Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-03

Ouc year dSO lO1ay aQmlTal Dewey with his fleet of American war ships sailed into MaIila bay and demolished the fleet of Spanish war vessels there, accomplishing one of the greatest feats in the history of naval warfare, Some thirteen of the eremies' vessels were sunk and disabled while the list of killed and wounded numbered about 500. This terrible destI uetion was effected without the loss of a single man and without any serious damage to a single American vessel. It is sp- propriste and proper that due cele- braiiOn of such a victory be held to- day by the American people. In order to make the celebration as general as possible. Governor Gage of California has declared the day 8 legal holiday. It will also be ob- served to a greater or less degree all over the United States.
 Porto Ricans find themselves in the predicament of being without a country. The discovery was made in this way: An application for a passport that would euable him to travel as an American citizen, which was made by Senor Adolfo VendreA, of Porto Rico. The department of state refused to grant the passports on the ground that the Porto hicans are not yet citizens of the United States. The officials of the depart ment hold that the transfer ol the territory to the United States did not involve the transfer Of its in habitants into the ranks of citizens of this country, but that citizenship must be conferred upon them by a special act of congress The de- cision will be earned to the courts through an application for man damus directing that the passport be issued.
 Those FilipiDos seem tU want peace, but like Sp'in they want to be let down easy. They asked Gen eral Otis to cease hostilities for three weeks 10 give their alleged govern ment an opportunity to saLction a peace treaty General Otis told them he did not recognise any Fill pino government, hence declined 10 acceede tc their request.
 Fifteg hundred men'iu Pittsburg had tn air wages advanced today, from g ven and oue-h half to ten per cent, as a result of the democratic SO called "McKinley hard times" The iron works of the Mahoning valley and Youngstown, and the coal works at the latter place have also posted notices for a ten per cent increase.
 There seems to be a disease cpl demic among cattle men at present. Its general term is 'crookedness' or moral obliquity." Following pretty closely on the heels of Plunger Gil lett's delinquencies comes the arrest of another stock man iu Los Angeles for embezzlement, and another has been indicted in Nebraska for ob- taining money fraudulently. They are all thigh rollers" too, as the transactions run up iu the thous- ands.
 General Otis is right; those who sent the unsigned cablegrams to volunteers in the Philippines. say ing, Don't enlist. boys," were too cowsrdly to sign their names to the csblegrams.
 It is estimated that in five years half the population of Cuba will be American, if peace is maintained on the island.
 The navy departr uent refuses to give out its letter of reprimand to Captain Coghlan. It was probably not of very humilia ting nsture.
 Just as the administ ration is about to send Miles over to the Philippines those Filipinos sue for peace.
 Cincinnati has been given one of the guns from the Spa. uish war ship Almirante Oquendn.
 Governor N. O. Murphy is one of the guests of honor of the Free Har- bor jubilee in Los Angeles.