The Monte Vista journal., 1897-09-11
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The Interest In pearl gathering II
Arkansas Ii Increasing. Many fin.
pearls are being found.
Twenty sailors have deserted tn.
United States steamship Concord ul
Juneau to go to the mines.
A special commission will meet short
ly to consider the Introduction of com
pulsory education In Russia.
Thanksgiving services for the com.
pletion Of the Franco Russian alliance
were held all through France last Sun
day.
Fred Eckland, young ranchman,
was badly Injured by being thrown
! from wagon near Horse Creek, Wyo.
ming.
Eight Armenians charged with com
plicity In the bomb throwing In Con.
stantinople, have been sentenced to
death.
Iowa Democrats have sued to enjoin
the secretary OF state from putting the
Ticket OF the boiling Populists on the
| official ballot.
Six persons were killed and thirty
badly injured by an explosion of natu.
raj gas In suburb OF Indianapolis n
few days ago.
The newspapers Of Madrid say thai
Premier Ascarraga has failed in his
eHoris to reunitc the warning sections
or the Conservative party.
President Andrews intimatcs that Ia,
may remain with Brown University
and also take charge OF John Brisbcn
Walkers educational scheme.
The Spanish cabinet has decided To
summon the next class OF 10000 re-
serves, 2I,OoO of whom will be sent 10
cuba, and 1900 to the Philippine is.
lands.
Judge Ellsworth of Oakland, Cali.
fornia, has ruled that a bicycle is per
sohnl property and exempt from exc
cution II used by the owner in his
daily business.
Since Tuesday OF the present week
about 800 Turks have been arrested
Mt Consiantinople. for supposed con
nection wit. the committee of the
Young Turk party.
A steamship line from the gulf to
the principal points OF Central Amer
leu and the West Indies is to be put
IN operation by the Kansas City, Pitts
burg 4 Gulf railroad.
The steamer Del Norte has arrived
at San Francisco from Dutch Hnrbor,
and the Pribylof islands, Alaska, with
Jo,OoO seal skins for the North Amcri.
can Commercial company.
The affairs OF the Massachusetts, Bep-
eht Life Association will be wound up.
The temporary receivers have been
made permanent. The assets of the
association. 1t Is said. are about $500.
900.
General Fitzhugh Lee has left Ha.
vana for the United States. 1t Is
thought that he will not return to Cuba
ns he has for sometime wished to he
relieved Of the position OF consul gen
eral.
For the hrst time In the history of
our navy, carrier pigeon message wus
received at the Norfolk navy yard, con.
veying an official -rnort Of the location
and movements he North Atlantic
squadron.
The London Times has published q
dispatch from simla saying that the
Ameer Of AfghaniH,an desires to pre-
disturbances, but thn, they are secret.
~ aroused by the Mullahs.
Secretary Bliss has requested secr--
tary Alger to furnish four. troops Of
cavalry ut Zuni. cw Mexico. on the
18th, for the protection OF territorial
authorities In nrrcstIng and prosscut.
Ing several Zuni Indians accused OF
forfuring mn aged ZunI woman.
The settlement Of fhe coal strike ON
the basis Of the proposition now under
consideration at Columbus, will have
NO effect with the New York and Cleyc-
land Coal Gas Company. De Armiu
aays the men must return 10 work un.
der the contract before the strike.
W. Russell Ward. the Engilnhrpan
who created n sensation d short dine
ago by elopln. with the wife OF Mi.
lionnire John bradbury OF Los Angeles,
California, committed suicide ON the
third by throwing himself from q Chi
cago 4 Northwestern train. In lows.
The Prohibition city convention OF
New York has nominated william I.
wardwell for mayor OF Greater New
York, Alfred II. Walker for comptrol-
ler. and Thomas Crawford for presi.
dent Of the council. Mr.. wardwell ID
the treasurer OF the Standard OH Com
pany.
A large ny wheel In Jones' 4 Laugh. |
Inns mill nj Pitisburg burst Saturday
morning. tearing the cniirc side Of the
mill and doing damage exceeding Slj,.
600. large piece Of the wheel. weigh
Ing 800 pounds or more. smashed an
electric crane square away. No one
was injured.
The Cons,nniinoplc correspondent of
the London Standard says that the Sui.
tan and the Car have made mutual nr-
rnngcnments whereby the Sultan
agrees never 10 use his Influence
against Russia and Central Asia, and
the Car pledges himself To uphold
Turkish rights In Europe.
A score or more Of representative
freight men Of Minneapolis aud NJ.
Paul have been summoned 90 appear
before the federal grand Jury In Sep.
t~mtrr To testify ns To the charge. Of
Illegal rate cutting. said tn have b.cn
mostly on -four rates. There IL much
CONSIDERATION In railway circles.
Another injunction wns served on the
striking miner. at Wheeling. on III.
8ri. scvcnty.fo men are named In
the injunction nnd n Includes mn nm.
limited number of unknown strikers. 1t
also includes llrv. W. II. Wiley.
Methods, preacher. who has lsru hold.
Ing daily prayer meetings and sunday