Mesa free press., 1899-02-10

ban assembly will issue a manifesto
making the Cubans keep quiet until it
is officially known what the United
States decides to do regarding paying
the Cuban army
A man who describes himself as
James NJ Schaeffer and said he was a
passenger agent for the Continental
lines, with his headquarters in Cleve-
land, was arrested at Hoboken on sus-
picion of smuggling, as he was leav-
ing the steamer Staatendam, on which
vessel he had come from Rotterdam
In a belt around Schaeffer's waist
were found diamond rings, lockets,
stickpin and other articles of jewelry.
Five pairs of ladies' kid gloves were
also in the belt He was held in $1,000
bonds for examination before the
United States Commissioner at Jersey
City.
The young grass, which was well
started by the rain of week ago, Is
fast getting in need of another show
er. The young grass is unlike the
grain, for the roots are short and feed
upon the very surface of the ground,
and this has become quite badly dried
out in the past week. With grain 1t is
different, for the roots strike deeper
and for that reason reach moisture in
cases where the natural grasses would
fail to do so. An inch Of rain at this
time would be worth lot of money
to the man who has stock to pasture.
In fact, a good shower is badly need
ed at this time.
The fight of the women in behalf of
the proposed constitutional amend
ment granting equal suffrage has been
begun in earnest in the Indianapolis
legislature. About sixty petitions
from ali parts of the state have been
presented, the aggregate said to rep
resent nearly $4,000 persons. The
great majority of signers are women,
but each petition makes fair show
ing for the opposite sex. The agents
of the women's organization are still
at work in all parts of the state, and
those in charge of the movement say
that $4,000 names will be submitted
on petitions before the agitation
closes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Ohio ad-
dressed the house in favor of an in
creased standing army. He made a
strong plea for the ratification OF the
peace treaty. He said after the presi-
dent sent that document to the senate
he had exhausted his power. Even
though hundred thousand graves be
filled by the senate's inaction, he cam
not help it. And let, me add" contin-
ued Grosvenor, "the blood of every
man who dies in the Philippines
through the treaty's failure to pass
will be laid at the doors of the men
in this and and the other house who
are blocking this legislation" GrOs-
venor referred to Aguinaldo as the
greatest traitor unhung," and said he
ought to be shot for his treachery to
the Americans, whom he had at first
Joined as an ally.
La Figaro, French paper, says:
We have already told how the Ameri-
can Admiral Dewey, the victor OF
Manila, was writing articles at f.5O
line, and that his rival, General
Wheeler, the conQuerOr of Porto Rico.
had received f.6600 for his story of the
campaign. Meanwhile Lieut.. Hobson,
the hero of Santiago, is deriving profit
from his popularity in a much less
prosaic way; he organized kissing
tours throughout the cities of the
Union. Every evening he hires par
lor in great hotel and gives out no.
tice that he will receive all the mar
ried ladies and young women OF the
city. He gives one his autograph in
exchange for kiss. The transatlantic
newspapers announce that he has just
beaten the record in this form of
sport by embracing at Kansas City 22O
blondes and 1877 brunettes within the
space of two hours.