Mesa free press., 1898-09-02
GENERAL NEWS ITErIS


The Admiral Dewey, first of four
steamships built by Cramp for the
American Mail Steamship company, is
launched.
The Dispatch of Chicago says there
are women engaged in sewing for the
soldiers whose husbands have to buy
their pajamas ready made.
During the meeting of physicians at
Detroit, it was declaredi that 100000
people die annually from tuberculosis,
and that one-seventh of all deaths are
from this disease.
Dewey and Merritt hadn't heard of
the pending negotiations when they
captured Manila. There are times
when it is positive luxury to have
cable communication interrupted.
A dispatch from Madrid to the Times
says: "It is reported that at a series
of bull fights at the village of Vicalva-
70, four miles from Madrid, Monday,
twenty-eight persons were injured.
ga little slip, crash and the work
of day lies in a mangled heap" Thus
the Tombstone Prospector man de-
scribes the accidental pieing of news
paper form this week.
Robert P. Porter, the superintendent
of the last general census of the Unit
ed States, has been appointed commits
sioner to examine and report upon the
finances, banking system and custom
laws of Cuba and Porto Rico.
| During a terrific thunder storm at
Lithia Springs, Ca, lightning struck
Camp Hobson. Seven soldiers are in
the hospital seriously hurt The same
company were in the wreck at Fort
Mcpherson recently.
A great heat wave has prevailed
throughout England and France In
the mountain districts of Austria ex-
treme cold prevails. Heavy falls of
snow have occurred in Innsbruck,
GratZ and elsewhere.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
telegraphic instructions to collectors Of
customs directing to clear vessels to
Cuba and Porto Rico, except that ves-
sells Of the United States only will be
cleared for the transportation of mer-
chandise from the United States and
Porto Rico.
England and Russia may be going
to fight all right, says the Salt Lake
Tribune, but somehow it is as hard to
get those European nations to going
as it is to get a couple Of our champi-
ons of the world into the ring. They
are good in blufing, but they don't
like to get down to actual business.
The Boston Globe sees no reason to
revise the brief history of the war,
which was originally published some
three months ago as follows:
Mckinley: "Git!"
Sagasta: "Nit!"
And then they fit,
And Spain quit.
The exhibit of the United States at
the Paris exposition will be the largest
OF any country in regard to floor space,
with the exception of France. At the
last exposition we had 10000 square
feet and this time 265,0OO square feet
are already assured. Through. the
appropriation of $650,000 by Congress,
beautiful building wiN4Es erected.
Arrangements are being made for a
conference Of business men OF this
state, for the purpose of securing the
expression on the question as to what
position this government ought to take
for the furtherance and development Of
its trade and commerce in the formu-
lation of the treaty of peace with
Spain.
Canada will hold popular election
on the prohibition question September
20. The voters are called upon to an
swer the following question: Are you
in favor of the passing of an act pro-
hibiting the importation, manufacture,
or sale of spirits, wine, ale, beer, cider,
and all other alcoholic liquors for use
as beverages?
The severe storms which visited
southeastern Iowa and western Illinois
caused considerable damage. Hail as
large as eggs is reported Several
bridges were washed away between
Keokuk and Fort Madison. Several
buildings were wrecked, while the en-
tire peach crop in that part of the
country is ruined.
London-United States Ambassador
Hay came to the embassy from the
country, and after transacting some
routine business returned to continue
his visit. To correspondent Colonel
Hay said: "I have been offered, and
have accepted the post of Secretary of
State. I shall leave London in about
month"
Congress is to be asked Immediately
upon the assembling of the next regu-
lar session, to authorize the increase
ct the regular army to 100000 men.
The nect ssary authority should be
granted without opposition. If we
had had a standing army of 100000
men at the outbreak of the war, Spain
could have been whipped to stand
still inside of thirty days.
The Sun has compiled the following
figures, showing the cost of the Amer
ican-Hispano war: Current war ex-
penses $4O0,00O,O0O, state expenditures
Sic, 100000, private contributions $15,-
100000, war claims $20,OO0,0O0, loss of
soldiers productive labor $1OO, 600, 900,
interest on war debt 100000, 900, pen
sions $3OO,000,000, the Maine $3,0O0,0O0.