The Monte Vista journal., 1899-01-07
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Rudyard KIplIng is coming to Anne

miles OF railway were laid during 1898.
Very valuable records are missing
| from the California Supreme CVlrt
rooms.
Sara Bernhardt got scorched while
visiting the volcano OF Nesuvius the
| other day.
Kansas City has Il new convention
hall, seating 15.OOO. that was erected
by popular subscription.
Cubans. while not permitted to cele
brnte upon the Spanish evacuation,
! VIII have chance a little later.
The new railroad law just enacted
by the Kansas Populist Legislature is
said to be invalid, and 1t may be re-
enacted.
most remarkable wedding has just
taken place ut the small village of
Trail, Ohio. four brothers being mar
ried TO four sisters.
United States Circuit Judge Morrow
has decided that the stamp tax on tel
egraph messages must be paid by the
sender and not by the company.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company
has just closed Il contract with the ad-
\ minlstration of the Siberian state rail
way to supply $1,000 tons Of steel rails.
Train robbers blew open the through
safe on the Kansas City, Fort Scott X
| Memphis road near Macomb. Mis-
souri,, md 1t Is thought made Il good
| haul.
Tie imports of live stock from the
| republic OF Mexico 10 the United
States during the year closing to-day
Were less than half the imports for the
year 1897.
A hundred men We're temporarily
entombed in Il mine at Carlinvillc, Ill
inois. by fire in the shaft. All cs-
capped after time, but panic reigncd
for while.
| The Vatican Is negotiating with Rus
| sla for representation in the disarma-
mcnt conference Of the powers and al
So for the reception by the Car of a
papal nuncio.
The town OF Alrulo. IN Tcssin. the
Italian canton OF Switzerland. was
partly destroyed 10y an avalanche. four
lives being lost. The Hotel Airolo was
completely destroyed.
An American syndicate has oh
tanned the right To build Il railroad In
Ecuador connecting the sea coast belt
| with the rich interior. heretofore al
| most cut of from the outside world.
Herr Won Paledzki, editor of a paper
published in Dantsic, has just been
sentenced To six weeks Imprisonment
because of an article he recently pub
lished Insulting the memory Of the late
Prince Bismarck.
II is announced In New York that
what Is known as the Whitney Syndi-
cate has obtained control of the Edi.
son Electric Illuminating Company.
The Edison Electric Illuminating
Company's gross earnings in 1897 were
s..iUG,2o and its net earnings SILL
JyI.
Plans have just been approved for
the opening OF a splendid new thor
ouchfare through Berlin. to he called
Emperor Williams Monument street.
The plans contemplate a cost Of about
5o.uDsp marks. The street will start
from the national monumen, near the
royal castle.
At the Paris exposition OF 1890 the
United States will be second In size
and completeness among the countries
outside OF France. Russia will have a
little more space. but the United States
has larger allotment than either
England or Germany.
Mrs, Botkln's lawyers do not propose
TO accept ns iinnl tho verdict of the
Jury finding her guilty OF murder OF
Mrs. bunning. without making n
strong effort To obtain n new trial and
possible reversal Of the Judgment They
claim the court had no Jurisdiction.
Letters received from Punta Arenas
announc" that serious riots have oc.
CURED between the sailors OF the Ital.
ION cruiser Plcdmonte and the Chilinn
warship cnsmn. About twenty men
were wounded. The national guard
was called TO arms TO establish order.
At n meeting OF the Anti-ImperIal-
ist league ai Boston II was reported
that the direct protests against any
extension Of sovereignty Of the United
States over the Philippines are coming
In through the league In increasing
numbers from all parts OF tn. United
, States.
Henry Wa'i.rson. in leading edi.
torlnl In ia" touricr-.Iournnl. under III.
caption, The New Years Outlook for
III" Democratic Party" nominatcs Ad-
mlral Dewey for President and ten.
cral fltzhurh Lee FOR vice president,
with this platform: THE stars ana
stripes, God blcs. them"
Archbishop Bruchcsi Of Montreal
| has issued man,iamcnt forblddlng the
holding OF bazars In future for any
| purpos" whatever. lie has also eau.
toned tn" French Canadian ncwspn.
pcrs not TO publish any more pictures
Of murders and 10 publish merely the
outlines OF the cnscs In future.
After protracici negotiations the
| United STATES government has agreed
10 III" unrestricted application Of tn.
most favored nation clause TO SwIizcr.
land. even ms effected by the special
reciprocity agreement between the
United States and France. The Wash.
lnrton government proposed 10 ncgo.
tiaic n special commercial treaty with
switzerland.
An order has been received nj Snn.
'inro. from Hnvnnn. which. II rnforc.
ed. VIII mean. IN the Judgment OF the
commercial cln.sc. there. scriou. In.
Jury to the province. II IL n direction
To transmit III. entire customs rcc.ipta
"nch week Ia Havana. compiInnc.
with such instructions would Involve
III" abandonment Of mnny necessary
public improvements. especially IN the
mnticr of roads nnd water works.
one of the curious results Of the r..
cent elections disclosed by the ofilcia,
cnnvuss IL the fact TINT the i'rohibI.
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