The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-07-21
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Public schools, under American aus
pices, open in Manila.
The fiscal year just closed showed n
vast Improvement in the United States
merchant marine.
~, Chile and Argentina decide to give
Emitted States Minister Buchanan
$loO,OO0 fer acting as mediator.
A reciprocity treaty is concluded
with British representatives for Jamai.
ca.
Between June 8 and July . lila
men, enlisted in Chicago, were sent to
the Philippines, breaking all records in
SECURING recruits.
Herr Christopher Ravn. the vice
consul Of Sweden and Norway at New
York. has been promoted to the rank
OF consul general general there.
The controller Of the currency has
issued a call for a statement of the
condition Of national banks at the close
of business June 80.
Arrangements have been completed
Tor the annual meeting and election of
the International Acetylene associa.
ton in Chicago on Tuesday. July IL.
AS result of the failure to settle the
tln-plate wage scale at the Chicago
conference, all the tin-plate mills in
the country are preparing to close.
Martin Harrington, former chief OF
the weather bureau, has been dis
charged. He was detailed to establish
service at Porto Rico. but he got into
SO much trouble he was dismissed.
Arrangements have just been CON-
pleted for the annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the International
Acetyline association, to he held in CHI
cago, July IL.
John Dyson, one of the most noted
confidence men in the country was
found dead in a miserably furnished
house boat on the Wabash river at
lcrre Haute, Ind.
1t is learned from a source which is
believed to be reliable that the CRYSTAL
Glass Company Of Bridgeport w. va,
has sold its plant and business to the
National Glass company for $2O2 $40.
Thirty-two district clubs of the Gu
ban national party oppose even the
temporary withdrawal of Gen. Gomez
from the island. A fund is being col
lected to build him a home.
The contract for the construction of
the government building at San Fran
cisco, Cal, has been awarded to the
Bentley Construction company of Mil
waukee. Wis, at $780,, 800, for Ray
mond granite.
At the reception given him by the
Cuban Orphan Fund in the chamber
OF commerce, Gen. Wood said MANY
Cuban children were dying of neglect
and that there was no better plan Of
relief than the orphanages.
Consul Pratt not only denies the
Aguinaldo interview, in which he was
said to have promised Philippine in
dependence but he has sued the pub
fishers of Foreman's book, containing
the same.
The Social Labor party of kentucky
nominated Albert Schmutz of Louis
vile for governor; James Delaney OF
Newport, superintendent of public in
struction; James O'Hearn of Louis
vile, commissioners Of agriculture.
John Forbes of Fort Scott, Kan, has
just received a big concession of min
"a "a AoAuS III AAdAIi, uuu Is organizing
stock company Of large capital to de-
velop them. He claims to have dis
covered vein of coal there thirty
three feet thick.
The Association of American Agri-
cultural Colleges and Experiment sta
tons and it's allied organization. the
association of Official Agricultural
Chemists, met in joint convention at
the Academy Of Science in San Fran.
cisco.
The papers ut Havana devote con.
siderable space to the recent troubles
at Guanajay, deplore the action Of a
few unprincipled men and congratulate
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee upon the prompt
measures he had taken to put a stor
r. them.
IT is announced at Montreal that the
recently formed Dominion Steel and
Iron company VIII take over the Do.
Ini1ion Coal and Iron company apd
will guarantee to pay at least 3 per
cent on the stock Of the Dominion
Coal company, which amounts to S15..
COO. 600.