The Springfield herald., 1898-05-20
rELEGRAPHIc BREvITIES.

| cd from Arkansas.
May wheat was quoted at S1.75 at
| Chicago on the 9th.
New MeXico's volunteer camp has
been named after Governor Otero.
| Fourteen people were eaten by can
nibals at Mana Mana, New Guinea,
recently.
A passenger train was wrecked near
Columbus, Ohio, on the Sth.. One man
was killed.
Charles Fl. Allen of Massachusetts,
has been appointed assistant secretary
| of the navy.
A legal fight is in progress over the
contract for supplying the New Mexico
pcnitentiary.
The japanese and Russian govern
! ments have come to an agreement to
let Corca alone.
Fifty small houses were burned at
Duluth, on the Sth, rendering 1000
| people homeless.
A meeting was held in Ireland the
other day which requested the United
| States TO intervene in Ireland as 1t has
in Cuba.
Twenty-Five Colorado people narrow
| ly escaped death in a burning hotel mt
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, n few
days ago
A league of patriotic women have
been organized in the East TO boycott
French goods because of the attitude
Of that nation.
A serious bread riot has occurred at
| scsto, near Florence, Italy. The
troops fired II volley into the rioters,
killing four and wounding large num-
| Der.
Don Carlos has called upon his fol-
| overs in the United States and South
America to rise in his support. Gen
,rnl Weylcr is said TO be favorable to
| lim.
A Spanish spy has been arrested at
Washington. He was formerly on the
,ruiser Brooklyn, and has been send
| Ing valuable information to Spanish
officials.
1t is expected the new capitol build
Ing at Santa Fe will be so far advanced
in construction as to provide suitable
quarters when the Legislature meets
in January.
Great difficulty is experienced in
keeping ships away from the mines in
New York harbor None of them have
| been blown up yet. but seNeral OIL tHe
mines have been torn loose.
| Delegate Ferguson of New Mexico
has secured Il favorable report upon
his bill to give title to persons having
small holdings upon which their fami-
lies have lived twenty years or more.
Special dispatches received from
Athens say Karditza and GeorGeous,
the two men who attempted TO asS;is-
sinate King George of Greece in That
| city on February 26th last, were exc
cutcd on the 9th.
The Commercial Gable Company
sent out notice on the 9th that their ca
BILE between Montevideo and Rio
Grande do Sol is Interrupted. This cuts
| off telegraphic communication Win
AIontevideo and places SOUTH including
Buenos Ayres.
A registered package sent from
Pierce City, Idaho, supposed to contain
seventeen ounces of gold arrived emp
ty at the United States assay office ut
, Boise, The gold had evidently been
stolen en- route. and postal authorities
are investigating.
A riot of great proportions took place
Mt Milan. Italy, on the Sth, in which Il
large number of people were killed or
wounded Estimates place the num-
her as high as 1000. Streets We're
barricaded and the people fought the
troops with desperation.
Bandits attacked some freightcrs on
| their way over the mountains from
Guerrero to chihuahua, Mexico, ana
stole some silver bars they had in their
wagon. When the freighters recovered
from their surprise they gave chase,
overlook the highwaymen ana reco'-
cred their treasure.
The United States treasury has begun
having out gold in lieu of currency.
This will be continued indefinitely.
The available cash balance on hand,
including the 100 million gold reserve,
is S213313.5S5. OF this amount SSo,-
32S. 401 is free gold and the balance Is
made up of silver, treasury and United
| States notes, etc.
The Idaho Supreme Court has dccid-
ed in favor of several NcZ Percc In
dIans in suit brought by them to
| oiect William Carter and others from
Indian lands. The lower court dccid-
ed against the Indians, on the ground
that they had no status in court. The
Supreme Court ovcrruled the lower
court. holding that they had such
rights.
The worst flood ever known since
1914 is devastating the Arkansas val
lev in Arkansas. and towns along the
banks of that stream are submerged
while many farm building are ailoat
Thousands of people have been driven
from thcir homes The Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas and Iron Mountain sys-
TENS are tied up in Indian territory
Hundreds of thousands of dollars dam
age has been done to the plantations
| in Crawford county.
All the reservoirs and exposed vital
properties of the Spring Valley water
works. which supply San Francisco
with water. are guarded against treach-
cry from n foreign foe by an armed
patrol which watches day and night.
it is feared that attempts may be
made TO blow up reservoirs with dyna-
mite and then set fire to the city. The
water works of New York, Washing
ton and other cities are also being
guarded.
-Four war measures were passed by
| tho Senate Tuesday. One of them pro-