Mesa free press., 1900-11-30
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Covering Every County and Many De.
partment Subjects
FOR INTERESTED READERS

densed and Pithy Form and are too
Busy to Read Long and Useless Re.
: ports Of Space Writers.
The Nebraska legislature will be
Republican on joint ballot.
Secretary of War Root is making an
inspection of the forts of Cuba.
Thirteen persons were killed in a
train wreck in France one day last
| week.
Great preparations are being made
| to Paris.
The Republicans have conceded the
election of the Democratic governor OF
| Kentucky.
1t has been practically settled that
Los Angeles will entertain President
Mckinley sometime during April next.
| This government expects soon to
close negotiations for right of way
| for the Nicaragua canal with the gov
eminent of the latter name:
John T.. Morgan, strong friend OF
the Nicaragua canal, has been unan-
imously returned to the United States
senate by the State of Alabama.
The we'll known firm of Grant Bros,
of New York, have failed for a large
amount, cause stated to be defalcation
on part of some trusted employee.
A riot of students at the Kearney
Military School in Nebraska, has brok-
up the institution. 1t is under the
jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church.
Senator w. A. Clark is to have an
opponent in the person of H. L. Frank,
business man and mine owner, for
seat in the United States senate from
| Montana.
Yale College, at suggestion of Judge
Taft, of the Philippine Commission,
will educate five young men from the
islands, and other similar institutions
are likely to do the same.
Charles A. Towne, the brilliant or
ator of the Silver Republicans, and his
associates on the National Committee
of that part, will issue an address to
the part, urging it's merging into the
democracy of the nation.
AS a result of the outrage the cit
liens of Lincoln and Ebert have is
sued warning that all negroes must
leave at once, and if they do not go
they will be escorted across the border.
The feeling is very intense.
A telegram from London brings the
news that Gen. Both, commanding the
Boer army has sent to Lord Roberts
statement of the terms on which
he will surrender. This dispatch has
neither been denied nor confirmed,
and condition of surrender not stated.
The experiments being made by the
government of the army emergency
rations, are giving eminent results so
far maintaining the men during march,
but grave doubts are entertained
whether the rations would answer if
the men were called upon, to fight and
march at the same time.
Resolutions have been passed by the
Executive Committee of the Nation
al Business Mems League, asking
President Mckinley to urge, in his
next message to Congress, early legis-
lation. favorable to pending bills es-
tablishing the department of commerce
and industries and reorganization of
the consular service.
Capt. Macco and crew OF the schoon-
er Mascotte,s arrived in San Francisco
last week, report cannibalism and
massacre of blacks on the savage ISL
ands of the South Seas. The captain
and his men had an encounter with
cannibalist tribe and only escaped
with their lives after pitched battle
in which many of the natives were
killed.
The United States takes issue with
the Powers in their demand upon Chi
ma for indemnity and punishment of
those responsible for the outrages.
Secretary Hay has given out note
in which the position of this country
is clearly stated in the closing words
of Secretary Hay: '.It is presumed
that they (the Powers) will not exact
reparation, either personal or pecu-
mary, which will be beyond the power
of China to carry OUT
AT reunion of the Army of Tenn
essee, held at Detroit, Mich, last week,
Gen. Russell A. Alger presided. In
an address by Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
president of the Society, wherein the
achievements of some of the generals
of the Society were reviewed, the
speaker said, in referring to Gen. AL
ger, "that when history is written, his
administration of the War Department
will be given it's due as one of the
greatest administrations"
M. S. Thomson, prominent farmer
of Bocrbon county, Kentucky, George
Leary and San Adams (colored), were
held in $1,000 bail by United States
Commissioner Hill to the federal court
the first Monday in January at Frank
fort, charged with conspiracy to pre-
vent negroes from voting at the last
election. 1t is charged that crap games
were started and the heroes partici-
pating were arrested just before the
election so as to keep them away
from the polls.