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Josoph Chamberlain, whoso recont
resignation from tho English cabinet
arousod so much comment, published
a manifesto on October 5 in tho form
o" a preface to a pamphlet in which ho
deals with tho issues in English poli
tics. In this pamphlet Mr. Chamber
lain expresses in most vigorous terms
his viows on free, trade and protection
as applied to England.
A contract was recently mado by
tho postofllco department for service
on a new route in Alaska, extending
between Valdez and Tanana, a dis
tance of G20 miles, whereby the rate of
payment is glvon as. $1,500 a round
trip, which is to bo mado twice a
month, between December 1 next and
April 301904.
Pope PIux X. on October 3 issued
his first oncyilcal, which commemor
ated Popo Leo XIII.
A tornado r; tuck the little town of
St. Charles, Minn., on October 3, and
seven persons ware killed and about
twenty-eight injured. . The property
loss was about $300,000 with, very little
insurance. In tho vicinity of Wau
paca, Wis., tho tornado caused the
death of five persons and much prop
erty damage.
Another disaster took place on Oc
tober 4 when the passenger steamer
Erie L. Hackley of Fish Creole, foun
dered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and
twelve persons were drowned. Nino
were rescued.
t A now cabinet has been formed in
Servia with the following as leading
mombers: Premier, . General Gruics;
foreign minister, Andra Nlkolics; in
terior minister, Stojan Protics, and
Avar minister, Colonel Androjevics.
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The yellow fever situation at La
redo, Tex., remains practically un
changed! The total number of cases
up, to October 4 was given as sixty
qno, while there have been five
deaths. Reports from tho tever
Btrlcken vicinity of Mexico indicate
that tho 'disease will soon be stamped
out, owing to greatly improved condi
Colonel Leonidas William Spratt,
one of the surviving members of the
South Carolina convention, died at
Jacksonville, Fla., on October 5 in his
85th year. An Associated Dress dis
patch says that he was editor of the
Southern Standard, which was estab
lished in Charleston, S. C, in 1853. Ho
advocated secession most strenuously.
Ho was sent by tho secession conven
tion as ambassador to Florida to in
duce that state to cast its lot with
South Carolina, and succeeded in his
undertaking. He wrote several well
known scientific books. Ho was the
first cousin of President Polk. Death
?as due to old age.
ber 6. This service is without prece
dent, but was instituted at tho wishes
of President' Roosevelt.
Brigadier General William P. Car
lin, U. S. A., retired, died on an east
bound Northern Pacific train on Octo
ber 4 near Livingston, Mont;- General
Carlin was about 70 years old and had
served with distinction throughout tho
civil war.
Tho postofilce department investiga
tion concluded on October 5, according
to Washington advices of that date. It
is expected that Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow will make
bis report public in about ten days.
Tho next step in the proceedings is
the trial of somo of the accused par
ties. Tho report of the Investigation is
contained in a voluminous" report of
about 350 typewritten pages.
At tho convention of the "indepen
dent peoples' party" held in New York
city on October 5, William S. Devery
was nominated for mayor.
It was announced from the island of
Trinidad on October 5 that emissaries
oi President Castro of Venezuela have
arrived in portions of Venezuela with
orders to collect forcibly not only the
taxes but the custom house duties
already paid by importers from May,
1902, to August, 1903. The amount
demanded by Castro. Is about $1,000,
000, and merchants who refuse to pay
are being imprisoned.
As a result of Premier Balfour's
speech at Shoffleld and his pamphlet
on insular free trade, the duke of
Devonshire, who was leader of the
conservative party m the house of
lords, has resigned the office of lord
president of the council, and -King
Edward has accepted his resignation.
On October 5 a man appeared at the
White house in Washington and made
an attempt to see President Roosevelt.
He was detained and made a struggle
and a policeman as well as the man,
who gave the name of Elliott, were
slightly injured and taken to the hos
pital. It is believed that tho man was
insane.
The railroad interests represented
by E. H. Harrlman and James J. Hill
seem to have formed an offensive and
defensive alliance. It is thought that
this step was taken in order to pro
tect themselves against the combina
tion of eastern lines.
The United States government paid
official tribute to the memory of Sir
Michael H. Herbert, British ambassa
dor to tho United States, who died Sep
tember uo, by special memorial ser
vices held in Washington on Octo-
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At the session of the Venezuelan ar
bitration tribunal at The igue on
October 5, Wayne MacVcagh, senior
counsel ior tne united states, con
cluded his argument in favor of Vene
zuela. In his speech Mr. MacVeagh
declared his belief that tho war
against Venezuela instituted by Eng
land and Germany was not just or
necessary, and that the war was
"purely financial." At the conclusion
of his remarks, the tribunal ad
journed to November 4, when all the'
counsel will present their pleadings,
only ono representative of each na
tion being allowei to speak in reply.
The pleadings are to be made in the
order of the English alphabet.
On October 4 it was reported that
news had been received from the fron
tier of fighting between Turkish and
Bulgarian troops at Demir-Kapla. both
sides sustaining losses. The refugees
1 1 the mountains are suffering seyerely
from cold and hunger and measures
are being taken to relieve the vorst
cases of suffering. A conference was
recently held between the czar and
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
and as a result tho governments of
Russia and Austria have sent instruc
tions to their ambassadors at Con
stantinople to insist upon the carry
ing out of reforms by the Turkish
government and also the speedy paci
fication of the disturbed provinces.
Mr. Josoph Chamberlain, until re
cently colonial secretary for. Great
Britain, delivered" a speech outlining
his , plans before a large audience at
Glasgow, Scotland. In that speech
Mr. Chamberlain declared that the
coming struggle in England is to be
greater in its conr.quences thanthe
Boor war.
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In connection with the rumors that
a scandal of wide-reaching character
had developed in the management of
the Cripple Creek campaign of the
Colorado national guard, Governor
Peabody of that state on October 6
gave out a statement to the 'effect that
a court-martial will be ordered to in
vestigate the facts. According to an
Associated press dispatch under date
ot Denver, Colo., October 6: Among
tue charges to be investigated are said
to be: Padded payrolls, the employ
ment of superfluous generals and col
onels, who draw the salary of their
rank, but who perform sergeant's du
ties; general extravagance In the pur
chase of supplies for the commissary
department; the charge that -certain
officers have been securing a rake-off
from contractors; the issuance by
wholesale of transportation between
Cripple, creek and Denver to officers
and enlisted men, their families, and
friends, and charging the same to the
state. The charge that the bookkeep
ing of the camp U kept in such a way
as to admit of grafting; the surrepti
tious raising of men With a 'pull' from
non-commissioned officers to captains,
majors and colonels; tho erection of
quarters for each colonel, thus involv-ing-the
state in a heavy, but practical
ly needless expenr-; the purchase of
spoiled beef for tho enlisted ,Jinen at
very high prices; carelessness and
recklessness in tho handling of fi
nances that is said to be appaljing."
The fusion con erence committee
held a meeting in Now York city on
October 6 for tho purpose of replacing
Grout and Fornes by new candidates
for comptroller and president of the
board of aldermen. W. F. Hinrichs 0!
Brooklyn was selected in the place of
Edward M. Grout, and E. J. McGuira
of Manhattan in place of Mr. Fornes.
The republicans of Rhode island
mot in state convention at Providence
on October 6 and nominated the fol
lowing state ticket unanimously: Gov
ernor, Col. Samuel Pomeroy Coif
lieutenant governor, George H. Utter-'
secretary of state, Charles P. Bennett'
attorney general, Charles F. Stearns;
general treasurer, Walter A. Reid. '
Tho threats of unknown men against '
the Northern Pacific railroad were
carried out on October 6 when at a
station several miles west of Helena,
Mont, a portion of the tracks were
blown out by dynamite, the roadbed
being torn up badly and traffic tied up
for some time. Another outrage of.
the same character took place on the
same day at Aver, Mont, when an
east-bound freight train was blown up
by dynamite and the fireman and en
gineer narrowly escaped serious injury.
Wilson S. Bissell, former postmas
ter general, died at Buffalo, N. Y., on
October 6. Mr. Bissell was born in De
cember, 1847, and served under Presi
dent Cleveland as postmaster general
from 1893 to 1895. He was a success
ful lawyer and at one time was asso
ciated with Mr. Cleveland in the prac
tice of law in Buffalo.
In vievrof the menacing attitude of
Russia, the Japanese residents of Jeff-Wie-Ju
have filed a petition asking
that a Japanese warship and troops
b$ sent to protect their interests. As
this province is in Korean . territory,
this action is considered in some quar
ters as an infringement of Korean t
integrity! It is also announced that1
Japan has no right- to interfere in
the question of the evacuation of Man
churia, which question solely concerns
Russia and China. It Is rumored that
a plan Is on foot that Japan take half
of Korea .and Russia the other half,
but this rumor lacks, official cbnfirma-tion.
The state department at Washington
was informed o- October 8 that the
American-Chinese commercial treaty
had been signed at Shanghai, and that
the Japanese-Chinese treaty would bo
signed the same day. The treaty
signed with this country has its prin
cipal points set forth as follows: First,
settlement tf the long vexed question
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