The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-17
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The nationaI conference Of charities and
| corrections met In session al Toronto on the
| Sth.
| Bricadier General II. C. Merriam has be> n
! ordered to command the department Of the
] Columbia.
| Durrapt's parents will place his photo.
/ graph on sale all over the country TO secure
I funds for his defense.
A Christian Enfeavor train narrowly es
| capped being wrecked at burnln; ;restle
/ near Retlding. California.
Ten large hreNerics in Allegheny county,
| Pennsylvania, were consolidated in one COM
I pany, with capital Of 100000.
Further details Of horrible atrocities.prac-
'iced upon the Armeuians by the Turks and
[ kurds are being received In Europe.
4 cnbleGram says that the Bradley. Mar
I tins have bought Barney Barnatos house In
Kings Park, London, and will finish I, on
the magnificent scale that the katir king
planned.
Mrs. 5. J. Fillmore Of Oakland. California.
has deposed that Jay Gould told her In
1851 that he had n wife and child, corrOha-
rating the claim OF Mrs :. A Ansell to the
Gould estate
The Spanish mall steamer Havana on the
[ 10th carried 1000 -ck soldiers, many Of
whom will die on the way home. Eleven
thousand sick soldiers have been sent To
. Spain since January lst.
\ dispatch from MOntpyidco says that
severe irhtlu. between the revolutl0pisis
aud government troops has occurred a.
Ace-un, In the province Of Cerro Largo, Ae-
coriIns to the government report the rebels
were obliged to retreat.
by special desire of the Queen, all the col.
onlal prsmIErs, including Sir wlfHi Lau-
TIeF. premier 0r Canada. visited Windsor
castle 20 present TO her majesty the Jubilee
addresses from their respective colonies
Subsequently the prcmlcFs were sworn Ia
as privy councillors.
Five hundred persons AT WHppln-cr's :
Fails, New York, were poisoned AZ n Fourth
u July picnic by eating ham sandwiches
mos, Of which had been cooked Ia copper
ho1tomel kettle. Three hundred Of the az
.~cIei ones suffered severely and are not yet
we'll. but none have died.
\ sAIIbo7t carrying i've persons was cap
.lEel In the middle Of Eagle Lake, Indiana.
resulting IN the drowning of Georgia Cop,-
ter. daughter Of Professor conitsr u the
University IF Chicago. and Bertha larnell,
daughter OF Edward L. Nlrnell, Fort
Wayne, Indiana. The Others were rescued.
Ben welch. a star valley hHutcr. has Just
returned from a hunting 'r!p ia The Cray
river country. Wyoming. bringing back six
fun grown bears. one Uf whlri measures
eight feet seven inches welch also Killed
n lion measuring nine feet from tip To tip
wclch say. The extreme GOLD and heavy
sHow Df last winter Killed hundreds Of deer
and elk
Lightning struck 4 4onb-harfel OIL tank,
two miles north 0f Oicln New York 4 can.
non was procured uEd shot. hF,d at the sur
rounding tanks 20 allow the oil TO escape
nud preveut o,h"t tanks from exploding
IN. escaping ou l-7rame lsnlt.i. aud boom.
were built 10 preyeut the spread Of the
burning oil and keep It oct Of the river.
The los. will be lar-e.
The demand FOR harvest hands Ia the cen
trnI aud western portions of Kansas still
cuHtluHe., Avery Turner. assistant general
superintendent u the Atehlson In Topeka.
ha- received request from the agent NJ
Neknma. Kansas. 4 small station on the
Great Bend branch. fof iio harvest lnborer-.
similar request. are coming Ia from other
stations Ia the central and western portions
q the state.
II l. stated that the administration has
taken steps to Keep It, grip on Hawaii
Any aggressive Interference On III. part Of
Japan Will result In til. landing of ma
rine- and the hol.tlns Of IN. American a.. 9.
with or without the ratir alton of tn. pend
Ing annexation treaty. The administration.
realizing that some crisi. might arise while
the tr-aty SIN hangs ere In III. Senate. has
takcn step. to be prepared for any sner.
g"ncy.
Tbr.. hi.hwaymsn. armed with rcvoly.r-
held up a trolley oar on the Cicero nr.i Pro
si-o line, Chicago. Thursday nlght and
robbed the conductor. motorman and the
passenger. of their watche. and nbout 500
In money. They escaped without being pur.
n hBm ~ ft. lnt "a la
Cicero Nv. hishwayIn.n boarded au Archer
avenue electric ear at Thirty eighth and
ksnEie avenue aud after covering the mo.
torman and conductor with rcvolvcr-. So.
cured 500, a watch and revolver.
TIL. international copyrish, law Ia. been
upheld by the court 81 ontario Ia an I'M.
portant ease. and Ia the fururc the intcrs-t.
Of United States music publishes In Canada
will he protected. tn. action was brought
for the Infringement of a copyright on two
Of sou-a'- marches. III. judgment 70,
strains the Toronto hrm pcrprigaily from
Publishing these two piece. u music. and
orders thai ali cpplr. u th. pieces now on
bani b. given up, well hs ih. iithosraph,
!ns material used la printing the music.
Sows ha. reached nol.. of III. death u
Howard Moore by lightning on the Middle
fork Of III. wel,"r river. Moor. was q
shccpmau. being brothcr.ih.law of -. W.
Porter. III" well known Oregon sheep owner.
lie was out IN the hills when a thunder
storm came up and he vas stricken DOM.
by or" u heavens shafts lie was missed
aud search was made. NJ. h,-iy being re-
covered by MD u lis dog. Although there
were only slight nhrasiuus of tho kin. n~.r
ly every bone In ~. body Nas broken.
,il.. CDnstanr. Mackenzie white w,.urn
nui daughter q the lat. Dr, u. shelton
Mackenzie. who until recently was director
af the Porter school Kindergarten l'hiii.
iclphla. has been married To- Iohn : bur.
ham. who enjoys The distinction ~ being
one of the nrst cliited men who Fflduhis,i
from the University " rcnu.yluuia. Mr.
Durham succeeded The late Tr4irfisk nuus
lass A. minister 10 iiaytL The bride Ia /.
been for year. prominent Va educational
works. ii"F father was distinguished a. nn
author and critic.
After August isi Suspensions viii be- thing.
of the past IN tho Santa 10 road Instead ~
receiving lay on far ten. iNrnty. thirty ov
sixty days, m smployr ~ the cusinn or
train service who violates rules nrsir.ts :
duty or fall. In any manner 10 carry out
his work properly, viii he charged with .,
many dsmrrits under th. nriwn system
the number 10 b- regulated by the gravity
n the uffsnsr, when the number nf do,
merits reaches the limit. on .am- fpai. ~
90 other. -. and on .iill Others iop the
rmployr l. iisrharse.i Discharge under the
system l. nnal.
The police department ~ Kan.,. city.
Kansas, will beain working women pti.an.
er. nj breaking stone. III. .ame a. "a. mai.
prisoners. IN. police commissioner. having
adopted tb" fui" Upon recommendation os