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or -The Commoner. April a5, 1902 9 i Weekly News Summary I 1 .. '' . 1 The state land board of Colorado has declined to allow the beef truot to get control of 60,000 acres of graz ing land in that state. London cablegrams of April 14 an nounce that the British ministry has placed a tax on breadstuffs in order to help in its South African war. Dispatches of April 19 announce that J. Pierpont Morgan has organized a trust in which he combined all the leading Trans-Atlantic steamship lines. It is reported from Hong Kong, China, that an army of 2,000 was de stroyed by the rebels, being ambushei In a narrow defile and all being killed or captured. The revolutionary disturbances in Hayti still continue. The interior of the country seems to be most effected, as the various towns on the coast arc held by the government. On April 13 the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, announced in the English house of commons that an appropriation of $873,000,000 for the coming year, Is required. On April 15 the Russian minister of interior was assassinated by a stu dent as an outcome of a recent bittev controversy in that country, between the police and the government and the students. (Tho socialist disturbances in Brus sels still continue. Frequent conflicts have taken place in the city, and al most the entire country is more or less effected. A general revolution Is feared. On April 12 Rev. T. DeWitt Tal mage, the best known of American preachers, died at his home in Wash ington, D. C, at the ago of seventy years. For many years he has been very prominent in church work, and was perhaps one of the most popular preachers in this country. A dispatch from San Juan, Porto Rico, under date of April 15, says that the supreme court has reversed the de cision of the lower court against the labor leader, Iglesias, sentenced to imprisonment on the charge of "con spiring to raise the price of labor in Porto Rico." The supreme court ac quitted Iglesias of all the charges against him. Colonel Crowder, the government representative sent to investigate the British camp at Port Chalmette, La., has completed his task and the opinion prevails that the recent testi money has been largely in support of Governor's Heard's charges and some of it has gone beyond his allegations. Late reports from Venezuela are to the effect that President Castro is dissatisfied with his military officers, and Is replacing them with others to whom he looks for better success against the revolutionists, A dispatch from Havana under date of April 12 asserts that Neely, Rath bone and Reeves, recently convic ted and sentenced because of their connection with the postal frauds in that city, have appealed from the de cision, contending that all the evi dence in the case was not presented. A later report is to the effect that a fidelity company has filed a bond fr $100,000 with the Cuban court as bail for E. P. Rathbone. It is claimed that Senator Hanna guaranteed this bond. Major Waller of the marine corps, recently on trial at Manila on the charge of killing natives of the island of Samar without trial, was acquitted by a vote of 11 to 2. A dispatch from Chicago under date of April 14 says that United States Attorney S. H. Bethea, following in structions given by President Roose velt and Attorney General Knox, will make an "inquiry" into the workings of the beef trust in Chicago with re lation to the Sherman anti-trust law. A general hope is expressed that some thing may be done to check the evil and congress is expected to frame suitable legislation against the viola tions of the anti-trust law. Major William Warner, United States dis trict attorney at Kansas City, Mo., has also been instructed to immediate ly take steps against the trust. Many conflicting rumors as to the near approach of peace in the South African controversy have been circu lated during the week. Nothing of an official nature, however, has as yet been reported, although some of the most prominent London newspapers announce that the end of the war is in sight. One report said that the peaco proposals included the right of Great Britain to the veto power, the apoint ment of Lord Commissioner, Johan nesburg, and an indemnity of 10, 000,000 pounds. The Boers to get an executive, preservation of language, no war tax, no expense for garrisons, and their principle leaders to be retained in office. Notwithstanding all these reports, the war in South Africa seems to be going on, one battle being re ported recently, where the casualties on each side were quite heavy. THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON. " James S. Clarkson of Iowa has been appointed by the president as surveyor of customs for the district of New York. A communication from the Ameri can Federation of Labor has been sent to the house favoring the passage of a stringent Chinese exclusion law. On April 12 the house passed the senate bill granting a pension of $5,000 per annum to 'the widow of the late President McKinley, and the measure was sent to the White House. A Washington rumor is to the ef fect that the president has decided that General Miles' retirement Is com pulsory, and he has already selected his successor. The senate committee on privileges and elections voted to amend the house resolution providing for the election of senators by direct vote of the peo ple in line with the amendment of fered by Senator Depew. The Nicaraguan canal question again came up in the senate on April 17, when Mr. Morgan of Alabama, chair man of the isthmian canal commit tee, addressed the senate for four hours in favor of the Nicaraguan route. A sub-committee of the house judi ciary committee has decided to report to the full committee the proposition to change the date of the presidential inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April, being unable to agree to the question. The senate committe on pensions ordered a favorable report on the bill granting increase of pensions to sol diers who have lost limbs. The in crease will be $15 per month each, and will increase the annual pension ap propriation $17,300,000. Representative Burleson of Texas re cently introduced in the house a reso lution calling upon the administration for a full account of the proceedings in the court martial of Major Waller, recently acquitted on the charge of executing Filipino guides. A special report from Jefferson City, Mo., to Washington, states that dur ing the past year 772,000 horses and mule were shipped to South Africa from Lathrop, Mo., by British agents. The matter has been brought to the attention of the government. According to a White House offi ial statement, the president, after most careful investigation, has come to tho conclusion that Governor Dole's courne In Hawaii has been satisfactory, and entitles him to tho hearty support of tho administration, and therefore the governor will retain his pcrat in that island. A bill was recently introduced in the house authorizing tho division of Ne braska into two judicial districts. Four of tho representatives of tho state addressed Attorney General Knox, asking for an official opinion as to the necessity of this step and his answer is to tho effect that the pres ent court is capable of transacting all of tho state's business: The senate has rejected tho Chinese exclusion bill as presented by tho house, and adopted the substitute of fered by Senator Piatt This substi tute Is much less drastic in its char acter, and extends the provisions of the present law and aplies It to all insular territory of the United States. During tho debate on this measure, Minister Wu was sharply criticized because of his attitude on the meas ure. A cablegram from General Chaffee at Manila is to the effect that some of the Moros have risen in revolt against the American troops, and fears are en tertained of a general war with them. An expedition of 1,200 soldiers has been sent to subdue tho tribe. General Chaffee also announces the capture of Malvar, an active Filipino general, and says that with his surrender "all organized resistance" in North Phil ipines is ended. On April 14 during the discussion in the house of the Cuban reciprocity bill, Messrs, McCall of Mississippi and Bradley of Georgia spoke for the meas ure and Robertson of Louisiana and Stevens of Minneapolis against It. Mr. Stevens declared that those who arc most active support of the bill are men who have gone to the island in tho hope of amassing fortunes, and they were "sugar barons" not Cubans. The friends of tho measure, however, won a victory on April 16 by carrying a motion to close general debate Friday, April 18 at 3 o'clock. During the dis cussion of the bill on April 17 Repre sentative De Armond, one of the lead ing democrats in the house, delivered a forcible speech in favor of reduction oftarlff on trust articles. 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