Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-08
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS

Camara's fleet IS still at Cadiz.
 The indications all are that Spain is growing tired of the war.
 The war revenue bill has passed the Senate and has become law.
 The torpedo boat Davis was launched at Portland, Oregon last Saturday.
 The Spanish are buying cattle and grain in Mexico. hoping 10 be able to run the blockade and get them into Havana.
 The monitor Monaduoek is in San Francisco bay. It Is thought she will be sent to the Philippines.
 Secretary Alger in letter to Con gress says l5,O00 or 10000 troops will go 10 Cuba at once and be fol lowed as soon as possible by 5O,NH more.
 The schooner Lady Jane Greg, foundered ninety miles west of Cape Flattery, Sunday, May 22. Only z out of 6l passengers were saved, She was loaded with Klondike pros pectors.
 The condition of the bank of Spain IS considered now as a more serious matter than the reverses of war, as if it cannot help the government he war cannot be continued.
 Fifteen United States prisoners overpowered their guards and es- caped from the LeavenwOrth prison, June 1. A convict named Musgrove, leader of the gang, was shot aud killed. The others escaped.
 Lieutenant Barranza, formerly naval attache of the Spanish lega- tion, has taken Barnsbe's place as chief Spanish spy since the latter left Montreal.
 Admiral Sampson reports to the navy department that six Of the ships of the Spanish squadron are in the harbor of Santiago, and are unable to avoid being captured or destroyed.
 4 recent communication from Spain says: "The dominant note of public opinion here is a desire to find some way to honorable peace, as Spain has nothing to gain by an indefinite prolongation of hostilities. All idea that. France will intervene is abandoned.
 Insurgents communicated with members of Schley's fleet last week, and stated that the ire of the Amer ican ships on Tuesday was very dis astrous. They added that a part of Moro Castle has been demolished. and that the shot which struck the Reina Mercedes killed eight Span iards.
 Adjutant General Corbin is en- gagged in making up the apportion- ment of troops which each state is expected to furnish under the pre-i- dents second call. Because of the excess over their quota under the last cali some of the states will not be asked for any additional men at this time.
 The United States battleship Ala bama, which has been in dry dock at League island navy yard since last, was taken back to the Cramps shipyard today. While at League Island her propeller blades were fastened on and coat of paint was placed on her bottom The Cramps expect to have her com pleted in five months provided there is no delay in the arrival of her armor plate.
 Speaking of the engagement be- fore Santiago on Tuesday, one re- port says: The affair soon became iudicrous, as nearly all of the Span ish shells fell from two to three miles from the vessels at which they were aimed. Worse gunnery was never seen. One lusty man with a basket of brick bats would be capa- ble of as much destruction as the Spaniards seemed capable of creat- ing. Not an American vessel was struck and not a sailor injured, al- though fully 300 shots were fred by the Spaniards, the Americans not firing over one-fourth Of that nun Der in return.
 When the war revenue bill was up for discussion in the senate Juna 1, Senator Chandler, of New Hamp- shire offered the following amend ment: And it is hereby declared to te the policy of the United States not to commit the country more thoroughly to the gold standard, but that the efforts of the govern ment in all its branches shall be steadily directed to secure and main tain the use of silver as we'll as gold, as a standard money with the free of silver and gold as a standard money, under a system of that will insure parity in value of coins of the two metals and furnish sufficient volume of me tallic money and give imnunitv to the world of trade from violent fuc- tuations in exchange"