The Monte Vista journal., 1899-02-11
TELEoRAPHlc BREvirIEs.

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over the whole Philippine archipelago.
The London Times says the American
volunteers fought like regulars ut Ma
Mia.
General Count Won CaprIv. the for
| mer chancellor of the German empire,
died on the 9th.
lhe county commissioners nt Chica-
go nave Increased their salaries and
law suit Is the result.
The Car has given l.OO0.OOO rubles
'SiJo,OtO) from his privy purse for the
relief OF Russian famine sufferers.
Rudyard Kipling. the novelist. with
MS wife, are visiting the United States.
Ihey Will go to Mexico later on.
Dr' A. w. Hit, n German physician
! from India. who has made He study
of leprosy. says there are 532 cases OF
leprosy in the United States. ten OF
which are In Chicago
Professor Frank Of the Agricultural
University OF Berlin has reported to the
RUSSIAN gov srnmcnt after six months
investigation that the San Jose scale
Is non-eNistcnt In Germany.
The Alabama House Of Representa-.
tves has. without Il dissenting vote.
adopted resolution that the national
nag be- hoisted over every school house
IN the state and be kept floating there.
The negotiations for Sir Henry Irv.
liiS tour of the country. to begin next
'Ftobsr. have progressed 50 satisfac-
,oflly mat hSs personal representative.
Bran Stokcr, has stared for this couu-
try.
dispatch to the Frankfort Zeituuy
from Cons'antinoplc says the French
embassy has formally and strongly pro-
tested to the Porte against the conccs-
SION TO Germany OF port and docl, at
iaidar Pnsha. nearly opposite Con
stantinople.
Adrlces have been received al Hrus-
scls from the Congo Free Sta,e thu; Ma
)or Lothairc, commanding n force of
Congo troops. has refrated with heavy
loss the 'ribe of Mongolia clnnibnis
VINO recently killed and ate four Bel.
rlans.
Colonel John \. Sexton. commander
lh-chlci OF the Grand Army OF the Re.
public, and n member Of the War In.
festigating Commission, died mt Wash.
lngton on the 9Th. after an Illness last.
iilG several weeks. Ills body WAS
buried at Chicago.
Major General james T.. Wade.
United states volunteers has been Ii-
f'rtcd To proceed TO ST. Paul, Minncso-
tn. and take command uf the pcuart.
lneht OF Dakota. relieving BrI..,dicr
General John n. Bacon. ordered to joln
his regimen, In Cuba.
II Is understood that IA. ba,,lcship
Iowa, due 10 arrive at san Francisco
nom Mhgdalenn bay. VIII he li.meai-
ately prepared for u trip To Manlln. She
VIII take ON an Immense supply OF am
munition for Dewcy's fleet and 10 await
, dispatches from Washington.
The Spanish premier. Senior Socnst,
In an Interview. is quoted as saving he
, VIII immediately submit To the Queen
u decree convoking the Cories and that
ne expects To have majority Of thirty
favorable TO the approval II the treaty
OF peace with the United States.
The Dawes and Creek commissions
have completed their treaty. All lands
Of the tribe. except town, school
church and cemetery sites. nrc 10 bc Ill.
vided among the citizens OF the tribe
equally and the alloimcnts are to be-
hoh-'aAnblc for tweniy-one years.
The Centennial with $500 ,ons of
army stores. has sailed for ManIln from
san Francisco. PREPARATIONS ar. now
. hctiN" Mt III" plartcrmarter's depot to
send 5000 additional tons of army
stores. chiefly commissary. Ia IN. phli.
/ ippinos. although the method OF trans.
! p"fintun has not yet been decided
upon.
The payment of the department en-.
| pIoyc- at Havana has been proceeding
i Tor tIts f,aw Iu,+
houS" has been furnishing funds To-
ihr other department, FOR This purpose.
ana FOR the first time In months, IN.
employees hnN" known punctunl and
inll payment of thrlr salaries. AT which
they are much pleased.
| The keel OF the new hatti,shlp Main,
VIII he laid at the Champs ship ward
February 10Th. This date Will b. The
anniversary uf the explosion In ua.
D vnni hnrhur ~ the ship OF thar name
Ia. cramps also announce that offort.
WIN u" pushed to'haye the new battle.
shlp ready iu u" launched February
~. i'H'l tn" second anniversary OF the
Maine disaster
! Governor General Henry Ia. ordered
,h" dissolution Of the Porto Rico cabI.
net and substitutes for II dcpnrfm.nts
OF state. Justice. finance aud lnrcrlnr
! IN" ORDER announces that II having be.
CON" evident To General Henry. after n
cit"iul iflnl II two months, that the. Iu.
sulir cabinet does not corrr-noud with
American methods Of progress. ard de.
clarrs It's dissolution.
Adylccs received by the Nsrrl,,
Wrcking Company are To the effect
that the Spanish cruiser Helpu N.r.
c"d"s. nn which lit wrrck.rs are ,ynrL.
Ing at Santiago, win h. huai,,l ln nhout
two weeks, providing the present good
weather prevailed. The ship was .cu,.
Tied. but ~ her machinery was NOT dam.
aged much u d thought sh. can ,,p,u.
To the Norfolk navy yard under her
own steam.
m. spuih'honnd passenger trnin ON
III" Kansas city \ Fan Francisco road
was slowing NJ for n rniironi crossing
near iliishufr, Kansas. III" other d,y
when ~" ruudhri Tor u dlstaucr of SIS,
~ feet sunk from under the engine and
train. TIL" engineer put ON a full head
of steam and succeeded In pulling The
cntir" train out II the hole and on .nlld
ground. I, was found that til. randb.d
! was over n cunl minr and IN. ground
had sunk TO n distance Of six fec, ic.
low the level
San Francisco ID TO have n world.
fnlr IN 1901. II II To iT known n. tho
Pacific Ocean ani International Expo.i.
lion. This tuugh uns mad. .....,..t.. =.