The Monte Vista journal., 1898-06-18
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posed duty on tea.
Yellow fever has broken out ut Nc
Henry. Mississippi.
England md France have settled
their troubles on the Niger.
China has established university
at Pekln on European models.
New York bankers offered to take
the war loans OF $2OO,OOO,OOO.
The smallest subscriptions to the
bond issue win be filed first.
The Alger light artillery company OF
Cheyenne will go to the Philippines.
Food in Havana is becoming very
scarce and many bakeries have closed.
The auxiliary cruiser st. Louis cap
tured Spanish merchantman on the
Sth.
Il. T. HoOlcy. the great English pro-
moter. has gone into voluntary bank
ruptcy.
None OF the cases Of yellow fever mt
Fort McHenry had proved fatal on
the 18th.
The big thread companies OF Eng
land and the United States have con-
solidated.
The treasury balance on the 9th was
192,125.5S3, of which SIG, 2,OOO,OOO
was gold.
Heavy rains are reported In Florida.
| which makes 1t bad for the soldiers
in camp.
New York storckecpcrs state that
French goods are not being boycotted
by shoppers.
Two Spanish spies were arrested on
shipboard as they We're about sailing
from New York.
The French ministry was defeated
on test vo;c In the Chamber Of Depu-
ties on the lIth.
dynamite factory near Bay City.
Michigan, was destroyed by an eX-
plosion last week. No one was killed.
The towns of Jamaica are prosper
ing as II result Of the exodus from Gu
bn TO that island Of wealthy refugees
1t is now thought that the number
of troops 10 bc sent TO the Philip
pines will he 10000 instead OF 10000.
-Four men attempted 10 hold up n
Santa Fc train In Texas. but We're
driven of after fatally wounding the
fireman.
Indications are that there will he n
lively demand for war bonds. Though
they bear only 3 per cent. interest
they are sure To go at Il premium.
The President has granted pardon
TO Captain John II. Hart, now serving
sentence of Two years for engaging
in flibusterng expedition tn Cuba.
Governor Tanner OF Illinois was
nearly drowned while for,ling the
Pnyctte river. in Idaho. the other day.
With party of men lie had been out
Inspecting mines.
Last Saturday night an immense
wa,erspout burst In the hills above
the town of Moxcocn. Mexico. The
water swept down furiously, flooding
all the lower part Of that place and
drowning several men, women and
children
At the Republican convention In
Pennsylvania last week. which was
the first state convention held this
season. the delegates We're pollcd by
the Philadelphia Press and stood soi
In favor Of the annexation OF the
Philippine Islands to S. against.
The Hong Kong police have seized n
cargo OF arms on board the British
1 IrtE. oWusNt huHg sim
iung Of that city. II Is supposed the
arms We're destined for the insurgent,
Of the Philippine islands. They were
seized under the neutrality law.
Countess Casa Valencia. wife OF the
former Spanish ambassador to Great
Britain. who started II Spanish fund
In London. which only realized n
thousand pounds tS5.NN) has received
! frnIu Madrid a s,,I, ~.
shocking misery Of the Spanish sick
and wounded.
II has been officially announced n,
Madrid that Scnor Dubosc. the former
Spanish charge daffaircs nt Washing.
ton. and Lieutenant Carranxa. the for.
mcr Spanish naval attacle ut Washing.
ton. have hccn Invited" 10 leave Can.
nda. owing To the Canadian nuil,orl.
ties having Intercepted n letter which
Lieutenant Carranza addressed tn the
Minister Of Marine. giving nm accoun,
OF the condition OF the American
'fortiiica,iops.'
The Anglochlncse convention gives
Great britain mn extension Of the
boundaries Of Hong Kong. Including
knn-I.unR. Of altogether 10 square
miles. under lease. to which the
greatest Importance In attached. ns
the territory thus acquired is regarded
ns lcing essential for the protection
Of Hong Kong. The lease comprises
the island OF i.nntno. 10 tho wesiwnr,
Of Hong Kong. and the mainland i,...
hind knn-Tung. soNth aud east Of N
line drawn from Airs buy To Dccr
bay.
Al a caucus Of the Democrats Of the
House held Tuesday resolutions Were
adopted declaring the sense Of tho
Democrats of the House tO ,pc opIos,,I
to Hawaiian annexation. ns n cousu,n.
nation that would prove Injurious Ia
the interests of the United States nn.I
contrary to the lon; blI-hssi uu,I
generally recognized polIcy II the gov.
rrnincni. The nction WIS taken after
one hour Ind been consumed Ia dis.
cussing the ndvirabiiI,y OF adopting
nny resolutions upon the proposition OF
annexation.
Steamers which have arrived i,crc
from Sierrn Leon" report TINT n thou.
snnd persons were killed In the r,~cn,
uprising In that district. Onc hundred
aud twenty Inhabitants of rrcctown,
most of them traders. arr known "a
have been mnssacr,si. md other col.
onirts met n worse fate. Three hun.
tirssi friendly natives were killed, t,s,.
sides the white missionaries of the
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