The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-12
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| Ae~Sht HcANy SHOW ssOTiHs ia AeEslu.
Indians are said 10 be slaughtering
antelope In Natrona county. Wyoming.
The Senate has passed the bin ex-
tending the homestead laws to Alaska.
The Canadian Pacific carried over
100000 tons of American freight last
year.
Gold coin in considerable quantities
continues to be shipped to New York
from Europe.
q. s. Grant will he candidate for
the Senate from California. to succeed
Senator White.
/ Prince Albert OF Belgium comes to
this country 10 make a close study OF
industrial conditions.
w. s. Post. the postmaster at Dia-
mondville. Wyoming, shot and killed
n burgler few days ago
The strikers at New Bedford. Mas
sachusetts seem likely to lose the
night owing to lack of funds.
Utah farmers and miners fear a very
ury summer owing to the light snow
rail- In the mountains thus far.
An epidemic OF "black blister" has
broken out in the state OF Hydrabad.
flf'y deaths are occurring daily.
Canada will send regular soldiers to
the kIonJike country to replace the
mounted police as a measure of econo-
my.
The Kentucky House Of Representa-
uves has passed n bill frobtiding the
Insertion OF gold contracts in mort
cages
Senator Mills Of Texas has decided
not to seek reelection. which will
probably give the place to Governor
Culberson.
The conscience fund Of the govern
ment was increased by n contribution
OF S2.4D few days ngo. II Is said to
be due on whisky tax.
There is talk In New York of organ.
izlng an International American bank
TO do business in nll parts Of the west
ern hemisphere. II is to he chartered
by Congress and to have n capital Of
81, 100000.
| \ dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from Hong Kong says that n fresh re-
bellion has broken out in the Phillip
pines, ana that iifiy-ihrce Spanish sol
diers have been killed. No further de
tails are known at Hon. Kong.
4 dispatch from Nngasaki. Japan.
says the Korean cabinet. with the ex-
ception of the foreign minister. Min
Chong Mouk. have resigned because
Min granted the Deer Island concession
10 Russia without The consent OF the
cabinet
All kinds Of spectators are flock
ing TO Pckin for the purpose of kecur-
ing concessions for electric lighting
street railroads and regular railroads.
etc. The Chinese merchants are show
ing great eagcrness 10 participate in
the enterprises.
The silver men In Congress are pre-.
pairing to send out great deal of lit.
eraturc from now until the end OF the
coming campaign. Everything that has
any bearing on the subject OF silver
VIII be printed and made frankable,
so that II may be carried In the mail.
The situation nj Bombay IL grave.
There Is extreme unrost among the na-
ives who are inccnscd mt the plague
measures. which wound their religious
s'isceptibilitics. In addition. the plague
authorities nrc at loggcrhends with the
city corporation. which has stopped
their supplies Of money.
The Russian government has ordered
thirty new torpedo boats to augment
the Russian Pacific squadron mt vladi-
vo-tock and Port Arthur. Russia also
proposes to keep eight cruisers OF the
volunteer fleet continually In far east
ern waters instead of the Black sen. ~
ns 10 avoid the possibility OF being
hnmpered by Great Britain closing the
Sucz canal.
Ex-Stntc Auditor Eugene Moore Of
Nebrnskn. recently convicted OF the EN-.
icxxlencnt OF S23.0O OF state funds
ana set free two weeks ago by the Su-
prcme Court on the ground tina, the
statute under which he was convicted
was invalid. hns been rc-urres,ed ON an
indictment returned by the Lancaster
county grand Jury. charging him with
eintHzzlcmcnt OF fees paid by lnSur.
ancc companies for licenses.
| A private letter has been received by
Commodore Schlcy of the navy from
Captain Sigsise. In which the latter
says that because of his apprehension
Of mines and iorIs,locs In Havana har.
bor, he caused the bottom II the bay
where the Mnlnc wns lying 10 be
dragged not only once. hut three or four
| ~'Nts WIN tnf oI
arrival until the explosion. The work
WINS done Mt night SO as la avoid oh.
scrvaiion from the spaniaris.
Governor Otcro of New Mexico I'm,
commissioned y. l.. Bariictt to he ~.
licitor general of the territory to nh the
vacancy which he. the governor, nj.
lcgcs To have existed In The office ever
since the close of the last Legislative
Assembly. The governor tnkcs the no.
sition that Fall was no, eligible SINCE
he was a member Of the Assembly
that confirmed his own appointment.
District Attorney X. l.. Young Of
Dom Ana county has an; his r...ig.
nation 10 ,hc governor.
The Stale Dcpartmcn. has hnd notice
from the Cuban relief committee at
New York TINT there were shtpin.ti on
March lat from New York to Santiago
IO.Ono pounds Of relief supplies; on
the :nd 10 Havana. 1000 pounds; OH
the %th to Mnninnxna. 10000 pounds
and to sngun In Grnndc. 100000
pounds. In these shipments arc nOO..
600 grains Of auinlnc consigned to each
of the posts except Havana. The rriicf
mcnsurs~ are proving unrx1s~ctctily
successful. The supplies running into
the carloads and hundreds Of tons.
RiRnnr Fciicc Carlo Cmvnlotti, poct.