The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-05
reLEaaApH,c saxvlrlEs.
Secretary Alger is slowly GONZALES.


The San Francisco coal combine has
been enjoined by IL federal judge.
Heavy SHOWS have driven scores of
deer into the suburbs Of Ogden, Utah,
Russia demands that Prince George
OF Greece be made governor OF Crcte
Exports of wheat last year were
1G9.009.32S bushels, and of corn 1S9.
1850 bushels.
Senator Hunnn's only son has been
sued for divorce on the grounds of neg.
lcct and cruelty.
Secretary Gage asks Congress to
give him authority to coin more sub,
sidiary silver money.
Another effort is being made to unite
all Kentucky distilleries In n big joint
stock company or pool.
Tie assignee of the Kca bank nj
Cheyenne has been ordered 10 turn
over all property to the court.
The War Department contcmpla,cs
Locating Il military post In the Cocul
dAlenc mining district of Idaho.
Tom l.. johnson has practically sold
out his interest In the big Consolidated
Governor Budd OF California will
respite Worden, the train wrcckcr.
sentenced to hang February 1lth.
DIR. Nanscn sailed for Norway to.
day. where he will write II book. He
says lie may return to this country.
The whites of Lanokc county. Ar.
kansas. have ordered all negroes TO
leave the country within thirty days.
According To the official reports
there have been S:.4 deaths from III.
plague at Bombay during the past
week.
The surplus cattle of Mexico have
been nearly exhausted. prices are ris,
Ing and heavy imports TO this country
are about over.
The gold production Of Mexico for
last year was S6tiS1 ,S2G. n gain Of NOR,
than SSDO,Wo over 1S.Ni. and of more
than S2,OOO.OOO over 1880.
The California Supreme Court holds
that in libel suits the defendant need
only prove reasonable foundation for
the charges to secure acIuittnl.
The frsl-class armorrd Spanish
cruiser NiZcayn has started for Amer.
lea. The rest of the Spanish squadron
is preparing to sail for Havana.
The steamer Corona. bound for Alas
ka with 22' passengers, has been
wrecked. The passengers were saved
but all freight and baggage was lost.
George Pegram. chief engineer of
the Union Pacific. has resigned and
will become consulting engineer of th,
Manhattan Elevated road of New
York.
| 1t is a remarkable fact that. although
| President Mckinley has sen; 23iJ
nominations to the Senate, not one OF
them has been rejected or withdrawn
! for fear Of rejection.
Secretary Bliss has recommended ia
Congress that an appropriation of $50.
600 be made to continue irrigation
work on the Navajo Indian rcserva
tions In Arizona and New Mexico.
Commissioner Hermann of the gen.
cral land Office has reported adversely
on bill Introduced In Congress grant.
Ing certain tramwny and other privi
legcs over the ChilkOot pass. Alaska
The British Atlas Company has of.
fercd TO purchase Panann's railroad
l
owned by the government for xl.5OO.,
600 silver. The government demands
$2,5OO.OOO.
The gold reserve yesterday reached
SNE'.6Io.Wn. the highest point In about
seven years. The accumulation Is he.
coming something OF II burden and til.
government Is no longer encouraging
Its deposit.
The acting secretary Of war thinks
religious societies should h allowed
To erect but ON" church for each :,u
populate on II military reservation
and that two or more denominations
should use the same building.
4 resolution Introduced In tho Scnn,,
by Senator Teller IN the effect thai III,
governments bonds might In paid IL
silver. wAs adopted by n vote of IL L.
~. IL was tnkcn up In the House on
the 31st. nnd defeated by II strict party
vote-i32 to 49,
The state convention Of Montana
county nssessors has raised the yn!u.
alton OF sheep from Sl.I5 to $40 per
head. Lambs. formerly assessed n
sheep. were fixed nt 81 for purposes oi
taxation. The action OF the nssrssors
affects 3.5OO.OOO sheep.
Secretary Long has ordered the trial
by court martial Of civll Engineer 4
u. McnOtnl on charges Of culpnhlc In.
efficiency In the performance Of duty.
growing out of the faulty work on the
New York dry dock. executed Will,
the officer was the chief inspector.
Serious riots have occurred ut Sin.
mar. In the Nnssick district. Bom,,n y
presidency. against the plague meas.
urcs. A mob killed n hospital assist.
ant. burned the segregation cnmp,
wrecked the Jostof'icr and cut trl..
graph wires. The police were obliged
To fire upon the mob In order To u,ril
the disturbance. and many Of the riot.
crs were wounded.
The British steamer Toirmnlln, II 4,
officially announced. while attempting
t0 lnnd arms and stores on the Su,
coast. Morocco. wns Intercepted l,y III.
sl,crifan. iinssnni. wlcrcupon sb.
opened fire. The linssnnl rrclprocni.,l
aud captured one of The ships boats.
with three Envlislnrn. The Moor.
lsh troops then demolished the village.
favorable to foreigners. killing mum.
bcrs of the Inhabitants.
The Canadian Pacific rond offers ,o
hnul reindeer from New York ,o III.
Pacific coast for xtT.GD 4 cnr. Lien.
tenant u. u. Drvorr and tle tscv. Dr.
Sheldon jackson wrnl to Norway som.
time nRO Ia buy reindeer 10 le used IN
tho expedition nnd succeeded Ia l,uy.
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