The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-12-08
GENERAL NEWS.

wounded in a fight with monnshners
fin South Carolina. ...-
The Prince of Wales has engaged
Tod Sloane, the American jockey, to
ride for him next season.
Choynski and Jeffries fought "a
draw in San Francisco. The latter
was so pounds the heaviest. !
Gus. Ruhln beat Tut Ryan Of
Australia before the New Orleans
athletic club. The winner will noW
fight Maher.
The board appointed by authority
of congress to ascertain tile cost Of
an armor plate plant deponts that
one can be lavilt ,fQc the government
for $334.zza,e, ,0e0.
The governmental Japan has sent
an order to the locomotive builders
in Jersey City for 15locomotives for
Mse on heavy trains. Work on the
locomotives will be begun at once.
President Van Horne of the Can
sadian hacitic railway states that the
company has decided to build road
of their own to Rossland, b. c.,
.pushing the work as rapidly as pos
sible.
Adyices from Guatemala say that
country is likely to adopt the gold
. standard soon. plans for reform Of
the currency on that basis.are under
discussion by President Barrios and
his cabinet.
Judge i1siold retired from the su-
preme bench last Wednesday. Had
lie remained until yesterday his term
of service would have been exactly
AZ wears. Under the law he will
draw full salary until death.
The president has appointed
Blanche X. Brace Of Mississipp
register of the treasury. Bruce rep
resented Mississippi in the United
States senate IN reconstruction day:
;and lis one of the best known negro
republicans in tho country.
General Nelson G. Williams diet
at his home in Brooklyn. He was ::
class-mate Of U. S. Grant at Wes
Point. At the battle OF Shiloh h.
had horse shot'un6er him and th
explosion of a shell rendered him to
tally deaf. For thirty years he haA
been in charge Of the public store
in New York.
London papers assert that Chin
has practically agreed to cede t.
England a strip of territory nea
Hong Kong and all the surroundin
islands in order to enable England t
fortifv then securely and to increas
the garrison. 1t is expected that
convention covering the agreemen
will soon be signed.
The correspondent Of the ASS
ciated press learns from privat
source that President Peirola,
Peru, has vetoed the bill recent
passed by congress legalizing mol
Catholic marriages. and that l
lis about to present to the speci
session of congress, now in progres
smother proposal dealing with tt
subject,
There arc certain breed Of mil
in Japan very sensitive and susce
tible to impressions. Under prop
conditions these little creatures "
wherl like dervishes for hours at
time. They have been taken up
naturalists when in this coneitl
and held stationary for several mi
utes, but will instantly resume t
''whirling' when released.
The California Jockey club "
shortly announce the richest tv
year. old stake ever offered by a cl
west of New York. 1t will be mt
eled after the futurity and enou
rnoney will be added to make t
race worth $20,000. It is expect
that such an event Will attract
tries from all over the United Stat
California alone would be safe
400.
The western manufactures Of pr
paper will fight the proposed east;
combine, if it is effected. ]
western mills propose to est
llsh selling agency in Chicf
and fight the combine. The
River manufacturers claim they Y
enter the western combine and t
the selling agency will have back
t;tsmills which produce over 400 t
<of.print paper a day, 50 that it
'be in good position to cope "
the big eastern concerns.
To Cure q Cold in One Day.