Mesa free press., 1899-01-06

Western Pacific, $5,415, ,409,.94; central
branch Union Pacific, $3,763, ,17S16;
Sioux City and Pacific, $4,225, ,093.53
total, SIS, 1924, ,995.61. The government
has been reimbursed for S27. .236.512
principal, and $31,211, ,711.75 interest,
being the total Indebtedness of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company to
November /, 1897, and for the princi-
pal of the Kansas Pacific indebted
ness, amounting to $6,306,O0O.
BY the statement made by the
lTreasury on November 30, the total
debt of the United States was $1,973,-
748, ,110.50, but of this only $1,O36, 1885,
$50 bears interest. The rest is, mostly
composed, OF United States notes
against which are held an equal
amount of cash in the Treasury. Still,
the month of November showed a
gross increase of $9,S95, ,57O The cash
in the Treasury was in all 1926, Ill.,
1892, which makes the net debt
against the nation trifle under d
billion dollars. An average Of about
1888 per capita.
The Drake & Stratton Company Of
Pittsburg has just received contract
from the United States government
through the War Department for the
construction OF great dock at Ha-
vana, Cuba, and short RAILROAD to
MORO Castle, costing altogether about
$500,000. The company has already
dispatched about 500 laborers and two
shiploads of machinery to the island
and the work will be rushed to com
pletion by next May. The work is >ne-
ing done to enable the War Depart
ment to requip the. famous castle overS
| looking Havana harbor.
1t is not unlikely that President Nc
Kinley will recast his cabinet entire,
ly at the beginning of the new year. Tt
was stated recently that Secretar
Long had determined to resign at
early day, although he has not VI
formally made known his intentit
to the President His reasons for lea
ing the Navy Department is that he
separated too much from his fami
by his duties, and that he has new
cared for Washington life. Should Mn
Long adhere to his purpose to resign,
it is probable that he would be sue
ceeded by Assistant Secretary
Charles Allen of Lowell, Mass.
| 1t is reported from Panama that the
governor has received from Senator
Zubieta in Bogota a dispatch giving
assurances that Colombia will grant
an extension of six years to the Pan
amaa Canal Company for the con-
struction of the canal. The Senator's
dispatch reads: after an important
conference with President San Gle
mente I have obtained new~conces-
sion for canal company. The contract
| is to be submitted for approval to the
next Congress" Vice President Morro-
guin has sent dispatch confirming
the statement made by Senator Zu-
beta, and the canal people are highly
elated.
! The Oregon, Iowa, Celtic, Iris, JUS
tice, Scandia and Sterling, the special
squadron, as it is officially designated
| by the Navy Department, will remain
at Callao, Peru, until January a8, or 10,
awaiting the enormous amount of
mail aggregating more than $4,000
pieces, which has accumulated In ting
three months since the fleet started
| from New York for the Pacific. This
mail went forward through the Office
of the dispatch agent at New York
yesterday to be sent by steamer for
Colon, whence it will cross the 18TH
mus and go down the west coast Of
South America until finally delivered
to the ships.
Secretary Long, in his annual re-
port, gives list of auxiliary vessels
purchased for the navy, together with
the price paid for each vessel. The to-
FOL nh 10 nr.ia noid
5OO Among the vessels are the follow
Co.: Fearless (renamed Iroquois),
$4,000. ]. r. Chapman & Company
sold the Peter Jepsen (renamed Bru-
tus) for $215,000. The City of Peking
was chartered from the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company at $1,000 a day.
The steamers st. Paul and st. Louis
were chartered at $2500 and the New
York and Paris at $4,000 day each.
The Congregational ministers of st.
Louis, in conference, have decided
that the cause of empty pews at even
ing church services is the fear of foot
pads, and have appointed a commit
tee of three ministers to render any
assistance to the police that may be
necessary to suppress the evil The
Rev. DR.. M. Burnham of Pilgrim
church, was selected chairman, and
the Rev. DR.. c. Sargent of Central
church and the Rev. DR.. c. H. Patton
of First church, members. This COM
mittee is authorized to confer with the
authorities in regard to any move
ment which might be made with a
view to suppressing highway robbery.
Prof. John Bell Hatcher of Prince-
ton has gone back to Patagonia to
continue his search for rare fossils /
and explore the interior of the coun-
try. He expects to be absent about
three years. Two years ago he entered
the country, but i'll health forced him
RI rptlIrn tO Princeton This fall