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APRIL 8,. 1004.
The Commoner,
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n Asscted Press Dispatch from Havana,
dated March 27 says: Telegrams from Santiago
de Cuba report that all the members of the pro
vincial electoral hoard of scrutiny have bee ar
rested on the charge of falsifying the results of
the elections for .congressmen.
A main .pipe of the Standard Oil company
which crossed the river at Borea, 0., burst and
took fire. The current of the river carried the
burning oil several miles down the stream and
hundreds of people stood on the river 'bank
watching the unusual sight.
While prayer services were being held in St
Mary's church, New Haven, Conn., last Sunday
morning, some one shouted "fire." In the panic
that ensued about twenty persons were badly in
jured. .
ws ofthe Week
win ?Iar5? ?Va?" Great surprise is mani
fested in all circles here over the alleged nonful
fillment by the United States of the agreement
that on the exchange of ratifications of tho canal
treaty, the United States should pay to the new re
public the sum of 10,000,000. It is said the delay
of the United States to make the payment has
forced the government of Panama to float a loan
in New York.
An Associated press v dispatch from Mexico
says: The national liberal party, which is fav
orable to tho administration of President Diaz,
has issued a call for a national convention to be
held in the city May 20 for the purpose of select
ing a vico presidential candidate, tobe voted for
in the Juno election.
Daniel J. Sully, the bankrupt cotton king, has
made a proposition to his creditors in the cotton
exchange. He -offers to give them 40 cents on
the dollar cash, payable within thirty days, and
the balance in notes, without interest, payable in
one, two and three years.
The state of Indiana has. suffered a loss of
about '$8,000,000 owing to the floods in that part
of the country. Eight persons are said to have
lost their lives.
John Miller, Charles Kelley and Michael
Ryan of Chicago are under arrest at St. Louis,
charged with attempting to throw muriatic-acid
on horses driven by non-union cab men.
Four miners of Telluride, Colo., were driven
from that place by the militia, and warned never
to return, on account o . participation in strike
riots. .
Reports from Petersburg, Ind., say that the
(White river at that place is thirteen miles wide,
and much damage has been done to property . In
that section. The wheat crop is ruined and much
Btock- drownedv
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' - John Mitchell, the famous labor leaded wlli
be ' inn Dehver on April 18 to take charge of the
coal miners' strike there.
Two officers who were implicated in the con
spiracy to assassinate the late king and queen ot
Servia,' will be removed from th'e court, as a re
sult of the settlement between the Servian gov
ernment and the convention of the powers.
Seiveral Americans visiting in Canada re
cently purchased furs from a Montreal firm ana
are now minus the furs and the prices paid for
them. The firm agreed to deliver the goods to the
homes of the purchasers, but they have beta
seized by the United States government as smug
gled goods. An effort will be made to recover
them for the owners.
A Belgian, accused of stealing the historical
pearl necklace belonging to Prince Alice de Bour
bon, daughter of Don Carlos, pretender to tne
Spanish throne, has been arrested at Paris. The
necklace, which had been pawned, is in the nanus
of the authorities.
After having acted as justice of the peace for
seven years, during which time he presided over
cases, solemnized marriages and fulfilled all the
duties of a justice, William Evans of Salem, Wis.,
acknowledges that he is not a citizen of the
United States; and that all his acts were void.
He came from England 23 years ago and failed
to take out naturalization papers.
Two cases were disposed of in a remarkable
way within the last two weeks in the Chicago
courts. In one case it waa proved that a small
boy was Induced by the police to give false testi
mony, leading to the conviction of his father for
murder. In the other the lives of five men weio
saved by a little girl who had apparently estab
lished that they -were guilty of murder. After she
bad given her evidence, under oath, she repudiated
it, saying that she had been instructed how to
testify hy tho widow of the murdered man. " The
prisoners were discharged.
An Associated press dispatch from Panama,
A bill providing for discrimination in the
matter of alien immigration was introduced in the
house of commons last week. The bill follows the
recommendations of the report of the royal com
mission that certain classes be subjected to state
control.
Michael Hicks-Beach, writing to the chairman
of his committee at West Bristow, England,
which constituency he represents, says that while
he does not anticipate an early dissolution of par
liament, he has definitely decided to retire trom
active politics.
Irving F. Baxter has been appointed district
attorney for the district of Nebraska, to succeed
W. S. Summers.
As a result of the strike of the Iowa coal
miners, 13,500 men are Idle. The men have asked
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, to come to Des Moines and
aid in adjusting matters.
The French court has given a decision in fav
or of the defendant in the case of the republic
of Colombia against the Panama Canal company,
costs to be paid by-plaintiff. This removes ah
obstacles that would hinder the transfer of the
canal concession from the company to the United
States.
An Associated press dispatch, under date of
Albany, N. Y., March 28, says: Both houses of
the legislature have passed a bill authorizing
the payment by the state of New York of a pen
sion of $72 per month to Hiram Cronks, a sur
vivor of the war of 1812. Both republicans and
democrats supported the bUl for a pension and
tho sum of $72 was agreed to after a state senator
had declared that Cronks was in want.
Traffic officials of tho western roads have de
cided not to issue any more pasaes to live stock
shippers, holding that no state has the right to
pass a law requiring a railroad to give something
for nothing.
The democrats of the Seventh congressional
district of Missouri have renominated C. W. Ham
lin of Springfield.
General Delarey, the former Boer commander,
addressing a congress of farmers, said he re
gretted the forthcoming representation of scenes
of the Boer war at the St. Louis exposition, which
he said would be a shameful production. General
Delarey said he wished to bring to the notice of
the world the fact that the Boers had abandoned
all thoughts of vindictiveness towards Great
Britain and that now it was their privilege to
work in peace.
South Dakota's democratic state ., convention
met March 30. The convention elected to the
national convention the following delegates: John
W. Aslow, Yankton county; R. F. Pettigrew, Min
nehaha; W. F. Brennan, Kingsbury, J. A. Stran
sky, Brule; H. S. Volkmar, Grant; E. E. Gross,
Potter; Chancey L. Wood Pennington; W. J.
Whitmore, Lawrence. These delegates were in
structed to cas their votes for William R. Hearst
for president.
F. Augustus Heinze, president of the Montana
Ore Purchasing company, was fined $20,000 lor
violating the order of the federal court enjoining
Heinze and his associates from operating the
Michael Davltt lode claim. Hcinzo has paid the
fine under protest and will appeal the case.
United States Sonator James R. Burton of
Kansas was convicted in tho federal court of St.
Louis on the charge of having received pay for
using his influence before tho postofflco depart
ment in behalf of tho Rialtb Grain and Securities
company.
Captain Robert McCullough of Chicago for
mally assumed charge of tho lines of tho St. Louis
Transit company as vice president and goncial
manager.
The Hazleton hll on the Evansvlllq & Terre
Haute railroad was washed away, closing traillc
between Evansville and vincennes.
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A special from Miles City, Mont., says: Fully
two-thirds Nof the residences and business portion
of Miles City are submerged by the flood waters
of Tongue river.
Premier Combes has ordered that all religious
emblems be removed from the courts of justice
in Paris, electing Good Friday for the carrying
out of tho order.
Clark H. Sampson, one of tho most promi
nent citizens of St. Louis, died after a year's ill
ness from complications of rheumatism and
Bright's disease.
A declson was handed down in the United
States court of 'appeals at St. Louis establishing
the rights in law of Indian children .of full aud
half-blood relationship as equal.
An Associated press dispatch, under date of
East St. Louis, 111., says: After contesting hia
wife'3 will, which cut him off with $50 and lctt
$50,000 to European relatives, and winning the
suit two weeks ago for $25,000, John Thornberg
rejoiced to such an extent that he broke his leg
and died today from blood poisoning. There be
ing no children, the $50,000 estate will go to rel
atives here and in Europe.
Henry R. Crothers, cashier of the San Fran
cisco Evening Bulletin, died after an operation
for appendicitis. He was the son of John Croth
ers of Montreal, Canada, and nephew of R. A.
Crothers, proprietor and editor of the Bulletin.
An organized gang for the systematic smug
gling of Chinese into the United States by way of
the Canadian border Is believed to have been dis
rupted by the arrest Thursday of three Chinese
in Chicago.
It was announced that the Pennsylvania
Railroad company has placed an order for 2,12a
steel cars. The cars will probably be used for the
shipping of coal. '
The New York grand jury made a present
ment on the Darlington disaster, censuring the
city building Jepartment'for the methods employed
in permitting faulty construction of buildings.
The Broad street store of the Gorke company
in New York was gutted bv fire, entailing a loss
of $100,000.
The British Antarctic expedition, which sailed
on the steamer Discovery from London July 31,
1901, has signaled that it is returning.
Reports from several parts of Ohip and Ind
iana Indicate that great damage and much suf
fering has resulted from the high water in that
part of the country. ,
Owing to the delay in filing the bill of, ex
ceptions in the Burton case, the appeal .cannot be
heard until next September or December.
Tho world's record has been broken In the
coinage of gold at the San Francisco mint. The
amount of money coined since the month of- Jan
uary being $54,693,500.
Mr. Shelby, a school teacher of Audobon, la.,
was fined for beating one of his pupils unmerci
fully with a large board. The punishment was
given because the boy threw a snowball through
the school house window in fun or by accident.
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