Mesa free press., 1899-03-17
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rain and senators.
Dewey and the Oregon will be a
great pair when they once get to-
gether.
Getting 400 islands for $4,000, 900
isn't such a bad bargain, and then
just think of the salt water we get to
boot.
Frances Wizards Statue-Illinois
has appropriated $4,000 for a statue of
Frances e. Willard, to be placed in
tho National Statuary Hall at Wash
ington.
Canned roast beef is getting an ad-
vertisement that it will find quite as
hard to live down as our soldiers
found the miserable stuff hard to
keep down after they had eaten it.
Sir Charles Upper having made
the discovery that Great Britain was
instrumental in bringing about our
victories over the Spaniards, is enti-
tied to a decoration. Let the leather
medal be large and handsomely en-
graved.
And now it is Admiral Dewey, full
up and running over. Never was an
honor bestowed upon an American
more worthy to wear it. Dear Cousin
George, we salute you. Hats Off to
the full admiral, the ranking officer
OF the Yankee navy!
The rebels at Malabon apparently
thought Admiral Dewey was off duty
when he went visiting on board the
Monadnock. A few shells dropped
from the monitor into the church
where a crowd of them were gathered
showed them their mistake.
According to the Denver Republi-
can a Chicago jurist has fined man
$25 for being a liar. If that justice
continues in that course an unrivaled
spring exodus from the Windy City
may be expected, especially if the
Judge happens to get after Chicago
real estate agents.
Wages Increased-The London
Slate Company at Providence, r. I.
employing $500 hands, will advance
wages on April 1. The States Cot
ton Company at Pawtucket, employ
ing 600 hands, and the Albion and
Valley Falls mills at Albion promise
to restore the wages paid previous to
the 1898 cut-down.
Edward Hampton of Co. H., Sec
ond Oregon regiment. who was killed
near Manila on February %, is
thought to be the son of F. Hampton,
of Pittsfield, Mass. Young Hampton
left home for the Klondyke about two
years ago, and the first his father
knew of his enlistment was when he
read the account of his death.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer OBJ
serves that at Monte Carlo the male
patrons are not permitted to enter
the gaming rooms with trousers
turned up It is feared that they may
surreptitiously drop money in the
gaping hens. There is no objection,
however, to their leaving the rooms
with pockets wrong side out.
Sampson and Schley-An attempt
to confirm SIMPSONS promotion fell
fiat in the senate; several Senators,
led by Butler, charged that Sampson
sition, instancing his suppression of
the famous dispatch sent by him to
Admiral Schley This charge has
probably killed the matter for this
session.
Readville, Mass-The worlds rec
ord for kite flying was again broken
at the Blue Hill observatory on Feb
ruary % when 12,5O7 feet above the
sea level was reached by a recording
instrument carried there by string
of tandem kites. This is, 383 feet
higher than the preceding record
made at the same place on August
26, 1898.
During the month Of February
there were coined at the United
States mint in Philadelphia 500,19O
double eagles. The silver coined con-
sisted of 10000 dollars and $4,000
half dollars. There were 446,000 B.
cent pieces and 1,157,O00 pennies
coined The total number Of pieces
coined was 2.291, 1,19O, and their total
value is SO, ,169,67O.
Admiral Dewey's statement that he
would, under no circumstances accept
nomination for the Presidency, in
sures his holding position permanent
ly as the one man in all. the world
who has no critics, no detractors, no
enemies and no rivals. 1t also shows
that he has surprising wisdom, for
the FreSlu6uCy COulu duu uOIuluS "
his fame and to achieve the position
would bring him toll and anxiety.
Wise cousin Cargo"
The New York Board of Health is
engaged in the investigation of sweat
shops. Thus far over three hundred
tenement houses shops have been ex-
amined, and 200 have been found in
such bad sanitary condition that the
board has been asked to order radi-
cal alterations. In the Italian quarters
the inspectors found men, women and
children working from $3.50 o'clock
in the morning to 1880 o'clock at
night, and the highest wages was As
cents a day.
Washington-At the instance of the
German government the Presidenthas
consented to take under the protec-
ton of the United States army and
navy commanders at Manila and at
other Philippine points, the lives and
property of German subjects residing
there. The foundation of this move