Mesa free press., 1899-01-27
GENERAL NEWSITEMS
News of the State, Nation
and the World
Also Interesting News Items Of
The War

Don Carlos revolution seems to be,
suffering from an attack of the grip.
Politics is a fascinating game, but
most of those who play at 1t are losers.
Schley had the grip several days ago
and now Sampson lays claim to 1t,
says the Memphis Appeal.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
tion of Charlemagne Tower of Penn
sylvania, Ambassador to Russia, and
Addison c. Harris of Indiana, Minister
to Austria-Hungary.
Judging from the array of commit
tees appointed, the Executive Commit
tee OF the Free Harbor Jubilee does
not propose to permit the celebration
to be any halfway affair.
News comes from Honolulu that,
Lieut.. Hobson was given warm well
come at that place. Nothing Is said,
however, as to his having kissed any
considerable number of Kanaka wo-
men.
The governments reindeer herd has
at last reached Yucon on its way to
Circle City. Only $50 of the reindeer
remain, the rest having starved on
the trail. Hardly half of the $50 will
live to reach Circle City.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the
government $25O,OO0 to erect build
ing for public library for Washing
ington, provided Congress would fur
nish site and provide suitable main
tenance, not less than $4,000 per an
mum.
The Buffalo Express thinks that
young soldier whom Helen Gould has
sent to a law school may be pardoned
if, when he becomes an attorney, he
shows a tenderness toward corpora
tions in which Helen Gould is inter-
ested.
Maj.-Gen. Otis cabled to Washing
ton yesterday that conditions in the
Philippines appeared to be improving.
This is gratifying news for this coun-
try, but there is much greater reason
why it should be gratifying to the
Filipinos.
If the nations of the earth continue
to increase their armies as they have
done since the Cars disarmament
proposal was made, there will be an
immense lot of secondhand guns for
sale when the proposition shall be
carried out.
The American Wool and Cotton Re-
porter says the wool market is quiet,
the prices having been from to 10
per cent below last seasons figures.
Sales of the week in Boston amount
to 10000; sales since January l,
7,006, 500 pounds.
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the Cuban Evacuation Commission,
arrived at New York from Havana,
bringing the commissions records and
some war relics. among. which is O.
small cannon the Spaniards captured
from the British in The seventeenth
century.
Capt. C. l.. Cooper of the revenue
cutter McCulloch, which arrived at
San Francisco from Manila and Hon
olnlu, is authority for the statement
that when Admiral Dewey returns to
the United States it will not be by
way of the Pacific Coast, but by way
of the Suez Canal.
Jennie Howard. modiste, died,
practically of slow. suicide. Four
weeks ago she went to the Menominee
Hospital, determined to die, made her
will and absolutely refused to take any
medicines or allow the physicians to
do anything for her. A love affalr Is
said to have caused the suicide.
The House passed a bill for the codi-
fication of the criminal laws OF Alas
ka. An amendment provides for
high license system, with a species OF
local option. Liquor dealers must pay
$1,000 a year, and have the consent OF
a. majority of the white citizens with
in two miles of his establishment.
Governor Tanner has notified Sher-
iff Downey and Lieutenant-Colonel
Frank Wells, who have charge OF the
coal miners strike situation and COM
mand of the State militia post here,
of his intention at an early date to re-
call all troops, leaving matters en-
tirely in control of Sheriff DoWney
and his deputies.
Kansas City Journal: Miss Mae
Combrie, a pretty young hospital
nurse who proved herself heroine in
Cuba. is coming to the Kansas capital
on a visit, and all of the married men
of the town are preparing to line up
at the depot and HobsOniZe her. The
women say it is wicked and scandal
Gus, and they are trying to get out an
injunction.
John H. McGibbons of the Paris
Exposition Commission has sent Con-
gressman Cannon, Chairman OF the
House Appropriations Committee, a
corrected statement Of the probable
needs of this committee in order to-
secure fitting exhibit of American
products at the exposition. The orig
inal figures called for only about
$7OO, ,OOO but the last estimate made is
for $1,3O0,000.
Admiral Dewey Is reported to have
said that a capable and responsible
man should be sent to the Philippines
to ascertain exactly the sentiment OF
the people there. Whether that be
true or not, and there is good reason
to doubt it, there can be no doubt OF
the truth that some responsible per-
son should tell us exactly what our
relations with these people are, says