La Junta tribune., 1900-10-06
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struck for uniform wages.
The Dayton shoe factory. valued at
S:aO.OuO. WIS burned at Williamsport,
Tennsylvani". on the 2nd.
IL Is announced that the entire
amount OF Swedish bonds consigned
for sale In this country has been dis
posed OF.
General Leonard Wood, commanding
United States forces In Cuba. has made
recommendation that all the troops iii
Cuba he mounted.
The Mosquito fleet built for the Unit
ed States customs service in Cuban
waters sailed on the Bird en- route for
Cuba by the inside route.
Letters from Havana Indicate that
much apprehension exists among the
Americans there regarding the yellow
fever, as the conditions grow worse in.
stead of improving.
The frs, lot of the 200 Galveston and
coast country orphans which San An
tonic families have agreed to adopt
arrived there Monday. and were given
homes in well-to-do families.
Martin Kingman. n millionaire mnnu-
facturcr NJ Peoria. says Bryan re-
ccivcd SlJo.oOO from Colorado silver
men for his refusal to accept n nomina-
ton other than on silver platform.
Returns from the Connecticut town
elections show net Republican loss
of seven towns. OF the l62 towns vot-
ing all but two have been heard from.
They stand: Republic rs, l1S; Demo
cratic, ~.
The pu,ldlers Of the Norristown,
Pennsylvania. mills held n meeting yes
ter,lay and decided to accept n cut of
81 "A ton IN wages. Fires were lighted
In the afternoon after an idlcness of
six months.
The Michigan supreme Court. in an
unanimous opinion, declared the act
granting II bounty of | cent per pound
on all beet sugar manufactured in the
state unconstitutional. The act was
passed In 1897.
rcopl. nj the Presbyterian head
quarters in New York. who have been
keeping tab on the action OF the Pres
byterians, predict the overwhelming
defeat of the movement To revise the
creed of the church.
Lord Wolsciey asks the public wish
ng TO honor tine returning soldiers ito
refrain, while extending them Il hearty
'.eleome, from offering them intoNicat-
ing liquors as, like all of us. they are
open 10 temptation
The fifteenth annual encampmcnt of
Union Veterans Union opened at
Washington on the 2ud with an at
tendance OF fully 100 delegates. The
Woman's Relief Corps Is holding IA
simultaneous meeting.
Famine and sufferin. among the In
'dians on the Sacaton reservation
grows greater. Recent reports from an
Pimas and Papagoes are already des-
titute md in dire want.
-Four more fishing vessels with crews
aggregating thirty-ilve men have been
posted in New Foundland MS having
been LOST during the great gale OF Sep
teMber 18th. This is likely to COM
plete the list OF local disasters.
The Peruvian Congress hns passed n
vote OF censure against the late cabinet
ms n result of the recent financial dis
closures. \ new cabinet has been
formed with Senor .Almennrn as pre-
niier and Senor OsIna ns minister of
foreign affairs.
The recent rnin storms In the south
of France have destroyed utterly the
late crops. and have greatly damaged
the wine crop. The Ithone llas over
flowed and is flooding the villages
along Its course. Several railroad
washouts have alsO occurred.
The Postoffice Department has is
sued a tabulnted statement OF the
money order business Of the country
for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1900.
During the year 3:,, 1884, $50 money or
dlers were issued for $255. .67O.O71. an
Increase OF $d2.3O6,049 over last year.
AT Baku, ON the Caspian sea, n fierce
fire has Destroyed the property Of eight
oil companies. including niDety-seven
wells. ten reservoirs containing 10000
900 pounds of naptha. and any Iuanti-
ty OF buildings and machinery. The
whole loss will be tremendous. The
fire was still raging on the 1st.
The monthly statement OF the public
debt shows that at the close OF busI-
ness September .. 1900. the debt. less
cash In the treasury. amounted to ST.
106.156.671. which is accounted for by
the increase In the cash on hand and
the redemption of the two per cent.
bonds.
Father Fitzpatrick of the Holy Fam
lily Church. Omaha. fought tlesper-
ate battle with burglar at the chancel
the other night. subdued the culprit,
chilled the police and sent him to Jail.
The priest does not give the details a!
the struggle. but told the officers that
he brought the thief TO submission, and
that he begged for mercy.
British steamships and railroads are
expected TO burn American smOkeless
soft coal soon. Negotiations for JO0.-
900 tons have practically been com
pleted between Chicago firm OF BIZ
luminous coal mine operntors and an
agent OF London brokerage firm. II
is believed this marks the beginning
OF regular demand by British con-
Germs for American coal.
The Chicago City Council has passed
nm amended ordinance for the leasing
Of power created by the drainage en-
nal. The contract will give the city
thu. ll64. OF IlOWer generated by thu,