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Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

AS soon ais man saves up few dol
lars. he begins to lie about his anceS
tors
Mesa free press., 1899-11-17

The newly discovered Eros Is a little
love Of planet.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
HAVANA CUSTOMS.

New York-A dispatch to the Trib-
une from Havana says receipts at the
Havana custom house for April JUS
tify the prediction that the collections
at that port for 1899 will reach fully
$10,000,O0O. The April total is given as
$860,000 in round numbers. This is a
decrease of $4,000, with just one days
collections, from the figures of March
but an increase of $154,O0O over Janu-
airy. The total receipts for the first
third of the year are $3,242,O00. Yes
terday $51, 900 was collected at the GUS
tom house, an amount far above the
daily average.
The rapid flow of American currency
in Cuba is fastening the expectation
of Spanish gold and silver, whose le-
gal and nominal valuation here is far
below either it's legal or market value
in Spain. Twenty-six thousand dollars
in Spanish pieces arrived today from
Santiago, where only American money
now passes current, for shipment
abroad
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
THE PRESIDENT TO CALL AN
EXTRA SESSION.

Washington-The cabinet took up
with the President the question of call
ing an extra session of congress in Oc-
tober, and the matter was definitely
decided in the affirmative. BY that time
the President believes he will be able
to formulate a definite policy regard
ing colonial possessions, to lay before
congress. He also expects that some
sort of a currency reform bill will be
passed early in the session, so as to
allow it to become operative before
the campaign of 1900 opens in full
blast.
President Mckinley wants congress
to get its work cleared up and adjourn
before the first of next May, SO it will
not be here during the Presidential
campaign. There is much talk here
that this extra session will cause the
passage of a steamship subsidy bill,
which will greatly benefit the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
News Of the State, Nation
and the World

soda fountain expert is called a
specialist until he fiZzleS out.
Funston is the latest sprinter in the
American army, and he always runs
toward the enemy.
Captain Rockefeller. who is missing
in the Island of Luzon, may have gone
out to hunt an oil we'll.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Governor Stew
ems signed the two radical anti-trus
bills passed Wednesday.
1t must be admitted that Emperor
William has kept his temper if he has
not taken many cities lately.
The Filipinos, it is said, have conf
dence in Dewey. In this one particu-
lar, at least, they are just like every
body else.
A public holiday named in honor of
living man is rare thing in history,
but so is a victory such as Dewey won
in Manila bay.
1t is predicted that the wheat crop
this year will be shy something like
100, 100000 bushels. Well, what's the
matter with johnnycake?
Toledo, O.-The funeral of George B.
Meek, the first Ohio soldier killed in
the Spanish war, was held at Clyde on
the 18th, and made state event. Sen
ator Foraker delivered the address.
HOD CARRIERS WON-The strik-
ing hod carriers in Kansas City have
won their fight, the contractors having
agreed to recognize the union and pay
rs cents an hour for eight hours work.
PEANUT COMBINE-A New York
dispatch says a consolidation Of the
peanut industry of the coun-
try under the control of a
single company with capital of $5,-
900, 900, is about to be effected. The
value Of the peanut crop Of the United
States annually is estimated at be-
tween $6,000,000 and $8,000,000.
WILLED HIS BODY-C.H. Cunning
ham has died in the Ohio penitentiary,
where he was serving term for fOrg-
ing the name of Judge e. T. Hamilton
of Cleveland to check for $4,000.
When he went to prison he willed his
body to doctor here, and it is now
the intention to conduct post-mortem
examination to ascertain the exact
condition of the brain. Cunningham
formerly lived in Binghamton, N. Y.
BATTLE WITH OUTLAWS-In a
battle between two outlaws and officers
Sunday in the foothills east of Willard
and about fifteen miles from Ogden.
Captain William Brown of the Ogden
police force was killed; also one of the
desperadoes. The other outlaw was
captured: He gives his name as Nor
gan; says he is from Chicago, and that
the dead man is his older brother.
This story is not believed, although the
men may be brothers.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

thought convenient and safe for the
surgeons work. "a dingy little place
in the basement was the environment
of the first operating table set up In
the Boston City Hospital. A few years
later an amphitheater with wooden
floor and walls was devoted to the op-
Grating department. The germs Of dis
ease found ready Judgment there. A
new building just completed is defend
cd in every way against the invasion of
microbes. The amrhitheater has now
a stone flooring, and walls Of marble
and cement, while the operating tables
are of glass and iron. Throughout the
structure the modern provisions for
helping the surgeon and the patient are
fully exemplified. The old professional
fatalism that accepted surgical fever
as inevitable, and high death-rate for
persons subjected to critical operations.
has practically disappeared.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
FROM FOREIGN LANDS

The returns from the senatorial cleo
tons at Madrid show governmental
majority of forty over the combined
opposition parties.
A London cable says the Great Cen
trail railway company has ordered 20
freight engines at the Baldwin Loco.
motive works of Philadelphia.
The Berlin government has. tele-
graphed to the German consul at Ma
Mia to give pecuniary aid to distressed
German subjects in the Philippines.
Madrid-The Duke d'Arcos, the new
ly appointed minister to the United
States, started upon his journey to his
new post at Washington by way OF
Paris.
The dowager empress is to hold a
grand review in Picking in June. II
is more than likely an opportunity
will be taken to proclaim a new en-
peror.
A Washington dispatch says the Ital-
ian government has extended for three
months the time in which to the last
of the Cerrati claims may be paid to
Colombia.
The Chilean government has re-
ceived announcement of the wreck of a
Chilean naval vessel in the Straits OF
Magellan. No details of the catastrophe
are at hand.
Stanton Sickles of New York has
been appointed secretary of the United
States legation at Madrid, and will join
Minister Storrer at that place as soon
~, io ic q
son of Gen. Daniel Sickles, formerly
minister to Spain.
A dispatch from Nice says that the
valet of Earl Strathmore and King
horne, while bathing at Bordighera,
near Monte Carlo, was devOured by a
shark. The tragedy occurred in the
presence of crowd of onlookers, who
were unable to rescue the victim.
Spain After China-A Hong Kong
dispatch says Spain is collecting evil
dence with view to claiming a cession
of land in China as indemnity from
the Chinese government for permitting
the steamer Abbey to leave Canton
August last with arms for the Philip
pines.
Paris-Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chi
go gave brilliant reception at the
Hotel Ritz in honor of the mother OF
Prince Michael Cantacuzene of the
Russian Imperial Guard, at which for
NAL announcement was made of the be-
trothal to the Prince of Miss Julia
Dent Grant, daughter of Brig. Gen.
Frederick V. Grant, u. S. V.
Sultan Will Pay-The Constantine
pie correspondent of the London Daily
Chronicle says: ''The sultan has au-
thorized the American minister, Os-
car Strauss, to telegraph President Nc
Kinley that His Majesty has promised
to pay the American claim of 5000 for
losses sustained by Americans in Tur-
key during the Armenian massacres in
1895.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
EIGHTY SIX ALIENS.
Band Together to Sue the Canadian
Government.

notwithstanding to Alaska ad-
vices,a syndicate of eighty-s "aliens,
who were excluded from Atlin, has
been formed to bring suit against the
Canadian government for $4,000, 900.
1t is said the syndicate has thousands
of dollars subscribed with which TO
force the suit
Damages are claimed for property
lost by the exclusion of the plaintiffs
from a famous mining district. Each
alien claims $4,000 damages; they
consider that fair estimate of the
profit they would have gained by the
development of their mining proper
ties. The miners hold free miners
licenses, issued them by the Canadian
government. These licenses give them
the right to prospect and mine in Brit
ish Columbia. They also hold certifi-
Gates of location duly issued them by
the Dominion officials before the pas
sage of the alien law.
The cases will be fought, it is said,
on the ground that the Canadian gov
eminent has no more right to violate
a. contract with an individual than it
has with a nation, or than individuals
have among themselves.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
LUCKY IN FINDING.
Washington Volunteers Make Money
at Pasig and Pateros.

Seattle, Wash-Washingto volun-
teers looted the towns of Pasig and Pa
terOs after they had been burned by ma
tives according toprivate letters justre
ceived here, dated March 80. One from
Corp. Joe Smith says:
mo less than $4,000 was found yes
terday in Pateros by the men of d
and l. companies. One man found
$4,000, one $4,000, one $1,000, one $500,
and several sums of $500 or $500 wero
unearthed.
"a find Of $1,000 was made this morn
ing. One corporal has made three
finds of $500, $500 and $500 respective
ly. In all it is a conservative estimate
to state that no less than $4,000 has
been dug up in the two towns. This
was found largely by the men of D, l.
and X Companies. One man found
$1,000 in building, part of which COM
pany d had occupied as quarters for
several days, and afterward moved
away. Most of this is in Mexican silver
dollars, so it must be divided by two
to be made equal in value to our
money, though some is English or
Spanish gold This statement of
amounts seems exaggerated, but I as
sure you they are given on the best
authority.
Most of che money is buried in the
ground under houses, or cached in
stone walls. Some was dropped in els
terms or streams. The largest sum
found in one place was $4,000. For OBJ
vious reasons the names of the men
finding the money have not been made
nublic"
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
BURIED TREASURE IN A GEL
LAR.
Eleven Missing One Thousand Dollar
Bonds Finally Come to Light.


Cincinnati-Buried treasure in the
shape of eleven $1,000 bonds, bearing
nnclipped coupons, which add several
thousand dollars to their value, were
found by Thomas Lawson, a negro la
borer, while digging in the cellar of a
downtown department store on Sixth
street.
The ground was formerly the prop
erty of Drifting Bros, piano manBfac-
turers. In the tin box was found a
paper on which was written. -
"These bonds belong to julius and
Martin Drifting, and are the result of
years of industry and saving"
This find solves mystery, which has
been mystery for years, and has been
the source of much contention between
Julius Drifting and his sister and Mar
tin Drifting. julius charged Martin
with having concealed the bonds. Mar
tin denied everything, but notwith-
standing his denial judgment was
rendered against him in favor of julius
for about $4,000. The money was col
lected and the estate distributed and
settled.
The negro Lawson may now claim
the bonds, which are in custody of the
Drifting estate. He claims it as treas
ure trOVe.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
PLUCKY INFANTRYr1AN.
Lives of Nine Filipinos to His Credit.
Curious Incident

Valparaiso, Ind.-Private Frederick
Snyder of the Fourth Nebraska infan-
try, who is stationed at Manila, in a
letter to an uncle who resides here,
says that with two companies he was
ordered to guard duty on the outside
of the city. Late at night, while they
were passing down a residence street,
they were fired upon by insurgents,
who were in house. His two CON-
panions were killed.
Snyder managed to get behind an
obstruction, and for nearly ten min
utes continued to shoot at the house,
Kidding every window in the front.
The officers were attracted by the
shooting and soon company was at
his side. An examination of the house
was made and six men, two women
and child were found dead. All had
been shot by Snyder during the en-
counter. Snyder is former resident of
this city.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

It is quite likely that we shall have to
stop talking about ga brainy man"
when it is intended to indicate that one
has unusual intellectual powers, Or
about "a brainless man" when in
feriority of mental capacity is to be in
dicated. The Medical Record shows
that men with the largest brains are
not necessarily those possessing most
brain power, talent or intellect, and
says that 'many persons with brains of
unusual size have never risen beyond
lnediocrity, while, on the other hand,
some of those men who have risen to
great eminence by reason Of their pow
erful intellectual development have had
brains smaller than the average" An
other fact announced is that natives Of
cold climates have larger brains than
those Of the tropics and Investigation
shows that in sixty given cases the
brains of the Lapps and Swedes had a
capacity, IN cubic inches, Of from 100
to 1O2, while the Egyptians and Ben
galese had capacity of from IS to 80
cubic inches 1t is claimed that the
Scotch have the largest brains Of any
people in the world. The Record says
about 0 to 10 per cent. Of men exam
ined In asylums registered a brain
weight of more than 30 ounces, while
those of Daniel Webster, Lord Byron,
Bacon and of many other renowned
men were between $50 and SO ounces.
The average weight of the brains of
sixty famous men was found to be less
than the estimated brain weight of all
men, and the ten most weighty brains
in the list Of famous men averaged
more than nine ounces less in weight
than those of the ten heaviest belong
ing to the idiotic, criminal and ordin-
airy class. 1t is evident that the dis
tinguishing mark of genius must be
sought elsewhere than in the size and
weight of the brain.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
Telephoning on the Increase.

The increase in the number of tele-
phone instruments and lines in the
world is surprising. In a statement
recently published by the State De-
partment the number of instruments in
use is, given at 1,28S,163 and the dis
lance covered by the lines at 1,5O9, 499
miles. Of this immense number more
than one-half are credited to the Uni
ted States. The following table shows
the number and distance of telephone
instruments and lines in the leading
countries, the figures being for latest
years possible to get:
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
WILL FIGHT IN DENVER.

Denver-Manager Otto c. Floto, OF
the Colorado Athletic association, re
ceived a telegraphic dispatch from
Brady and Julian, representing Jeffries
and FitZsimmons, accepting his offer
and agreeing to fight in Denver. Mr.
Floto was in Geographic communica-
ton with the managers of the two
fighters all day, and finally secured
their acceptance OF his offer, which in
cludes a purse of $4,000.
The other details of the agreement
were not made public, but it was an
noGnced that articles of agreement
were mailed to Denver. Manager Flo
to stated that work will begin at once
on an amphitheater capable of seating
$4,000 people The date of the meeting
has not yet been agreed upon.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

The editor of Locomotive Engineer
ing declares that in describing a rail-
road collision reporters make a mistake
when they say that ION seeing the dan
ger the engineer whistled down
brakes reversed the lever, and jumped
off," The expression "dowD brakes"
he says, has been obsolete for two gen.
erations. What an efficient engineer
really does when a collision seems i'm
pending is to shut off steam, apply the
air-brake. open the sandwiches, and
jump. This takes about five seconds,
and in that time all that human effort
is able to accomplish for the train and
passengers may be done. Railroad en-
gineers are told never to reverse the
engine after the air-brake has been ap-
piled. because the reversal reduces the
resisting power Of the brakes.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
coLoRED PREACHERS SANDER

Syracuse, N. Y.-The Rev. HI. ]. CAL
lis preached at the A. M. E. church.
(colored) on the racial troubles in the
south. He said that the white women Of
the south had not protected their own
chastity.
He made plea for the organization
of the colored men. He said that $780,,
600 were able to carry arms and pre-
dicted that if the murders of colored
men in the south did not cease, there
would be a conflict between the black
and white men of the south. He said
that his brethren in the south looked
to the north for preservation.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
WoMAN's HORRIBLE CRIME.
Kills Her Mother for Telling Her Child
of Past MiSdeeds.

Chicago-Mrs. Augustus Styles, aftes
waiting two hours in a dark recess OF
a hallway at the entrance to Wallatt's
Hall, Burlington street and North av-
enue, shot and killed her mother, Mrs
Catherine Schultz. Mrs. Schultz was to
attend a meeting of the Martha Wash
ington Frau Verein, which was held in
the hall, and the daughter lay in wait
for her until she came. Five shots
were fired, three taking effect.
Mrs. Styles, who is IS years old, said
she was driven to the act by her
mothers revealing a closed chapter OF
her early life to Mrs. Styles's daugh-
ter, 16 years old. The child's parents
were not regularly married and Mrs.
Schultz is said to have disclosed this
fact.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

Asocietyin Edinburgh gives it's atten
ton to cabs that stand idle on fine days
and by engaging them provides free
rides for poor old people and invalids
This Is thoughtful and very exemplary
but it lis not at all necessary to organ
lie society for such commendable
purpose. If you chance to know a poor
invalid or a convalescent, and have the
spare coin in your pocket, as we'll as
the generous impulse in your heart
sou needn't call a public meeting-just
eall the cabman!
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
Practical Charity of a King.

King Oscar of Sweden and Norway,
always ready with his purse in the pro-
motion of scientific research, appears to
have rendered a great service to man
kind by having, at his own expense,
caused a deaf and dumb man to be
trained under certain system of mas
sage Of throat, ears, etc., advocated by
a great Swedish surgeon, with the re-
suit that the lucky patient has begun
to speak and can hear.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
FIGHTERS DON'T "KICK."

Chicago-Theodore Weiss, who con-
ducts a press clipping bureau received
an order from the ti-Imperialistil
League of Boston to examine the let
ters from soldiers in the Philippines
published in papers throughout this
country, for the purpose of seeing what
complaints the volunteers make.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
LESSON IN COURTESY.

Vancouver, B. C.-Recent Hong
Kong advices say that Admiral Dewey
gave French cruiser lesson in naval
courtesy recently. When the cruiser
Jean Bart arrived at Manila, she gave
rear admirals salute. Admiral Dewey
ordered the salute to be returned ex-
actly as given. He then sent an Off
Ger to tho Jean Bart to call attention
to his admiral's pennant, which they
had apparently not noticed.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
The total appropriations of the Fifty

The total appropriations of the Fifty
fifth Congress amounted to about ST.
56T 100000, of which sum about $4S2,-
1000 was directly chargeable to the
war with Spain or was incident there
to. 1t does not follow that the actual
expenditures of the government for two
years will reach this large sum. for
some of the appropriations are for work
authorized to be done in the future; the
cost of which will be included In the
expenditures of the years when the
work shall be actually done.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

playing, but was refused. His anger
was aroused, and procuring a shotgun
he fired into group of children. The
gun was loaded with bird shot, which
took effect in the faces of Dave Prader,
Elmer Thomas and Pearl Thomas, but
none of the wounds inflicted are seri-
OuS
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
MAYNARD YOUTH.

Salinas-Louis Ragio, a boy not
quite IA years old, has been arrested
charged with attempting to commit a
triple murder in the town OF Santa
Rita near here He is regarded as way
ward, and some of the boys in the
neighborhood have been forbidden to
associate with him.
He demanded to be allowed to join
in a game which several lads were
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

There is general protest against the
tendency to multiply holidays. AS a
matter of fact, 1t would be as we'll to
call halt on the use Of birthdays as
national events. The country is produc-
ing too many heroes to spare day for
each one of them.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
A WARM RECEPTION.

Cairo-Ibrahim Ali, whom Gen. Lord
Kitchener sent upon mission to Ib-
rahim's uncle, the sultan of Darfour,
has returned to Cairo. Ibrahim Ali
found upon reaching Farfour that his
uncle had been dethroned by Ali Da-
mir. The latter on the appearance of
Ibrahim Ali, turned out with his troops
and routed the escort of Gen. Lord
Kitchener's envoy, numbering $50 men,
of whom 120 were killed.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
GRASS WIDOWS GLASS EYE.

Cincinnati-Judge Jetke granted a
divorce and alimony to Catherine Kraus
from Charles Kraus When Mrs. Kraus
sued for divorce her husbands attor-
ney filed an answer, setting forth that
his wife had a glass eye and had de-
ceived him, as he did not know Of the
glass eye, until after their marriage.
Court held that facial or other physi-
cal blemishes were not grounds for
frauds in marriage contracts.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

they are still talking about witch
craft down East. A young man con
victed of burglary alleges that he has
been 'bewitched" by young woman
and is no longer master Of his actions.
This kind of witchcraft, however, Is too
familiar spectacle to be regarded as
an extenuation.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19
FIRST TO COME HOME.

Observation-Disclosures General Cor
bin said that the First California vol
unteers would, according to his under
standing of the matter, leave Manila
for home between May 10 and May Is.
The war department has it that this is
Gen. Otis intention. If the program
shall be carried out, as seems certain.
the Californians will be the first vol
unteers to leave for home.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

Up to date Weiss has clipped 5000
letters from volunteers in the Philip.
pines, and in only three instances was
fault found with anything or anybody,
or wish expressed by the writer to re-
turn home.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

A contemporary expresses the opin-
ion that the young man who can win
and marry Miss Helen Gould and keep
her in America will be doing more for
his country than Hobson did.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

The Washington Star thinks the pre-
cocious pianist is preferable to the
8-year-old burglar. But it must be con-
coded that nobody is ever obliged, out
Of politeness, to sit still and watch a
prodigy burgle.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

An exchange points out that Rud-
yard Kipling's recovery. SO plainly the
achievement of the closest medical
watchfulncss and care, is going to make
1t hard for the doctors to lose pneu-
monia cases hereafter. The KiplinG
case was an extremely bad one. and
the skill that could save that ought to
avail with others. Still, it should be
taken into consideration that Mr.. Kip
ling's own pluck and his well-ordered
life had much to do with his recovery.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

Three gold shirt studs are the assets
of a Pennsylvania man who has filed
a petition of bankruptcy with liabili-
ties aggregating $4,000. 1t cannot be
denied that the gentleman put up a
bold front.
Mesa free press., 1899-05-19

II China had newspaper organs on
the Caucasian plan doubtless some of
them would now be intimating that
Italy is making monkey Of itself in
that real estate affair.