La Junta tribune., 1898-02-05
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Anti-Hebrew riots OF serious cnH
acier continue mt Aisiers. France.
The censorship over foreign newspa.
pers ut Havana has been abolished.
The Iowa Supreme Court uphods the
constituiIonaiity OF the anii-cisareus
law.
The President Of Brazil is expected TO
soon make a tour through the United
States.
President Mckinley on the 22nd nom
mated Governor GrlSGs OF New Se'se'
for attorney general
Anstrin will have TO import s1oo.oo.
600 worth OF breadstufYs this year, o"
ing to short crops in 1897.
Fifty bodies have been taken from
mine nj Tngonroc. Russia, In whicn
gas explosion recently occurred.
a big Japanese warship was iaunch-
cd nt Philadelphia on the anh anu M
other at San Francisco on the @-na-
A slab mill to cost s4O0.o00. and to
employ /. .OOO men. Is to be built by the
Illinois Steel Company at south chi
cnso.
Fares from Seattle TO Dyea ana
| Sknytluy. Alaska, have been advanceu
SO to $50, and freight from $lo 10 $i'
per ton.
| The Italian government has caused
| to be presented to the United states
government n proposal for treaty Oh
| commerce.
| Rev. John Hall has withdrawn his
! resignation and will continue as pastor
| of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. New York.
Il tr.r -t,.t.. .ul
mittee OF Missouri has decided 10
unite this year with the SILVER hepup
iIcans and Populists.
/ A large number Of bogus railroad
passes have come upon the marker al
| Chicago. A number Of ticket brokers
are likely TO be arrested.
Senator Bacon has introduced an
amendment to the annexation treaty
| providing that II iaust frs; be ratihed
by vote OF the people OF Hawaii.
The committee of the Ohio Lcgisla-
| ture which IL investigating cbarGes OF
bribery In connection with Hannas
| election has found many Witnesses who
refused to testify.
The bubonic plague Is terribly ravag-
Ing Poonah. Bombay and the Dcccan.
Thousands have fed from Poonah and
Bombay. In each OF which cities the
mortality is 800 TO COO weekly.
The National Bank OF Paola. Kansas.
suspended business on the 2fth. No
statement OF assets or liabilities Is
made, but II is stated that the deposits.
which are small, will be paid In full.
1t Is rumored that Emperor Francis
Joseph OF Austria will shortly an
nounce the bethrothal OF the Archduch-
ess Elizabeth. daughter OF the late
Crown Prince Rudolph. TO the King or
Spain.
The executive committee OF the Lon
don engineers hns issued n circular nd
vIsIng the men TO accept the employ
ers' terms. A ballot of the men VIII be
taken, and II is probable that work
will be resumed.
The next meeting OF the Eisteddfod.
the great Welsh musical organization
of the United States. will be held In
Milwaukee on January IL. 1880. Cleve-
land expected to entertain the next
gathering, but their great music hall
was destroyed by fire.
Russin IL about to present note TO
Turkey demanding payment OF the
whole balance OF the indemnity OF the
Turkish war. amounting to Els.
OOO. 600 (S14O. 100000, with view OF
making the Sultan more docile In the
settlement Of the Cretan question.
In consequence of the police prohibi-
tion OF the wearing Of party badges
and club uniforms, the Senate OF the
German university mt Prngue has re-
signed and the students have decided
to attend no more lectures. The whole
university has thus gone on strike
The national gunrd OF Missouri will
collect money to MD In relieving suffer-
Ing in Cuba. Adjutant General Bell
has appointed a committee from the
n. q. NJ. and issued m appeal to the
people for subscriptions. General NIL
ton Moore OF Kansas City will receive
all subscriptions.
The new Democratic congressional
committee has elected as chairman
Senator White OF California. As to the
secretaryship. 1t Is generally conceded
thar Lawrence Gardner. the incumbent
will retire. The most prominent candi-
date before the organization commit
! tee IL James Kerr, former clerk Of the
| House.
The announcement of the Prussian
minister Of finance, DIR. MIGUEL, In ,ne
Diet, that. notwithstanding the in
CTesiSsN tuA icSctpts anu thc fSc BUR
plus, new Prussian loans are necessary,
has created sensation. II is under
stood the new loans will be largely
used in improving the rolling stock OF
the roads.
Joseph Letter has been offered a o
per cent. advance for 7.750.OOO bushels
OF III. wheat which he now holds by
| the Paris house of Dreyfus & Co. This
would mean a profit to Letter of $780,
| 600. hut he has refused the offer. which
| is said to hnve been made In behalf OF
| the Rothschilds. The latter are said to
contemplate nm unexampled corner In
wheat.
The New York weekly bank state
ment shows the following changes:
Srrnlux rcSerye increase 81 30G Io5.