The Monte Vista journal., 1897-12-11
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The Chicago horse show made q de.
ficit of $4,000.
The sovernments dsHcit for Novsu-
ber was 5000, ,4S3.
Two Brooklyn coronera are In jail
for charging for holding bogus In
quests.
The Union Pacific has been making
some very fast time with mail trains In
Nebraska.
The sum OF s13. .1G9, 7s1 was paid out
by insOlvent national banks to deposit
Ors during the past year.
A strike Is imminent In the plate
glass works at Elwood. Indiana. 1t
may involve 1900 men. 1.il
DR.. Goddard OF Kansas City has been
convicted OF murder In the second de-
gree for killing Jackson. g
! The Arizona Improvement Company
has begun work on large irrigating
canal with force of 14O convicts.
CattleInen and citizens OF western
Oklahoma are quarreling over the open
range law, and both sides urc urmins.
The postmaster general has ordered
that American-made goods shall be
used as much as possible In the postal
service.
The Queen Regent Of Spain has for
warded the highest Spanish decoration
for presentation to the Crown Prince
OF Japan.
The German government has srnt In
structions to kicl to dispatch 900 artli.
lerymen with field guns and 1000 ma
rines to China.
The auditing departments OF the
Union Pacific, Chicago L. Northwest
crn. Omaha 4 Elkhorn railways are 10
be consolidated in one Office In Omaha.
The suit OF Mrs. Angel to secure u
part OF the Gould estate on the ground
that she was married TO Jay Gould has
been dismissed. as the plaintiff admit.
ted that she had not been married TO
| him.
A telegram has been received from
Pekin stating definitely that the ne
gotiations for the loan OF f16.OO0.OOD
have been concluded with the jameson.
Hooley syndicate and that the contract
has been signed.
At the election In the Chlckasnw na-
tion, the ratification OF the Dawes.
Choctaw treaty was overwhelmingly
defeated. The adopted and lnter-mar-
rted citizens We're not permitted to
participate In the election.
/ Aparty of four San Antonio men has
left to hunt for gold on Tiburon island.
and state they will find what IL there
or die In the attempt. They took along
a large supply OF guns and ammun.-
tion. They expect TO reach the island
In about twenty days.
Comptroller Eckels In his annual re-
/ port gives the latest figures obtainable
as tn the amount OF the worlds c,i.-
rcncy. us follows: United States.
S23.10: United Kingdom. S2D.65: France.
Sa.Gs: Germany. Sis.a5: Austria. Hun
gary. $9S3: Russia, ss3j.
/ II has been discovered that Joseph +.
Blanthcr. who recently committed sui
| eide In Texas jail. and who left a
statement that he killed Blanche La
mont and Minnie Williams In San
Francisco. was In Atlantn. Georgia. at
the time they Were murdered.
Right Rev. Mgr. Joseph Schroeder.
late professor OF dogmatic theology OF
the Catholic University mt Washington.
has been appointed by the Prussian
minister Of education and ecclesiastical
Affairs To the faculty Of the Catholic
Academy Mt Muenstcr. capital OF West
phalia.
T.. l.. Hcwes. the Wichita mountain
boomer, who has been In Wichita for
three weeks. seeking tn organize n
party. has left for Oklahoma City. I.
r.. without n single follower. Al dif.
fercnt times .Hewcs claimed to have
from 200 to 10000 boomers ready to
follow his lead into the country.
The Supreme Court Of Idaho has de-
cidcsl the state medical law unconstitu-
tional because Of Irregularities In Its
passage 10y the last Legislature. The
law required an examination before
the board before doctors are allowed to
practice. One who was refused n H.
ccnse brought suit To test the law.
The Prince line steamer Trojan
Prince. which arrived at New York on
the 9th. from Lcghorn. Genoa and Sa-
pies, brought from those ports LOIS
stccragc passengers. the greater por-
tlon of them being women and chill
drcn. This is the largest number Of
italian Immigrants brought by any one
steamer 10 this port In many months.
, The state of health on board was cx.
ccllent.
! The New Mexico Agricultural Col.
lcHc nt Las Cruces reports that tn.
highest percentage OF sugar. 22is l,er
cent. thus far secured from New Mex.
leo sugar beetp. has been obtained from
samples sent from the Santa Fe valley
by Captain =. II. Day OF the local water
company. Captain bay s.ntcs that M.
teen tons to the acre In the arcin sc
Yield for this valley and he win pro.
cccd nj once to the erection OF a $500,
W" sugar factory at Santa Fc. f'r
The fittsburg Leader publishes tbc
details Of the proposed wire trust. The
facts gathered. II Is claimed, are from
an authoritative source aud nr.
yonchcd for by parties Interested In
the deal. The combination Will have n
capital of s''0.O0OGO. md Is backed by
j. ]. Morgan x Go. Of New York. /,
VIII tnkc every wire. wire rod nnd wire
nail plant In the United States, nnd.
besides. two blast furnaces, one of
which has Its own ore supply. Thrc,.
etcs.i plnhts will I. included In the
l. deal. .-,lI.s.. Tt.I ..l-'F - - ~
! The ladies' Of the Cabinet nrc very
much put ont with sccrctary Portcr's 4
new arrangement 10 hive the isrcsI.
dents reccptions on the evenings Of
ihc'r receiving days. md nrc 10 hold n
caucus at Mrs. Hhcrinnn's Pcsitic,,V. t,i
consider the mnticr. They will ulsa
decide whether to ofcr rcfrrshments
tO their callers. II was formerly thu
custom TO do 10. but tho hosrisAb,s,
tables attracted ~ mnny strn A usr rx