Mesa free press., 1898-12-23

upon Spain is much resented in high
circles. Senor Sagasta denies the state
ment in an interview attributing to
him. certain sharp remarks on the
policy of the United States.
A ST. Paul, Mimi, dispatch says the
State Normal Board has elected DR..
J. F. Millspaugh of Salt Lake City,
Utah, president of the Winona Normal
School, to succeed President Irwin Sc
hard. Prof Millspaugh has been for
number of years superintendent of
the city schools of Salt Lake City,
which he has brought to high degree
of efficiency.
Judging from his great disappoint-
ment, Emperor William must have
expected to find the streets of Jerusa-
lem as well swept as the Avenue I'm
ter den Linden, under the shadow Of
his own palace in Berlin. Perhaps he
had been reading of the New Jeru-
salem,' the streets of which are paved
with gold, and got the places confused
in the mind of him.
The President and Secretary of the
Navy were last week visited by Mrs.
Harriet R. P. Stafford of Cottage
City, Mass, an old lady wishing to
present to the government the first
flag ever hoisted over an American
vessel-of-war, and the first ever sa-
luted by foreign naval power. It was
worn by the Bon Homme Richard
during the engagement with the Sera-
pis in 1779.
The Houston Post thinks Captain
General Blanco is certainly to be con-
graduated upon the good luck in which
he has been playing from the start to
the finish of the Spanish-American
army, and is now to be permitted to
return to Spain before the American
flag flies over Moro, thus enabling
him to carry back with him his brag-
gadociO sufficiently unimpaired to
leave him a good working capital.
The treaty of peace appears to be
rapidly approaching the point of COM
pletion, despite the evident churlish-
ness and i'll nature that the Spanish
commissioners are exhibiting. It seems
extraordinary that our late fOemen
have not yet discovered that it is the
part of wisdom to swallow the disa-
greeable dose without making wry
faces or showing Indications that they
do not fairly dote on the bad medi-
cine.
+ The Monmouth Pottery Company
has apparently prevented the forma-
ton OF another great trust. At meet
ing just closed in Chicago represent
atives of forty stoneware mannfacto-
rles were present and an effort was
made to form a combination to regulate
prices now and ultimately to organize
stoneware trust A refusal of the
Monmouth Company to go in prevents
the deal being cOnsummated, as the
company has one-ninth the capacity
! OF the country and one-fourth the ca
pacity of the western factories.
At a meeting of the Anti-Imperial
League Executive Committee in Bos-
ton, a letter was read from John Sher-
man saying he hopes the Senate will
reject the treaty; that he sympathizes
with Aguinaldo in his efforts tonfound
republic and hopes he may become
the Washington of new nation, free
from American and European infiu-
ence. Bishop Potter and James G.
Carter of New York were added to the
list of vice-presidents. Over 500 petit
tions against the imperialistic, policy
have been received by the league, and
they will be presented to the Senate.
DR.. Winns, Secretary Of the State
Board of Charities, has received let
ter from the General of
immigration at Washington, stating
that any alien immigrants who may
become a public charge within one
year from theg date of landing in the
United States will be returned to the
country toe which they belong at the
expense of the United States. This.
fund is liable to pay any public or
charitable institution fixed charges
agreed upon for the care Of any alien
immigrant who has fallen into dis
tress within one year from the time Of
landing and become a public charge
from accident or bodily ailment or dis
ease or physical inability to earn
living. which is likely to be of per-
manent character.
Washington advices say that Sena-
tor Kyle of South Dakota is authority
for the statement which he declares he
makes on Semi-official authority, that
Japan has offered this government
$500, 100000 for the Philippine Islands.
He says there is a distinct sentiment
in official circles in favor of eventually
turning the islands over to Japan or
some other power or powers. Senator
Kyle has had an interview with the
President concerning our policy in the
Philippines. Kyle declares that he will
vote for the ratification of the peace
treaty and he considers it to obe the duty
of every Senator to do so. He says he
is opposed to having the United States
hold all the islands permanently, and
believes the government should be sat
isfied with retaining some point in the
islands as naval base and coaling
station.
DATES IN CALIFORNIA.