Mesa free press., 1899-01-13
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
News of the State, Nation
and the World
Also Interesting News Items Of
The War

Also Interesting News Items OF
/ The War
Speaker Reed opposes expansion,
but ne keeps on getting fatter.
The Hobson cigar has made it's ap-
peaFance, but the girls will leave the
boys to do the kissing in its case.
/. Lillian Russell says her heart has
turned to stone Perugini found that
out though, before Lii opened her
mouth about it.
Admiral Dewey is crying aloud for
a hrst-class statesman. Can't spare
him, George, they are too Internally
scarce hero at home.
The entire city council of Chicago
mas been summoned to appear before
the Grand Jury to answer allegations
OF bribery in city affairs.
II it took as long for some corpora
| tlons to get a franchise as it does to
get them to obey city ordinance
what roar there would be!
The Navy Department has ordered
Captain Barker of the Oregon, senior
and commanding officer of the little
fleet now at Callao, to remain there
until January 10.
1t costs the United States $513,S6O
to send home the Spanish army at
Santiago. But it is a cheap way to
get rid of an enemy and ought to be
endorsed at the Cars peace con-
gress.
| In the opinion of the Syracuse Her.
aid, there is grave danger that the W.
G. T. U. will weary of well doing when
they note that the Princeton alumni
are about to Present punch bowl to
the United States gunboat Princeton.
| The Memphis Appeal declares that
| the army of the United States ought
to be 100000 men. Such a force would
obviate the necessity of rifing the
| trundle beds whenever we are threat
ened with a scrap with a second-class
power.
The output of contracting locomo-
tive shops in the United States, out
side of railroad shops, for the past
year, is 1875 locomotives, the largest
since. the record-breaker of 1894. The
total output of cars is 105,15S, Of
which 1868 were for export
According to the Boston Globe, the
bush negroes in Africa have become
so fastidious that they refuse to work
under any other inducement but rum.
They have learned to make banana
brandy, and thus escape white DOM
ination. Thus doth civilization civ
ilize.
The Indianapolis Journal is author
ity for the statement that Senator
Hoar's Massachusetts ancestors, IL he
had any among the early colonists, did
not delay the acquisition of the terri
tory to take plebiscite of the Indians
or split hairs about the consent OF
the government.
Harry Harmon, bridge jumper
plunged backwards from the top of a
six-story building into the Chicago
river. A few seconds later he was
hauled to the landing by rope. He
was slightly injured by small pieces
of floating ice. The feat was in set
tlement of wager.
The China brings word of the ar
rival of tho Petrol at Shanghai. Also
of the death of Ensign George L.
Fermier, who fought bravely at Ca
vite and was mentioned in the dis
patches for gallantry. He was grad
uated from Annapolis and the alumni
had subscribed for sword of honor
to have been presented to him for his
bravery.
One of the high officials of the
French foreign office ventures the sug-
gestion that the American peace COM
missioners lack diplomatic man
1 L;o ho tr11O
but there is something about the gen.
eral style of Judge Day, the fit of his
clothes or the cut of his hair, that
seems to win admiration here at home
says the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
1 The San Antonio Texas, local office
of Wells, Fargo and Co. is out pack
age containing 100000. The money
was sent for the Southern Pacific pay
roll, and was given to c. A. Beeler, the.
money delivery clerk, to hand over.
Four hours later his wagon was found
five miles from the city, with the horse
nearly dead from fast driving. The
money had not been delivered. In
vestigation is being made.
Nine out of every ten of the adver-
tisements in The American, the paper
published by our SOldler DOyS at Ma
Mia, are of some saloon or whisky
house. It shows what sort of tempta-
tions are around them, and it seems
almost pity, says the Oakland Tri-
bune, that the Federal regulations do
not establish prohibition wherever
military camp is located. 1t would
be good idea to have some such sys-
| tenn while troops are on active service
anyhow.
About January 10th metallic cas-
kets will be shipped to Cuba, Manila,
Porto Rica and Honolulu, with force
of skilled men who will disenter the
bodies of all American soldiers who
fell in service and seal the caskets for
shipment to this country. Families of
deceased soldiers who wish the re-
mains sent home are asked to notify