The Monte Vista journal., 1898-09-24
rELEoRAPHIc BREvlrIEs.

The arms captured at Santiago are
being shipped to Brooklyn.
Fifteen thousand Odd Fellows are
attending the grand lodge in Boston.
Two English bnlloonists went up o.
500 feet ut the Crystal Palace. London.
Captain Bob Evans has been as
signed to shore duty ut his own re-
quest.
Three men were drowned in the Con-
nectlcut river Off Moramus Sunday
afternoon.
A board has been appointed to I'M
prove the system of transports In use
by the army.
A big seven.story block was burned
ut Washington on the 10Th, with a
loss of S20O.OOO.
London papers say that II condition
bordering on anarchy prevails In the
interior of Cuba.
Reports from the far south Indicate
that the yellow fever epidemic Is slow
ly gaining headwny.
Fifteen hundred shoe lastcrs are on
strike ut Brockton. Massachusetts. for
an increase In wages.
Governor Tanner has decided that
champagne mny be used in christening
the batrleslip Illinois.
Six persons were killed and great
damage done by n hurricane In south.
ern Spain on the 18th.
1t IL said that the Illinois Central
and the Chicago Great Western will
build to Omaha next spring.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are planning To erect u monument To
the memory OF Winnie Davis.
The big Cunarder l\urnnia broke her
machinery on the last passage over
and was towcd into Queenstown.
Dispatches from General Otis on the
10th stated that more troops are not
needed and that the outlook Is en-
couraging. e
The agent of the Red Cross at Key
West has smugglcd the relief supplies
of the society into Cuba unknown to
Miss Barton.
Miss Winnie Davis. daughter of JEFF
fcrson Davis. died NJ Newport on the
18th. She has n sister living NJ Colo
RADIO Springs.
\ proposed new railroad il TO be
constructed by an American syndicate
from Iianl.ow to Hong Kong. China, IL
distance of 900 miles.
As the result of IL quarrel rith two
Chicago roads. the Pullman company
rcplevincd twenty-siN OF Its ears in
the yards ut Chicago.
Captain Allyn Cnpron OF the regular
a
the result of his sojourn nj Santiago.
His son was killed in that battle.
Brigadicr General Haskell OF Ohio
died Of apoplexy on the 10th. He was
one of the heroes OF the FL Caney
fight, having been wounded twice.
/ The excitement In Paris over the
Dreyfus ease continues. The Cabinet
Will undoubtedly grant n retrial. de-
spite the vehement protests OF the
army clique.
BY the terms Of II court martial sen
cadet. Philip =. Smith. has been pun
islied FOR hnxIng ut West Point. lie
IL suspended for one year.
| Sickness among the troops Of Gen.
cral LnwtOn's command nj Santiago II
increasing. Nearly onc-sixth OF his
force Is now on the sick list. although
the number OF deaths is not great.
General Lawton reported to the War
Department on the 18th that all but
eight OF the Spanish prisoners have
been shipped from Santiago to Spain.
The eight are sick with yellow fever.
Secretary Long has issued nm I'm.
/ lot, 4.
Atlantic squadron. The fleet II reduced
from n force of about 100 vessels to
~. the remainder being detached
ready for disposition In the future.
The Social Democracy OF America
hns selected n body OF land In western
Washington and will establish It's first
colony within thirty days. The exact
location VIII not bc divulged FOR II
while. ns the negotiations nrc not sufii-
cicnily mntured.
A special to the Kansas City Star
from Jacksonville. Florida. says.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan Of
the Third Nebraska volunteers will
shortly resign his commission In the
United States army and resume the
discussion OF public questions.
| The Sovereign Grand Lodge. ]. u.
q. r.. elected the following officers on
the Goth: Grand sire, Alfred \. Pink.
crton Of Worcester: deputy grand
sire. W. q. Nyc. Minnesota: secretary.
]. Frank Grant. Baltimore: treasurer.
Charles Mucklc. Philadelphia.
The hismcnl,crcd body Of n young
woman found In mill pond nj Bridge
port. Connecticut. was Identified by
Frank W. Perkins of MiddiciDoro. Mas.
saclusctts. m his daughter. He ship
trsi them home nnl Ind made arrange
ncntn for the funeral. when his inugh.
ter appeared on the scene. alive and
well.
| The conl miners strike In Monongn.
ncln City II over nnd work Will 4. rc.
sunis4i In nii the pits ut once,
pending n settlement NJ the differ.
cnsrs by arbitration. Both sides hnv"
agreed to nbite by the decision Of
the arbitrator. The acceptance Of
the arbitration proposition is regarded
ns n victory for the miners.
General 1.awtou Inns made a recon-.
tncntlntion to the Wnr Department for
the utilization ~ Sncl, Cuban troOi,s
M may rclInIuish NIL connection with
tho Cuban army. by employing them
upon various works Of the United
States nj Santiago. General l.nwton
has mot recommended that they In.
usrd to police the city or province Of
Rautlaxo. hut directly Ia the contrary.