The western recorder., 1898-03-17
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Prairie fires have been sweeping tho
country about Springer, New Mexico.
Mayor McSisson OF Cleveland VIII
contest Mark Hanna's seat in the Sen
ate.
The secretary Of war has established
another department, composed OF the
Gulf states.
A strong force Of desperate stock
rustlers is reported MS operating In the
Holc-in-thc-wal district OF Wyoming
Governor Lcedy of Kansas fiercely
\ 1enounccs the Supreme Court decision
In the Nebraska maximum freight rate
case.
A Dervish force has advanced 10
\ within ten miles south OF the River At
bara, which enters the Nile ut Ed-Da-
ncr.
The comptroller Of the currency has
appointed John II. Hanna of Denver
receiver OF the Cheyenne National
Bank of Cheyenne, Wyoming. in place
OF J. W. Foster.
The British war Office. the Daily
| Mail announces. has issued n hundred
rounds of ball cartridges TO every vol
unteer in the kingdom, In addition TO
the ordinary provisions.
The Aetna Powder Company at Mil
Ter station. Indiana, has received an or
der for 100 tons OF powder and 200
tons of dynamite cartridges from the
War Department. The works Will be
run day and night.
Mrs. Thnrston, wife of Senator
| Thurston OF Nebraska died of heart
disease on the yacht Anita of the
coast OF Cuba on the 14th. She, with
her husband and party of congress
men, was on her way TO Cuba
Charles Il. Hooper, advertising agent
of the Denver Il Rio Grande railrond
with headquarters in Denver, has been
appointed travelling passenger agent of
the Oregon Short Line and also of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany.
The first step to the consolidation of
The American and Pacific Express Com
panles has been taken. ]. A. Brewster
OF New York City. late head clerk of
the accounting department of The
American company, has taken charge
OF the auditing department of the Pa
cific.
The President has signed the bill ap-
propriating S2ss.00 to be paid to the
book agents of the Methods. Episcopal
Church. South, as full compensation
for the property of that corporation
used, taken away injured. consumed
or destroyed by the United States or
its army at Nashville, Tennessee, dur
ing the war.
The bittercst Republican municipal
fight waged in Cleveland for years ter
minated last week at the primary cleo
ton In sweeping victory for the Me
Kisson administration and defeat of
the alleged street railroad candidates
for places on the councilmanic tickets.
The McISissonites captured ten out of
the eleven councilmanlc districts.
Horse meat was served at the annual
banquet of the Kansas City Veterinary
College, held last week. Though the
Spread was elaborate. not Il morsel of
meat other than the flesh OF the horse
was served. From soup to roast it
was all horse. The students and facul-
ty of the college who gathered around
the board made merry, and insisted
that 1t was appetzlng.
William j. Calhoun Of Danville, IL
linois, has been appointed Interstate
commerce commissioner by President
Mckinley. Mr.. Calhoun succeeds Col
onel William II. Morrison. For some
time it has been understood that the
Danvllle lawyer might have the place
whenever he wanted 1t, and that the
delay came because of his hesitancy in
giving up his lucrative law practice to
accept the position.
Hereafter on the Woonsocket street
railway. no ear is to be propelled with
in 100 feet Of any BICYCLE proceeding
on any part Of the highway and cars
1. xssa until lafevatas tnnNinO
in the opposite direction have passed.
The reason for this is n verdict against
the company in the Supreme Court ny
which n man was awarded $4,000 for
injuries received by being struck by
car while riding bicycle.
The Senate committee on immigra
tion has reported adversely on the
nomination of Hon. Il. V. Powderly to
he commissioner OF immigration. The
nomination has been held up in com
mitiee for several week on account of
the absence of Senator Chandler. He
having returned to Washington, the
matter was brought up and the vo;e
being taken, Mr.. Chandler united with
the Democrats 10 secure an adverse re-
port.
The Madrid correspondent of the
London Post says: II am able to as
sert that the best authority that United
States Minister Woodford originally In
timated that the United States hoped
and expected Spain would re-establish
peace in Cuba before March list of this
year. Recently. in response TO Span
ish representations. the United States
extended the time to May LIST. Both
governments refuse TO describe this in
tlmation as an ultimatum TO SPAIN
William j. Bryan spoke at Atlanta
on the 18th, to an audience of 10000
people. Though his main discussion
was devoted TO the financial question
he referred 10 the readiness of Ameri-
cans To sand as Il unit In the defense
of their common country. He also
strongly eulogized Fitzhugh Lees con
stancy and courage and his allusion to
the fact that Lee was an ex-confeder-
ATE officer drove the audience wild.
and for several moments pandenionium
reigned.
Representative Newlands of Nevada
has Introduced bill creating pub
lie land commission. TO consist of the
commissioner of the General Land Of
flee. the director of the Geological Sur
vey and three other persons, whose APP
pointments are made subject to con
firmntion by the Senate. Its duties
are to construct contoured topograph-
is map of public land areas. find the
water supply of each basin and incl
dental data. control the cutting OF tim
ber in each basin. regulate the occupa-
tion and utilization of public lands,
and In general protect the forests.
woodlands. grazing lands and waters.
Webb McNall. state Insurance com
missioner OF Kansas. has made public
n copy OF the compact alleged to have
been entered into by all Of the lead
ing life insurance companies Of the