The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-10
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

LATE NEWS In BRIEF.
Archbishop Ireland is soon to pay a
visit to the pope at Rome.
The ship Solaoe has left for Manila
carrying enough supplies to last Dewey
half a year.
The largest railroad station in the
world was thrown open to the public in
Boston Friday.
Kansas now has a republican COVER
nor, II being Governor Stanley, who
took the oath Of Office yesterday
The condition Of Representative Mel.
son Dingley has improved some and
there are hopes pf his recovery.
Governor Smith Of Vermont has ap-
pointed BENZ. F. Fiield Of Montpelier
as successor to the late Senator Morrill,.
Arthur Sewall OF Maine, candidate
for vice-president on the democratic
ticket in 1896, has come out in favor
of expansions.
"A tremendous landslide occurred
near SpeDcer's bridge III British Colum-
bia, which damned the Fraser river,
completely changing its course.
Dewey's expressed, request to the
navy departments to return to the
United States in the next few months
has been conditionally granted.
One Of DR.. Gatling's new steel guns,
which General Miles regarded as likely
to reyolutionize coast defense artillery.
burst Thursday aJ chs Sandy Hook
proving grounds.
In response to an urgent request for
more ships received from Admiral
Dewey, several gunboats will be sent
him. Dewey will soon be commanding
a fleet Of thirty vessels.
Representative Stephens of Texas has
introduced a bill providing for the
opening of all mineral lands on Indian
reservations. They are to be opened
under the mineral land Laws, and min
ers arctic pay the Indians royalties.
The announcement is made on the
highest authority that Hon. Joseph II.
Choate of New York will be nominated
for ambassador to Great Britain and
that his name will be sent to the senate
sometime during the next few days.
The Union Pacific fast mail met
with an accident Saturday morning at
a small station west Of Laramie, Wyo.,
while the train was running at a high
rate of speed. The side rod Of the en-
CINE broke, tearing away the cab and
killing tina engineer.
Governor Bradley Of Alaska has ar
rived in Washington to urge territorial
matters. He is anxious for the enact
ment of the Carter bill, which has.
passed the senate and is 10Y in conn
.nittee in the house, making three ju-
dicial districts in Alaska.
Two Topeka boys, scarcely eighteen
years Of age, who were arrested last:
September for holding up a farmer and
sent to the reformatory, are responsible
for the Missouri Pacific holdup in
Missouri, for which Jesse James, Jr. !,
of Kansas City was arrested.
Henry Watte1son, in a leading edi-
torial Saturday morning in the LOUIS
Vile Courier.Journal, under the cap
ton. "The New Years Outlook for the
Democratic Party again nominated
Rear Admiral Dewey for president and
General Fitzhugh Lee for vice presi-
dent.
The commissioner of Indian affairs,
through the agent Of the Nez Perez res
ervation, has stopped the Northern Pa
citic railroad from extending its. Line
from Lewiston to Grangeville, Idaho,
across the Nez Perez reservation, and
has also forbidden it's extension over
the Indian allotted lands.
France has determined to try the ex-
pertinent of governing a number of her
colonies under the navy instead of the
army. In taking this action she is
adopting a policy identical with that
which this government he Il put in force
with regard to Guam, which is 70 be
placed under the control Of an Ameri-
can naval officer.
Secretary Alger has issued stringent
regulations for the sanitary inspection
each Saturday Of all military camps,
including regimental, brigade and
division hospitals. A special medical
inspection also is ordered OH the last
Saturday of each month. Similar in
spections will be made on the last day
of each month Of all military posts and
general hospitals.
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