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It was reported from Sioux Falls,
S. D., on August 1 that by direction of
tUo attornoy general of tho United
StateB suits have been Instituted in
tho federal court In that city against
several persons charged with unlaw
fully occupying Indian allotments on
on old reservation in Marshall county.
The suits aro brought for tho purpose
of ejecting tho defendants from the
land and they will also bo asked to
pay damages to the Indians for their
' unlawful possession of the tracts.
Tho threatened order Tor a general
, " lockout of the building trades in Pitts
burg, Pa., came on August 1. It is
believed that this order will render
25,000 men idle, and the situation In
that city is very grave.
' The convicts that escaped recently
from Folsom prison in California are
still 'at large. It Is alleged that an
encounter-' took place between them
and the militia on August 1, but the
convicts escape"... again and it Is
thought that they are taking a course
to the eastward.
investigating the question of currency
for silver-using countries, a ratio of
32 to 1 is recommended. Tho commis
sion has already visited London, Paris,
and Tho Hague and expects to visit
St. Petersburg in a short time.
In an interview with General Max
imo Gomez of Cuba, ho declared that
Cuba owes a large debt and that the
proposed loan will not come near pay
ing the claims of tho soldiers. The
list of those having claims consists of
about 50,000 soldlors and the amount
of tho claims will aggregate a large
sum.
The official reports of Philippine
trade for tho month of March," 1903,
wore recently received at tho insular
bureau of tho war department, and it
Is shown that during tho nine months
ending March 31, '1903, exclusive of
gold and silver and government sup
plies, the value of merchandise im
ported and exported amounted to $46,
8C8.485, against $42,300,308 in 1902, and
?4,332,19G during tho same period of
1901.
v " . On .the conclusion of their visit to
Ii eland, King Edward of England Is
sued an address to the Irish expressing
his gratitude for tho tokens of loyalty
fend the hoartv welcome received there.
Copies of the address are to be posted
throughout Iceland.
, On August 2 it ttli reported from
Now York that Rev. George Mairs
Vanderlip, D. D., through whose in
strumentality tho Young Men's Chris
tian association was established in
America, also one of the founders of
the Metropolitan museum of art and
for a long time president of the Amer
ican Baptist Publication society, Is
dead at his home in Brooklyn. His
death was duo to heart dxease. Dr.
Vandorlip was born in Argyle, N. Y.,
in 1832.
It is regarded as probable that the
Austrian premier will resign his office
because of the recent charges of brib
ery in connection therewith. His tes
timony was taken before the bribery
commission at Budapest on August 3
and he made a good showing, although
it is thought that he will not continue
to hold his office
The special term of the Scott circuit
court presided over by Judge Robblns
convened at Georgetown, Ky.,on Aug
ust 3 to try ex-Secretary of State Caleb
Powers for the third time on a charge
tf complicity in the Goebel assassination.
ginning August 4 with nearly 1,000
members present
Four inches of rainfall on Sunday,
August 2, at Topeka, Kas., flooded
that city and suburbs and caused a
property loss of hundreds of dollars.
Tho city street car service was de
moralized for a time.
It was announced from London on
August 4 that the British government,
by the advance of $13,000,000 loan and
subsidy, has acquired valuable conces
sions, practically controlling the Cun
ard lines of steamers. It is said that
all tho company's steamships between
.Liverpool, Now York, Boston, the
Mediterranean ports and Havre, in
cluding the new steamships which will
have a speed of 24 to 25 knots, will be
at tho disposal of the admiralty for
hire or purchase in the event of war.
Tho vessels must be maintained under
the British flag and managed without
ony undue increase in freight charges,
or undue preference against British
subjects.
Tho first International convention of
wireless telegraphy called by the post
office department convened at Berlin
on August 4. Forty delegates were
present. The Americans present were
General Greeley, Captain F. M. But
ler, and J. J. Warbury.
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The threatened strike in Spain on
August 3 in several cities, Including
Barcelona, Murcia, Cadiz, Ronda and
Alcoy. The general unrest is attri
buted by some authorities to the bad
harvests, and the disturbance has af
fected labor circles also. Tin gov?
eminent has taken strong measures to
cope with the situation.
Sixteen persons were injured in a
collision 'on August 3 at Hartford City,
Ind., between a west-bound freight
train and the east-bound passenger.
The naval maneuvers off tho coast of
Maine began on August 3. The "en
emy" consists of tho battleships Ind
iana, Texas and Massachusetts and tho
torpedo boat destroyers Lawrence and
Whipple, and this Hoot is in command
of Admiral J. P. Sands. Admiral
Barker, who ia In supreme command,
has transferred Lis flag from the Illi
nois to the Kearsargo. The Kear
earge, Olympla, Illinois and Prairie
have just boon equipped with the
Wireless telegraph -system und com
munication has been successfully car
ried on between tho ships.
Adjutant General Culver of Nebras
ka has just issued orders for the re
organization of the Nebraska national
guard along the lines laid down by a
recent bill and the instructions given
In general orders of the regular army.
The reorganization will give the guard
several new officers, chief among them
being two majors, as well as a num
ber of minor officers.
The new pope has decided that his
coronation shall occur on Sunday. Aug
ust 9, choosing this early date in or
der that the cardinals from foreign
lands might be present before their
departure from Rome. On August 5
Pope PIub X. confirmed as secretaries
chamberlain Mgrs. Sichy, Sapinelli,
Miscatelli and Sanz de Sampere, and
confirmed the marquis of Serlupi as
master or tho horse, and Mgr. Sllll, as
dean of the grooms. He appointed
Mgr. Dalli secretary of Latin ietters,
to replace Mgr. Tarozzi, who Is ill, and
also Mgr. Sardi, as secretary for briefs
to the princes, to replace Mgr. Vol
plnl, who recently died.
The labor troubles in Pittsburg, Pa.,
were settled on August 5 by an agree
ment -which promises to 'bring about
a general resumption of work by Aug
ust 8. The resumption of "work will
anect aDout u,uuu men.
lish language sufficiently well to make
himself understood will be denied
naturalization papers.
It was announced from Constantino
ple on August 5 that the porte has
abandoned all idea of withdrawing
troops from Macedonia and has sent
a circular note to all the powera warn
ing them of this intention. Although
Bulgaria is not mentioned in this note,
it is thought that in view of the re
cent disturbances in that provinco it is
also intended as a menace to the Bul
garian government.
Phil May, the artist and illustrator
of Punch, the Graphic and other Eng
lish periodicals, died at his home in
London on August 5 after a protracted
illness.
The rapid decline in the price3 of se
curities in Wall street is" arousing great
fears of the consequences. On Aug
ust 5 two firms failed and almost gen
oral alarm is felt as to the various se
curities now on the market. The de
mand for stocks is still very light and
tho natural result was a demoraliza
tion of the market which may continue.
On August 3 tho second reading of
the Irish land bill was moved in tho
house of. lords. Most of the speeches
made on tho subject were in favor of
the bill, although some doubt was ex
pressed as to tho losses the landlords
would sustain if tho bill should be
come a law.
According to .-. report received at
the stato department from the United
States monetary commission which Is
On August 3 Secretary Root made
public the papers relating to the in
vestigation of the government contract
for gloves with E. R. Ljon. This
contractor secured the gloves from
Littauer Bros., the senior member of
this firm being a member of congress.
Secretary Root has referred tho mat
ter to tho department of justice. There
is a statute which prohibits contracts
for the government being made direct
ly or indirectly with a member of con
gress and this is the basis of the Investigation.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States steel corporation, ten
dered his resignation from that posi
tion on August 4, and tho resignation
was accepted. William E. Corey was
elected as his successor.
The opening session of the sixth an
nual meeting of postmasters was hold
on August 4 at Boston, more than 100
postmasters from all over the United
States being present
Judge Clifford D. Gregory in the
county court at Albany, N. Y., on Aug
ust 5 in rejecting 60 applications for
naturalization papers, established a
precedent by making a declaration that
any person unable to speak tho Eng-
A plan is on foot in New York city
to effect a merger of the Western Na
tional bank of the United States and
the National Bank of Commerce in
New York. If carried through this
plan will increase the capital stock of
the National Bank of Commerce to
$25,000,000.
The Empire American Nitroglycer
in company's magazine near Bluffton.
Ind., which contained about 2,000
quarts of nitro-glycerin, exploded on
August 5, destroying the entire plant
and killing three employes, who wore
literally blown to pieces. -The prop
erty loss was $20,000.
On August 5 it was announced from
Lincoln, Neb., that the attorneys for
Mrs. Lillie, who was convicted at Dav
id City, Neb., of the crime cf murder
ing her husband last March, and whoso
case has excited a great deal of com
ment, had filed their bill of exceptions
to the findings of tho lower court with
the clerk of the supremo court. This
is said to be the largest bill ever filed
in a criminal case, comprising as it
does .,638 typewritten pages of four
volumes and containing 12,098 excep
tions to the ruling of the lower court.
Andrew Carnegie, the steel trust mil
lionaire, recently gave to fifteen repre-
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