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During the progress of a football
game at Chicago, 111., on November 1
ono of the spectators' stands collapsed
carrying with It 1,000 .people. Of this
number thirty-one wore Injured, but
nono of them fatally.
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It has been reported from Franco
that tho dispute botwoon the coal op
erators and tho strikers will bo sub
mitted to arbitration. A movement
Is on foot to ostabllsh a system of
pensioning by which a minor aged 55
having sorvod tho same company thir
ty years, would got a yearly pension of
$120, and one having worked with dif
ferent companies for the same length
of tlmo a pension of $110.
For tho third time In Its history,
tho town of St Pierre in Newfound
land has been burned and the loss Is
stiraated at $500,000. Tho main por
tion of tho town was destroyed.
the union and agreeing to the schedule
of wages presented by the men, who
will return to work tomorrow. The
strike has boon notable for consider
able rioting and the consequent call
ing out of several companies of the
stato national guard.,
.
It has been given out by oil men
In the Beaumont oil fields that tho
marvelous supply of oil is beginning to,
play out A dispatch from Houston,
Tex., in regard to this matter, says:
The water lino has increased, and
many wells that formerly wore not
showing any water are now showing
from 10 to 75 per cent There aro
wells on Spindle Top today as dry as
dry can be, and many of these wells
will never be operated again. In ad
, dltlon to this, there are wells on the
hill today drawing oil that will bo
dry today or tomorrow, and there are
ells on the hill today that may be
drawing, oil for fifty years, but never
again in the quantities that at one
time characterized them as the larg
est flowing wells In the world.
A cablegram from Victoria, B. 0.,
under date of November 2, says: An
imperial decree Issued by the Chinese
government provides for the dispatch
of a number of Chinese students to the
seats of learnlg In the United States
for educational purposes. The students
will be sent at government expense to
take post graduate courses and upon
their return 'those successful In ex
aminations will be appointed to gov
ernment positions.
On Novomber 2 it was roported from
Constantinople that in spite of the
formal promise given to United States
Minister Lelshman last August In tho
name of tho sultan, by Izzet, his ma
jesty's secretary, to grant Mr. Banks,
an American citizen, a permit author
izing him to make archaeological re
searches at Tol Abraham, Mesopota
mie, tho porte has now declared to
Spencer Eddy, secretary of legation
and acting minister, that It is unable
to grand the authorization in ques
tion to Mr. Banks as tho place where
the American desires to carry on his
researches is sacred ground, . and is
supposed to contain tho tomb of Ab
raham. Tho porte expresses its will
ingness to "indemnify Mr. Banks. Tho
communication has been forwarded to
Washington.
It was roported from Wilkesbarre,
Pa., on November 3 that all the mines
in the Wyoming and Lackawanna re
gions wore working with an increased
force of men. President Mitchell has
concluded his task of collecting sta
tistics and other information for the
commission and all this is now in the
commission's hands.
Charles Miller, a landscape engl
neer of national reputation, died in
Philadelphia, Pa., on November 2 at
the ago of 73 yoars. During the con
tonnla,! celebration Mr. Miller was In
charge of the horticultural exhibit and
designed the famous sunken garden in
Fairmont park. At the time of his
death he was consulting landscape en
gineer of Fairmont park. Mr. Miller
designed many gardens in various sec
tions of the country notably at Now
port and Lake Champlain. He was a
member of tho Pennsylvania Hortlcul
. tural socloty and the Sons of St
George.
The Cuban congress reconvened at
Havana on November 3. In tho ad
dress of President Palma to tho con
gress, he took a very hopeful view of
tlie situation in the island and in re
gard to the relations with tho United
States, declared that they were most
cordial. President Palma said: "The
state of the treasury is extremely en
couraging. The balance on hand is
$1,561,942. This condition gives rea
son to hope that by the honest admin
istration of the public revenue there
will be' sufficient funds to givo im
portant courage to agricultural pur
suits in &1 parts of the island."-
A dispatch from Washington dated
November 3 says: "The monthly con
struction report of the navy shows
that very rapid progress is being-made
on four of tho armored cruisers, the
Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Colora
do and Maryland. These ships are now
about a third completed. Tho sixteen
torpedo boat destroyers are now all
completed and ready for trial or de
livery, except the Hopkins, Hull, Law
rence and MacDouough.
Nome north. Two years ago the de
vastation began, and it has continued
ever since. When the native began to
wear civilized man's clothing and
drink whito man's whisky, then began
their decline. Diseases unheard of at
tacked them, and, not knowing how to
care for themselves, the people died
rapidly. Pneumonia, rheumatism, grip
and every conceivable malady made
their spread all along tho coast with
appalling results."
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A London cablegram, under date of
November 3 announces that Andrew
Carnegie has given $75,000 for a public
library at Belfast
William S. Shallenberger, assistant
postmaster general, has recommended
parcels post conventions with various
European government and a test with
other countries of a universal postage
stamp plan. Mr. Shallenberger says:
"If properly negotiated, these con
ventions with other countries of Eu
rope might have a year's test in prac
tical operation before the universal
congress convenes in Rome in 1904, at
which time the delegates from this
country would be prepared to discuss
the subject more intelligently."
It was recently reported from Cleve
land, O., that J. Pierpont Morgan and
Senator Hanna are contemplating the
formation of a soft coal trust and that
the project has been under considera
tion for some time.
yoar at $40,000,000. The sum of $15,
000,000 Is to be devoted to grants to
burghers, $10,000,000 to British suf
ferers by the war and $15,000,000 is to
be used for loans promised by tho
terms of surrender to aid in resettling
the colonies.
On November 1 eleven children
whose age is 10 years, arrived in New
York from Santiago, Cuba, en route
to Point Lima, Cal., to join a society
at that place known as "The Universal
Brotherhood." The board of special
inquiry at Ellis island took up the
case and it is said that it will provide
an interesting precedent for the guid
ance of immigration officials regarding
the disposition of children sent to this
country to be educated. On November
.3 this special board reported that they
had voted unanimously In favor of ex
cluding the eleven children, and it was
reported that the first appeal .taking
from the decision of tho board of spe
cial inquiry is to Commissioner Will
lamB, and the next is to tho treasury
department at Washington, 'where tho
commissioner expects a decision will
be rendered which will establish a
precedent.
It was reported from Albany, N. Y.,
on Novomber 4 that thequestlon of ac
cepting $165,000 from Andrew Carnegio
for the erection of a library building
in that city was put to popular voto
and was defeated by an overwhelming
majority.
Reports as to the cost of taking the
twelfth census were recently given out
from Washington. According to this
report, tho cost was $11,854,818 and
the total number of persons employed
In the taking of this census was 59,373,
and 3,910,0U0 bulletins were issued.
It Is reported from Victoria, B. C,
that tho Bering sea seal catch Is light
er this year than over. It will be less
than 6,000 skins compared with 10,
000 last year. This falling off is as
cribed by sealers to tho stormy weather;
Recent advices from Guatemala re
port that 200,000 hundred weights of
this year's coffee crop were destroyed
in the recent eruption of the volcano
Santa Mario.
On November 4 it was announced
from Montreal, Canada, that Special
Inspector Walchorn of the United
States immigration board leaves for
Vancouver. He will appoint fifty spe
cial Inspectors between that place and
Montreal to prevent undeslrablejmml
grants from entering the United States
by way of tho western boundaries.
According to a dispatch from New
York under date of November 4 the
Venezuelan consul general here has
received the following cablegram from
Torres Cardenas, secretary to the pres
ident: "Caracas, Nov. 3. Revolution
totally crushed by final victory. Matos
a fugitive."
General Botha, of Boer war fame,
has recently addressed a letter to the
secretary of the Boor relief fymd In
xiils country, expressing tnanks for
Hw-ftslMstanca. rendered that cause by
Americans and also expressing Tils In
tention of. visiting, this country.
- A dispatch from Schenectady, N.
Y., of November 2, reports that the
, strike ,of the.m&ormcn on the Hud
son Valley Electrical railway was set
tled tonight, the. company recognbtng
News comes from Manila on Novem
ber 3 that D. C. Montgomery, a resi
dent of the United States, but engaged
as superintendent of schools In Orien
tal Negros, was murdered on Octo
ber 31 by ladrones. Mr. Montgomery
was formerly a resident of Wayne,
Nob., and has beeen in tho Philippines
since. 1901.
A dispatch from San Francisco, dated
Novomber 3 reports that thousands of
natives of Herschel island and along
the Arctic coast aro dying from mea
sles. It is reported that at least 25 per
cent of the natives along the Arctic
coast have died from measles. They
aro dying off like rabbits and there
seems to be nothing to check the
death rate. The march of pjvlllLt.fnn
has increased the death rate from
General A. W. Greely, chief signal
officer of the army, In his annual re
port tells of the efficient work done
ly the men under his command In put
ting in working order in Alaska 1,121
miles of land lines and sub-marine
cables within a period of twenty-four
"months. The telegraph lines in Cuba
have also been greatly improved as is
shown by the fact that when the Amer
icans turned over the island to the Cu
bans they left 8,600 miles of well
equipped lines. In the Philippines the
system aggregates 6,434 miles.
It was announced from London on
November 4 that a civil service esti
mate has been issued placing the ad
ditional amount required as a grant
to aid the Transvaal and Orange River
colony during the present., financial
A cablegram from Manila under dato
of November 4 says: The Philippine
commission has taken strong measures
to avert the rice famine, which is
threatening many provinces. They to
day appropriated $2,000,000 (Mexican)
for the purchase and transportation of
rice to be sold to the sufferers at a
cash price covering tho cost. Governor
Taft will control the purchases and
Bales. The commission has already
purchased a large quantity of rice, arid
distribution will begin Immediately.
A special session of tho Jamaica leg
islature convened on November 4 in
order to give authority to the govern
ment to make loans to sugar planters,
supplementary to the imperial grant
and thus insure the maintenance of
the industry pending the abolition of
the bounties.
Signs indicate that there is danger
of a new civil war in Hayti. During a
conflict between tho civil authorities
and 100 Fourchardlsts on November 4
in Port au Prince; seven persons were
killed and many were- wounded,' Tho
entire population is very much,
alarmed and tho foreigners- are claim
ing protection. It is believed that tho
arrival of General Nord with 10,000
which is expected within the next few
days, will put an end to tho disturb
ances. '
A Madrid cablegram under date of
November 5 says: General Toral, who
surrendered Santiago de Cuba to tho
American forces in July, 1898, has be
come insane at Murcia.
On November 6 it was announced
from London that In a dispatch from
Pekln, the correspondent of the Times
says Russia has sanctioned the Chi
nese request for permission to dis
patch 1,000 troops outside the great
wall, to protect the tail way and to
suppress brigandage. The dowager em
press has spontaneously decided, ac
cording to the Times to construct a
thirty-mile branch railway from tho
Pekin-Han-Kau railway to the west
ern tombs.
The Minnesota 'Harvester company
was incorporated in St Paul, Minn.,
with capital of $6,000,000, with tho
object of fighting the big harvester
combination. The new company em
braces a number of eastern capitalists,
but the incorporators are all Minne
sota men.
An important action has been begun
by William Randolph Hearst, of Now
York against the anthracite coal-carrying
railroads, charging that the lat
ter's rate for the transportation of!
coal from the anthracite field to Now
England, New York, Maryland arid the
District of Columbia are unreasonable
and unjust This action was filed with
the interstate commerce commission
on November 5. The commission im
mediately Bent notifications of the com
plaint to the railroad companies
named as defendants as follows:
I Philadelphia' & Reading, Lohigh Val-
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