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" 'Wiirwr - w- . w. m The Commoner. VOLUME 5, NU1, 12 '.' I Condensed News of the Week maneuvers o the Norm Auanuc ueu Twenty-four men wore lcillod in a mlno oxDloBlon at Rush Run, W. Va., March 18. Tho firo began in the Rush Hun mlno, and extended through to an otlicr mine nearly two miles away, great flames of fire bursting from the mouths of both mines. Tho deadlock, which began January 8 in the Missouri legislature, has at last boon broken and Major William Warner, republican, of Kansas City, was chosen to succeed Senator Cock mil. Tim wildest disorder prevailed r-,r ,::; ssas s, will support tho Roosevelt policies. Former President Grover Cleveland celebrated his G8th birthday at his homo "Westland," Princeton, N. J., March IS. Mrs. B. F. Marsh, wife of Congress man Marsh of Illinois, died of apoplexy March 18. Mrs. Marsh was a sister-in-law of Chief Justice Fuller of tho United States supremo court. Great forest fires are raging in Ha waii and valuable forests are being destroyed, as well as great numbers of cattle. An Associated Press dispatch, dated Rome, March 19, says: "In concluding peace with Groat Britain through the mediation of Italy tho Mad Mullah has obtained permission to occupy defi nitely Illig, a village in Italian terri tory, 1G0 miles from Obia, which was tho base of operations in tho last campaign led by General Manning. Coast rights are granted the Mullah, qualified by a prohibition of trade in inns and slaves." Fred W. Faulkes, editor of the Ce dar Rapids Gazette, died at Excelsior Springs, Mo., of heart disease. Senator Lewis G. Campbell of Crip ple Creek, Colo., on March 20, intro duced a concurrent resolution in the legislature instructing Attorney Gen eral Miller to institute quo warranto proceedings against Mayor Robert Speer and all the democratic officials elected in Denver on May 17 last re quiring them to show cause why their offices should not bo forfeited. Alle gations of frauds at that election are made. Mr. Campbell says that John W. Springer was elected to the office it. Two women, disciples of Carrie Na tion, smashed five saloons in a short time a few days ago at Olmutz, Kan. One of the women was the wife of an ex-salooukeoper. District Attorney Jerome in express ing his opinion as to the proper man ner of controlling the liquor traffic in New York city before the Methodist. Preachers' association advocated open ing saloons during certain hours on Sunday, but said he was not prepared to maintain that the sale of liquor on Sunday was the proper way to carry out the divine commandment. and it is now Teady for the governor s signature. The bill applies only to un derground miners and to dangerous occupations in the mills and smelters, as was demanded by the Western Fed eration of Miners. An Associated Press dispatch, dated Tangier, Morocco, March 20, says: "As an apparent sequel to the Perdicaris case, Raisuli has received from the sultan a letter appointing him gov ernor of a number of important tribes between Tangier and Fez. The chiefs of the tribes will meet tomorrow to consider the sultan's letter .and Rai suli's appointment." Former United States Senator Jos eph R. Hawley of Connecticut, died at Hartford, Conn., March 21. In a riot at Lamenta, Russian Po land, March 21, eleven farmers were killed and fifty were woimded by the infantry which was sent to quell the disturbance. The third rescue party reached tho point of the explosion where the first rescue party was overtaken in the coal mine at Fish Creek, W. Va., and joined in the work of removing the bodies, which were terribly mangled. So far as the work of rescue has gone it is certain that not one of the twenty-four men Involved in tho two explosions escaped. By an explosion in a colliery at Drenkova, Hungary, ten miners were killed and many others injured. The Newfoundland government or dered the customs collectors through out the island to refuse American fish ing vessels license to procure bait in colonial waters. muu ture owner, Nanenmi. .. 5,ce dieter i ' 5 store, Morris, 111,; r. b chant, Marengo, 111.; njt' real estato rlpriim ru Feik farmer, Heri'den, in,; real estate dealer, Oak Park-S Feik farmer, Heriden, 111.; pL Hampshire, 111.; 0. W. Waft? man. 709 Washing i ,5bQfo 11am Peacock business man, S? uiiv, usur urencn, president E 7 Trench company, 738 West irSr street. Josenh SnVnn fll Iadlsa town assessor. 122R mh , nrth nue; William Haden, farmer Til win in nM.i. ' mtr M t"' -V""""i ""whuii, commit or oi nignways and farmer, La Safe, A TVTovlnnn nnnottnn. . arrived at Muege, Lower CalifonS carrying several empty cases thatW' uvc" vi i imiusur rnies. vupluiix uuuiuluu mat ne uas msm more, than 100 cases floating on 2 water. e Tho remains of Mrs. Stanford, who met death under such peculiar circum stances at Honolulu, have reached San Francisco. When the vessel which bore tho remains entered tho harbor tho flags on all vessels were placed at half-mast and later when the hearse passed through the streets thousands of persons lined tho sidewalks and lifted their hats as a mark of respect. Twenty-four Chinamen were discov ered in a box car in the Southern Pa cific yards at Yuma, Ariz. They had been smuggled over the Mexican bor der at El Paso and were on their way to Los Angeles. Alfred Griffin, Unit ed States Chinese inspector, was no tified and took them into custody. A state of siege has been proclaimed President Roosevelt, having request- in J? government of Kutais, Russia, ed United States Senator William War ner to nominate his successor as Unit ed States district attorney for West ern Missouri, Mr. Warner will recom mend the selection of his assistant, A. S. Van Valkenburgh, a native of Syracuse, N. Y. An Associated Press dispatch, dated Paris, March 20, says: "General An tonio Belutini, President Castro's fiscal agent at Antwerp, has been authorized to sign a contract with the German and British holders of Venezuelan bonds, pledging 50 per cent of the cus tom receipts of the Guanta le'Vela, Cumana, Ciudad, Bolivar, Porto Colo and Carupano, to pay $26,000,000, bear ing interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, until tho creditor nations are paid from 30 per cent of the cus toms of La Guaira and Porto Cabello, after which those two ports shall pay 25 per cent of the total receipts to ureat Britain and Germany. " Over 3,000 men are idle owing to the shutting down of the Havemeyer sugar refinery in Brooklyn, N. Y. No explanation was given of the shutting down of the plant, but it is said that the decreased consumption of sugar on account of the high prices is the cause. The national commission of the Louisiana Purchase commission met at Washington and former Senator Thurston of Nebraska was elected president, vice Senator Carter of Mon tana, resigned. and General Prince Ordeliani has been invested with full powers as governor general. The Chicago City railway, a corpora tion controlling ninety miles of street railway lines in the south and south west portion of Chicago, is now with out a franchise of any description whatever. . Plans for subways to cost $230,000, 000, submitted to the New York City Railway company and by the Interbor- ougn company, were made public by the board of rapid transit commission ers of New York. The lower house of the Tennessee legislature has passed the bill which prohibits betting on horse races in Tennessee. The bill originated in the senate and now goes to tho governor A disaster occurred at Brockton, Mass., in the Grover Shoe factory when nearly 100 people lost their lives in tho explosion of a boiler which de stroyed a great many buildings for blocks around. Workers are still searching tho ruins for dead bodies and so far over three score have been Secretary of the Navy Morton and his party, including Speaker Cannon, ouuuiui niuu uua jxepresentatlvo Mey er of Louisiana, sailed for Guantana mo, Cuba, where they will inspect the naval station there and observe tho WW Ourea deep aoatod GouRhBMid Oolda.Oroup and all The Kansas Oil Producers' asso elation indignantly denies tho report that it adopted resolutions condemn- GariiSS r?SiideUt and Commissioner Garfield and have sent tho president a telegram saying: "The Kansas oil pro ducers have the utmost confidence in you and stand by you. We know noth ing of the report." . o Th? at0 senate of Colorado on March 20, passed the eight-hou? wu Attorney General Rogers has insti tuted suits against the Armour Pack ing company and the St. Louis Re frigerator company to recover back iiixus on private cars used in the state on an approximate valuation of $1,- During a heavy spring storm an electric power wire was broken and fell across a door knob of the home of John McGovern, engineer at the in sane asylum at St. Louis, situated near the institution, and McGovern was in stantly killed by the electricity as he opened the door. Abigail "Becker, the brave rammi,. woman whose fame has been sunz throughout Canada, died at her home in Walsingham Center, March 23. The crew of the schooner "Conductor" wuwu Hiia wreuiusu at i-ong Point oa Lake Erie in November, 1853, Vas saved by her own efforts and for h 'ivery the government gave her a The machinists on the entire system nf flio fJrnnH Triinlr rnilrnnrl in PnTuinn have asked for an increase of 25 perfV1 BuJf?J 5?ip SrWn,er?, Pve her cent in wages. The men are well or ganized and say they are only asking to be put on the same footing as Cana dian Pacific railway employes. $1,000 and the New York Life Savine association presented her with a gold medal. During a heavy fog William Higgins, nnJfryTn' and flve Passengers names unknown, were drowned in the Monongahela river at Chartlers Pa by the boat being carried over a dam and capsizing. m tvZ-h?Vhe ,nvestigation of the beef nle?o iinnSfeMi0? at Chlcag0 the com AT wo0' tllGbure is as follows: m. if' farmer' Mendota, fore. ?wi?e?i7 GTe0.rgG' 3r" farmer Mount Carrol , 111.; John F. Hahn, city clerk Evanston, 111.; Arthur W. Haysf deafer in coal, wood and hay, Joliet 111 Charles G. Ingraham, retired capital ist, Waukegan, 111.; Albert P. Buckley wT' nUn??9' In'; Christian S hardt, retired farmer, Wilmington 111 Joseph Dawson, constable Morris' m' John McGoUKh. buttGrmnW It"1:,' Hin' rUK Murray, farm'er.E s 1111. i C A. Nadelhoffor. ron,i i "li1 , .vivu UOJ.JiU'1,- Subscribers1 Advertising Depart The Subscribers' Advertising De partment was instituted to meet the requirements of advertisers who were not regularly engaged in business, but who had some meritorious article for sale or exchange. The rates were made lower than the regular display advertising rates, and the rule adopted that only regular subscribers were al lowed to use it. The success of those who have availed themselves of this opportunity offered has been remark ably good. George E. Dickson ot Evanston, 111., writes: "I herewith en close check for which run my adver tisement in the subscribers' advertis ing department of the next two issues of The Commoner. You may be interested in knowing that up to date I have received fifty-eight in quiries from twenty states and terri tories in response to this ad, which appeared first in last week's issue of the paper. I consider that moneyjj pretty well spent." Many others have written in a similar strain. The rate for advertisements in this department is 6 cents per word per insertion, In advance. If you are in doubt as v , the best and briefest wording of your advertisement, the manager will n glad to assist you. Address The Com moner, Lincoln, Neb. . T?OR SALE. DAKOTA GROWN PUJ.ES r ly Ohio Seed Potato. $1.00 a bushel. Hoo Walter. Iroquois. S D . T IFF. AND SPEECHES OF W. .J-.jfflS Illustrated, octavo, 465 pnpoB. JnJJK 1900, nothing later In print. 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