| Show GENERAL NEWS 1 the coast expects the rio grande western f A GREAT SCHEME IN NICARAGUA I 1 Chi cagos chief of police pollee rays damages for arald raid republican league of clubs meeting ruth Clev elands present BAS SAN pec dec ID 19 the statement i 14 again made liere thattie eliat alio kio grande western ie Is contemplating an extension of it its 4 line to this caust t and arid that estimate estimates are behig made a as 4 rh to ahe is co cost 1 t of construction the roud road now touch touches ni the e cont confines lne of nevada and arid the legislature of that state lias offered a subsidy to he the line that will trav cre eme the state an entrance into california over the lie sierras could be effected b by way a of beek worth pa pass kail are laid bijj and the road traded graded through throne a considerable portion portion of the paa and arid it is stated that the tile aitio tio brande contemplate re curing or ha 4 elured 11 this tills property from front beckworth 1 aass et two 0 O routes to san sn francisco are mentioned meni I d one pawing the sacramento valley tile other other fol following loing the coalt more CIO closely lely and reaching tidewater just north of or san suit Franc francisco PICO an important railway project in accia BA SAS feancisco Piu scisco dec ID 10 charles thornton an ail american engineer just returned from nicaragua states that conce ions have been granted a nui number riber of american 5 by Pr president ident Sar cassa eassa and the nicaragua government for the construction con of r row gauge railroad for freight frei glit cervice service aga from r i on oil lake malague Ia clown down the valley of or the aitto 1 orande river to limes a total distance of miles the rond road mill connect at Mona tombo with the na narrow row gauge toad that now runs from cori corinee nee on oil alie pacific lc coast to Sl managua the capital of nicaragua gua it la is estimated the proposed p obed route will be eight hundred milea miles S borter than the present Pati catiarna Ia naina arna route between san Frari francisco eNco and new york and at least 1 miles shorter than the apropo ed route of the nicaragua canal limos is sixty milea miles from the tile mouth of the kio orande river which the engineers believe can car tee readily I 1 y be made navigable for deep water writer steamers in ili addition to build building 1 a railroad and opening the bar of th alie e I uio 0 orande i tie river it is required thai that a line of s steamers t e a Y ner torun to run twice a month between the uio orande grande and anti the united states be maintained that custom housed and arid other buildings for tire use of the government 0 vern ment together with telegraph aal and telephone constructed along the tile route of the proposed road and arid that tile lie road be adeva adequately tely equipped for the expedition of trail gramc c thornton says part of the theroan road will be completed and in tit operation within two years the contract pec ille eliat the road and other must be completed inside of five live years I 1 great politics in louisiana N NEW ely OIL LEAm dec 19 in view of the ions in tit the democratic party the lie ans are extremely active and con cori nider id r their chatine the tat central committee held a meeting today to day but also developed faction sone of straight out white republicans with afew colored co lorel lorol led lett by ex lov warmouth lie tile other leading colored laicans calls led byj INI madison adison vamie vance it w was s deci decided to call a state convention to no nominate a ticket and find all went well election to fill vacancies ot 0 the committee for the state at large which went in fit favor netlie anti may while he tile vote was being taken warmouth and a number lumber of ins friends inel including tiding united states marshal donnelly left tho the liall hall As they were goin going out t some one made an air geniar remark roua and d d drew rew a revolver but wit wat prevented by frenda from front shooting the then elected an anti and lot tery inan as secretary and aud after adopting resolutions revolutions endorsing the tile administration adjourned when tile lie meeting adjourned Ws evening tile delegates denied denic that euch such a topic an candid afos had been discussed although ther i is much illaine blaine talk around the hotel lobutes lobb lobbies tes clarkson was authorized to a appoint p a committee to prepare literature fer a for distribution as would deal particularly with the arguments adva advanced neI by the canous alfous far farmer organizations and all alf who do not hold orthodox publican Ke Ite views the greiers hall polica police raid paid for 19 1 chief of police mcclaughry ry this evening paid the bills pre se I 1 i ted by the labor damage to their property resulting from lie the recent police raid at gralfs hall paid the bill bills out of ills hij primate account they amounting to 0 o about lie will p probably be reimbursed from some of t the e city account accounts 1 I hitup imply I 1 want raid faid lie to give t those ay iy ioe fel lovs a chance to say they been treated right the tile say cief considered the bills e excessive we ive but had no means of investigating fig ti a 1 I the question adding if these rc men all er talking no go much about justice V send I 1 tn n unjust bill bills the responsibility ability ie is heirs theirs baby ruths priceless christmas ST lorn lovin dec lo 19 the st louis furniture board of trade to lo today day sent to ex president cleveland ft at a thris christinas tinas gift girt fornaby for baby aluth a child childs rocking chair made from the door of I 1 lie old log cabin home retire offen arant in fit this country with nith a letter expressing beet best wishes for the health and arid happing hap bap pinc pines s of the tire child and arid parents |