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1 Ce es of e Week
On Oct. 11th th& American Federa
tion of "Labor issued an appeal to the
public for financial and moral aid for
the striking minors. This appeal de
nounces the attitude of tho mine
owners and says that upon them must
rest the responsibility for tho hard
ships resulting from tho presont coal
famine.
An interesting boundary dispute be
tween tho "States of Missouri and No
braksa is being hoard at Auburn, Neb.
Tho controversy aroso by reason of a
change in tho channel of the Missouri
river, In which about 3,00 acres of land
from Nemaha county, Nob., has been
shlftod to tho Missouri sido.
A Boston, dispatch of Oct, 11, says:
Sir Frederick Birdon, Canadian minis
ter, who is a Visitor in this city, in an
interview today made known tho fact
that tho Canadian and British govern
ments havei'declded to jointly establish
a fast steamship service between Hali
fax. Nova Scotia, and Liverpool ports
with an annual subsidy of $1,125,000 for
ten years.
Congressman John L. -Sheppard of
Texarkana, Tex., died at Eureka
Springs, Ark., after a long illness. As
a committee of tho house to attend
the funeral, Speaker Henderson has
named Congressmen from Texas, and
Representatives Bartholdt of Missouri,
Cousins of Iowa, Mercer of Nebraska,
Bowersock of Kansas, Needham of Cal
ifornia and Warner of Illinois.
A division has arisen in the ranks
of the striking miners of France. This
is described in a dispatch from Paris,
Oct 12, as follows: Tho principal fea
ture in the strike situation today is
the division which is forming in tho
ranks of the strikers. Those of tho
Pasdo Calais district and tho Depart
ment Du Nofd, who aro tho most num
erous, decline to mix the question of an
ojght-hour day and old age pensions in
tho strike, as tho central committee of
the federation of miners decided to do,
and declare they are striking purely
for an increase in wages. Tho local
committees of the miners in these dis
tricts have asked tho perfects to inter
vene with the mine owners with a view
to securing a settlement The central
committee thereupon issued a manifes
to, .calling tho Pas do Calais and Nord
' committees to obedience. This diver
gence is likely to influence tho dura
tion of the strike.
It was repoAed .from Philadelphia
on Oct 12, that a steamship company
has purchased for importation into
this country 20,000 tons or anthracite
coal from Germany, and 15,000 ton
from southern Russia. The bulk of
tho coal from Germany willbe reim
portation of Pennsylvania stove and
chestnut grade, exported from this
country.
The recent streot railway strike in
New OyleanB was settled on Oct 12,
after a duration of two weeks. The
settlement is that the men will go back
to work at 20 cents and ten hours, with
a minimum of seven and one-half
hours a day, no discrimination to be
made against any of the men under
charges, and as many to be taken back
a.3 are needed for the operation of the
company's lines.
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regiment of infantry was called out
A London cablegram under dato of
Oct. 12, says: Rov. Charles Henry Rob
inson, honorable canon of Ripon, has
been appointed dean of Westminster in
succession of the Very Rov. George
Granvlllo Bradley, who has resigned.
In an Associated press dispatch of
Oct 12 it was reported from St. Johns,
N. F., tnat tho fact that Sir Robert
Bond, premier of Now Fou ndland, still
remains at Washington, encourages tho
hope here that he will succeed in ef
fecting a reciprocatory arrangement
with tho .United States on tho basis of
tlio Bond-Blaine convention. In spite
of tho reports that Premier Bond has
fall in his mission, nothing has yet
arisen to warrant such a conclusion.
Owing to the many interests involved
the flnanizing of the negotiations, it Is
thought hero, would entail considerable
delay.
A cablegram from Manila, dated
Oct. 12, says: The sultan of Bacolod,
Mindanao, ,has rejected tho friendly
overtures of General Sumner, com
mnnHnr nf tho American forces in
Mindanao, in a defiant letter, in which
he invites war. The sultan says.
"The sultan of Bacolod desires -war
forthwith. He wishes to maintain the
religion of Mohammed. Cease sending
letters. What we want Is war. We do
not desire your friendship."
Friendly Moros report that tho sul
tan of Bacolod is fortifying his strong
holds. Ho is in possession of many
rifles. It is expected tnat an Ameri
can column will be sent from Camp
Vicars to capture and reduce the Bac
olod stronghold. It has not been de
cided when the move is to be made.
On Oct. 12th it was reported rom
France that M. d'Ormescheville, gov
ernment commissioner on the council
of war of tht. Fourth army corps, has
finally been relieved of his functions.
Tf.-nrui o rATTifimhered that this man
was prosecuting counsel at the first
court-martial of former Captain Drey-
ius.
A Washington report of Oct 12th,
says: Major M. B. C. Wright is dead.
tto wna n mHvR of Ohio and was-sixty
years of age. At tho time of his death
ho held a position on the board of re
vlow in the United States pension of
flp.1. Msilnr Wrieht bore the distinction
of being the youngest major in the vol
unteer service during the war of tho
rebellion and served with distinguished
gallantry with the Army of the West
It is announced that Typographical
union No. 23, of Milwaukee, has voted
in favor of each member contributing
one hour's pay each week in aid of
the striking miners pending a settle
ment. This will amount of $125 per
week.
Serious elgctlon riots were reported
from Saint-Poolten, in the vicinity of
Vienna, on0ct 12. The dispute aroso
over the refusal of the burgomaster of
tho town to allow tho anti-Semites to
march through the center of the city
and compelling them to take a circuit
ous rout. Tho police found the
tho university of Colorado and the uni
versity of Denver. ' ,
Seven castes of cholera were reported
aboard tho steamer Sherman which ar
rived in San Francisco on Oct 9 from
Manila. This gave rise to some uneasi
ness as to the danger of infection, but
tho health officers of the army declare
that no such danger exists from this
source. t
On Oct 13 it was reported from Lon
don that a dispatch to the Dally Mail
from Volo, Greece, sayB twenty-two
villages In Macedonia, are In complete
revolt and that half a battalion of
Turkish troops has been annihilated
by insurgents In the Krena defile. This
news, continues tho dispatch, emanates
from sources which have hitherto min
imized the trouble. The situation con
sequently appears suddenly to have
grown worse.
An interesting Associated press re
port from Madrid, Spain, is as follows:
It has been said here that France has
communicated her desire to Spain to
carry out tho convention of 1882 for
tho construction of two railroads
through tho Pryonees, ono to run from
Saragoosa, Spain, to Ororon, France,
and the other from Lerida, Spain, to
St Glrons, France.""
These roads have not been completed
up to the present time because of the
obstruction of the Spanish and French
war offices. The tunnels for the two
lines .were to have been constructed
at the joint expense of the two gov
ernments, one near Canysos, in Upper
Aragon, and the other in the upper
valley of the river Noguera Pallaresa.,
It is understood that railroad com
panies on both sides of the frontier
are ready to continue the lines up to
the tunnels if the French and Spanish
governments are willing. There is
every prospect that tbe lines will now
bo completed.
This news is regarded as .of great
importance from the political stand
point of the rapprochement of tho two
countries.
General James F. smith of Cali
fornia, has been appointed a" member
of the Philippine commission to suc
ceed Bernard Moses, who will retire
on Jan. 1. Gen. Smith formerly filled
th3 office of collector of customs for
the Philippine islands and resigned
from that position to accept that of
associate justice of the supreme court
of the Philippines.
President Roosevelt has appointed
H. L. West, a -newspaper man of
Washington, to be commissioner of the
District of Columbia, to suceed tho
late John W." Ross.
. A Denver dispatch under date of Oct
13 says: Dr William R. Whithead, a
distinguished Presbyterian and author
of many books on medicine and sur
gery, died here today, aged seventy
years. He was made Knight of tho Im
perial Order of Stanislaus by the czar
in recognition of services during tho
Crimean war, He served with dis
tinction through the civil war on the
side of the confederacy. Ho estab
lished the deDartment of medicine in
From Philadelphia, Pa., came the re
port on Oct 13th that the introduction
of a resolution by the committee on
temperance, urging the members of the
national association of local preachers
of the Methodist church ''to separate
themselves from all organizations and
influences that aid or encourage tne
license system," provided a prolonged
discussion at today's session of tho
forty-fifth annual meeting of the asso
ciation now being held here.
Several delegates opposed the reso
lution on the ground that it was an
attempt to influence the convention in
favor of the prohibition party to the
detriment of the republican party. Tho
suggestion of politics was repudiated
by the supporters of the resolution,
and it was adopted.
The recent robbing of the cemeteries
of Indianapolis, Ind., has led to the ar
rest of seventeen persons. The Asso
ciated press report says with reference
to this matter that the list includes
nine negroes, three white doctors, one
colored undertaker, a proprietor of a
cemetery, two night watchmen at a
cemetery and a city night watchman.
It is supposed that at least 100 graves
have been robbed within the last three
months. Rufus Cantrell, colored, is
the confessed leader of the gang.
Judge Alford, in his Instructions to
the grand jury today told them to go
to the bottom of tho outrage and pun
ish every maifor his part in it re
gardless of his prominence. '
The porte has complained to tho
powers that 'B'ulgana is inadequately
guarding her frontier, that she is per
mitting Macedonian bands to cross and
that the remnants of these bands, af
ter being dispersed by Turkish troops
recross tho frontier and find shelter in
Bulgarian territory." The report also
says that the Turkish government also
complains that a revolutionary banner
was recently consecrated in the Bul
garian monastery at Rilo and that
commands of revolutionary bands
have been apportioned to Bulgarian re
serve officers.
Turkish reinforcements have been
sent to Demir-Hirsar, Roumella, to
strengthen the frontier columns.
An enthusiastic reception was ac
corded the Boer generals, Botha, De
wet and Delarey on their recent visit
to Paris. Thoy were received by tho
officials of the government and by tho
municipality of the city. Gen. Botha
is reported as saying:
"We' have suffered greatly and had
to sign a peaco treaty which was a
great shock to you and to us. I hope
self-government will soon be given to
the Boer people, for they loyally laid
uown their arms and took the oath of
allegiance. But it must not bo in
ferred from this allegiance that they
will allow themselves to bo dragged
in the mud."
The statement was greeted with
cheers. Tho society for the aid of
Boer children handed General Dewet
$15,000.
The board of directors of tho Com
mercial Cable company at a meeting
held in New York on Oct 14, elected
Clarence H. Mackey president of the
company and George G. Ward chair
man of tho board or- directors and of
the executive committee. Mr. Mackey
succeeds his father, the.lato president
of the company. It will be remem
bered that it is this company which
has in hand the laying of a cable to
connect the United States and tho
Philippines.
Agent Anderson of the Colvllle In
dian agency in Washington state, on
Oct 13 reported to tho commissioner
of Indian affairs that the Spokane In
dians are in danger of losing, a largo
part of their reservation.
The agent says this danger is the
result of the congressional opening of
their lands to mineral location and en
try after the Indians received allot
ments, of land in severalty." Owing to
the "ay in which the provisions of the
bill were passed and approved, tho
reservation was actually open to min
oral location and entry for a short
lime last May, during which vested
rights in a large group or mineral
claims were acquired and a determined
effort has been made to wrest the land
irom he Indians.
A cablegram from Tlie Hagde, under
date of Oct 14, reports that the arbi
tration court in tho pious fund case
has condemned Mexico to pay the
United States $1,420,082,67 in Mexican
currency. The decision of the court
was unanimous. f
The tribunal finds:
FirstThat the claim of tho United
States in behalf of the archbishop of
San Francisco is governed by the prin
ciple of res adjudicata In virtue of the
arbitration decision pronounced by Sir
Edward Thornton, November 11, 1875,
and attonde Sir Thornton October -4,
1876
SecondThat in conformity wltn
this decision tho government of the
United States of Mexico should pay the
government of the United States $1,
420,082.67 in money of the legal cur
rency of Mexico, with the period fixed
by article 10 of tho protocol of tno
Mexican republic, namely, tho annual