The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-04
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The government deficit for the fiscal
year Ia ass, STh, 0SA,

CANAAN lreyfuS mas arrived at keN.
nes, His wife was permitted to soc
him,
Tho comptroller Of the currency has
issued Il call for tho statement Of the
condition Of national banks at the close
of business June 10,
The National Editorial association
will convene in Portland tomorrow In
tho fourteenth annual convention. 1t
will be IN session three days.
IN a demonstration made by the in.
sureents at San Fernando against the
Americans OF Friday night, u troops
lost II killed and four wounded.
Union City, a mining town near Car.
hondalN, Ill.,, was the scene Of a pitched
battle Friday night between union and
Mon.uuion miners, and as u result the
town Ia now IN ruins, The state troops
have been ordered out to avert further
trouble, which Ia anticipated,
4 mhleeram from Colonel Milford
announces the First Nebraska sailed
from Manila for home Saturday morn.
Ing. Governor Poynter O N its receipt
issued q proclamation calling upon the
people ct the state to give the returning
soldiers Il fitting welcome Oh their ar
rival,
The first orders were issued Friday
for recruiting troops under the clause
authorizing the enlistment of 30. 900
men, The order oontemplates enlist
Ing men for the three skeleton regi.
ments In the Philippines, Recruiting
officers have been instructed to enlist
men with this understanding,
Charles NJ, Murphy. one of Kings
oounty's (New York; wheelmen. rode
a mile on q bicycle, paced by u loco.
motive, IN 81 40 seconds Saturday.
His curse vas u two.mile board track
on q siding Of the Long Island railroad,
Murphy followed al engine and day
coach, the latter being provided with
hood, which acted as Il wind shield for
the rider.
A reciprocity treaty with Jamaica
vas concluded at the state department.
Saturday at q conference between Com.
missioner kasson IN behalf Of the
United States and Mr., Tower, the Brit.
ish charge d'afaiIs. The Jamaica
treaty Ia now to be forwarded to Kings.
ton for approval Of the colonial author
tiles and when this IL given the formal
signing Of the instrument will occur,
Mrs, Emma d, Southworth. au
thoress, died at her residence In Wash
iAgton Friday night after an illness Of
several weeks, About 4 month ago
Mrs, Southworth was FRUSTRATED by
heat, when, IN addition to advanced
age. she being In her 10th year. rem.
deIed her unable to %reouperate from the
attack, She grew rapidly worse until
q few days since, when 1t seemed that
death was inevitable,
Admiral Dewey will first land in
Europe at Trieste. an Austrian port at
the head of the Adriatio sea. The
New York World correspondent learns
from the highest authority that tho
admiral's health has shown no appreoi.
able improvement since he left Manila,
and, acting under medical advice, he
will take q complete rest for some time
In the Austrian Tyrol before resuming
his journey home, His health 80 far
Ia 80 Indifferent that he could not safely
face the fatigue of the receptions await
Ing him,
Since the announcement that about
10, 900 volunteers were to be mustered
into the army service in the Philip
the president has been deluged
with applications for commissions.
The president requests all his visitors
to file their applications with Adjutant
General Carbin, At the same time he
makes it clear in q general way that
the policy of the administration in
granting commissions will be TO grant
to volunteer officers who
showed ability and who performed val
aable service during the Spanish war.
The number Of officers to be commits
is to be carefully guarded to
prevent q scramble,
Old line alliance men aud populists
met at Kearney, Neb,, Friday and de-
cided to reject fusion and nominate a
middle-of-the-road state ticket this
fall, They issued an address to Ne
hraska popplists dennuncing the exist
ing fusion arrangements, present state
officials and board OF transportation,
declaring that democracy had swal-
lowed UP populism ana the latter had
nothing from the deal, and de-
their intention to keep in the
of the road, They declared
against supporting the national ticket
with Bryan At the head unless q popu-
list is given second place, The address
is q soathing Remuneration of fusion,
4 smallpox scare exists in q dozen
towns in eastern Washington, Almira,
Lincoln county, is q|uarantined, COL
fax has a l-deyelaped case, A new
has been reported in Spokane,
and Walla Walla has 4 sick man in her
p%esthoHse, At Almira there are seven
wei. deXalQned cases the whole town