Mesa free press., 1898-10-07

evacuation commissioners in Cuba are
to play for delay. The Instructions
are signed by Sagasta, and are adj
dressed to the Marquis de MontOro.
The commissioners are instructed to
win all they can from the Americans.
Gen. Miles, when asked about the
troops that will be put on garrison duty
said there would be about 10000 regu-
lars in Cuba, 1000 in Honolulu, 5000 in
the Philippines and 1000 in Porto Rico.
The total of the garrisons will be 1000
men In Cuba, $4,000 in the Philippines,
$4,000 at Porto Rico and 1000 at Homo
lulu.
The President expects to announce
the personnel of the military investi-
eating committee in few days. In
addition to the six previously accepted,
it Is said that the President has selected
Charles Smith, president of the New
| York chamber of commerce; Gen.
Stephen Lee of Mississippi and Gen.
Jackson of Tennessee.
| An effort Is being made to abolish
the office of major-general commanding
the army and to have Gen Miles as
| signed to some army department. The
reason given is that tnet high office
| held by Gen. Miles Is always clashirg
with the secretary of war, though thu
rea, reason may be the desire of some
to reduce the rank of Miles.
Gen. A. Concillo, distinguished
Philippine insurgent, arrived on the
steamer China from Manila by way Uf
Hong Kong. He will proceed to Wash
ington to plead the cause of his people
before President Mckinney. Gen. Mer-
ritt did not come. Everything is re-
ported quiet at Manila, with the health
of tho solGiers given as fairly good.
Only one kind of United States
bonds are quoted below par. These
are the 2 per cent bonds. The treas
ury is said to be considering the adj
visibility of calling in at least por-
| ton of these, using part of the large
surplus in the treasury for this pur-
chase. The moral effect of quoting
government bonds at a discount is the
reason urged for this step.
A special from McKeesport, Pa, says
plans are now being prepared by the
| foundry to rival that of Krupp, the
great German builder. The plant will
be located at Homestead, within half a.
mile of the Homestead ArmOr Mills. It
will employ over 1000 men. In addition
to this, the steel company is preparing
to go into the shipbuilding business.
/ The advance guard of the naval ex-
peditiOn for Honolulu and eventually
for Manila, started when the Abarenda
sailed from Fortress Monroe via Brazil.
/ The Abarenda is collier, one of four
| which are to keep the big battleships
Oregon and Iowa supplied with coal
on their long voyage around South
/ America. The plan is to have two of
the colliers precede the battleships
and two to go along with them.
Many of the original crew of the Ore
gon have deserted These are the
brave fellows of whom Capt Clark
spoke in such high terms in his official
report, who worked overtime in that
1 famous trip around the Horn, and who
afterwards distinguished themselves
in the sea battle at Santiago. They
have fallen away, one by one, under
| the hard work imposed on them since
they arrived at New York navy yard.
until the great war ship is now Grip
pied for men.
A Manila dispatch says: The war
ships Raleigh and Boston have been
sent on tour of the coast under or
ders to prevent the insurgents from at
/ lacking commerce. Tt Is reported that
the PHILIPPINES have been committing
questionable acts on the high seas.
1 The rumor is prevalent that the in
surgents are attacking Cobu and Iloilo.
Twenty Spanish vessels have complet-
ed the transfer of the American flag,
and majority have proceeded on a
coasting voyage
Messrs. Luce and Dumares, the f1nan-
cial agents Of the government, who
have established the Bank of Ponce,
are consulting with Maj.-Gen. Brooke
relative to the currency situation They
!, report that business is at standstill
owing to the fluctuations of the local
currency just at the time the islanders
need money for their crops. They are
offered mortgage loans at 13 per cent,
but cannot do anything until the rate
of exchange is fixed. They believe it
should be about two for one and be-
lieve it should be subject to the treas
ury department at Washington.
| 1t is stated that the war department
has received no detailed reports or any
information from the Cuban military
commission regarding the work of the
commission at Havana In reply to the
question as to whether there was any
disposition to accede to the request of
the Spaniards for a postponement Of
the evacuation of Cuba until some time
next spring, the statement was made
that no delay would be considered:
that the evacuation must proceed with
expedition, and that thes troops of the
United States, which are now being put
| In readiness for the occupation of Cuba
will be sent there. No definite date
has been set for their departure.
| An experiment in the use of Oil to
prevent the stirring up of dust on the
highways has been made at Glen Cove,
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