The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-27
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Sarah Bernhardt is playing Ham.
let" to wildly enthusiastic audiences In
Paris.
Three-f0urths of Dawson City. In the
klondike district. was destroyed by
fire April 28th.
The people of Eddy, New Mexico.
have voted to change the name Of their
town to Carlsbad.
Professor NnthOrst's expedition to
search for Professor Andree and his
balloon exploration party left Stock.
holm on the 22d.
The great strike at Buffalo Is ended.
Over 12,OOO men We're involved. Con-
cessions Were made on both sides and
good feeling prevails.
General Gomez has announced his in
tentlon OF paying another visit to Pres
idcnt Mckinley in the hopes Of
strengthening the tnnglc in which Gu
ban affairs have become involved.
EN-Prcsldcnt Cleveland broke the rec
ord for bass catching nj Middle BASS
Saturday. He pulled in l25 pounds
of fish, while Captain Bob Evans
caught forty-ilve bass from one to two
pounds In weight.
1t Is reported from Diarbekr, Asiatic
Turkey. that outragcs upon Armenian
Christians in that vilayce has begun
again. The atrocities of the Turks are
said fully TO equal those hitherto prac-
tccd against the Armcnians.
One hundred and fifty members OF
the American National Editorial Asso-
citation are expected To reach Paris by
the end OF June. In time 10 attend the
big annual Fourth OF July banquet OF
the American Chamber OF Commerce
there
Admiral Schley was rendered u re-
ceptlon by the Commercial Club at
Omaha on the 22d, at which was pres
cnt practically MI OF the men who rep
resent the great commercial and indus
trial interests OF the city. The reccp-
tion was Of nm Informal character
There was jam NJ the rooms during
the hour
The London Truth insists that an op.
GRAFTON for cataract on the Queens
eyes is inevitable. II says: The
Queen has just consulted Professor
Fagcnsteckcr of Wiesbaden. who guar
an'ecs the success of the operation,
and opincs the Queen will entirely re-
gain the excellent sight she possessed
until recently"
Owing To the fight In progress
among the ir.nscontincntal roa.ls over
the passenger rates for the National
Educational Associations convention
IN Los Angeles. IL Is said the rates
from Chicago to Colorado points will
be cut In two and that the affair will
probably bring about an extensive
western rate war.
Herbert q. Gurnec of Minneapolis
completed n JOU-inilc run according to
century road rules Sunday Ia I9:3l.
This Is the second qint-ccntury every
made in this country Gurncc's act
ual riding time was forty hours, as he
took an hours rest NJ the close OF each
fifty miles The rider was examined
by physicians at the end OF every 100
miles.
The Great Central railway Of Eng
land has placed nu order for twenty
locomotives with the Baldwin works OF
Philadelphia. They are to lse freight
engines, OF the same character and de-
sign ns those now under construct lon
nj Baldwin's FOR the Midland railway
Of England. Another English railway.
the Great Northern. recently ordered u
number OF engines from the Baldwin
works.
-Four men lost their lives by IA shock
Ing accident In the War Eagle mine nj
ltosslaDd. British Columbia. Mike
Cook. w. I. Scioheld. II. \. Honey.
ford. James Palmer and Thos. \. Ne
VIII" entered til" skip at the :2:b-foot
level The engineer started the ma
chincry. hut the bolt on the starring
lever fell out. III" engineer WIS thrown
IN his back anh the hoist dashed go
feet 10 the foot of the shaft.
Ing statement; To set at rest the
many erroneous reports regarding The
capitalization of the proposed new Car.
ncgic Steel Company. | desire to sn;
that 1t viii bc distinctly n home con.
cern. embracing only the Carnegie. the
Frick and their allied Interests. and
using Pennsylvania charter. The
capital VIII u" S25o.So.OUp ard hut
one Kind Of stock will lie issued, fixed
upon mn Investment basis.
II Is not unlikely that the Cuban
army may settle III" vrxed question Of
the custody Of the arms 10y disbnnaing
OF Its own motion. There are indicn.
tions that the former insurgents. TAX.
In: their rides with them. may refuse
10 have anything further 10 do with
General Brooke and the waiting mill.
Ions, following the lead In this OF the
Santiago veterans, whose decision was
not 10 rcass'mhl". bu, to continue NJ
work, Ignoring the American paynast.
crs.
II has been asrortninod that the Mu.
tual Life lnsuranr" Company OF New
York has been issuing Insurance since
March 3lst In excess Of Si.G0.UD0OO.
Some years ago q Till wns introduced
In the New York Legislature limiting
the insurnnc" Ia be- issued by any
company Ia that amount. and the same
would probably hnv" become n law cx.
crpt for til" opposition NJ the "thrc,'
rinnis" TIL" Mutual Life has prnc.
tfcnlly made III" passarc Of nny such
law hereafter impossible.
In speaking of the Philippines nj
Hong Kong III" other day. Admiral
Dewey said; II have the greatest cn.
thnslasm In til" futur of the Philip
pines. ! hope to scc Americas posses
sion the key To oriental commerce. md
civilization. The brains Of our great
country VIII develop The untold Rgricui
| inrnl and mineral richness Of the Isl
nnds. We must never scll them. kurl
nm nciion would brln. on another vrca,
war. W" win never part with III,
Philippines. ! am sure. AMI la futtir,
years the i,lcn That anybody shoui,
hnv" seriously suggested II viii In, ons
u the curiosliic- of history. III" In
| stirrsctIDl IL broken There will t,ss n,