The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-13
TELEoRApH,c sREvlrlEs.
Chicago 10 to have n laundry trust
capitalized at $7,OOO,OOO.

Striking street car men Mt Duluth
have done much damage to property
und many persons have been injured.
Samuel Newhouse. the wealthy isine
owner Of Denver and Salt Lake, IL In
vesting heavily In New York property.
Rudyard Kipling has been offered
ana has agreed to accept the degree
Of Ill. ID. from McGill university.
| Canada.
The imperial Russian prison boards
report shows that during the last two
years almost 81 600 people Of both sex
es have been deported 10 the Siberian
mines.
Richard Harding Davis of New
York. writer. and Miss Cecil Clark.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Mar
shal Clnrk. OF Chicago. were married
on the 4th.
General Fred d. Gran, has nnnoune-
el the engagement of his daughter.
Miss Julia Dent Grant. to Prince
Michel Cantncuzine Of the Russian I'm
perial Guard.
The Indications are that England
ana the Transvanl may get into war
with each other before long. II the
| latter does not treat Englishmen with
in Its borders more euuliahly.
Twenty OF the leading plow manu-
fncturers have formed combine at
Chicngo with a capital OF more thnn
SG5.oOO,UO. II includes all OF the large
houses from Syracuse TO Omaha.
The proposition to advance the min
imum carlond weight from 1900 to
| 10000 pounds is meeting with strong
opposition. Representatives OF the
business men all over the country have
| protested.
At meeting Of the ninety-two Gu.
ban generals. NIL opposed to American
| influence In Cuba. at Mariana. II was
| resolved to organize Cuban Veterans
association and form II political party
TO oppose annexation.
Immense gatherings were held In
Chicago on tho 7th to counteract the
effect OF an nnti-expansion meeting
held n week before. There was great
enthusiasm. and the governments nc
ton was heartily applnndcd.
The municipal council of the city Of
Vienna has passed n resolution nu-
thoriZing the raising Of 15.GOO.OOO
tiorins ,S1.50O.UO) FOR the establish
ment OF an electric light and power
plant TO supply current FOR both public
and private use.
The commissioners of accounts have
made report TO Mayor Van Wyck. in
which II is stated that Jacob Worth
while county clerk Of Kings county.
New York. received S111.GiT mors. for
refiling records than the amount to
which he was entitled
Peace Is now re-cstablshcd In Ven
ezueln. General Ramon Cara. former
, ly Venezuelan minister Of war and
marine. who started the revolution last
February. and was finally severely
defeated by the government troops.
has escaped into Colombia.
Captain General Rios cables to Mad.
! rid that the Americans have decided
TO hand over to him nll Spanish NUM-
'ions Of war now In their hands Tie
governor of lloilO. he reports. has re-
fused 10 give the natives arms and
ammunition which they have demand
ed In order TO resist the Americans.
The hot mir furnace manufacturers
OF the country have organized n CEN
iral organization for the purpose Of
| maintaining prices. The mnnufnctur-
ers complain that they have been COM
, petinI so closely that the business has
come TO be carried on at lo~u and
that some agreement In necessary.
A special dispatch from Rome an-
n"unces that the Pope has signed "a
! bill proclnimlng sacred year Of uni
vcrsal jubilee. beginning December o.
next. His holiness accortis picnary In.
duigcnc. to pilgrims To Rome and
other recognized shrincs Of the
church throughout the world during
4 1900
| The British ship Loeb Sloy. Captain
Nicol. from Clyde on January 9Th for
Adelaide and Melbourne. was wrecked
on Kangaroo island April 2Ith. Fiv"
passengers and twenty-five of the crew
were drowned. Four of those ON board
the ship escaped from the wreck. but
thre" OF them ARE still wandering In
the bush.
! 4 call has Just been issued for n
Macedonian congress. to In held In
Sofia, FOR the purpo>. OF memorable
/ Ing the peac. conference NJ The Hague
with regard To III" lnsupportablc situ-
alton "f Christians In Turkey. and cs-
Icclally In Macedonia. II Is believed.
however. that the bulgarian govern.
mcni VIII forbid the assembling Of the
congress.
In response to an inquiry sent by
Alfred Chnssond. Admiral Dewey has
'ahlcd an Acceptance OF nm invitation
I TO banquet 10 bc given In his honor
| 10y one hundred prominent citizens, Of
| New York. Already there have been
thirty-scven subscriptions Of S1O ench
to the banquet. which Ia to he n flO.tsO
nnnir. and II Is expected that the other
siSiy'ihree viii bc In soon.
without wnrnin. all the native sig.
halihen on III. Indian renlnsuinr rail.
way have goh" ON n strike. demanding
! mn eighi-hour day. n thirty day vncn.
iion annually. and u large incrca.. In
pay. Traffic IN partially dl.orgnnixctt.
The smaller stations have been closed
nnd the signnlmrn nt the Important
, stations nr" working under police pro.
fccilon. Trndc-unlonism Is spreading
rapidly among the Indian natives. thI.
being the ntst serious evidence ~ the
fact.
X. q. Dun 4 Co. state that the fail.
ur'~ In April We're the smallest In nny
month sine. records by months ,4gnn.
~ per cent. smaller than In April of
last year. not n third Of the amount In
1897. mud not half the amount Of April
Of nny previous year. Both In manu-.
| featuring and In trading they were
| the smallest ever known IL that
| month. nnd In trading the smallest
| ever known In amy month. rs Ia manu-.