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

Al extra session of the Senate vii
 probably be convened iu November
 Spain scans to have misunder
 stood President McKinley's note
 She seems to have acted on the be
 lief tha; he was suing for peace.
 Private W. E. Brown Of the Tentl
 Pen sylyania regiment. was the frs
 American killed in battle on ti'
 Phillipjne islands.
 The fleet Of captured vessels nov
 in American waters Is good evidenc,
 Of the effectiveness of the blockad,
 in Cuban ports.
 Now the credit for having a navy
 is sattributed 10 the Cleveland ad
 ministrstion. Wonder what demo
 crats will not claim next.
 Americans do not make a bushes:
 Of fighting, but whea they have tc
 fight, they do it ia a business like
 way; that Is one reason q s.v win.
 Admiral Dewey Is repor to be only awaiting the arrival oi t-s Mo
 nadnock to make an attack Ma nila. The latter vessel Is e. ,ected there on Thursday, Aug. II.
 The Philippine insurgents re mained neutral during the fight be- fore Manila. The Philippine insurg- ent does not seem to be very diff fegeut article from the Cuban.
 The Herald says that Mark Smith is being criticised for nominating boys outside Of the territory as ca dets at West Point. If he Is guilty of such action he deserves criticism. Arizofa has plenty of capable and worthy young men for such posi- tions.
 The third Philippine expedition has arrived at Manila in safety. TSe government has decided to send 10000 more troops there. mak- ing a total of 30.OO0 under command of General Merritt.
 1t is not likely that any volunteers will be mustered out of service until peace is finally ratified, which will not be until November or Decem- Der
 When the London Times discovers it's error in asserting that the United States is Uot pr-uared to deal with Cuba. 1t can % ahead with its regu- lar ctcHPs.>yn of making errors conceruIlg -hiugs American.
 There -. ars to be q disposition in some 4-srter to regard the re- moval of General Shafter's troops from Santiago as an abandonment of that place, although the 1 fact should be known that other troops, known as "immunes," will l garrison Santiago.
 The President has decided to rec Ommend an advancement of eight numbers for Sampson, and six for Schley, making each a rear admiral, six for Captain ClarK, of the Oregon. and eight for Lieutenant Vain wright, If the Gloucester.
 AgulnaldO IS commencing to real lze the hopelessaess of his cause. lnaIded by the Americans. He has } steamer loaded with provisions in ! Manila bay, ready to make his escape when the tue emergency requires it. No stone should be left unturned [ O secure the establishment of U NhiPpie as military post. The northern part of the territory is en- tiled to this e. s5l rati -t the u lands of tae general s5s aeut. a nd the fact shaua Je im4-.svea Il pon tho admins .Ou as fe liy n s possible. a War against Spain was formally O eelared on April 2L The peace e ro,ocol was signed on August I2. . laklng the active duration of the .ar ll3 days The prediction gen rally made at the opening of hos u litiss was that the war would not lst ;o exceed ninety days. ol 4 telegram from Washington Nj ates that aayic-s from London are } the e5ect lh- Indian hints will u lor'ly be opened t1 the coinage of " lver and that there l, strong ef- oi 'F; be-a- aie To change the ratio al 'm l5 to co 22-ta | Other coun- .i.s it is a-ser,ed has consented to Is es li- change. 7, Tbs country can afford to be gen D -ous and maguamiuau- m victory. s ,. ls prei.s well understood that % uba, Porto R.o. ;he Lsdrones and ac large s.i-s of the Philippine is- t as n3-, 4 aa- the entire group, will R, R 'ae under tue jurisdiction of the Ri a.,.'. -'1,.-- way not make a job V. ,. ''- .'- -.i .Hv.,- Gid Spain her Al '-. er aeath the pro- r, -... .-e- -...- and stripes. re