter to the Red Cross
women of the Pacific coast to obtain q
hospital ship for use In the Philip
pines.
During thunderstorm lightning
struck the switchboard at Fort Wash
ington, connecting the mines in the
Potomac river with that point and ex-
ploded three, damaging the system.
The Japanese minister of agriculture
and commerce Is credited with the in
tention of establishing a Japanese
American bank with capital of 49,
900, 900 yen under government sane
| ton.
A Portuguese fishing smack was
captured by launch from the cruiser
Corwin at San Diego while trying to
he ivrn mir
good lecture the Portuguese was re-
leased.
At meeting of the French. residents
of Los Angeles it was unanimously
decided to devote the gross proceeds of
their celebration of the Fall of the
| Bastile, on July IA, to the work of the
| Red Cross.
The gross earnings Of 1872 American
railroads for the first five months of
| the present year show an increase, ais
compared with the corresponding
period of 1897, of SIS, 902,830, the total
being 1924, 761, Ill.
Both houses of congress have finally
passed the sundry civil bill containing
the 100000 San Pedro item appropria-
tion. There is now nothing in the way
of Secretary of War Ayers letting the
contracts for the work.
The request of the French govern
ment to construct a railroad between
! Peh Hal and Tsu Kiang having been
refused by China, the former has sent
notification that she will proceed with
building the road when she pleases.
According to the Singapore News,
the Atcheen war, which has been in
progress for twenty-six years, is draw
ing to an end through the vigorous
measures employed by the Dutch, who
have hitherto tried subsidies and con-
ciliatory measures.
The rumor gains weight in military
circles that the Eighth California, Col.
Park Henshaw commanding, may be
ordered to Tampa for duty in Cuba. 1t
is expected that orders will be received
to march from Camp Barrett as soon
as the regiment has been mustered in.
The London News says the govern
ment will shortly announce great
ship-building program, involving the
use of every ship in England. It Is
also probable that parliament will au-
thorize the requirement of every yes
sci now being built in England for
foreign powers.
/ The internal revenue office has given
out the statement in answer to num-
erous inquiries on the subject, that
postage stamps could not be used in
place of revenue stamps, except such
as had the letter "R." Attention Is
also called to the fact that imprinted
stamps cannot be used in payment Of
postage.
Late advices from Japan say that
the President of the Central Tea Guild
has telegraphed President Mckinley
that the tax on tea will check COM
MERGE between Japan and America,
and it ought, therefore. to be recon
sidered. Five thousand tea firers will
be put out of employment In conse-
quence Of the duty.
A regiment of twelve companies has
been allotted between the four terri
tories of Arizona, New Mexico, Okla
homa and Indian Territory, Arizona
getting three companies, New Mexico
four, Oklahoma three and Indian Ter
ritory two. Whipple Barracks will be
| the place Of rendezvous for the volun-
teers Of Arizona and New Mexico.
| In 1897 Cuba and Porto Rico took
over 100000 pounds of provisions
from the United States, half of it lard.
In some years they have taken as high
as 100000 pounds of provisions, SO
that the war, while greatly increasing
the home consumption of provisions,
has, nevertheless, lost the United
States two of its biggest customers.
The commissary department of the
United States has, since May IA, or in
less than a month, loaded twelve solid
miles of freight cars with provisions
for the army. This includes 29, 123,945
rations for the regular and volunteer
troops. These weighed 64,36O,952
pounds, or altogether $3.50 tons. luis
extraordinary call for supplies ought
to make an active trade.
| Alaska and the northern cities APP
pear to be feeling the horrors of war.
Everybody has lost interest in gold
| hunting since the awakening of q more