Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1899-05-05
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
News of the State, Nation
and the World

A cable to Samoa would come in
right handy just now.
Moving day will be celebrated this
year as it never was celebrated be-
fore. 1t will be the anniversary of
the day Dewey moved into Manila
bay.
German American Sentimental ma
tional union of German-Americans to
oppose an alliance between the United
States and a foreign power was mi
tiated at Chicago
A law has been passed in some of
the states reducing sleeping car rates,
Dut so long as the porter has not been
leglslated upon we cannot anticipate
any great amount Of financial relief.
Admiral Dewey is to receive $50, 200
IN prize money, and while the prize
money policy in the navy may be bad,
there will be no one to dispute the
fact that the right man is going to get
5000 of it.
The monthly statement of the col
Elections of internal revenue shows
that during the month of March, 1899,
tthc total receipts in the United States
were $22, 7S7, 447. an increase over
March l, 1898, of So, 491, $40.
Peoria, Ill.-Alexander Reid of
French Grove, ILL.,, on returning from
his. fathers funeral last evening was
called to the bedside of his sweetheart
and found her dead from fright, caused
by horse running away with her.
The Hog in Court-A celebrated hog
doA in, Cnrin oHn hxy
verdict that the pork in question was
the famous "Klever's Model" and not
the Columbia Wilkes as claimed By
the defendants, who had refused to pay
the record breaking price of $4,000
on the ground that they got the wrong
hog.
= Austin, Textile special committee
appointed by the senate to give hear
ing to parties interested in the Arkan-
sas antitrust bill, now pending in the
Texas legislature, today made their re-
port to the senate recommending that
the bill be passed without any amend
ments at all, save one to provide that
the bill shall not become operative un-
til January /, 1900.
Washington--United States Senator
N B. Scott of West Virginia, called in
the President, accompanied by Major
Elliott, of the Second West Virginia
Volunteers, to inform him that West
Virginia was prepared to furnish her
share of troops for service in the Phil
ippines in case it was desirable to call
for volunteers to replace those who de-
sire to be mustered out.
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The officials of the United States in
ternal revenue Office are unable to even
approximate the amount of counterfeit
revenue stamps made use of by the eli.
gar manufacturers of Lancaster, Pa,
who were arrested yesterday. The ev-
iGence against all the men under ar
rest, it is said, is overwhelming. The
maximum term of Imprisonment in
such cases is fifteen years under each
indictment, and in most of the cases
the secret service agent thinks at least
four indictments will be sustained by
the courts.
Spaniards Kissed Her-Emma Ne
vada was ronndly Kissed at Seville by
sparse audience on attempting to
sing Lucia de Lammermoor. At Mad
rid the queen regent was informed OF
the occurrence. Her Majesty invited
Nevada to a soiree at the palace and
presented to her a diamond and sap
phire bracelet. Nevada arrived at
Paris in a state of the greatest indig-
nation. The Spaniards showed rare
bravery in kissing Emma Nevada be-
cause she was an American. We are
surprised that they did not fear the
fair singer would descend from the
stage and clean out the operahouse in
regular San Juan Hill fashion.