Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-15
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS
General Merritt wants more troops for Manila.

General Merritt wants more troops for Manila.
 Measles are epidemic among the volunteers in San Francisco.
 Sampson took possession of Gusn- tansmo harbor on Tuesday.
 New York reports eight suicides in that city in one day on account of intense heat.
 Spain fears an ouI break of the populace, caused by the false re ports which have been given out o. icially in regard to the war.
 Spain having failed to get money abroad has been compelled to faii back on her bank for money for WET purposes.
 Four thousand more troops were expected to leave San Franciseo tc- day.
 Milton Turuball was killed st Denver yesterday by an accident while attempting to make balloon ascension.
 The harbor of Guantanamo is comajetely under the control Of the American fleet and 800 marines, who burned the town are in camp on shore with the stars and stripes float ing over them.
 The gun boats Peoria and Doro- ths have just been completed aad put into service. The latter is ex- pected to develop a high rate of speed.
 Ernest TeEah Hooley, a ''high rcller" of London, has failed. Ho1i- ey is reported to have made Si2O00,- 0O0 in 1896 out of a single traasae- tion, but it was not enough to keep him.
 Recently appointed paYmasters in the army are so taTdy in presenting themselves for duty, that Secretary Alge= has informed many of the appointees that if they do not soon report for duty, he will consider the propriety of vacating their commis- sions.
 Four train robbers attempted to hold up an express train on the Lampsssas division of the Santa Fe road on Thursday night. 4 fight ensued between the tram men and bandits in which one of the latter was shot and Fireman Johnson was killed. The Santa Fe officials de- clare the robbers got no money.
 O. Q. Tow, Chinese, enlisted at Santa Ana, California, in the regular army of volunteers. Tow was born in SonOma county 2S years ago. He passed the medical examination and was at once assigned to squad, be- ing recruited for company L. He says as soon as be is ordered to San Franeisco he will cut of his queue
 Official reports of the bombard- ment of Santiago show that the damage there amounted almost 10 the total destruction of the Spanish forts. Admiral Sampson's plans evidently were to reduce the Span ish power to a minimum in order to have all clear for the eventual land ing of troops. From advices re- ceived today it is shown that a few more shots at San Antonio would reduce the remaining Qualifications to utter ruins.
 Speaking of the possibility of the ] -VnSted States carrying th1-ssar to { coast of SpaIn, the S. James Ga zette says: There is no need for an invasion, bat the presenceof a strong armament, which the Spanish navy could not drive of, on the coast. would produce a tremendous effect. and there are numerous unfortiied snchorages where the Americans could recoal at leisure. or course, there are powers in Europe who would witness the operation with ssaat diss1st- but if the Americans are going to be frig ghtcaaEa-h,y-.A vague abstraction called Europe, they must be very timid. Let them consult the Sultan, and remember that England is their Russia for the time being"