Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
GENERAL NEWSITEMS
News of the State, Nation
and the World
Also Interesting News Items of
The War

A prisoner in the Denver Jail has
lost the power of speech. 1t was a
man.
The shopper who waits till after the
holidays in order to save money is
now enjoying her reward:
If General Miller will shoot off half
the name Of the island while he is at
Iloilo, he will have, the thanks OF a
dcubly-afflicted public.
Santiago has received dispatch
from Havana that the customs re-
ceipts may remain in Santiago, which
causes good feeling among the people.
The forty-seven men of the New
York regiment who arrived here from
Honolulu on the steamer Australia a
few days ago, left for their homes to-
day.
| A statement OF the coinage of the
Philadelphia mint for 1898 shows the
largest output since 1890, a total of
lOO,25S,433 coins, valued at $27,654,-
452.
A sort of parallel circumstances to
Queen Lil's wanting $6,0OO,O0O for her
crown is that in other respects she also
lays claim to a fine large figure, says
the Philadelphia Times.
New Workers. are inconsistent when
| they demand that one-half of the
names Iloilo and Pago Pago shall be
knocked off, while they allow Sing
| Sing to go unchallenged.
Profiting by the experience of the
recent war, Secretary Alger has is
sued stringent orders for the sanitary
and medical inspection on each Sat-
urday of all military camps.
What is the matter with the Depart
ment of Agriculture that it is advocat-
ing the establishment of a Bird day?
What's the matter with the last Thurs
day in November, if it isn't Bird day ?
| asks the st. Louis Republic.
The Daily Chronicle refers editorial
ly in words of warmest welcome to the
expected coming of Joseph Fl. Choate
as United States ambassador to Great
Britain, describing him as thoroughly
representing all elements in America.
John C. Chase, the Socialist Mayor
Of Haverhill, Mass, was inaugurated
recently. He pledged himself to the
support of principles of Socialism in
so far as they are applicable to a mu-
nicipality and promises many reforms.
Senator Gear will offer an amend
ment to the Nicaragua canal bill au-
thorizing the purchase of the right
os-way for the canal from Costa Rica
and Nicaragua, and providing for con-
struction by the government, with an
appropriation of $140,0O0,0OO.
In the senate Senator Major Of Pike
county introduced a resolution, and it
| ing for the appointment Of a commit
tee of six to Investigate every depart
ment of the municipal and state gov
ernment offices in ST. Louis.
The annual convention of the Amer
lean society Of superintendent OF
Training Schools for Nurses will be
held in Chicago, February Z, 8, 9 and
10. The society has 140 members In
the United States and Canada. 1t is
expected that 125 will attend the con-
vention.
Several months ago Judge Tarvin
Of Covington, KY, sent several conn-
cilmen to Jail for contempt Of court,
in disobeying an order of court to fur
nish supplies. Now the five council
men Imprisoned have sued Judge Tar
vim collectively for $4,000 for false
imprisonment.
General John Eaton sailed for Por-
to Rico to undertake the supervision
of education in the island. He was for
sixteen years United States Commits
sioner of Education. He was con-
suited in shaping the educational sys-
TENS of Japan, Egypt, Bulgaria, Bra
zil, Chilli and other South American
countries.
Advices from Holyoke, Mass, are to
the effect that the proposed writing
paper combine was effected last FRI
day, but that the manufacturers IN
terested refuse to affirm or deny any
rumor. The capitalization is said to
be $4,000, 900, and the trust is organ
lied on the same plan as the interna-
tional company.
The outside doors of the vault of
the Phenix National Bank at Phenix,
r. l., were blown out by dynamite
about 1 o'clock yesterday morning,
but three men who attempted to rob
the bank were frightened away before
they could gain access to the interior
departments, in which the money, Sc
curfties and other valuables were
kept.
Figures compiled atAppraiser Wake
mans Office, New York, show the i'm
ports of precious stones at this port
for the years 1896, 1897 and 1898, as
follows: 1896, cut stones, $2,197 ,076;
uncut, $2,763, ,406. 1897, cut, $4,36S.913:
uncut, $2,677, Alb. 1898, cut, $8,O34,616;
uncut, $4,900,993. By far the greater
amount of stones imported in value
were diamonds.
The Rome correspondent of the Dali
ly Chronicle says: Archbishop Ire
land is coming here in connection with
the publication of the papal letter sOn
Americanism and the position of tho
Catholics in Cuba and the Philippines.
The Vatican hopes that the good rela-
tions existing between the archbishop
and President Mckinley will contrib
ute to the benefit of the Catholics
here"