Mesa free press., 1900-06-15

with fixed bayonets to prevent demon
strators from invading the French
quarter. Thirty arrests were made.
Morosco's Burbank Theater-Com-
mencing Sunday, June 3, and all week:
matinee Saturday only Engagement
extraordinary-the famous Frawley
Company, in Du Mauriers well-known
play, "Trilby," Miss Mary Van Buren,
in the title role, Mr.. Frawley as Sven
gall.
The mystery connected with the
wrecking of the Lake Shore fast mail
train recently, in which two lives were
lost, has been cleared up by the ad-
mission, of John Frantz at Westfield,
N. Y, track repairer, that he had
opened switch for repairs, and had
forgotten to close it until too late.
Frantz expressed great grief for his
careleSsneSs.
During storm at Chicago Lucy
Holden, 13 years of age, was instantly
killed by tightening, and her sister,
Irene, 10 years DID, was stunned and
fell by the side Of the dead girl in an
unconscious condition. Irene will re-
cover. The clothes Of both girls was
almost burned from their bodies. Hail
to the depth Of three inches fell in the
northwest suburbs.
The king Of the Tonga islands objects
to the clause Of the treaty between
Great Britain and the island govern
ment relative to the British protec-
torate. The king desires protectorate
only against foreign powers, and in
sists upon the kingship Of himself and
his descendants, Commissioner Thomp-
son refuses to make any concessions,
| and a dead lock is the result.
Dean George p. Fisher of Yale divin-
ity school announced the names Of the
winners of the Foggs scholarship for
the coming year. Among the number
| was Josiah Sibley of Los Angeles The
elections in the Yale senior societies
| were announced. John Shepard Eels Of
Ross Station (Cal.) was chosen mem
Der of the Skull and Bones. He was
the only Pacific coast man chosen by
any society.
Fire broke out on the twentieth level
in No. shaft, Hecla branch of the
Calumet and HecIa mine, Houghton,
(Mich.) The men escaped, but force
of men sent down in an adjoining, shaft
to prevent the fire from spreading,
barely escaped with their lives. One
man died after reaching the surface,
and five others are now in the hospital
more or less seriouly hurt by inhaling
novious gas.
George B. Mcclellan of New York for
the Democratic vice-presidential NOM
ination was announced by his friends
in congress. Among those who are
urging Mr.. McClellan's nomination
are Representatives Stallings and I'm
derwood of Alabama, Maddox and
Tate of Georgia, Cowherd of Missouri,
Bellamy and Norton of South Carolina,
Rupert, Chandler, Briggs and Fitzger-
aid of New York and De Vries of
California
Orpheum-Week commencing Mon
day, June 4: Ezra Kendall, the king
pin of monologists; Louise Cunning,
sweet singer of Scotch ballads; Mile
Barrho, celebrated transformation
dancer; Wilson Family, assisted by
Miss Stella Wiley; John E. Camp, "The
Man Who Never Smiles;" The Musical
Kleists, direct from Europe and the
East; Chas Ulrick, barrel king and
trancka wonder; Newsboys Quintette,
sweet singers, comedy singers, dancers
and takers. Special Rebekah night,
Friday, June g. Don't miss it.
The expectation of $40,00000 worth
of manufactures in 80 days is a record
for the month of April last. The de-
tails of the expectation just completed
by the treasury bureau of statistics,
shows the expectation of manufactures
during the month were by far the
greatest of any month in history, and
within a Erection Of $40,0OO,OOO. This
gives assurance that the exports of the
fiscal year which ends with June will
considerably exceed $4O,OOO,O0O, and be
ago.