Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEr1s

The house has passed the general de-
ficiency bill carrying $224, 900.
4 The Bayard. Vanban and Pascal
have Joined the French cruisers at
Manila.
Austria is likely to take military
measures to deal with the Albanian
and Servian disorders near the frontier.
General uneasiness is felt at Picking
owing to impending changes. The In
duence of the Empress Dowager Is par
amount.
The Madrid government, it is re-
ported, has authorized agents through
out the country to ascertain the opin-
ions of the people.
| A boat from the Russian ship Bey
of Naples, from Port Natal, April 3, for
Toxic, capsized off Noumea, and the
sailors were eaten by sharks.
The conferees on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill have agreed to the pro-
visions for the Paris exposition. The
cost has been limited to 100000
The sultan of Turkey has purchased
5000 square yards of land near Jerusa-
lem, which he will present to Emperor
William as a site for German mon
astery.
Last year the Italian government, for
nOn-payment of taxes, confiscated the
property of 40,S62 peasants, although
many of them owed no more than Is or
so cents.
The international commerce commits
siOnwill be asked to suggest some
means of bringing the war between
the American and Canadian roads to a
conclusion.
The senate committee on the Mica
ragua canal agreed to report a bill pro-
viding for the construction of the canal
but on lines different from those pre-
viously reported.
The most notable gathering of wo-
men ever held in the country, the
fourth biennial convention of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's clubs, has
opened at Denver.
A band Of forty brigands has abb
Quoted the sister of the sultan of Tur-
key. She was seized while walking at
Kizeletoprak, near Constantinople,
where she resided.
Gen. Greedy, chief of the signal SER
vice, says that cable communication
has been re-established with Guanta-
namo, the Cuban cable being worked
from vessel in the harbor.
! The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures has reported ia
vOrably on the bin fixing the standard
by the adoption of the metric system to
conduct the government business.
Prof. Riviera of the University of
| Brussels has been appointed arbitrator
to decide the indemnity to be paid by
Russia to Great Britain for the seizure
of Canadian vessels on Russian sealing
grounds.
The London newspapers announce
the probable engagement Of Princess
Victoria of Wales to John Barring.
Baron Revelstoke. The formal be-
trothal is awaiting the approval of
Queen Victoria.
Beginning July LIST the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company will
restore One-half the cut made in sal
aries on August 1, 1893. The increased
earnings will be divided thus instead
of declaring dividend on the stock.
At the east merchants who control
the salt market have advanced the
price of lump salt from $3.50 to $12 per
ton. Ordinary coarse salt is marked
up from "a to 80 cents per sack of 200
pounds. This is the result of COM
bination in the trade.
The attorney-general has decided to
surrender to the ambassadors of France
and Austria, as the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of Spain, the non-combat-
ants and crews of the prize merchant
vessels captured by ships of our navy
since the declaration Of war.
The delegates from Salvador, Hondu-
ras and Nicaragua assembled at Man
aqua, Nicaragua, to formulate the con-
stitution of thsyFederal Union have
elected Senior Angelo Uriarte president.
sembly are below middle age.
Nineteen editors and members of the
chamber of deputies, charged with
having been connected with the recent
revolutionary outbreaks at Milan at +
ter trial by CONTINENTAL, were SEN
fenced to terms of Imprisonment vary
ing from one month to six years.
Because of the approximations that
the Americans intend to bombardCa diz
and other Spanish ports which were
aroused by the report that Spanish
merchant vessels had been chased by
an American warship in the British
channel. an anti-British demonstration
was held at Cadiz.
John Trodd, who shot Count Won
Arca-Valley of the German embassy on
June Is, claims to be under hypnotic
influence and a victim of unjust accu-
sations by the German, American and
French nations, and falling to receive
assistance from the home Office, took
the matter in his own lands.
It Is rumored at London that Joseph
Chamberlain. secretary for the colonies.
will resign from the ministry anu as
sumo leadership of large party of
Unionists who are disconnected with
the foreign nO1icv Soma Soncofionol