The western recorder., 1898-06-16
-sLEoRArH,c sssvlrles.

Prince OF Wales. Will visit this coun-
try in August.
1t is generally understood that Can
ada will agree to the suspension OF
pelagic scaling.
The Caroline islands have revoltcd
and the natives are engaged In all
kinds of depredations.
The hospital ship Solace reached
New York on the 9th with forty
wounded or sick sailors aboard.
There is a great commotion In labor
circles OF San Francisco because Chi
nese have been making soldiers cloth
Ing.
An entire Klondike party OF seven
men from New England were drowned
by the breaking of the ice in Frazier
lake on May 2nd. -.
|. It is said that France aud Germany
have inquired Of Hawaii whnt Its ntti-
tude toward the bellieercnts is to be.
Trouble Is feared
The big new lens for the American
University Mt Washington, the largest
In this country. made by Rev. John
Peate at Greenyillc. Pa. is ready for
shipment -
The Wyoming land board has lensed
1900 acres OF state and school land
In tracts of not over $40 acres, for
term CT five years, Mt rental OF from
"a to o cents an acre.
Senator Hawley has introduced bill
for the punishment OF persons who
may wllfully injure or destroy any
submarine mine or torpedo or harbor
defcnse system owned by the United
States
letter recently. received from Paris
says considerable quantities Of large
and small ammunition are traversing
the Pyrenees from France into Spain,
and that there is no attempt to stop
the traffic.
The four Spanish cruisers In San
tlago bay are worth at least 1880, 900
each, and the two torpedo boat de-
stroyers are worth 100000 each.
which will make their capture a mat
ter Of profit. -a--
From Biarritz and other French re-
sorts which have hitherto depended
largely upon Spanish visitors, there
comes wall that trade over the bor-
der is almost destroyed by the ruinous
rate OF exchange.
1t-C k'DuiiiNu NttStlS tOU0tTUe0 as
prizes last week will be sold on June
2Tth. The Catalina and Miguel lover.
which were released, their cases being
appealed. will sail for Spain as soon as
the bonds In their cases are completed.
Adjutant General Berry OF Nebraska
has received notice from Secretary Al
ger that the Third regiment Nebrns-
ka volunteer infantry, organized by
II -. 4.
government. and that IT. would lIe add
ed to the contingent going to the Phil
ipplnes.
The Navy Department has decided
to give the naval cadets at Annapolis
an opportunity to see real warfare by
taking assignments on the wnrships In
lieu of the customary summer vaca-
tion. As result, about half OF the
second-class men and quite number
Of third-class men have been assigned
to duty on warships.
An Item appropriating $2,250 for the
purchase of n portrait Of ex-PresIdent
Cleveland has been stricken from the
sundry civil bill. 1t was placed in the
bill as an amendment by the Senate.
When the bill was considered by the
Joint committee of Senate and House
/ utthbti6 tnt ittttti ltluttu W E&iHttibH
1t and the senators yielded.
While the British India Steam NavI-
CATION Company's steamer Mecca was
towing her sister ship. Jinduln, whose
shaft was broken. the hawser parted
and the two vessels came into collis-
ion, and the Mecca was sunk. her
captain and fifty-two others being
drowned. Most OF the lost were Asiat-
les. The vessels were or the coast Of
India.
Louis Lapiner, the father of little
Gerald Lapiner, who was abducted
from his home in Chicago on the morn
ing Of Memorial Day, offers n reward
Of $500 for the safe return of the
child. The six days that have passed
since the disappearance of the baby
with the strange woman have brought
but little information concerning the
abduction.
The engagement of Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris to General Henry Kyd Doug
lass OF Maryland is announced The
wedding Will take place this year.
General Douglass fought against the
Union In the Civil War He is the last
surviving member OF Stonewall lack
sons STAFF and he was one of the noted
military men in the last war. Before
Nellie Grant married Algcrnon Sar-
toris, General Douglass was her nd
mirer.
The schooner Brixam brings news
that the revenue cutter Bear, convey
ing relief TO the imprisoned wbnlers,
is at Dutch harbor. The officers OF the
Bear recently attempted TO form
connection with the overland party,
under Lieutenant Jarvis, but got only
200 miles north of Dutch hnrbor.
There the ice was found packed solid
across Berlng sea and all further plans
had to be abandoned. No news has
been received from jarvis.
In the Superior Court, at Milwaukee,
union labor received n hard blow from
Judge Sutherland In the case of Erd-
man Schultz against the Schlitz Brew
ing Company, granting a temporary
Injunction to restrain the company
from interfering with Schultz In the
employment of non-union labor in the
execution OF building contract. The
court held that specification in the
contrnct requiring the contractor to
use only union labor is void.
I By n vote of twenty-five to twelve
the directors of the Transmlssisslppi |
exposition have decided to keep open
the gates OF the exposition on Sun
days from p. m. TO 10 D. IN. In def
erence to the wishes OF some of the re
ligious people OF Omaha and elsewhere
1t was decided. after long and ami |
mated debate, to close during the fore
noon. No liquors will be sold, how I
ever. Religious services will be held |
In the auditorium on Sunday after
Moons.
The stage running between Baker |
City and Bridgeport, Oregon, was held |
I'D by three masked men, who stepped |