The Monte Vista journal., 1899-06-10
TELEoRAPH,c BREv,rIEs.

UUD.
Frank Thompson. president of the
Pennsylvania Railway Company, died
on the 9Th.
Distressing stories come In Of suffer
Ing and death on the Edmonton route
to the Klondike.
\ dispatch from Apia says that Ma
taafa has been disarmed and 800
rebels have surrendered.
The New York publishing houses of
Harper \ Bros. and the :. $. Mcclure
company have formed an alliance.
| MeNico's gold loan. bearing 6 per
cent. interest. has been refunded at D
per cent. and the bonds are above par.
| Both native factions OF Samoa-the
Malietoans and the AIataafans-are dis
arming. Mataafa has surrendered
1850 guns.
Prominent Democrats of the District
of Columbia have presented to Mrs.
| William ]. Bryan Il fine marble bust OF
/ her husband.
by direction OF the President. Br!ga
dier General Charles King. who has
| just arrived at San Francisco, rom
service IN the Philippines. has been
/ honorably discharged from the volun-
| tcer army. to take effect August al.
A special from Ensenada, Lower Cal
] ifornia. says that several miners have
arrived at San Quentin from the Sierra
I Pintada placers. They had eighty
ounces. bought supplies and started
| back with their families. The rush to
/ the new gold fields continues from
! Lower California.
.tttfv Al
cdcd in favor of a special tax of two
mills for sewerage. drainage. pure wat
/ er, paving. park and other improve
ments. The plan contemplates an eN-
pcnditurc Of S1I.00S,oyD in the next
/ few years. the tax paying the principal
and interest on the bonds, which Will
run for thirty years.
| Germany, II is announced. pays ST.
100000 for the Caroline, Palaos and
Marianne islands. Spain retains three
coaling stations. one in each group.
and Germany undertakes to defend
| these stations In case of war. Germany,
In addition, grants Spain the most IA
vorcd nation treatment in Germany
and in the colonial Islands.
In view OF the continued pub
lication OF infammatory editorials
In the papers of Santiago. Gov
ernor General Brooke has issued
an order directing the appoint
ment OF press censor. The editors
are indignant. but the public generally
Is pleased. The seditious articles have
not been in any sense an expression OF
the general opinion.
According to advices from Toxic the
deficit of Japan for 1899 will amount
to l5O0.OOO rublcs lSI.5o0.oS,. To
cover this and to provide for certain
expenses contemplated the empire Is
said to have negotiated n state loan OF
ilO.G6O.1nO In England. II is intended
to bring the enlistment of the army up
10 100000 men by l.po. The peace
strength is not far from that figure
now.
There has been second attempt to
burn the Episcopal church in Carson
City. Nevada. The prompt action OF |
the Fire Department, saved the build
ing. In which kindlinc and coal oil had
been strewn. An investigation showed
that efforts were also made to set frc
to the Catholic church and public
school buildings. A reward has been
offered for the capture Of the unknown
| inccndiary.
/ lh
was fined Tuesday for contempt OF
court. \ petition had been signed by
all the citizens asking the grand jury
not to lndict the insurance companies
and no Indictments were found. The
commemorative attorney moved To
| proceed against the signcrs for con
tempt Of court The judg. affixed the
| tine at one cent and the defendants
/ applauicd the decision.
I The emperor of Japan has approved
/ the action of the imperial diet In re-
movin. the restriction OF the first ar.
ilclc OF the press law. by that article
] the privilege Of publishing. printing
and editing newspapers WAS limited TO
Japanese subjects, but now may IN cn.
I joycd as well 10y foreigners. This step
Is n necessary preparation for the new
conditions which are 10 prevail after
the new treaties 20 into effect
Studchak"r Brotherr' Mnnuincturin.
Company Of south Bcnd. Ind. has
closed contracts for the construction
OF automobiles nggr'gnting In the
ncirhborhood of 81 lNsl.OO. New York
and Boston capitalists nrc the parties
/ interested In the deal. In order To sup
| ply this new demand Immense nddi.
tions To the company's shops Will he
/ Immediately erected. The cost Of tho
new departments will G 100000.
Another delay has occurred In the
repatriation of the .D.ODb Armenian. |
who. having He'd from Turkish out |
RACES. nrc wcii satisfied with ihcii |
domicilr In iinssia. The Russian gov |
crnm.nt desires their return and has /
50 iniimatod to the sublime porte. hut /
their lands are now occupied by kur,is. |
md the Turkish government asks that I
their repatriation lc delayed until III. /
arrival In tuns,nntinopl. of NJ. Elmo. |
yi"fY. III. Eus,lnn Ambassador.
According tp n dispatch from Man
dnl, III" most southern town OF Nor. /
| way. two boys May itth. found ON the |
north coast of Iceland n small cork |
ease. containing slip Of paper dated |
July II. isn5, signed "An,ircc Sirlnd. |
berg" and h~arlng III" words. AN |
well. Thrown out about longitude ~, !
4 latitude unknown" Prof. Andrrc'r
brother thinks the ems. was probably /
on" of III" letter touys with wnich the |
Andre" expedition was provided.
Holland nnd Germany nrc III" oh
structionis'- In the African nnti.nlco. !
hol confor-nc. now In session IN Hrns.
sells. ltofi these rountric. have pcr.
sistcntly comhair,l n high duty IN
spirits imported into Africa. hccnus" ~
their enormous trade with III" African |
\ settlements where they sell u aunlity