Mesa free press., 1898-07-29
GENERAL NEWS ITErlS

/ The French chambers have adj
! journed.
Admiral Cervera has quickly felt the
effects of the New England climate
and he was reported to be in his usual
excellent health.
News of an earthquake at Cape
Haytien, Hayti, has been received. No
news of extent of damage or loss of
life has been received.
An appeal to the German-Americans
Of the United States has been issued
by Hon. Albert Lieber, to present the
government q modern vessel.
1 Wreckers are at work on the Span
ish cruiser Cristobal Colon, and hope
to save her. TIey think she may be
4 able TO reach the United States under
her own steam.
Ex-Queen Liliouakalani and party,
who are here, will depart for Honolulu
at an early date. Her going has no
political significance. With all other
of her subjects she Is now an Ameri-
can.
| The Nictheroy, purchased from
Brazil, has been condemned after in
tspection, and found practically useless
as far as her availability for sea-go-
ing or harbor-defense vessel is con-
cerned
The United States Embassy at Lon
don has announced that subscriptions
will be received from American citi-
lzens in behalf of the Red Cross So
lciety. The Chronicle suggests that the
o1ich fr;h olc
All Spanish officers imprisoned at
Annapolis who are given parole will
be permitted to go without the gates
and to have the privileges Of the
grounds between 8 a. m. and shutdown.
The parole will not permit them to
leave the city limits.
| The st. James Gazette of london
says it learns from an authoritative
source that the British government
has formally consented to arbitrate the
boundary dispute between Chilli and
Argentine If the matter is not mutual
ly settled by august Is, next.
| It is reported that syndicate of
New York, composed of the Guaranty
Trust Company, Kuhn, Leob & Co.,
and Speyer & Co., has purchased 3d.
100000 Of Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad general mortgage bonds
The price paid down is not known. IS.
Fears of revolution in Guatemala
are based on Presidential difficulties,
Cabrera is the present head of the gov
eminent and it is feared that, If elected
president, he will proclaim himself die
tator. Jose Castillo is his strongest
opponent and is favored by the army,
in which he has served.
An order was signed by Justice Daily
in the supreme court of Chicago per-
hitting service by publication of sum-
mons and complaint on Joseph Letter
in an action brought against him for
the recovery of $81,915 premiums on
marine insurance on freight shipments
from England to Atlantic ports.
A Hong Kong dispatch says: The
defeat of the Imperial troops near Woo
Chow is confirmed. Thousands of
bodies have been recovered from the
river and havN been buried at Woo
Chow. TIL loss of the Imperial forces
is probably more than 1910 killed,
which was the number first announced.
The territory surrendered by Gen.
Toral includes an area of II, ZOO square
miles, with some hundred and fifty
thousand inhabitants, and contains the
cities of Santiago, Guatanamo, Bara-
Gao and Sagua de Tanamo. The re-
gion is one of the richest in the island.
1t has numerous iron, manganese and
copper mines, some Of which are owned
by American syndicates.
The House Committee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures has favorably
reported bill making the use of the
metric system of weights and measures
obligatory in the conduct of the gov
eminent business The committee says
the practical way to make the change
is first by the government in Its work,
and the people will speedily follow the
example. It's adoption, the report says,
would stimulate foreign commerce as
well as make a saving in domestic time
and labor.
In the libel suit at Paris of the three
handwriting experts in the Esterhazy
case against M Emile lola and M.
Perreux, the editor of Aurore, growing
out Of allegations made by the latter
against the experts who testified re-
garding the Dreyfus documents, the
court has sentenced M. Perreux to pay
fine of 1880 and sentenced M. lola
to sixteen days Imprisonment and to
pay fine of $4,000. The Imprisonment
however, is suspended. In addition,
each of the experts is awarded $4,000
damages.
A Chicago dispatch says some fear
for the new schedule of freight rates
which went into effect on all trans
continental lines less than a month
ago Is expressed, because Of fight
which has started between the South
ern Pacific and the Panama line. At
the Southern Pacific Office 1t was stated
that the Panama lines had made a re-
duction of nearly so per cent on few
commodities, including some canned
goods and wine, and that the South
ern Pacific had met the competition.
Whether further reductions would be
made by the Panama line could not be
stated. The danger to the new and adj