Mesa free press., 1899-09-15
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
News of the State, Nation
and the World
MOST INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
From Everywhere will be found in
this Column. Items that Inter-
est Everybody.

Leather cOmpany-uppef l6aLneT truSL
was incorporated in New Jersey with
capital of $4,000, and will merge
twenty-four concerns.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies re-
jected a motion to revise the constitu-
tion, the vote standing So against 81.
The motion was intended to pave the
way for universal suffrage bill.
Grand Rapids, Mich-A telegram re-
ceived by Dr.J. D. Peters, father-in-
law of Frank Ives, the champion bill
lard PLAYER. announces the latter's
death, which occurred at Progresso,
Mex.
A special to the Denver Republican
from Cripple Creek says the total out
put of the camp for the month of Au-1
gust, according to the most careful
estimates, is 1850 tons of ore, hay-
ing value of $1,32S,0
Washington-United States Treas
urer Roberts has received a contribu-
tion of $1,000 from the New York Jour-
nal for the Dewey Home fund and $1,000
from Marcus DAILY & Co., Of Anaconda.
Mont, making the total to date $23,-
1O9.
Two clipper ships, the Tillie E.Star-
buck. built OF iron, and the St.Francis,
wooden vessel. both owned in New
York, left Philadelphia to race to San
Francisco for stakes aggregating .$1O,-
900, put up by prominent Philadelphia
men. Their time will be counted from
the moment they reach Cape Hen
lopen Light.
Late Dawson arrivals at Vancouver
say there was big cleanup August
13 on claim No. 2 above, on Bonanza,
which is owned by an English syndi-
cate The cleanup yielded $4,000 in
six days. beating the previous best
record for a weeks work. A twenty
eight ounce nugget was found worth
nearly $500.
The commission which has been en-
gagged in distributing the $3,0O0,0OO ap-
propriated for the purpose of paying
off Cuban soldiers who surrendered
their arms to the American authorities
has returned to Havana. It reports that
36,692 persons have received their
share of the gratuity, and that the
total amount of money distributed is
$2,526. 800.
Washington-The statement of the
receipts of the Philippine islands from
the date of occupation by the United
States government to July 81 last,
shows that the total receipts from all
sources for the period named was S..
249,411. The receipts from all sources
by ports for the above-named period,
are: Manila, $3,S4S,244; Tloilo, $685.
800; Cebu, $156,136.
TONERS Station, Tenn.-A special
train bearing Cooper's circus was
wrecked here by the bursting Of an
air brake hose. and twelve persons
were more or less injured, and circus
property and animals scattered in all
directions. No doctors are obtainable
at that place and 1t is impossible to +ell
the extent of the injuries. None are
thought to be fatally hurt.
Topeka-The Santa Fe has agreed to
transport the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment from San Francisco to Topeka
after the regiment has been mustered
out and wait for payment until the
next session of the legislature. The
agreement was made at the solicitation
of Governor Stanley. The state will
bear the entire expense of bringing
the regiment to Topeka from the coast.
A Tacoma, Wash, special says that
while grading on the Canadian Pacific
extension in British Columbia, Con-
tractors Mckenzie and Mann have un-
SONCACO cat ACu6CS VI
high in copper, gold and silver. The
richest ledge was found near Cascade,
a new town on the Columbia and
Western railroad. which the Canadian
Pacific is building from Rossland into
the Boundary Creek district.
Jefferson M. Levy has submitted an
offer toWilliam Waldorf Astor to buy
all the latter's real estate in New York
city. The property is estimated to be
worth from $110.OOO,OOO to $3.50, ,OOO, 900.
Levy, who will represent the Thir
teenth district of this city in the-next
Congress, is large owner and operat-
or in real estate. He is now in Lon
don. It is presumed that an English
syndicate has been organized by Levy
with the idea Of buying Astor's real
estate and floating it in shares.
Mrs. Langtry's appearance at the