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The Commoner.
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THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Denvor, Colo., dispatch reports tho
death of Mrs. Thomas M. Patterson,
wife of Sonator Patterson of Colo
rado, on July 10.
Tho United States navy department
has decided to send an additional war
ship to La Guayra, ahd the Marietta
has been selected for tills sorvico.
IClng Victor Bmanuol of Italy ar
rived in St. Petersburg on a visit to
the czar on July 13, and great festivi
ties aro boing colobratod in his honor.
been implicated, are under arrest. Tho
feonato protests against tho action of
President Cucstas as unconstitutional
and accuses him of desiring, to estab
lish a dictatorship.
Two powdor magazines at the 1,200
foot level of tho Daly-West mine near
Park City, Utah, exploded on July 10,
and tho loss of life cannot yet be esti
mated. Twenty-seven dead bodies wore
recovered that day, and it is feared
that many more aro yet in tho mines.
It is rumorod that Goneral Leonard
Wood, recently governor general of tho
Island of Cuba, Is to bo the head of the
Isthmian commission whidh is to bo
appointed by tho president.
King Edward's condition has so Im
proved that on July 15 ho loft London
for Portsmouth Avhore ho went on
board tho royal yacht and will make a
sea voyage along tho cost of Wales.
Tho United States battleship, Illi
nois, flagship of Roar Admiral A. S.
Crowninshlold, ran against an ob
struction in Christiana harbor, Nor
way, and will have to go into dry dock
to bo repaired.
Tho Spanish treaty claims commis
sion, in session at Washington, on July
10 rendered an important decision in
the matter of claims or American citi
zens for the destruction of property by
tho Cuban insurgents, and $10,000,000
Cuban claims wero ruled in before adjournment.
The crest of tho flood in tho Missis
sippi river passed Keokuk, la., on July
10, and it Is estimated tliat the worst
of the damage is now past. The inun
dated country extends along tho river
for a distance of thirty-flvo milon.
many fields ara flooded and thousands
of acres of crops are wasned away.
Hoii. John S. Robinson was unani
mously renominated for. congress by
the democratic and people's indepen
dent conventions of tho Third con
gressional district, held at Columbus,
Neb., on July 15.
A dispatch from St. Paul, Minn., re
port's the destruction of three North
Dakota towns, with great loss of llfo.
and property damage as tho result ol
a cyclone on July 15. Full reports can
not yet be obtained.
On July 14 the people of Paris cele
brated the anniversary of tho fall of
tho Bastile by placing wreaths on the
statue of Strassburg, in the Place do
Concord, and upon the monument to
Jeanne do Arc and Gambetta.
It Is announced from Berlin that the
reputation of Herr Albert Ballln, director-general
of the Hamburg-American
line, has been immensely Increased
by the alliance with J. Plerpont Mor
gan. Even tho emperor seemj to have
received him jnto great social and po
litical favor.
An order from Washington Is to tho
off ect. that General Chaffee is to be re
lieved of command in the Philippines
and put in command of tho east, with
headquarters at Governor's Island, N.
Y. Ho will be succeeded in the Phil
ippines by Major General George W.
Davis, and tho change will take place
September 30.
It is announced that certificates of
incorporation ' have been filed in New
Jersey by tho American-Cuban De
velopment company, capital, $4,000,
000, and the Pacific Transportation and
Coal company, capital, $3,000,000.
During tho meeting of the demo
cratic state convention at Galveston,
Tex., beginning July 15, ono of tho fea
tures of the session was an ovation
given to Judge John H. Reagan, who
voluntarily retires from the position of
railroad commissioner. He is the only
survivor of either of the civil war
cabinets.
Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan, for
22 years in charge of tho Roman Cath
olic archdiocese of Chicago, died in
that city on July 10, at tho age of 73
years. He has boon a leader in tho
Catholic priesthood of tho west for 4(5
years.
John Willis Baer, for many years
secretary of tho Christian Endeavor
society, has resigned that position to
accept one as assistant secretary of
the Presbyterian board of Homo Mis
sions, and will take up his now duties
on October 1.
A phenomenal speed record was
made on July 12 by the "Twentieth
Century- Limited" train on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern road when
481 milos were covered in 460 min
utes. Taking into consideration tho
delays and slow-downs, this makes
un average speeu or auout uu miles an
hour.
Tho Peary relief ship, Windward,
sailed from Now York on July 14. The
Windward will go direct to Sydney,
C. B where she will take on coal and
then head for the Arctic region. Mrs.
Peary and her daughter will' join the
ship at Sydney.
A cablegram from Montevideo, Uru
guay, dated July 13, says: President
Juan L. Cuestas of the republic of
Uruguay, recently discovered the ex
istence of a plot against his life, As a
result two senators were alleged to bo
concerned in the conspiracy and havo
bdbn banished, and a number of mili
tary officers, who aro alleged to havo
A cablegram from Johannesburg,
South Africa, dated July 15, reports
that at a meeting of the chamber of
commerce called to receive the British
trade commissioners, a member read
a cable dispatch offering freight from
New York to Natal at 10 shillings per
ton. This low rate is the outcome of
competition, as it is -21s 3d below the
lowest freight rate from England.
It is announced that both President
Roosevelt and Secretary Root deem
it unwise that the friars should re
main in the archipelago of the Phil
ippines, with tho prestige they now
possess, tho attitude tho friars assume
being regarded as "a menace to thn
peace of the island and an obstruction
to thoir government and the civiliza
tion of tho Inhabitants."
It is rumored that unless Russia
withdraws from Manchuria according
to the terms of tho agreement with
China, there will be war In the far
east, as Japan is prepared to fight to
get Russia out of that territory. In
the meantime both powers are
strengthening their garrisons and
making other preparations. 4It is also
said that Japan and Great Britain will
enter into an agreement to jointly
garrison some of the Chinese, ports.
On July 15 it was announced that
four railroads had signed with tho
striking freight handlers and it is ex
pected that a majority of the men will
return to work. Some of the radicals,
however, as well as President, Curran
of the froighf; handlers' union, aro un
satisfied, and, may make. more trouble.
The agreement between: thqso four rail
roads and tfteir men is a victory for
neither side, as both parties. made some
concessions.
On July 14 at Venice, Italy, tho
Campanile, (detached ' bell tower) of
St. Mark's qhurch, 321. fqet high, col
lapsed and fell with a ereat crash into
the piazza. The Campanile was found
ed in 1188, restored ,in 1329, provided
with a marble top in 1417, and in 1517
was crowned with the figure of ah an
gel nearly sixteen feet high. It was
considered one of the most precious art
treasures in the kingdom.
Lord Salisbury resigned the pre
miership of Great Britain on July IT.
and it was officially announced on
July 13. A. J. Balfour, ,tho govern
ment's chief representative in the
house of commons, has been appointed
as his successor. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach has also resigned his post as
chancellor of tho exchequer, and it is
rumored that the colonial secretary,
Joseph Chamberlain, may havo that
office.
Lord Kitchener and staff arrived In
London on July 12. Lord Kitchener
was accorded a magnificent welcome
from a huge throng of people and af
ter a triumphal drive tnrough Lon
don, he was entertained at a luncheon
at St. James palace, the Prince of
Wales occupying the central scat.
Kitchener was then conducted to King
Edward's sick chamber, and was ex
tended a warm welcome and thanks
for the termination of hostilities.
The freight handlers' strike in Chi
cago has now been settled, and twenty-four
thousand men have returned
to their old positions. The suggestion
of the state board of arbitration has
been adopted, and "it is believed that
the roads generally will allow the
truckers 17 cents -an hour and minor
concessions granted by the proposition
of July 1. It is estimated that this
strike has cost the business men of
Chicago $10,000,000.
A passenger train was held up and
robbed on the Denver & Rio Grande
narrow gauge railroad at Chester,
Colo., on July 14. It is not known ex
actly how much the robbers secured,
as many of the passengers threw their
money and valuable among the rocks
before the robbers searched them. En
gineer Ruland was struck a blow with
a Winchester rifle, but was able to
handle his engine through to the ter
minal.. The sheriffs of adjoining coun
ties and a dozen posses are in pursuit
of the robbers.
A dispatch from New York dated
July 14, says: Foreigners aro fleeing
here from Venezuela, cables the Port
of Spain, Trinidad, correspondent of
the Herald. There is surprise at the
smallness of United States naval forces
in Venezuelan waters, especially at La
Guayara, where the government offi
cials aro said to have reported to
President Castro that they cannot con
trol the revolution. Puerto Cabello
Campano and Barcelona are without
United States warships and the resi
dents are exposed to great dangers.
It will be remembered that the court
martial case against Gen. Jacob H.
Smith in the Philippines was decided
by General Smith being found guilty
of tho charge of issuing orders to Ma-
A dispatch under date of July 12
says: A fresh eruption of Mont Pelee,
Martinique, occurred during the morn
ing of July 11. It was quite as violent
as the one of the previous day, and
was marked by loud detonations, fol
lowed by showers of stones and cin
ders, which fell on the communes, of
Basse Pointe, Morne Rouge and Fond.-?
St Dennis. The .population remained
calm. There was no loss of life. Tho
scientific mission which left Guada
loupe on receipt of the news of the,
fresh eruption has .arrived at Fort de
France.
A St. Paul, Minn., dispatch, dated
July 14, says: A Helena, Mont, spe
cial says: Itjs proposed to build a
wife fence 7,00 miles long on the boun-.
dary line between Montana and Ca
nada. The necessity for this huge un
dertaking arises from the fact that
several weeks ago a large number of
cattle that had strayed into. Canada,
from this state were seized by ' the'
Dominion officials on the ground that
they had been smuggled. The fence
will probably be built jointly by tho
Canadian and American governments,
and will cost several hundred thou
sand dollars.
Jor Waller contrary to rules of war,
and was sentenced to be admonished
by tho reviewing authority. This au
thority boing the president, Mr. Roose
velt has so admonished General Smith -and
retired him under tho law which ,
provides that officers having reached
tho age of G2 years may De retired at
will by tho president.
A dispatch from Pretoria, under
date of July 15rsays that the settle
ment of the annexed territories is hot
being accomplished without consider
able friction. Ills noticed that those a
Boers who stayed in the field to tho'
end of the war are very antagonistic
to those who served as British scouts;
and it is said that some of these na
tional scouts Have been shot or beaten.
Many of the burghers declare they
wore induced' to' agree to surrender by
the false representations of their lead-j
ers, who made false statements as 'to
the terms of surrender.
In a suit brought by several par
ties against the United "States Steel
corporation asking for an injunction
to prevent the company rrom carrying
out ijts bond conversion plan, the cor
poration flle'd an answer on July 15.
A detailed statement of the assets of '.
the company was furnished by the
president, Charles M. Schwab. The
earnings of the steel corporation ag
gregate $140,000,000 annually, and this
represents a return of 10 per cent on
the Investment. The trust is worth
$1,400,000,000, and it was admitted that
the conversion plan includes a $10,-
000,000 payment to J. P. Morgan & Co.
The United States training ship, .
Mohican, about whose safety there has
been some' anxiety, arrived at Dutch
harbor, an Alaskan port, on June 28.
A dispatch from Seattle conveying the
news, says: The Mohican left Yoko
hama bound for Honolulu direct, but
encountered head winds that drove her
off her course. She was finally driven
into the great circle and brought up at
Dutch harbor. Had the captain at
tempted to sail her into Honolulu it
is not believed her supply of . food
would have held out. After replen
ishing hoissupply of food and fuel at -Dutch
harbor the Mohican sailed on
June 30 for Honolulu, her original:
destination.
A dispatch from Victoria, B. C,
dated July 15, says: News was received
by the Bteamer Empress of India, to
day of the destruction of the Chinese
cruiser Hal Chee at Nankin, by an
explosion. The Japanese cruiser Ata
go arrived at Hsia Jun, June 21, and
the magazine of the Hai Chee was '
opened to salute her. Then came the
I explosion. Of the crew of 200 to 250'
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