Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

acceptance had not been received UT
 to eleven o'clock today. The ad
 ministration, however, feels sure tha
 it will come.
 Montauk Point, L. l., Aug. 12.-
 Four transports, loaded with troops
 from Santiago, will arrive here thi!
 evening. Among those coming art
 RooseYeit's Rough Riders, who art
 on the Miami.
 Deadwood, S. D., Aug 1l.-Four
 pioneers are dead as the result of a
 quarrel today. E. R. Shannon, who
 conducts 8 hotel in the central part
 of the city, went home and found
 Judge J. R. Giddings there, and a
 death struggle ensued. Jack Wear
 tried to separate them and was shot
 dead. Giddings wasiknocked down,
 and was shot dead. Shannon then
 went into the house and beat his
 wife with a revolver, and she died
 soon after. He then shot himself
 twice. The cause of the quarrel is
 unknown.
 Washington, Aug. F, f p. m.-
 Ambassador Cambon has just ;n- formed Secretary Day that he is ready to sign the peace protocol on behalf of Spain. His signature at tached to theSinstrument will stop further hostiities.
 Later.-The protocol was signed at 4:23 o'clock this afternoon by Ambassador Cambon.
 Madrid, Aug. 12-Sagasta has re- ceived many congratulations on the end of ths war. He is now trying to prevent internal troubles, as the Carlists are threatening.
 Paris, Aug. 12.-All the French newspapers this afternoon express opinions from statesmen that the ending of the Spanish-American war is a great triumph for French di- plomacy.
 Washington, Aug. PA dispatch authorizing the French ambassador to sign, for Spain, the protocol look ing to a cessation of hostilities, be- gan to arrive at the French embassy at l o'clock this afternoon.
 Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 13.-I occurred at Asamonte yes terday between a Spanish battery on top of mountain peak and the Third Wisconsin regiment. on the road below. A Spanish shell killed l a captain and sergeant and wounded | several of our men. Gen. Wilson i then sent two dynamite guns to the | front, which shelled the enemy off the mountain. Later the Suaniaris came down and attacked the Unlted States troops as infantry, killing one of our lieutenants. Their smQkeless powder made it impossible to learn heir exact position. The fighting topped at sun down. The enemy's oss is reported to have been very leavy.
 Washington, Aug. I3.- Word hay ng reached the department that an engagement was in progress at Man anillo, every effort was made to onveJ the information to both the Imericans and Spaniards that the , eace protocol had been signed. Vord was received from q ,neral 'lanco this afternoon. which stated ! hat he had succeeded in getting l he Information to the forces, and | nat the Sighting had stopped imme- lately. The United States signal ,rvice first notified General Blanco [ the peace protocol havlng been ! gned. Washington, Aug. 13.-The war s etween the United States and Spain, z hich has just closed, was one of V le most remarkable in history. It a sted just one hundred and thirteen V .ys, and cost the United States Ter SlOO,OOO,OOO. n An official computation of the c sses sustained during the brief ,riod which. It lasted has been s ade, with the following results: i, Killed-Americans, 5O3; Spanish, l99. n Wounded - Americans, 1,465; u ,anish,' 2,54S. f' Vessels. destroyed - Americans, n me; Spanish, 8.
 As result of the war, Spain has so lost 97,O25 square miles of terri fc ". D. Manzanillo, Aug. 15.-Tbis town u IS bombarded for twelve hours , sterday, and very much damage IS done. The Newark, Resolute, .wanee and Osceola, being un- - 'are that the peace protocol had A en signed, commenced the bom- E rdment early in the morning. A g of truce was sent with the in to the American fleet, but was thought to be trick and no C. ention was paid to it, and the isl 'sels kept blazing away. There or or re a great many killed. General zo eeley finally got the peace news b
 the Newark, when hostilities W; ssed. WI Hong Kong, Aug. I5.-News has la en received here that fierce fight S F; , has occurred at Manila. The an ace news will not rpa~h tlam till P, norroT, August lG. ha Washington, Aug. 15.-The Presi- 9r at this morning received a cable snl % m Ambassador Hay stating that ac will accept the secretary of state in -tfolio upon the retirement of Ga