Mesa free press., 1900-06-08
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OTHER HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
Rported From All Parts of The World Which
Are of Particular Moment to the Busy
Reader.

The Grand Vizier, Ahmed Ben
Mussa, died at Tangier May 13.
1t is oficially announced that sew
era1 cases Of the plague have occur
red at Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Fire destroyed Reeves Bros boiler
works at Alliance, o. The total loss
will reach $144,OO0, with $4,000 insur-
ance.
The nuptials Of Prince Karl Ludwig
of Thrun and Taxis and Princess Ma
ria Thresa of Braganza were cele-
brated at Ratisbon.
The entire business district Of the
town Of Forest, Miss, on the Alabama
and Vicksburg road, was burned. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
The old Globe Mill at Middletown,
o., belonging to the us-Gardner
Paper Company was destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at 100000, COW
cred by insurance.
Mrs. William Newton shot and killed
a negro at Wallace, Idaho, while he
was trying to force his way into her
house. The negro was blind pencil
Francis Truth, who advertised him
self as a "Divine Healer was in
dicted by the United States grand
jury at Boston on seven bills Of
twenty counts, for alleged fraudulent
use of the mails.
Thomas O'Dea, in the United States
District Court at Philadelphia, pleaded
guilty to the charge Of attempting to
bribe juror, former United States
Dist.-Atty. Ellery P. Ingham and his
law partner, H. K. hewitt.
The national conference of River
Brethren (Dunkards) is now in prog
ress at Donnellsville, o. The feet
washing and communion service will
take place Saturday night. A thous-
and persons are expected to partici-
pate.
The Algiers correspondent Of the
London Daily Mail says: There is
little doubt that a holy war has been
proclaimed in the extreme south of
Algeria and Morocco. Probably this
is. due to the movement Of French
troops"
The steamer European, which ar
rived at New York from London, re-
ported that on May 10 she signaled
the steamer Britannia off Sunderland,
temporarily disabled. Assistance was
offered by the European, but it was
declined.
A cablegram from Tangier says a
convulsion in internal affairs is
threatened, but it is believed that
Germany, Italy and Great Britain
have agreed to maintain the status
quo, so it is hoped the threatened
anarch will be averted.
The fourth annual conference Of the
Lutheran League opened at Cincinnati
with almost two thousand delegates
present. Officers reports were pre-
sented. The society is like the Chris
tian Endeavor, the Epworth League
and corresponding societies.
James G.. Keogh, former Tax Col
lector of Holyoke, Mass, who pleaded
guilty to embezzlement, was sentenced
to not more than ten nor less than
seven and half years in the State
prison on one count. There are eight
or ten counts in the Indictment.
The consolidation Of tin manufac-
turing companies at Pittsburgh under
the title of the American Tin Can
Company has been postponed for sew
en- months because the present is con-
sidered an unfavorable time to launch
Industrial securities on the market.
A deal is pending in the City Of
Mexico for the transfer from the
hands of local capitalists in Monterey
Of the steel plant there to the Well
man-Seaver Engineering Company Of
Cleveland, o. The capital authorized
for the Monterey Company is $10,00O,-
900. The local stockholders include
Prince Hadziwill and 7ugene Kelley.
Some three hundred railway switch
men are attending the annual meeting
of the Grand Lodge of the Switch
mems Union of North America at
Detroit. The formal opening took
place publicly and later the Grand
Lodge went into executive session in
the Hotel Cadillac.
A dispatch from Nishni- -Nogovrod to
st. Petersburg announces that the
Minister of Finance, M. Dewitt, has
refused the request of Volga ship
owners and manufacturers to intro
duce an export duty on petroleum.
with the view of reducing the price
for consumption.
The Lourenzo Marques correspond
ent of the London Times says he has
it on unquestionable authority that
within the last six weeks President
Kruger has transferred the bulk of
his property in the Transvaal to per-
sonal friends, in order to avoid it's
confiSoa tion hu Graat Rritain