La Junta tribune., 1899-01-07

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! cIic Gable Company exclusive rights
I to land cables In Hawaii for period
OF twenty years.
| 1t Is declared here that eS-Judge Day
! Will be elevated TO the Supreme Court
| by the President. should opportunity
I arrive. Meanwhile he Is to be nom
! mated TO the vacant Circuit Court
| Judgeshlp.
Representative Nelson Dlngley OF
! Maine Is critically III at his apartments
I at the Hamilton house in this city Win
i an attack OF pneumonia. Because OF
| his age. much concern is felt over his
condition.
Secretary Of State Hay, II Is an
| nounccd. viii not confirm the cohces'
! sion for n Pacific cable made bS the
! Hawaiian government, and the stan'
! OF SiOO. 900 made by the island govern
ment Will be void
General Wheeler Is coming 90 WASH
| ington TO work among his Democratic
! associates Of the House in support Oh
| the expansion policy OF the administra-
| ton, lie thinks that at least one-hait
| Of the minority Will 20 with him.
Mr. Corliss OF Michigan has intro
! duccd a bin to facilitate the construc'
AAbh anu VI
| blcs in the Pacific Ocean between Inc
| United States and Hawaii, Philippine
! Islands, Japan and other countries.
Mr. Shafroth to-day introduced a bili
| which wa, referred 10 the ways ana
means committee, to amend Inc war
| revenue law so that when power OF at
| torncy to sell stock Is endorsed on the
| back no stamp viii be required. lhe
, bin has been recommended py 'ne
! Denver Mining Exchange.
| General Weyler. finding himself
| hopclcssly unpopular with the Repub-
| Leans and beyond redemption In the
| minds Of honest folk generally, has de
| clded TO go over TO the monarchy lie
| has made declaration to the erect
I that he and Romero Rohledo VIII en-
| ter the Liberal party and VIII have
| portfolios In the new saGas'h ministry
The secretary OF the treasury has Is
sued a circular letter OF instruction 10
| collectors OF customs, assessing coun-
teryafliug duties on sugars imported
| from or the product OF countries paying
cxport bounties thereon. This action
| is taken under section . of the act OF
| 1897. which fixes q discriminating duty
| In such cases equal to the amount OF
the bounty paid.
A dispatch to the New York Journal
| from Washington says Archbishop Ire
| land Will represent the United states
| 1t the CZars peace congress. The
| President has had the subject under
| ldyisemcnt FOR several weeks ana ac-
cordlng TO the best authority. 1t may be
said that decision was recently
| reached. the archbishop having agreed
| TO accept this most important ana non
| orable post.
The fight against the expansion pol
| icy is TO begin Immediately upon the
reassembllng OF Congress after the hol-
| day recess, and the army reorganiza-
lion bill will furnish the opportunity.
The Democratic leaders who are op-
posed to expansion are trying to or
ganLze, but they are not making much
| headway and the country VIII be great
ly SURPRISED at the weakness OF the
5ppositlon when the roll Is called.
orders have been cabled by the Navy
Department to Captain Barker, OF the
Oregon. the senior and commanding
officer OF the little fleet OF hattleships
and supply vessels now nj Callao. to re-
main at that point until January 10Th
next. 1t appears that the vessels never
had orders to proceed either to Manila
or to Honolulu. though 1t was the pnr-
pose OF the Navy Department when
they started from New York to make
Manila their destination.
The War Department has come to the
| conclusion that II Will be necessary TO
accord General Brooke, military gov
ernor OF Cuba, the assistance OF spe-
ciai cabinet, approaching in functions
! the late autonomist ministry OF Cuba,
! In the administration Of the civil af-
| fairs of the island. 1t has not been de-
cided whether the cabinet, when ap-
pointed. shall be made up OF army Of
| flcers specially detailed or whether as
! ss,ants shall be called in.
Public funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Don Matias Romero,
| the ambassador from Mexico to the
| United States. who died Friday morn
| ing. Were held at ST. Matthew'S church
| Sunday. Distinguished honor 10 the
memory of the deceased was manifest
| ed in the presence at the ceremonies Of
| President Mckinley. Vice President
Hobart, nearly all the members of the
| Cabinet, representatives of the entire
| diplomatic corps, officers OF the army
and navy. and private citizens.
Fire partly destroyed the house occu-
pIed BY Senior Vicuna, the Gillian min
| lister. At tle CORNER VI SoLueCticut ave
| nue. and y street Sunday. The roof
| and top story were destroyed and the
| furniture of the whole house ruined by
smoke and water. entailing loss OF
| $4,000 The minister and his family
escaped. owing to the energies and
| coolness of the 12-year-old son. Carlos,
| but the flames made such headway
| that the inmates were unable to secure
clothing and We're compelled to hurry
! out In their night robes.
Mason Mitchell. the actor-soldier who
left the stage to join Roosevelt's Rough
| Riders, was hissed OF the stage Mt the
| Academy of Music Monday night be-
| cause he praised the bravery of the
| colored Tenth cavalry. Mitchell deliv-
! cred a lecture on the war and was en-