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" '' ''" ' "Ww "WW .4 ' . ' Ic-." The Commoner. ,. VOLUME .3, NUMBER; 2, r 13 WW,.MIHM1l , A cablegram from Berlin under cUto of January 17 says: In tlio nogotia llons which aro about to begin at Washington, Great Britain is quite determined that the irroduciblo condi tion of arbitration is that President Caatro shall pay or give collateral, security for Bums already specified. The powors will not consont to rais ing tho blockadountll Venczuola com piles with tho unalterable condition. Tho alllea placo the responsibility for furtkor dolay upon Venezuela. Tho special grand jury in session at Chicago recontly for tho purposo of investigating tho causes for tho coal shortage In that city has returned in dlctmonts against forly coal dealers. By ah explosion of powdor in tho turrot of the battleship Massachusetts dn January 17 at San Juan, P. R., live men wore killed and four injured. ' Tho entlro ship building Interest of tho Ohio and Mississippi valloy will bo consolidated and merged into ono company with a capitalization of moro than $5,000,000, according to roportP from Louisville, Ky. Abram S. Ilowltt, former mayor of Now York city, died in Now York city on January 18 at tho ago of 81 years. In 1874 Mr. Ilowltt was oloctcd to con gross, serving with oxcoption of ono torm until 188G, whon ho was elected mayor of Now York. It was roportod from Constantinople on January 18 that Turkoy was ex periencing an unusual thing in tho form of a heavy snowstorm. It was Bald that tho storm wns so heavy that all communication botwoon Constanti nople and Its onvirons had boon in terrupted and tho European train ser yiirc was suspanded. On January 18 it was announce-! from Brussels that Mahud Pasha, brother-in-law of tho sultan of Tur koy and leader of tho Turkish reform party, dlod hi exile. lam Dorsoy Jolks, who on tho death of Governor Sanford, in Juno, 1901, succeeded to the office of governor of Alabama, and was elected last No vember to a full term of four years, was today formally inducted into olllco. elected to succeed himself as United States senator. Reed Sraoot, an apostle of the Mor mon church, was chosen United States senator from Utah on January 20. United States Senator Charles W Fairbanks wad re-elected from 'Ind iana on January 20. China has mado a reply to the note recently submitted by all the ministers of tho powers represented there with tho oxceptfon of tho United States as to the payment of the 'indemnity on a gold basis. Tho reply states tho in ability of China to comply with this demand and asks tho ministers to sug gest plans for relief, also requesting hn. tho customs tariff be placed on a 4gold basis as a means Jtoward the pay ment of tho indemnity. Tins repiy has been submitted by tho ministers to their several governments. On January 19 the state senate of Colorado adopted a joint resolution binding tho United States senator to be elocted at this session of the legis lature to favor the election of senators by direct vote of tlio people. Former Governor William Joel Stone was elected United States senator by the Missouri legislature, to succeed Senator Vest v . Senator H. C. Hansbrough was re elected United States senator from North Dakota on January 20. According to a Denver, Colo., dis patch under date of January 19 two sopcrato senatorial bodies are In ses sion, ono presided over by the lieu tenant governor, the other by Presi dent Pro Tem Adams, a democrat. It seems that tho trouble lies in tho at tempt of the majority to unseat a number of members and more trouble is looked for before a choice for sena tor can bo made. mi...n "Dirt 4.4- mrt n1rsllnA " OltP- xuviuua x.iai,L woo wcvitcu w on ceed himself as United States senator from New York, receiving the solid republican support with the exception of three votes cast for Secretary Of War Elihu Root t The Von Ketteler memorial arch' erected by China in memory of the German diplomat killed by boxers at tho outbreak of the disturbances some time ago, was dedicated on January 18 at Pekin, China. Diplomatic repre sentatives of the different powers, the entire foreign community of the city and German officers and civilians from. other cities were in attendance. - " T It "was reported from Vienna tin. January 19 that twenty-Aye thousand garment workers and their assistants went on a strike fur an increase in pay and a reduction in their hours. They assert that the present piece rates are inadequate and that they aro compelled to work from fourteen to sixteen, hours a day for starvation wages. They demand a rate of pay-, rrient which will permit them to livo decently and a working day of eleven, hours. 1 Congressman Albert J." Rqpkins of. Illinois was elected United States sen ator to succeed Senator Masonon- January 20. "v. -" v . Jacob H. Gallinger was elected United States senator to succeed him- . self from New Hampshire. , - . Orvill M. Piatt has been- elected as . senator from Connecticut . for a .fifth term. w ." It will bo remembered that . soma months ago, the supreme court of Ne braska passed on tho question of tho use of the Bible in the public schools. Another trial of the question was held and on January 21 the' court decided that "the law does not prohibit the use of the -Bible in public schools' observers' Advertisin Dep artment It is officially announced from Rome that Pietro Mascagni, tho composer, has been appointed to tho directorship of tho Rossini lyceum, the musical conservatory of Pesario and consid ered as the highest in tho Italian mu sical world. SIgnor Masqagni was de prived of the directorship last summer in consequence of his determination to go to the United States on a con cert tour. Tho fourteenth annual convention of the United Mino Workers of Ameri ca mot at Indianapolis, Ind., on Jan uary 19. Presldont John Mitchell was given a most flattering recoption on his arrival iu tho city. Delegates from every part of tho country were in attendance. On January 17 it was reported that a Gorman cruisor had shelled Fort San Carlos at tho ontranco to Lake Ma racaibo,"Vjmo7.uola, for an hour, tho fort returning tho firo with such ef fect that tlvp cruiser withdrew. Tho commander of tho fort reported that only three men wore wounded, tho fort sustaining no damage. Forraor Secretary of War R. A. 'Alger, appointed by tho governor of Michigan to succeed the late Senator James McMillan in tho senato, was elected on January 20 to All out the unoxplrod term. , A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala, -f Under date of January 19, says: Will- The Combination Oil Cure for Cancer. Was originated and perfected by Dr. D. M. Bye. It ii aoothiug and balmy and gives roliof khn ra8inf pa n' ll 1,ns c'd more case! than all other treatments combined. Tlio w In terestod, who dosiro free books toll Inn aboni &2.S EVE", J ?JSL mo and ".J SiX bJaS v 2p " "uuio uiuco. 1)11. D. m hvp rn ' . O. Drawer 505, Indianapolis, Ind. CV 1. It is announced from Havana that tho residents of the Isle of Pines deny tho assumption of tho Cuban govern ment that the United States has no interest, in the island, and have gono so far as to resist tho payment of taxes to tho Cuban government It is said that since the war about 30Q Americans have taken up their resi dence in tho island and their hope is to have the island declared a terri tory of this country. Have you anything to sell? If you have, notice of that fact made in this department will be brought to the at-n tention of a half million enterprising, people. Is there anything you want to buy? If there is, certainly some one of the half million readers of The Commoner will be able to supply your wants if you make them known. "The Subscribers' Advertising De partment" is a bargain counter. Put what you want to sell upon it, and look through it for what you want to buy. 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On January 20 it was announced that the commission had examined 400 wit nesses of which 174 were called by tho striding mine workers, 155 by the non-union men, sixty-three by the operators and eight by the commission. .r8?S?TA0ES.fnr9hcdt0 w00 Q "hares. T. J. Sklnnor, Columbus, Kas. "TUTS SOCIAL HELL," tho greatest book of tho cen Ulu'Mo C P8tPald' 'Xno Coming Nation, Bich ONE nUNDRED choice Nebraska farms. Ranch Property. Unimproved land.' Write for InforuiaUon! Wcbor & Farrls, Lincoln, Nebraska. uon. mffi7 cn l8JM Lte75?IS? accompanl. "tlmpte chord Method". Prl7eODoUaTaKgr A. Totten, somorvlllo, N. J. ueorge WILL SELL or exchango lu part two tracts of 2lno FOR SALE Flno farms and stock ranches In fa mous Noo. River Valloy, southeastern So. Dak. Addrom M. 0, Felkor, Chamberlain, So. Dak. CALIFORNIA, 20 aero olive orchard ono mllofrom R. It. town. Prlco 2,500. Groat bargain. Good lo cation for a doctor. Addrots A. G. 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