Mesa free press., 1899-10-27

the literal resurrection Of Christ, in the
supernatural birth of Christ, nor in
vicarious atonement.
Secretary Root has received letter
from Governor Smith of Montana, who
has just returned from San Francisco,
where he went with "a party to well
come home the returning Montana vol
unters. He says that he wishes to
express his thanks and appreciation for
the very thorough and satisfactory ar
rangenents made by General Shafter
for the care and comfort of the Mon
tana men on their arrival at San Fran
cisco.
General Otis is putting in effect
comprehensive system of local govern
ments in the cities and towns occupied
by our forces in LuZon. The officers
must be natives and residents of the
towns and wards in which they are ap-
pointed and their ordinances must re-
ceive the approval of the commanding
officer stationed there. Granting local
self-government to the Filipinos is
criminal aggression, Of conrse.-Ex-
press.
The October report of the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture shows
the average condition of cotton Octo-
Der 1 to have been 62.4 per cent, as
compared with 6S5 last month, 1874
October 1, 1898, and 1875 the mean of
the October averages for the last ten
years. The decline during September
affected almost the entire cotton-pro-
ducing region. The condition of corn
was S2.7, as compared with 85.2 a
month ago.
State officers announce that a test
case will probably be brought against
the state of Iowa on behalf of four reg
iments of Iowa troops which entered
the Spanish war. The military men in
sist that under the state military code
the state authorities pay them for their
entire term of service whether or not
the federal government does the same.
If suit is brought and this position
sustained it would cost the state about
81, 900, 900 to make the payment.
The state of Louisiana has decided
to take hand against the state Of
Texas in the enforcement of her quar-
antine and will apply to- the supreme
court VI LuG Ou1IOu Oldu0S lOT d VIII
of injunction to carry out it's intention,
according to letter received by Gov
ernor Saycrs from Attorney General
Cunningham of that state The Texas
officials will fight the injunction and
to that end Attorney General Smith
and State Health Officer Blount have
| left for Washington for that purpose.
The watch which was presented to
Admiral Dewey by the city of Boston
Saturday has a heavy gold case with
the monogram &c. d. and contains 81
diamond and ruby jewels with two
pairs of diamond caps. The plate
jewels are in raised gold setting.
On the dial is the picture of an eagle
holding in it's talons an American flag
painted in colors and carrying a scroll
on which are inscribed Dewey's words
at the battle of Manila, May 1, 1898:
"Gridley, you may fire when ready
President Hitchcock of the Maritime
Canal company is in Washington to see
! the state department in an effort to
have this government protest against
the annulment of his company's con-
cession by Nicaragua and against the
Cragin- Eyre syndicate proceeding with
pany has been prevented from carrying
on the work by numerous revolutions
and other causes for which Nicaraguais
responsible, and therefore the Maritime
Canal company concessions should not
lapse by reason of the expiration of the
original time limit.
All over the citrus belt the cheering
sign of thousands on thousands of new
props for the heavily laden orange
trees is manifest, and this fact serves
to give added interest to the resolu-
| tions passed by the San Diego Cham
ber of Commerce on Wednesday, where
! in the Citrus Tariff Committee of
Southern California is urged TO use all
means possible to defeat the pending
commercial treaty with Jamaica. This
treaty passed, or ratified, would be far
worse to citrus interest than another
dry year could be. The latter would
find fair market for such fruit as was
raised, while the former would force
this coast to meet imported fruit in
eastern market with the paralyzing
handicaps of overland freights and
much smaller cost of production
against it. This treaty is question of
supreme Importance and merits imme-
diate attention from all fruit men,
Times.
| The New York Tribune says: A
close friend of the Vanderbilt family
has made the following prediction as
to what the contents of the will Of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt would prove to be:
II understand that it will closely fol-
low the line of that of his father, Will
| liam H. Vanderbilt Mrs Vanderbilt
will get the Fifth avenue residence and
The Breakers at Newport for life, and
an income of $500,00 a year to keep
them up. These house and the in
come allotted to Mrs. Vanderbilt will
at her death pass to the third son
Reginald. The five children will re-
ceive $10,000,000 apiece, and the residue
of the estate will be divided into two
equal parts, one of which will be
given to Cornelius and the other to
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. The whole
property will be made a trust estate