The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-01
A Il NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thirty -four cases Of yellow feve
are reported ut the National Soldiers
home ut Hampton, Va. Six death
have already occurred.
Word from Admiral Dewey IN
nounces that he will arrive not lute
than September 30. He will 90 t
New York directly from Gibraltar,
A cloudburst and landslide caused al
accident on the Erie railroad neaf Por
Jervis, N. Y, by which two person.
were killed and many severely injured
Hot winds in North and South DIV
kotas have damaged the wheat crop 81
per cent. Il IL estimated that til,
shortage in the two Dakotas and Min
nesota will reach go, 900, 900 bushels.
Admiral Sohley has received u letter
from Admiral Dewey, III which the
latter says he will visit him ut Nor
walk, Conn, immediately after the
reception to be given him in Washing.
ton.
At a meeting Of the Cuban officers a
few days ago it was decided to tele.
graph President Mckinley, asking that
he Immediately fulfill the promise con
tanned in the junta resolution passed by
congress to establish Il Cuban republic.
Tho transport Hancock, having on
board the soldiers Of the First Nebraska
regiment and two batteries Of the Utah
artillery. United States volunteers, Nr.
rived at San Francisco Saturday night.
The quarantine medical officers IN.
spected the transport and troops Sun.
day, after which the latter were al
lowed to land.
The Washington Post says strong
pressure Is being applied to have Com.
missioner Evans transferred to some
other department. Protests from Union
veterans have made IN impression upon
the president, and IN all probability
IA new commissioner will be named be-.
fore the meeting Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic at Philadelphia next
September.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip Of the
treasury thinks thnt the Dewey Home
Fund, which now amounts 70 about
$500, contributed by more than 2b,.
900 persons, will DO swelled to at least
800, 900 by the time the admiral
reaches the United States. He thinks
there are quite II number Of persons
who will DOL make large oontribu.
lions. Treasurer Roberts aud other
members Of the committee IRE qually
confident.
A Hong Kong dispatch says Isabelle
Archao, u rival Of Aguinaldo's, who
recently escaped from Luzon. has or.
rived at Hong Kong and hns there
issued Il manifesto calling upon the
Filipinos Of northern Luzon to law
down their arms aud support the
United States. 1t il believed that this
action on his part will innugurate IN.
ternal dissensions III the ranks Of the
rebels Oh the island. as Afehno IL Il
Filipino of high standing among the
natives.
1t has been decided by the new seere.
tary Of war. Elihu Root, that ten I'D.
ditional regiments Of volunteers will DO
enlisted Immediately after the ten tegi.
ments now forming have been re-.
This decision was reached
just before President Mckinley left
Washington. A vigorous aud active
campaign Is being planned for the
und the war department
are now busy ia making the
detailed arrangements for organizing
the additional regiments.
The demand for harvest hands prom.
ises to be a little easiet within Il few
days, says the Pioneer Press. A few
mel were found yesterday who were
induced to 90 to the wheatfelds, but II
scarcely possible that 5000 or
10, 900 mel can be found. The few
who are now going out are destined for
South Dakota, here after the grain IL
cut and threshed, they will move north
and attempt to keep along with the
work ~ far as the Manitoba border.
About 5000 men should 20 forward
next week to supply the demand. Ring.
ling Bros circus, which recently
passed through North Dakota, lost
nearly 200 tent men, who stopped of
to- go to work Oh farms ut $40 and ~
q day and board.
Secretary Hay has received u cable.
gram from Ambassador White, pfesi.
dent Of the American delegation TO Tho
Hague peace conference, stating that
Of the powers represented have
the protocol Of tho arbitration
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