The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-14
TELEGRAPH ITEMS

New disturbances are reported In Ar.
menia- In the districts OF Sivas, Van
and Auoeh numerous Armenians have
been killed By the Turks
The grsat strike Of iron workers At
Le Creunat France. has been settled
by arbitration. Premier Waldeck-
Rousseau. the arbitrator. gave 4 decis-
lon favorable to the men.
The Spanish government has sold
the Havana floating dock for 3O00.O00
to = syndicate OF Vera Cruz merchants.
Several New York nrms have been
asked for terms for conveying the dock
to Vera Cxux.
Popular sympathy with the Beers In
their dispuie with Great Britain has
taken practical form in Russia. and 500
volunteers have left for South Africa
TO fight on the side Of the Transvaal
In case OF war.
Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen
Terry and their company will sail
from London for New York on the
steamer MOQuette about the middle of
October. Their American season will
begin at the knickerbocker theater.
The failure OF the crops In Finland
has reduced the peasantry to the ex-
tremity Of eating bread made from
ground bark mixed with frost-bitten
potatoes. There is little -four to he had
~ the districts around Alavo. where
usually the harvest is abundant.
The pope has addressed TO President
Mckinley a letter OF thanks for pre-.
venting the American troops from oc'
cupying the churches OF Manila, and
Cardinal Secretary Rampolla has writ.
ten TO Cardinal Gibbons In commcnda
tion Of his activities In the same con.
| neciion.
The state Department has received
the following cablegram from the
United States minister To Venezuela
announcing the failure OF the peace
negotiations that have been in progress
for the past few days between the gov.
eminent and Insurgents: A battle is
Imminent.
The October report Of the statistcian
OF the Department OF Agriculture
shows the average condition OF cotton
on October 1si To have been ga, ms
compared with Gs.l last month. 75.4 on
October I. 1880: 30 At the correspond
ing date in 1897. and 73.5 the mean DC.
tober averages for the last ten years.
The constant increase in the price Of
rye flour has led the imperial military
authorities OF Germany to consider the
Introduction OF one third wheat flour
into the soldiers bread. The commits
sary department Will try the expert
incnt In the province of Saxony. where
the price Of rye Is now higher than
that OF wheat.
A fire mt Hnkodate. Japan. on Sep
temb.r II. resulted in the destruction
OF nearly 1900 houses. As II is n town
OF 5000 Inhabitants. this means the
wlping out OF about one-fourth OF
them. Within little more than q
month three great fires. in Yokohama
Toyama and Hakodate. haye destroyed
upwards Of HOO houses.
The Spanish residents OF Havana
who. by Haunting the red and yellow
of Spain In the faces OF the Cubans
have hen provoking outbreaks evel
since the Americans took over the nd
minlstrafion. January ] last. are pro
testing bitterly against Mayor La
costc's ctiict prohibiting the unauthor
ixcd display Of the Spanish emblem.
Major General Obs has Informed III.
War Department Of his adoption Of {
comprehensive scheme Of local govern
mcnt for all cities and towns In LUXOR
occupied by American forces. He hai
issued Instructions directing that III.
senior officers for the occupyin ing troop,
In charge Of the formation OF such gov
ernmcnts.
Naval Constructor Ilob~on M,
United States Consul General Wild
man took III" recovered Spanisi
cruiser Isle de LuxOn. which HobsoI
raised nj Manila. nnd rs,ftteti. on trin
trip Mt Hong Kong. In the course %
four trips over fwo-milc course III,
Isle de Lnzon maintained nm avcrag,
speed OF fourteen knots. using Japa
nese coal. without fored drnught.
Work has been begun on the trims
port Morgan city. which WIS wrcckc,
IN IN" Philippines. The whole OF th,
mail sunk. 2,"0 bags In nli, has beci
forwarded TO Manila. An examination
Of the vessel shows q large hole ou
the bow about fifteen inches In lrngtl
high M near the water line. IA sh,
lies In sheltered spot. the prospect q
raising her Is deemed very favorable
Smallpox is reported tn bc incrcss
Ing mt Great Falls. Montana. Fou
eases have been sent To the pest ho,,s.
making foriy-ii,c cnses In all. ten o
whom hay" been discharged M cured
Among the new cnss.N nre three chil
drcn of Rev. Henry Van Engelin. VIII,
contracted the disease while prcachin,
n funeral sermon over u smallpox vie
tim b'for. III. nature Of the di-ens,
was discovered.
Dr. Nils olof Tarlnnicr. n promincn
Finn. has left Chicago on the way I,
Alaska, wbcr. he will look over iocn
tions suitable To establish n FinnIsI
colony. ''Iinif of the people Of M.
country" said he. ''iuclusling Swedish
speaking people. are anxious To efnI
rrnic to America. The oppression q
the Russian government and the fall
'irc of crops and general lnck OF pros
pcrlty mr." chiefly responsible for tn
desire Of my people to establish ihci
homes here"
n. Ivan :orrmykin. Russian minis
ter of I'll" Interior. han notified unite<
states Ambassador Tower that tn
heir. Of the late Anthony Pollock. nj
American who with his wife va
drowned IN I'll. wreck Of La bourgoyn
In July. 1s.'s. nr" entitled to n prize o
xiutnDo. offered by the ~. pc,crrbur,
government. By . strange irony In
prize wn- offered In an intcrnniiona
competition FOR the ls.~t invention o
lifc'-aving apparatus for usc In wreck
nt .cn.
The official life of = prominent mn.
highly efficient naval officer expires