Mesa free press., 1900-05-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
The News of the State, Nation
and the World
MOST INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
From Everywhere will be found I'm
this Column. Items that inter.
est Everybody

est Everybody
King Oscar has left Stockholm on his
way to England.
The Queen took long drive in Dub
lin through the villages adjacent to the
city.
Miss Mary Field French, cousin Of
the late Eugene Field, and for a num-
Der Of years his guardian, died sud-
denly at her home at Amherst, Mass.
Frank Smith, well-known mine
owner Of South Africa, fell into the
hands Of the Beers while driving from
Barkley West toward the Frank
Smith diamond mine.
Burglars the other night dug through
the nine-inch brick wall Of the vault of
st. Simon's Church in Toronto, Can,
with crowbars and picks, and stole
$1175, the Easter offering.
The condition Of United States SEN
ator Chiffon, who has been sick for
several days, shows no Improvement
Congressman Cooper is very sick man
at his home at Beaumont, Tex. Both
are down with the grippe
Gen. John J. Eaton, for seven years
president Of the American Society of
Religious Education, has resigned that
office, and Justice John M. Harlan of
the United States Supreme Court has
been elected to succeed him.
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arranging to have 10, 900 school children
sing for Admiral Dewey at his recep-
ton in May. The proposed reception
to Admiral Dewey will be held in the
Exposition Coliseum, May 4.
The Executive Committee Of the
American woman's hospital ship fund
has received a cablegram from Lady
Randolph Churchill, announcing that
the Maine has arrived at Madeira, and
will reach Southampton April %. All
on board are well.
The Mine Managers and Examiners
Aid Association of Illinois, failing in
an attempt to have hearing with the
operators on their demand for more
wages, has decided to quit work In all
mines in the State until at least rec
ognition is received.
In the Chamber Of Deputies at Brus-
sells the Premier M. De Smet de Nair,
read a communication from King Leo
pold, in which His Majesty donated
to the nation the whole Of his real
estate. Prolonged cheering greeted
the reading Of this document.
The steamer Sandsend has been
taken to a Brooklyn elevator to load
corn, hay and oats for Beira. This is
the Portuguese port, where it is said
British force is to be landed to attack
the Transvaal through Rhodesia. She
is the first ship to load at New York
for that place.
At a conference held between repre-
sentative Russian bankers and the
Minister Of Finance, the director of
the Credit Department announced, on
behalf Of the Minister of Finance, M.
De Witte, that there was no founda-
ton for the rumors that Russia was
making warlike preparations.
It is reported that Rev. DR.. Francis
Brown, a professor in the Union The
illogical Seminary, is to be attacked by
the conservatives of the New York
Presbytery for unsound doctrines. He
is warm partisan Of Dr. McGiffert,
and the charges against him, if made,
will be based on magazine articles and
published lectures.
The women members of the East
Madison-avenue Presbyterian Church
of Cleveland some time ago entered
into an agreement to abstain from new
Easter gowns and millinery, and to
divert this money to the raising Of the
church debt. They kept their promise,
and the amount of the debt, $1,000, was
contributed at the Easter service.
Word has been received at Cincin-
natl that Senator Hanna is quite Ill
with la grippe at Old Point Comfort,
and that may not be able to attend
the Ohio Republican State Convention
at Columbus. 1t is reported that Pres
ident Mckinley and other Republican
leaders will be at Old Point Comfort
for an informal conference and recrea-
ton.
The Bloemfontein correspondent of
the London Times says: "It is re-
ported that reinforcements for the
Beers, with sixty wagons, have arrived
at Dewetsdorp, en- route for Wepener.
This should precipitate an action. The
statement that President Kruger has
been south seems to confirm the re-
ports that the Beers are getting dis
heartened. This continued exertion OF
his personal influence appears now to
have become a necessity"
The Paris -Roubaix auto-car race at
Paris led to a serious accident. Two
competitors on motor tricycles collided
and dashed at the speed Of an express
train into a crowd Of 1000 who had as
sembled at cross-road in the Rue st.
Garpooip to witnass their DaSSing