The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1890-07-24
BY TELEGRAPH.


last Wednesday.
There was great fire in Philadel-
phia on the 18th, which destroyed 100000
worth Of property.
Twenty-Five men lost their lives by
the explosion on board the steamer Tioga
at Chicago last week.
General Clinton b. Fisk, Of New
Jersey, the well-known and universally
respected reformer, is dead.
New Jersey boasts baby whose |
father is only seventeen years old and |
whose mother is but fourteen.
There are rumors ahoat in the East |
to the effect that Spain would sell Cuba to
the United States for S2OO,OOO,OOO.
The Republicans of the Senate
threaten to shut off debate if the Demo
Gratis try to delay action on important
bills.
There is no doubt that over one
hundred people lost their lives in the
storm on Lake Pepin, Minnesota last
week.
1t is reported that Newfoundland
vessel fired on a French fishing boat that
was taking bait off the Newfoundland
coast.
A Florida coroner held an inquest
over man last week before he was dead,
Fortunately for the coroner the man died
afterward.
General John G. Fremont, the first
candidate of the Republican party for
President, died in New York on the 18th.
His sickness was brief.
As a result of Admiral Hands resig-
nation the government of China declares
that never again will it intrust the real
authority in the navy to any foreigner.
The steamer St. Lawrence collided
with the pleasure yacht Catherine in the
st. Lawrence river near Alexandria last
Thursday, OF party Of twelve on the
yacht, five were drowned.
News has been received of raid by
the Zemmour tribe on the camp of the
Sultans son, near SalSe, Morocco. The
camp was taken completely by surprise
Troops and slaves were mercilessly
slaughtered by the raiders, and fifteen
prisoners were burned alive.
The Universal Peace Congress was
opened at London on the 14th by David
~-.slev Fia,d ~ ANc-,f -yyorl, " an aa-
dress opening the session MIR. Field dilated
upon the benefits to be derived from arbi-
tration and the simultaneous graduated
disarmament by the various powers.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has decided that it will issue an order
making a reduction in grain rates from
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri to
st. Louis and the Mississippi River and
to Chicago. Food product rates east OF
the Mississippi and not involved in other
suits before the commission, are not found
to be excessive.
Among those who attended Mr..
Stanley's wedding reception on Saturday
was a wealthy widow named Hatcharm
While there she stole several silver spoon,
| from the room in which the wedding gift.
were displayed. She was seen by de
tsctive who was on duty in the room anC
was arrested. She was arraigned, found
guilty, and sentenced to six weeks i'm
/ prisonment.
The House committee on appropria
tions has reported to the House an urgent
bill making gross appropriation of 1885,.
200 to defray the expense of employing 46j
additional clerks in the pension bureau
1853 in the record and pension division o.
the war department and ten in the seconC
auditors ofice. The object of increasin,
the force is to provide for the speedy ad
iudication of claims to be filed under tn,
dependent pension act
The new torpedo boat Cushing
sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard Fri
day afternoon, bound for Newport, and Oh
the trip proved the speediest vessel OF he
class in the world. She made the run be
tween Brooklyn and New London, u
miles, in four hours and forty-four min
utes, and average speed of 25.35 miles Al
hour for continuous run, which is the bes
time ever made between that port an
New London.
Advices from Kansas indicate ai
alarming condition Of the corn crop. tn
condition Of corn grows worse day by day
Hot winds cause great damage In thos
sections Of the State which have had n
rain. In some sections the farmers hav
about given up hopes of harvesting an
crop at all. At best there is no more tina
half Of the State that Is even fairly ",
watered. In many sections the farmer
are marketing their hogs, fearing the
win have no corn to feed them.
One OF the most curious strikes o
record has just ended at Danville. v,
Several days ago butcher was imprisone
sorviolating city ordinance, whereupo
all the butchers closed their stalls An
swore they would sell no more meat unit
the ordinance was changed Since tbs
time no fresh meat could be bought IN IN
market for love or money, and people wer
put TO great Inconvenience. The butcher
at last decided that they were getting IN
worst Of the so-oalled strike and opene
up again.
The people at Boulder have to loo
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