Mesa free press., 1898-07-29

The French cruiser Rigould de
Nouilly has left for Santiago to take
away refugees.
The Cristobal Colon is no longer
even a semicolon. She made a dash
and came to full stop.
The troops for the fifth expedition
to Manila have been selected, but the
Seventh regiment is not included.
Capt.-Gen. Blanco has cabled that
the volunteer army in Cuba wish the
war to continue, hoping for victories.
Advices from Grand Canary Island
say one Spanish torpedo boat Is there
and two more are in the neighborhood.
The Boston Heralds' fashion editor
says that when the Spantards are
thoroughly hemmed in they will De
basted.
The French ambassador called on
the President. 1t Is rumored that
Spain is seeking peace through French
channels.
The German government has been
asked to permit the transport In Ger
man ships of prisoners Of war from
Santiago to Spain.
The transport City Of Washington
has arrived at Fortress Monroe with
twenty wounded officers and 200
wounded and SICK men.
The st. Louis Globe emocrat OBJ
serves that from commercial stand
point the Cadiz feet believes In small
profits and quick returns.
IS hi a
the Fifth infantry now on duty at vari-
GUS points throughout the department
of the Gulf, at Tampa, Fla.
The Kaiser says that the theater Is
one of his weapons. This ought to
give farce comedy quite a lift, the
San Francisco Chronicle thinks.
Miss Barton OF the Red Cross has
sent word that she has caused to be
landed in Cuba twelve tons OF relief
supplies from the State OF Texas.
d. Van AIKEN &. Company Of New
York have taken a contract to build
docks and short railroad at Santiago
de Cuba to facilitate the movement OF
troops.
The garrison at the Dry Tortugas
has been ordered away and the island
I is to be turned back to the marine
hospital service for quarantine
station.
The steamer Warrimoo has just re-
turned from Honolulu. Her captain
reports that Maj.-Gen. Wesley Merritt
has arrived at Honolulu on his way to
Manila.
| No more troops will be sent to Cuba,
save two regiments of immunes from
New Orleans and Galveston. A large
part of our troops in Cuba are to be
withdrawn.
The navy department has been in
formed that the wrecking vessels sent
| to Cuba to raise the wrecks Of the
Spanish cruisers have reached their
destination.
The Indianapolis Journal thinks per-
haps there are those who can find
some consolation in the fact that in
moistening revenue stamps they are
licking Spain.
In diplomacy on the neutral ground
between the lines of battle the Spanish
officers appear to have lost compare
lively little, considering the odds
against them.
The latest news from Santiago indi-
Gates that the American generals mod
ification Of the terms Of surrender has
been of considerable advantage to the
beleaguered army.
Possibly, says the Chicago Post, af-
ter little Hawaii has been washed up
1t will be found that her complexion
| lis not as dark as 1t seems at present
and that she viii not look out of place
in the family.
A dispatch from Berlin says the
Queen Regent Of Spain is willing to
negotiate for peace direct with the
United States. The maximum conces-
sion she will make is the declaration
of Cuban independence.
The powers have advised Spain to
cede one or more islands to the United
States as security for the payment OF
indemnity and to convert the Philip
pines and other colonies into republics
under Spanish suzerainty.
The secretary OF war has ordered