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-The Commoner.
April a5, 1902
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Weekly News Summary
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The state land board of Colorado
has declined to allow the beef truot
to get control of 60,000 acres of graz
ing land in that state.
London cablegrams of April 14 an
nounce that the British ministry has
placed a tax on breadstuffs in order
to help in its South African war.
Dispatches of April 19 announce
that J. Pierpont Morgan has organized
a trust in which he combined all the
leading Trans-Atlantic steamship
lines.
It is reported from Hong Kong,
China, that an army of 2,000 was de
stroyed by the rebels, being ambushei
In a narrow defile and all being killed
or captured.
The revolutionary disturbances in
Hayti still continue. The interior of
the country seems to be most effected,
as the various towns on the coast arc
held by the government.
On April 13 the chancellor of the
exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
announced in the English house of
commons that an appropriation of
$873,000,000 for the coming year, Is
required.
On April 15 the Russian minister
of interior was assassinated by a stu
dent as an outcome of a recent bittev
controversy in that country, between
the police and the government and
the students.
(Tho socialist disturbances in Brus
sels still continue. Frequent conflicts
have taken place in the city, and al
most the entire country is more or
less effected. A general revolution Is
feared.
On April 12 Rev. T. DeWitt Tal
mage, the best known of American
preachers, died at his home in Wash
ington, D. C, at the ago of seventy
years. For many years he has been
very prominent in church work, and
was perhaps one of the most popular
preachers in this country.
A dispatch from San Juan, Porto
Rico, under date of April 15, says that
the supreme court has reversed the de
cision of the lower court against the
labor leader, Iglesias, sentenced to
imprisonment on the charge of "con
spiring to raise the price of labor in
Porto Rico." The supreme court ac
quitted Iglesias of all the charges
against him.
Colonel Crowder, the government
representative sent to investigate
the British camp at Port Chalmette,
La., has completed his task and the
opinion prevails that the recent testi
money has been largely in support of
Governor's Heard's charges and some
of it has gone beyond his allegations.
Late reports from Venezuela are to
the effect that President Castro is
dissatisfied with his military officers,
and Is replacing them with others to
whom he looks for better success
against the revolutionists,
A dispatch from Havana under date
of April 12 asserts that Neely, Rath
bone and Reeves, recently convic
ted and sentenced because of their
connection with the postal frauds in
that city, have appealed from the de
cision, contending that all the evi
dence in the case was not presented.
A later report is to the effect that a
fidelity company has filed a bond fr
$100,000 with the Cuban court as bail
for E. P. Rathbone. It is claimed that
Senator Hanna guaranteed this bond.
Major Waller of the marine corps,
recently on trial at Manila on the
charge of killing natives of the island
of Samar without trial, was acquitted
by a vote of 11 to 2.
A dispatch from Chicago under date
of April 14 says that United States
Attorney S. H. Bethea, following in
structions given by President Roose
velt and Attorney General Knox, will
make an "inquiry" into the workings
of the beef trust in Chicago with re
lation to the Sherman anti-trust law.
A general hope is expressed that some
thing may be done to check the evil
and congress is expected to frame
suitable legislation against the viola
tions of the anti-trust law. Major
William Warner, United States dis
trict attorney at Kansas City, Mo.,
has also been instructed to immediate
ly take steps against the trust.
Many conflicting rumors as to the
near approach of peace in the South
African controversy have been circu
lated during the week. Nothing of an
official nature, however, has as yet
been reported, although some of the
most prominent London newspapers
announce that the end of the war is in
sight. One report said that the peaco
proposals included the right of Great
Britain to the veto power, the apoint
ment of Lord Commissioner, Johan
nesburg, and an indemnity of 10,
000,000 pounds. The Boers to get an
executive, preservation of language, no
war tax, no expense for garrisons, and
their principle leaders to be retained
in office. Notwithstanding all these
reports, the war in South Africa seems
to be going on, one battle being re
ported recently, where the casualties
on each side were quite heavy.
THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON. "
James S. Clarkson of Iowa has been
appointed by the president as surveyor
of customs for the district of New
York.
A communication from the Ameri
can Federation of Labor has been sent
to the house favoring the passage of
a stringent Chinese exclusion law.
On April 12 the house passed the
senate bill granting a pension of $5,000
per annum to 'the widow of the late
President McKinley, and the measure
was sent to the White House.
A Washington rumor is to the ef
fect that the president has decided
that General Miles' retirement Is com
pulsory, and he has already selected
his successor.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections voted to amend the house
resolution providing for the election
of senators by direct vote of the peo
ple in line with the amendment of
fered by Senator Depew.
The Nicaraguan canal question again
came up in the senate on April 17,
when Mr. Morgan of Alabama, chair
man of the isthmian canal commit
tee, addressed the senate for four hours
in favor of the Nicaraguan route.
A sub-committee of the house judi
ciary committee has decided to report
to the full committee the proposition
to change the date of the presidential
inauguration from March 4 to the last
Thursday in April, being unable to
agree to the question.
The senate committe on pensions
ordered a favorable report on the bill
granting increase of pensions to sol
diers who have lost limbs. The in
crease will be $15 per month each, and
will increase the annual pension ap
propriation $17,300,000.
Representative Burleson of Texas re
cently introduced in the house a reso
lution calling upon the administration
for a full account of the proceedings
in the court martial of Major Waller,
recently acquitted on the charge of
executing Filipino guides.
A special report from Jefferson City,
Mo., to Washington, states that dur
ing the past year 772,000 horses and
mule were shipped to South Africa
from Lathrop, Mo., by British agents.
The matter has been brought to the
attention of the government.
According to a White House offi
ial statement, the president, after most
careful investigation, has come to tho
conclusion that Governor Dole's courne
In Hawaii has been satisfactory, and
entitles him to tho hearty support of
tho administration, and therefore the
governor will retain his pcrat in that
island.
A bill was recently introduced in the
house authorizing tho division of Ne
braska into two judicial districts.
Four of tho representatives of tho
state addressed Attorney General
Knox, asking for an official opinion as
to the necessity of this step and his
answer is to tho effect that the pres
ent court is capable of transacting all
of tho state's business:
The senate has rejected tho Chinese
exclusion bill as presented by tho
house, and adopted the substitute of
fered by Senator Piatt This substi
tute Is much less drastic in its char
acter, and extends the provisions of
the present law and aplies It to all
insular territory of the United States.
During tho debate on this measure,
Minister Wu was sharply criticized
because of his attitude on the meas
ure. A cablegram from General Chaffee
at Manila is to the effect that some of
the Moros have risen in revolt against
the American troops, and fears are en
tertained of a general war with them.
An expedition of 1,200 soldiers has
been sent to subdue tho tribe. General
Chaffee also announces the capture of
Malvar, an active Filipino general,
and says that with his surrender "all
organized resistance" in North Phil
ipines is ended.
On April 14 during the discussion in
the house of the Cuban reciprocity
bill, Messrs, McCall of Mississippi and
Bradley of Georgia spoke for the meas
ure and Robertson of Louisiana and
Stevens of Minneapolis against It. Mr.
Stevens declared that those who arc
most active support of the bill are
men who have gone to the island in
tho hope of amassing fortunes, and
they were "sugar barons" not Cubans.
The friends of tho measure, however,
won a victory on April 16 by carrying a
motion to close general debate Friday,
April 18 at 3 o'clock. During the dis
cussion of the bill on April 17 Repre
sentative De Armond, one of the lead
ing democrats in the house, delivered
a forcible speech in favor of reduction
oftarlff on trust articles. His speech
was listened to with close attention
and was vigorously applauded.
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The house held an exciting session
April 18, when the Cuban reciprocity
bill came up for consideration. The
democratic caucus had decided to vote
solidly for the removal of the differ
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raw and reflned sugars on an equal
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