Mesa free press., 1899-03-03
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The laundry trust cannot be expect
ted to take the starch out of prices.
Taking Iloilo bore considerable re-
semblance to taking walk on day
in June.
After awhile the Filipinos will come
to understand that we are cruel only
to be kind.
1t is worthy of note that Admiral
Dewey has not materially changed his
style of writing since May.
Another rich gold strike is reported
IN the Klondyke region. Probably the
patronage of the transportation lines
was getting light.
Since arriving in California LORD
Charles Beresford has had his um-
brella stolen. The open-door policy
thus gets setback where least ex-
pected.
Chicago has banana trust, but
there is great danger that the blamed
thing will get frozen up before the
opportunity presents itself to see it in
operation.
Adelina Patti is said to have settled
SIS, 900 a year upon her new husband.
There are plenty of good men who
would serve for less, says the Denver
Republican.
A San Francisco father has been
sent to Jail for spanking his four
months-old baby, which goes to show
that justice is not teetotally dead in
the old town.
That rank of admiral for Dewey will
not be necessary in order to make
him 'full admiral" if he will only
give his admiring countrymen a
chance to get at him.
Washington-Secretary Alger has
ordered the Ninth regiment of regular
infantry, now at Madison Barracks,
N. Y, to go to San Francisco and to be
held in, readiness to go to Manila.
Napa-James M. Jackson, 78 years
of age, veteran Of the civil war, Mex
lean and Indian wars, was today SEN
fenced to eighteen months imprison.
ment for assault with a deadly weap-
on.
Quay's Trial.-In Pennsylvania the
McCarrell jury bill, which it has been
charged, is in the interest of Senator
Quay, has already passed the Senate.
The Quay conspiracy trial has been
fixed for February 27.
Victoria, B. C.-H A. Conn, the Dio-
neer mail carrier of the Yukon, ar
rived here by steamer, having made
record trip from Dawson, leaving there
January "a. He says that 5000 people
will come out within sixty days.
Illegal Imprisonment. = Stephen
Wade, a San Quentin convict, SEN
fenced for betrayal under promise of
marriage, has been released on writ
of habeas corpus. The court had or
dered that Wade pay fine of $4,000,
in default of which he was to be i'm
each 81. This action is now declared
illegal.
Madrid-It has been decided by
cabinet council to liberate the Fill
pinos who had been deported to the
Caroline and Ladrone islands, in or
der to influence the Filipinos to re-
lease the Spaniards they hold prison
ers. 1t has also been decided to post
pone the sale of the floating dock at
Havana, the offers received not being
acceptable.
Supply of Olives-Last season the
imports of olives into the United
States amounted to 5000 hogsheads.
On account of the failure of the crop
abroad not to exceed 300 hogsheads
can be obtained this season. 1t is
freely prophesied at the East that
within few weeks there will not be
10-cent package of olives in sight.
Prices must rule high until next win
ter about this time.
Their Dutch Up.-The question of
the commercial relations of Germany
with the United States seems not un-
likely to lead to partial ministerial
crisis. Addressing an agitation meet
ing recently, Baron Won Manteuffel,
Conservative member, said: Had we
increased our navy sooner, the United
States would not have dared to use
such language toward Germany" At
the annual congress of the Agrarian
League last week similar sentiments
were heard.
On Their Wedding Day-Amos
Palmer, a wealthy young man, shot
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Edgewood, near Providence, r. l., late
Sunday night, just after the departure
of few friends who came to celebrate
with them the eight anniversary of
their wedding. He was apparently
about to commit suicide when his
coachman seized and disarmed him.
He has pleaded not guilty and is held
without bail. 1t is said that Palmer
was at one time confined in the Butler
Insane Hospital.
Navy Expenses-The entire cost of
the reconstructing of the navy on the
new lines as proposed in the pending
personnel bill will be $2OO2,569.
Merging the line and engineers as is
proposed in the bill, the cost of the
combination would be $2,665, 600
which is 100000 more than the total
of present pay of both. The increase in
the pay of the marine corps is $1,22S,-
338, the increased number of officers
and men. The new naval appropriation
bill also carries SAIL, sos for pay of
10000 additional enlisted men.
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