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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1904)
DECEMB1R 23 UKH Condensed An anti-government demonstration took place in St Petersburg, Dec. 11, in which great numbers of students of both sexes participated. -The cause of the uprising is said to have been caused by a desire on the part of the people to have the war ended .and the convocation of a national assembly. Although the students were fierce in their attack the police, under orders from Svlatopolk-Mirskey, acteu very numaneiy ana avoided brutality quelling the trouble. The Commoner, News of in Former Secretary of the Treasury, Lyman J. Gage, is seriously ill with inflammatory rheuma tism at his home in New York City. James Delatto, an Italian living in Grand Rapids, Mich., while Buttering from dementia brought on by typhoid fever, ran into a church in that city and terrorized the worsnippers. Police men were called for and it was only by the greatest ettorts on their part that he was overpowered and an axe taiten from him. He destroyed furni ture and Injured the organ to the extent of $1,6U0. The unfortunate man was taken to a hospital and his waunas attended to. He was shot in tlit head, but it is not believed that he will die. An Associated Press dispatch dated London, Dec. 11, says: "Captain Mills of the American line steamer Philadelphia has entered a protest against reckless target practice carried on oft Plymouth. Ho says that as he approached the har bor on Tuesday with many passengers on board their safety was endangered by a gunboat which persisted in firing, even after the patrol launch ap praised the gunboat of the liner's approach. The captain said he was obliged twice to stop and so full speed to avoid disaster. The death is reported of Spencer Carringtbn, the oldest members of the English House of Com mons. Mr. Carrington represented the Tower Hamlets in the conservative interests for nearly fifty years. -" For the fifth time in two months the foundry of the Newport Iron Foundry & Machine cdm pany at Newport, Ky., was dynamited. The build ing is almost a total wreck. The act is supposed to have been done by strikers. The school census tf Boston shows that there are in that city over 100,367 children under 14 years of age. Of this number 76,375 who attend public schools and 8?90x who do not attend any school. Cattlemen in the western states are losing many fine animals by a strange disease. The animals act as if they were poisoned but the dis ease seems to be contagious and so far, no help has been found. Justice Alvey of the court of appeals of the' District of Columbia has announced that he will retire from his position December, 31. He is 77 years of age; - The commission whih will inquire into the North sea incident is-" expected to meet December 20th at Paris and to continue until the middle of January. As a result of the failure of the Citizen's bank at Oberlin, O., a number of students are greatly embarrassed. There wer3 seventy-five of them who had an aggregate of $25,000 in the bank and the faculty Js doing all in its power to recover their money. Rear Admiral Ralph Aston, United States navy, retired, died at his home In Brooklyn, N. Y., of a complication of diseases after an illness of two yearo. William H, Forman, for many years a well known New York editor, died at the Pringle Home for Literary men at Poughkeepsie. He was 78 years old. The American Sheet and Tin company of Pitts burg started thirty-five tin plate mills recently. Of the 242 mills all but seven are now running, and it is expected they will be going before the end, of th.a year. For the first time In the history of the company, every mill owned will be in full operation."' " - ,r An Associated Press dispatch dated Helena, Mont, pec. 12, says: "Attorney General Donovan today began Injunction proceedings against four leading Chicago packing companies to restrain those concerns from doing business in this city on the ground that thoy aro violating the anti trust laws. Sir Donald Curie, the ship owner, has given $125,000 to Edinborough university to extend its usefulness and assist the Carnegie trust in carry ing out its work. An investigation is under way as to the man ner in which Philip Wolf died in the stato hospital at Rock Springs, Wyoming, it has been charged that Mr. Wolf came to his death through improper nursing. Ho had been shot in the leg and was recovering nicely when an inexperienced nurse washed the wound with insect poison by mistake, causing inflammation and gangrene. An Associated Press dispatch dated Chicago, Dec. 12, says: "Alarmed at rumors that a com bination is seeking control of ever telephony appliance factory in tho country, the members of the Interstate Independent Telephono Association of America will take steps at the convention which opens here tomorrow to neet tho move and defeat it A week ago men said to represent $700, 000,000 of eastern capital were In Chicago taking options on the telephone appliance factories, not ably all which are rep. rented in tho Independent association. The result of such a merger, It is conceded by the independent te'ephono companies, would shut off services for Instruments and ap pliances, and in the most emphatic terms Presi dent Henry A. Barnhart of Rochester, Ind., told the executive association that the association must take steps to protect itself. Seasoneff, the man who assassinated Minister Von Plehvo of Russia, was sontenced to penal servitude for life and the man who acted as his 'accomplice was sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude. As a result of a decision by the court of ap peals the city of New York may have to defend scores of -suits for damages for personal injuries growing out of an explosion at a public display of fireworks. Tho court reversed the lower courts and granted a now trial to Solomon Landau, who appealed from afflraanco of a judgment dismiss ing to recover $25,000 for tho death of his son. A treaty of peace between the government of Paraguay and the revolutionists was signed on board the Argentine warship La Plata bv President Bzcurra and Generai Ferreira. Tho treaty marks the complete triumph of the revolu tion and is based upon the resignation of Presi dent Ezcurra and the election of Senor Gauna, a supporter of the revolution, to the presidency. The University of Chicago is the recipient of another gift from John D. Rockefeller, according to a member of the advisory committee, of tho Baptist Theological union. Between $2,000,000 and $3,200,000 is said to be the amount of the endow ment. Although the investigation into the causes o! the death of the French deputy Syveton has not been completed, facts have leaked out which render i' certain that Syveton committed suicide owing to private trouble wholly unconnected with politics. The worst fire in the history of Minneapolis occurred December 14, and before it could be ex tinguished $16,000,000 worth of damage was done. At the semi-annual meeting at Washington of the trustees of the Methodist American unlverDity action was taken looking to the immediate enlarg ment of the university work. The board of directors of the Louisiana Pur chase exposition approved the contract with a CWcago Wrecking company for the removal of the .exposition buildings. Tho exposition com pany is to receve $450,000. Plans are being outlined by Ralph M. Easley of New York, for an International civic federation to improvrthe condition of wage-earners and. their wlauSnswitn their employers and to advance edu cation throughout the world.- ' the Week Miss Achah M. Ely, professor of mathcraaUc at Vassar college, died very suddenly at the college recently, death being caused by apoplexy. The recent scries of earthquakes experienced In San Francisco have caused a big crack in th pier of the Santa Fe bridge now being constructed at tho foot of Third street When told It was reported that Tammany Hall will participate in the celebrations on inaugural day, Charles F. Murphy said: "This certainly muat bo a hoax. It is the first I have heard of it If any Tammany committee, of which 1 know nothing, has had the effrontery to make such a request, it Is witliout my knowledge and would bear Investigation. I earnestly must believe tho story made out of whole cloth, as it is ridiculous." A treaty of arbitration between tho United States and Italy was signed by Moron Mayor Dea Planches, the Italian ambassador and Secretary Hay. A bad accident happened by the falling of tho suspension bridge at Charleston, W. Va., Dec 15. Nearly thirty children, bIx teams and six drivers who were on tho bridge were dropped Into the water. Soveral bodies have been recovered, but tho exact number of those who lost their lives will not bo known for some time. Henry Mitchell, an inventor, living at Ham mond, Ind., was terribly mangled while experi menting with smokeless powder. Besides losing his eyesight his entire body was bruised. It has been announced that long distance tel ephones will bo operated in and out of Chicago through the Illinois company's wires and tunnel. This system of telephones will oo owned by a company that will compete with the Bell Tele phone company. Richard D. Lancaster, one of the best known politicians and a resident of Missouri for over thirty years, Is dead at his home in St. Louis. Four men were killed Instantly and two others wore very badly Injured on the battleship Mass achusetts which Is lying at tho League Island navy yard. Tho men were working in jo engine room of the vessel when a manhole blew out, and in jured tho men in terrible manner. Count Tolstoy has opened book stores at Mos cow and St Petersburg rnd will provide village libraries with books at cheap rates. Brigadier General Samuel Whiteside, who dur ing the Spanish war had command of the depart ment of Santiago, died in Washington, D. C, Dea 15. The general retired July 9, 1902. Mrs. Cassio Chadwlck has been returned to Cleveland, Ohio, to face the charges that will oo brought against her. Her husband who is In Paris has not been sent for and it Is not likely that ho will return for some time. Senator Depew said his candidacy for the sen atorship of New York was in the hands of his friends and he would not withdraw from the can vass because of any action the conference might have taken. No statement was secured from ex Governor Black. Berlin has passed the 2,000,000 mark In tho population of the city proper. The adjoining sub urbs have a population of nearly 750,000 person?. Bids wero opened in "Washington for the trans portation of 50,000 tons of coal from the Atlantic coast to the coaling station In Manila bay. The bids of the American shippers were nearly $2 per ton higher than those of foreign shippers. The frigate Constellation, the oldest ship in the American navy, after having been thoroughly overhauled and made trim again, wa3 re-comm!s-sioned at the navy yard in Brooklyn. The national Civic Federation held Its annual dinner at New York, Dec. 15. Samuel Gompera 'presided as toastmaster. August Belmont ni chosen president to succeed tho lata Senator Mar 'cua A". 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