The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-19
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Prairie fires have been sweeping the
country about Springer, New Mexico
Mayor McKisson of Cleveland will
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 In reported as operating in the
Hole-in-the-Wall district OF Wyoming.
Governor Leedy OF Kansas fiercely
denounces the Supreme Court decision
In the Nebraska maximum freight rate
case.
A Dervish force has advanced to
within ten miles south OF the River At
barn, which enters the Nile ut Ed-Da-
| mcr.
The comptroller OF the currency has
appointed John Il. Hanna OF Denver
receiver OF the Cheyenne National
Bank Of Cheyenne, Wyoming, In place
Of :. W. Foster.
The British war Office. the Daily
Mail announces. has issued hundred
rounds OF ball cartridges TO every vol
untecr 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. Thurston. wife OF Senator
Thurs,on Of Nebraska, died of heart
disease on the yacht Anita OF the
coast OF Cuba on the 14th. She. with
her husb.7d and a party OF congress
men, was on her way 10 Cuba.
Charles L. Hooper, advertising agent
OF the Denver Il Rio Grande railroad
with headquarters In Denver. has been
appointed travelling passenger agent OF
the Oregon Short Line and also OF the
Oregon Hallway and Navigation Com
pany.
The first step TO the consolidation of
the American and Pacific Express Com
panies has been taken. J. 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.oOO to he paid to the
book agents OF the Methodist 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.
fighi waged in Cleveland for years ter
minated last week at the primary elec.
tlon In sweeping victory for the Nc.
kisson administration and defca: OF
the alleged street railroad candidates
for places on the councilmanic ticke;s
The MckiSsonircs captured ten out Of
the eleven councilmanic districts.
Horse meat was served al the annual
banquet OF the Kansas City Veterinary
College, held last week. Though the
Spread was elaborate. not a morscl OF
meat other than the flesh of the horse
was served. From soup to roas, 1t
was all horse. The Students aud facul-
~ II the college who gathered around
the board made merry, and insisted
that 1t was appctlzing.
William ]. Calhoun Of DanyIllc. II.
linois, has been appointed Interstate
commerce commissioner 10y President
Mckinley. Mr.. Calhoun succeeds Col.
oncl William II. Morrison. For some
time 1t has been understood that the
Danvillc lawyer might have the place
whenever he wanted II. and shat the
delay came because OF his hcsitancy In
giving up his lucrative law practice To
accept the POSITION
Hereafter on the Woonsockct street
railway, no car is to be- propelled with
in 100 feet OF any BICYCLE proceeding
on any part Of the highway. and cars
must bc stopped until bicycles moving
In the opposite direction have passed.
The reason for ;hls Is n verdict against
the company In the supreme Court by
which n man was awarded 5000 for
injuries received by being struck by n
car while riding bicycle.
The Senate committee on immIgrn.
iion has reported adversely on the
nomination OF Hon T.. V. Powtlerly TO
he commissioner %! immigration. The
nomination has been held up In COM
nittcc FOR several week on account OF
the absence OF Senator Chandler. lie
having returned to Washington. the
matter was brought up and the woe
being taken. Mr.. Chandler united with
III" Democrats to secure an adverse re-
port.
The Madrid correspondent OF the
London Post says: Il nm able TO ns.
scrt that the best authority that United
States Minister Woodfor,l originally In.
timated that the United States hopc,i
nHu expected Spulu would rr-,s'nhlish IA
icncc In Cuba before March Is, Of this
year. Recently. In rcspon., TO Span
ish representations. the United States
extended III. time To May Ist. Both
governments refuse to describe thl. In.
tlmn,ion ~ an ul,Imatum to spain"
william j. Bryan spoke Mt Atlanta
on tn" 18th. To mn audience Of 1000
people. Though his main discussion
WIS devoted to the financial question
he referred 10 the readiness OF Am.r!.
cans tn s;nnd ms a unit In The dcfcn,.
of their common country. lie also
strongly culogizci Fitzhurh Lees con.
-inncy nn'i courage and his nllusion to
the fact that Lee was mn eN-confc,icr.
nic officer drove the audience wild.
and FOR several moments pan,i.uioniuui
fclgncd.
Representative Scwlnnds OF N.yndn
has introduced n bin creating a pub.
lie hnd commission, 10 consist Of the
commissioner III the General Land or.
hco. III. director Of III. Geological Sur.
vcy nhd tire" other persons. whose M.
polntm"nu nrc made subject TO con.
iirnation by the Senate. l's duti..
nir 10 construct n contoiirrd tppogrnph
ls mup of uubllc iunl nrra. una ia.