The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-26
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The War Department Is buying rapid
IRE guns In England.
| Work on Montnna's capitol 10 to bs
commenced very soon.
Mr.. Glndstone's health Is not rood
He has serious pains In the face almost
constantly.
There was disastrous fire 10 Chicn.
go on the 10th. by which at leas, ten
lives were lost.
China will demand an indemnity for
the boycotting Of Cinnamon by lnbor
unions In Montana.
A rehearing has been granted to ex-
State Treasurer BARLEY OF Nebraska,
recently given twenty years for embez-
element.
John Wnnnmaker Is carrying on a
hot campaign for governor OF Pennsyl-
vania. He is fighting Senator Quay
and the machine.
Sanger Pullman. son of George NJ.
Pullman. was married to Miss Louise
Il. West. daughter of San Francisco
banker. on the 18th.
The small German force which has
assisted In maintaining order In Crete
has been withdrawn, leaving England.
Russia and France to look after the lit
tie islands affairs.
The Sultan OF Morocco Is disba nding
his army. Many Of the governors, ca
dis and their contingents have re-
turned. Several OF them have been dis
graced and imprisoned.
II is conscrvatively estimated that
hfrl 80 Ia. 90 al,
fornia was more or less affected by
frost. the heaviest burden Of the dam
age falling on the lowlands OF River
side.
Senator Proctor Of Vermont. who re-
Gently visited Cuba. made a speech in
the Senate the other day, giving nm ac-
cclnt OF what he saw and heard He
emphasized the distress OF the recon
centradoes.
The Cuban iun,n has issued an nd
dress to the people OF the United States
declaring that Cuba will not under any
circumstances accept autonomy. Their
motto viii continue to be "Indepen-
1ence OF Death"
Theodore Ledner. with an expetii.
zion aided from state and private
sources. will start on the steamer He'll.
goiand next May In search Of Herr An
dree, the missing aeronau, and to pro-
scuie scientific Investigations.
The Black Hills ranges are being
secured by the United States agents
for horses suitable for the cavalry. A
contract has been made with one large
horse company TO furnish 2.OGO horses
as soon ms they can be brought In from
the range.
The Missouri Supreme Court, In an
opinion by Chief Justice CAN'T, has de.
cidsi the inheritance tax law. passed
by the Legislature In 1895 for the tene-
MT OF the State University. TO be un-
constitutional. The opinion was con-
CURED In by NIL the Judges.
Private advices from the Ttan.vnal
TO the people having large interests
there Indicate that serious trouble with
Great Britain Is brewing. British
troops are already being concentrated
ON the frontier. AT Johannesburg great
commercial distress prevails.
The returns OF the first thirteen
Methodist conferences voting on the
question OF lay representatives Indicate
that the proposition will be adopted.
The vote In these thirteen confers pces
last year was: For. 10; against, 1Hg
This year the vote is: For GGO; against,
$40.
Judge Slabaugh OF the criminal tliyis-
Ion Of the District Court n, Omaha.
sentenced Charles Hendricks 10 fifteen
years Imprisonment at hard labor for
highway robbery. The prisoner held
up three men. shot two aud got ten
cents. He was captured by his third
victim.
The latest plan nt Washington Is TO
divide Cuba. Senator Proctor suy.
Ie-'s thaf Cuba take all she has won.
spain all she holds. The Cubans hny,
Possession Of Puerto Principe and san.
tiago de Cuba. The Spanish control
the provinces Of Pinar del lilo, Uayu.
M. Mnntanzas and Santa Clara.
The huge surplus OF the prcscn, Il.
nnnclal year and the high price Of con.
soils finds the British government with
more money on Its hands than 4; needs.
nhd II has been decided to spend -.
ss,."" Sl:.aDO,uDp In buying sites
and erecting buildings for the gr.a,
public departments including q new
war office.
The international chess match he.
tween Great Britain md the Uul,e.i
States wns won by tn. Bri,isher. by
ais 10 4ts games. Last year the Amer.
lean. were defeated by British on.
pon.n's by exactly the same figures.
which In the first match. played two
years ago. the Americans were victor.
sous by ~, TO 3is games.
Bishop Hnrtzell. the Mctho.ii.t EpI..
copnl bishop of Africa. who IL In Lon.
don. has u mission from the president
of I.iisrln 10 Great Britain and TN,
United States. lie will cnd.ayor to oh.
tain treaty with thos. countries and
with IAt-ria. guaranteeing the Int.r.
riiy OF the little republic nHnins, Frun.
c"-Gcrninn ci.cronchmcuiu.
4 large number of Cuban women npd
children are said TO have i..cn mnssn.
cred by Spanish soldiers. Mis-. Cluru
Barton called On General Binnco and
ch~rgc,lcaliy protested against the
Spanish outrage. The fact IL n large
quantity of relief supplies sent by her
To the rcconcrntradocu In III" Interior
have ts.eu u~d by the Spanish military
commanders to feed Spanish truops.
President Oxnnrd of the H.~t surnr
CHmpany. has Withdrawn III. anil. lin.
waiian annexation clause In coutrscts
with is~t rnlstru. This clause pro.
rI.icd for reduction of nifty cents per
ton In rnsc Hawaii wns annexed. II
WAS bitterly Tough; by members Of TN,
Grower~' Association. who declared
they would raise NO brc's unless Il VIA.