Arizona silver belt., 1899-10-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Brief Mention of interesting Facts
 and Happenings.

\ union of all political parties in Cuba is being advocated in Havana.
 Over 5000 persons are killed or miss .ng as the result of recent typhoon m Jal an. Much damage was also done to shipping.
 The war department has received a report from Manila, stating that the springfield 45-caliber rifles have been iound as effective as the krag-J orgen- sen. and are more feared by the Fil- pinos
 The president has ordered the i'm mediate dispatch to the Philippines of a number of vessels of the navy, in siuding the cruiser Brooklyn and the cunboats Marietta and Machias The action is the result of Admiral Dew ,v's interview. in which he went over the Philippine situation with the pres dent
 The volksraad of the Orange Free state has decided to join with the Transvaal in the event of hostilities. The raad's resolution made the broth hood of arms between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State, of which hitherto there was only strong prob ability. an absolute certainty, and the British will have to face the situation.
 Johannesburg advices of the ith in- ~tant say orders have been issued from Pretoria closing all saloons in the gold ields The Transvaal government has ,aken over all the mines in the gold felds. Additional transports with troops from India arrived this morn iug at Durban, Natal, and will proceed a the front immediately. The mili- yary authorities estimate that there are 52, OO0 Boers in the field
 The American consul at Pretoria alls the attention of the state depart mcnt to the fact that under the laws of lhe Tansvaal republic all residents may be impressed into military ser vice, regardless of nationality. and ur- @es that strong representations be made to the Boer government before the outbreak of hostilities, in order to prevent the imprcssment of 1000 Ame- ricans in that country liable to militia " duty
 Bids for Sj00, coo worth of army sup plies for the troops in Cuba and the Philippines were opened last Wednes- lay at Chicago by Chief Quartermas- ter !. C. C. Lee of the department of ,he lakes. The lot is one of the larg- est ever advertised for in Chicago and includes the following items: Ten thousand yards of facing cloth. 1000 music stands, ,000 pairs drum sticks, 2,JO0 shovels, 2,500 axes, l50,0Oo yards alf cotton duck, JcO post flags, l,J0o storm and recruiting flags, 2S,0oo tent poles, 30O bugies, 42,O00 hat cords and tasseIo, 2.OOo hatchets and 100, wards of shirtiug flannel,
 \ Pretoria dispatch of the 4th inst. credits President Kruger with saving, at the adjournment of the raads: Everything points to war because the spirit of falsehood has overtaken other countries and because the people of the Transvaal wish to govern them selves Although thousands may come to attack us we have nothing to fear, for the Lord is the final arbiter and lie will decide Bullets came by the thousands at the time of the Jame- son raid but the burgers were untouch- ed. Over 100 were killed on the other side, showing that the Lord directed our bullets. The Lord rnles the world" 7" Tn the course of his speech. Kruger rxclaimed: England has refused everything even arbitration"
 The Washington Post says: " On the first day of the approaching ses- sion of congress the senate financial fnil VIII bt lntIouNttt il bi' i'tt'i body. IL will not be on the same lines as the house bill. but 1t will declare without equivocation for the gold ,tarz,ard. Senator Aldrich. who as chairman nf the finance committee Ot The senate. las taken prominent part in the framing of the bill, says the measure has, been prepared, but that il will not be made public until it has hecn show, to a number of republican senators. It is the present intention 0f the finance committee to ask a speedy consideration of the bill in the senate. in order that 1t may be dis posed of as early in the session as pos sible.
 President biaz will make his trip tc Chicago in palatiai style. Besides hay ing been granted twenty days leave of absence in order that he may attend Chicaeo's festival. he has been award ed .l0O, ,OOO out of the national treasu rv to meet expenses incidental to the journey. Friendship to the United States is strikingly shown in this ac ton, following go closely on the unan imous voting of leave of absence