Mesa free press., 1900-03-23
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have developed at Sydney, N. S. w.
The general opinion of loyalists is
that a strong force of British will be
required, as a reverse would spread the
rebellion.
Northern Illinois and Indiana and
perienced the worst storm of the win
ter las. week.
At Salt Lake J, T. Hammond was
nominated for congress. The platform
adopted was very short, nothing being
said on the subjects Of finance or ex-
pansion.
Mrs. Frances M Wolcott has been
granted a divorce from Senator Ed
ward o. Wolcott of Colorado on the
ground of desertion, and granted $500
per year alimony.
Twenty stockmen and railroad en-
ployees were injured in a freight collis-
ion last week between two Illinois
Central freight trains near BroadvieW
a few miles out of West Chicago.
Washington, March, 6.-General Cor
bin today turned over to Mrs. Lawton,
widow of the late Major General Law
ton, the fund contributed by the people
of the country. 1t amounted to $685.
432.O7.
One of the incidents of the heated
municipal campaign, at Omaha, was
the tearing down and destroying of an
American flag and the substitution
Thereof of a red flag on fagpole in
Mayor Moore's yard.
Tie convention Of the National Edi-
torial Association at New Orleans
came to a close with the selection of
Buffalo, N. Y. as the next meeting
place. w. F. Parret of the Reporter,
Waterloo, Iowa, was elected president.
Topeka Kan, March 6.-The rush Of
subscription orders for the Sheldon ed.
ition of the Topeka Capitol has broken
all the records of the local postoffice
the number of subscriptions received in
the last wo days being upward of co.
0Oo
The Louisville Commercial, the con-
trolling interest of which is said to
have been owned by A. B. Dupont of
Detroit and T. c. Dupont of Pittsburg,
announces "the the ownership and con-
troll practically passed into the hands
of the Republicans of Kentucky
A dispatch to the Paris Temps from
Copenhagen says it now appears GER
tain that the Danish government will
not accept any offer from America to
acquire the Danish West Indies, the
King and Premier Hoerring being op-
posed to the cession Of the island.
Cape Town, March g. Lucas Stein
kamp, commanding the Beers is re-
ported marching on Carnavaron. 1t is
believed that Gordonia and Victoria
West will rise. It is thought that the
total number of men in arms will ex-
ceed 5000.
Union men in every machine shop in
Chicago are on strike. A general Or
der instructing them to drop their tools
was issued today. 1t is considered
practically certain that sympathetic
strikes will follow, and that in Chica-
go alone $4,000 men will be out Of work.
An advance of Is cent has been made
in the price of print cloths. The Mill
ing Committee of the manufacturers
of Fall River, Mass, at it's meeting to-
day decided to make the selling price
of regular 2S-inch, 64-64s, 31a. All other
goods controlled by the committee has
advanced to the new basis.
Auburn, Ind, March 6.-Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison has been interviewed by
many public men of Indiana in regard
to the Boer-British war, and he minces
no words in expressing his sympathy
for the Beers, although he persistently
refuses to be publicly quoted, lest his
words embarrass the Mckinley admin
istration.
The Orpheum Los Angeles, has this
week an exceptionally fine programme
The great Papinta, who is the especial
delight of the Angeleans, is prominent of
course and the other attractions are very
much up to date, as may always be expected
under the able management of j. Rush
Bronson. Thursday-Papinta Matinee dad
special souvenir will be given to each
lady who attends the theatre.
Business men Of Jaurez, Mex, held
a mass meeting yesterday to petition
President Diaz to abolish the free zone
in Mexico, in which Jaurez is situated,
and which is sixty miles in width,
south of the Rio Grande. The mer-
chants contend that the free zone is
detrimental to them, as we'll as to
manufacturing interests.
The shipments of guns and ammuni-
ton to London KY, is said by the Re-
publican State officials to be only for
the purpose of equipping State Guard
companies in that section and they
pronounce as silly the stories that the
Republican Governor, Taylor and other
State officials are preparing to set up
a government there in the event the
courts decide against them.
NEW YORK, March IA dispatch
to the Herald from Berlin says that