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An lnterestinsg roport pertaining to
the postofflcos of the country was giv
en out from Washington on October
20. It is said that a total of 2,370
presidential postmasters wero ap
pointed last year, according to tho an
nual report of J. L. Bristow, fourth
assistant postmaster general. Tho to
tal number of appointments of post
masters of all classes was 15,970, an
increase of 1,313. There were 3,058
postofflces established and 4,059 dis
continued, tho latter attributable
mostly to tho extension of the rural
free delivery service and the consoli
dation of postofflces) adjacent to largo
presidential offices. Tho number of
postofflces in tho United States Juno
30 was 75,824, of which 220 wero first
class, 1,023 Becond class, 3,488 third
class and 71,193 fourth class. There
wore 1,746 robberies of postofflces,
eleven robberies of mail trains, six
teen robberies of mail passengers, star
route carriers and wagons, and 4G5
of letter boxes. Of the 1,721 persons
arrested for violating postal laws, 304
were connected with tho postal ser
vice, including 112 postmasters.
A glue corporation of Jersey City
was incorporated on uctooer zy wun
a capital stock of $6,000,000, divided
into 2,000,000 shares, hearing 8 per
cent cumulative dividends and $4,000,
000 common stock.
fully acquainted Secretary Hay with
tho negotiations leading up to the
agreement to submit the question to
arbitration, and as United States citi
zens had similar claims to those of
tho nations named, the Japanese gov
ernment agreed to give them the ben
efit of any decision of the arbitrators.
President Roosevelt on October 29
issued the annual proclamation desig
nating Thursday, November 27, as tho
day of thanksgiving.
Roports to Now York from Guate
mala In Central America report very
serious volcanic disturbances. Tho vol
cano Santa Maria is in a state of vio
lent' eruption, having already thrown
a deep mantlo of ashes upon two towns
near it. The disturbances have caused
tho abandonment of villages and plan
tations near the volcano and tho resi
dents are seeking places of safety.
tlon by Horr Bernstein and Horr Goth
cin, tho house adjourned until Tuesday.
A recent roport from Japan Days
that the Japanese cabinet has adopted
the proposed scheme for naval expan
sion. It involves an annual expendi
ture of $8,250,000 for ton years. The
Japanese naval expansion scheme re
ferred to Involves the building of four
now battleships, six first class cruis
ers, and various other craft The bat
tleships aro to bo built in England,
and tho cruisers in England, Franco
and Germany.
It has been decided to hold an inter
national tournament of plympian
games at Athens in 1904 in connec
tion with tho archeological congress,
to be held in celebration of tho com
pletion of the restoration of the stadium.
The state department has received
a copy of the new tariff schedules
adopted by China together with a copy
of it special agreement entered Into
by tho special commissioner from the
United States and tho commissioners
of tho Chinese empire. Under the
terms of the agreement negotiations
by Mr. Sharretts, flour, which is one
of the principal Chinese imports from
tho United States, Is to be admitted
free of duty. This concession, is to
bo made on all cereals, including bar
lnv. Ttmlfifi. millet, oats, paddy, rice,
wheat and florr'made therefrom; also
buckwheat and. buclcwheat flour, corn
flour and yellow cornmeal and rye
flour, but it does not include arrow
root and arrowroot flour, cracked
wheat, germea, hominy, pearl barley,
potato flour, shredded wheat, tapio
ca, tapioca flour, and yam flour. The
Nrate on kerosene in bulk per case of
ten gallons ia l-29th of a tael.
The struggle between the Morgan
and Yerkes interests for the- right to
build underground railways in Lon
don goes on and it was reported from
London on October 29 that the fight
was to be discussed in the house of
commons on that date when the Mor
gan syndicate will try to secure the
resclndment of the house report
that their project has no-legal status.
It was recently reported from York
ton, Assinaboia, that the people of
that town were greatly disturbed on-J
account of the approach of 1,500 starv
ing Dukhobors who were marching
into the town. Reports as to these peo
ple differ, some claiming that as they
have laid up no provisions for the
winter, they must starve unless aided,
other reports claiming that they have
provisions, but are on the way to
seek a warmer climate.
The annual report of Governor Dole
of Hawaii has been transmitted to
"Washington. -The report shows that
the total cash on hand in the territor
ial government on June 30, 1902, waB
$287,131. The total amount of prop
erty subject to ad valorem taxes, ac
cording to assessment appraisements,
-was $110,388,578. An income tax im
posed by tho legislature of 1901 real
ized $287,366 during tho fiscal year.
The report submits the estimates for
A Chicago report as to tho long
talked of beef combination says that
now two combinations are planned by
the packers of the country. It is re
ported that they will combine first
and then effect a merger of all the
stock yards in the country. The capi
talization of the new concern will be
about $600,000,000 and all or nearly all
the larger cities of tho United States
will be affected.
On October 30 it was reported that
the combine of the malleable iron
plants in the country had been com
pleted. The capital of the concern is
placed at $20,000,000 and all the im
portant iron plants in the country
with the exception of three are entered
in the trust It Is stated that Judge
Gray and Max Pam, of New York, are
the promoters.
. A Washington disnatch under date appropriations by congress for the
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of October 29 says: Governor Brodie next uscai year aggregating $1,106,000,
A cablegram from Vienna, dated'
October 30, reports that after an inter
val of several weeks the migration of
Roumanian Jews through this city
for the United States has recom
menced heavily. Two parties of emi
grants, numbering 400 persons, were
here last Tuesday and Wednesday..
The most remarkable feature of this
revived movement is that half of the
emigrants are men, 'whereas former
parties were almost entirely composed
of women and children. The men now
emigrating are chiefly artisans.
Tho seven coal strike commissioners
appointed by President Roosevelt be
gan their labors on Thursday, Octo
ber 30. and on that day made a tour
of a part of the coal fleld in the region
affected by the strike in search of In-
formation relating thereto. Most of
the day -was spent in the mines and
great interest was displayed as to the
manner of working.
On October 30 it was reported that
the entire coffee zone of Guatemala
had been destroyed by flames and
smoke from tho volcano of Santa
Maria. Tho coffee districts destroyed
include the Costa Rica and the Costa
Granda, which have been considered
the finest plantations in the country,
and the extent of the disaster may bo
estimated when it is considered that
seven feet of sand and ashes cover tho
fields.
A London cablegram under date of
October 30 reported that it was offi
cially announced that the purchase
price of the White Star line (on its
joining the International Mercantile
company) Is $53,497,180, of which $15,
736,180 Is payable in cash, $25,174,000
in preference shares and $12,587,000 -in
common stock. The stockholders thus
received over $5,000 for each 1,000
shares.
It was reported from Colon on Oc
tober 31 that a detachment of govern
ment troops had arrived there on
boarn a French steamer. The detach
ment numbered 1,300 men and will
be used as reinforcements on the isth
mus. It is also reported that the rebel
generai of Colombia, General Uribe
UTibe, is on the point of signing a
treaty of peace.
Recent reports from Manila give as
surances of the speedy termination of
hostilities as regards the insurgent
Moro tribes. Many Moro chiefs have
come in and pledged friendship to the
Americans. A cablegram of October
31 reports: Twenty members of the
native constabulary of the Island of
Negros defeated seventy Ladrones
near Turlca, Negros, yesterday. The
Ladrones were intrenched and it took '
an hour's fierce fighting to dislodge
them. Six of the bandits were killed
and seven wounded. Their leader,
Dalmacio, was wounded and captured.
Two guides in the employ of the con
stabulary were killed.
A Springfield, 111., dispatch, under
date of October 31, says: Five hun
dred employes of the Wabash rail
road shops here went on strike today
in sympathy with the boiler makers
who struck a week ago for a uniform
increase In wages to' 30 cents an hour.
Those who quit work today include
blacksmiths, machinists, tinners and.
of Arizona, In his usual report, re
news the plea for statehood and makes
tho following explanation: Under the
Leland-Hansbrough act the claims of
Arizona for government aid in irri
gation to be fully carried out and ex
tended so as to Inaugurate in the ter
ritory the first of the great irrigation
systems under that action, action to
rejuvenate the depleted forest area;
Increases in school facilities; in the
salary of the governor; of tho appro
priation for the Arizona national
guard; appropriation to improve the
Colorado river and construct a levee
from Yuma to the Mexican lino; to
prevent the overflow of cultivated
land by tho annual freshets; and ap
propriations for purchasing sites and
erectings in Arizona. Tho governor
places the total taxable property of the
territory at $39,083,178.
It is also reported from Washing
ton that tho United States will par
ticipate in any benefits that may be
derived by Germany, Great Britain
and France in tho arbitration an
nounced In Paris by M. Delcasso of tho
questions as to the foreign holdings
of lands and property rights In Ja-
of which $750,000 is for the construc
tion of a breakwater at Hilo harbor,
$250,000 for widening the channel of
Honolulu harbor and dredging the
channel entrance and harbor to a
depth of thirty feet at low water, $22,-
000 for a postofflce and a customs
house at Hilo and $78,000 for erection.
A marked increase in the number of
pupils In the schools has been made
over those of ten years ago. It Is said
In regard to the shipments of the isl
ands that of the total value of ship
ments, not including specie, from the
territory during the past year of $24,
793,735, $38,813 represents the value
of foreign merchandise shinned, as
against a value of $24,754,922 of do
mestic merchandise shipped. Of this
total value tho shipments to foreign
countries were worth $63,547, and
those to the mainland were worth $24.-730,188.
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A Berlin cablegram of October 30
says that the reichstag today discussed'
an amendment proposed by the social
ists empowering the bundesrath to
put goods on the free list whenever
uerman syndicates sell similar goods
wm Thi ? property rignts in Ja aDrad cheaper than they do at home,
pan. The Japanese government has After speeches in support of the mo-
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