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y wwiq m-pMMWpww'nij naitimnnjmmiiimi rMWf The Commoner. .VOLUME 3, NUMBER H 12 " i i . "t A -Jltx" f On January 24 after a week of un tiring offort on tho part ot tno uomo cratic leaders, Henry M. Toller was re olocted as senator from Colorado. ' An Important movo on tho part of tho legislature of Nobranka was taken on January 24 whon Senator Hall of Douglas county took tho first stops to lnsuro tho calling of a constitutional convention to amond tho constitution C tho stato. A dofinlto arrnngomont for tho for mation of a combine among tho owner of anthradto coal mines in Iflnglmid was mado on January 24 and It Is understood that tho company is to bo prganizod with a capital of $15,000,000. m On January 2B It was reported from Mexico Olty that nows had been re ceived by minister of tho Interior of oarthquako and volcanic disturbances nonr Urlquo, In tho stato of Chihua hua, Nontanana mountain has been riven In twain and tho atmosphere is flllod with lino volcanic dust- Volcanic disturbances aro also re ported from Italy, tho Stromboli vol cano being in eruption. It is said that groat quantities of lava and stones aro being thrown up to an ini menso dlstanco from tho crater. 0"n January 26 It was reported by tho Assoclatod press that tho Brazilian logatlon in London announced that tho Bolivian minister at Rio Janeiro has notified tho Brazilian government that President Pando has given him powor to ontor a formal agreement with Brazil concerning tho Aero dis pute. These negotiations aro expected to load to a peaceful solution of tho difficulty. Tho Brazilian government hns ordered a naval and military mo bilization to meet the eventualities of tho situation. Tho stato senate In session at Olym pla, Wash., on January 2G adopted a memorial petitioning congress to pass, and instructing tho representatives from that Btato to work for tho omni bus statehood bill. It was reported from Denver, Colo., on January 2G that tho Navajo Ind ians 6n their reservation in New Mexico aro in a starving condition. Tho drouth of last season coupled with tho sovoro winter Is responsible for this condition and unless aid Is soon given, hundreds of tho Indians will Btarvo to death. An Associated pross cablegram from Copenhagen under dato of January 2G says: "Tho Eostersunds Posten publishes a roport to tho effect that American mining speculators have mado largo purchases of iron and cop por mines in northern Sweden and northom Norway, and that tho great Scandinavian companies aro likely to bo incorporated in tho American cop , per trust1' "While 200 excursionists were ashore at St Plorro recently, Mount Peleo volcano again erupted and tho ex cursionists had a nnrrow escape with their lives. It is said that about 800 feet of the volcano's cone has boon Mown away. On January 2G it was announced IS? "IK? &!hP. ONBDAY iwituwiiuyTOWnInssfr Thi. r.. - mv. wv. from Berlin that written declarations regarding tho raising of tho blockade in Vonezuelon ports havo been ex changed between Minister Bowen and tho representatives of Great Britain, Germany and Italy. It is agreed that tho blockado will be immediately raised as soon as an agreement is con cluded relating to the guarantees to bo given by Venezuela as to tho customs revenue. Judgo W. It Day of Ohio has ac coptcd tho tender of appointment as associate judgo of tho United States supremo court to succeed Justice Shiras on the retirement of tho latter. A volunteer forco recently sent out from Bolinao in the province of Zam bales, Philippine islands, against the Ladrones In that vicinity has been de feated and threo Americans with the party wero killed, according to a ca blegram from Manila dated January 2G. It Is generally believed, says a ca blegram from London, that the death sentonco passed upon Colonel Lynch for high treason will bo commuted to penal servitude for life, subject to fur ther consideration after a term of years. It is claimed that tho reciprocity treaty botweon'Cuba and tho United States -will raisora serious difforenco of opinion between this country and Groat Britain 'as regards the sugar bounties. England fears that the abolition of these duties will be nulli fied by the reciprocity treaty and all tho advantages it has secured in this way bo sacrificed. A notable tribute to the memory of tho lato President McKinley took placo at Canton, O., on January 27. A banquet in his memory was given and tho guests comprised distinguished men from all ovp.r tim ennntrw ti dent Roosevelt being the principal speaker of the ovoning. Congressman Chester L. Long was olocted. United States senator from Kansas January 27. On January 27 Senator Fairbanks from Indiana was elected to succeed himself as United States senator from that state. On January 26 tho chamber of de puties of Franco voted 1,100,000 francs to defray the expense of relief work following the volcanic disastor of May last in Martinique, and pensioning the Tn&FlSS rphans of thQ officials killed at tho time of that catastrophe. An appalling railroad wreck took Placo in tho vicinity of New York city on January 27 and twenty-four people aro known to havo perished. It was announced from Berlin on January 27 that the title and rank of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary have been conferred on Baron Speck von Sternberg, who succeeds Dr. Von Hollebon as tho rep resentative of Germany at Washing ton. . to ..Afire In thT Colney Hat Insane asylum near London on January 27 caused the death of about fifty women patients. Although there were nearly 600 patients in tho building at tho time of tho fire, all wero removed in safety excopt tho number stated. A collision occurred between two passenger trains near Vailsburg, Ariz., on January 28, tho trains col liding with terrific forco and after wards taking firo from tho explod ing oil tanks of tho engines. Eleven cars wero consumed, a largo num ber of peoplo wero injured and tho nubmer burned to death is yet unknown. It was reported by the Associated Press from Topeka, Kas on January 29 that a resolution had been intro duced in tho legislature to amend the stato election laws so as to exclude all negroes from voting and to re quire ail foreign born people to be come fully naturalized before voting. ator from Washington on Januy ary 29. Tho assembly of California by a vote of 64 to 9 passed resolutions on January 29 instructing Sonators Per kins and Bard to vote against the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Levi Anthony was elected to suc ceed Senator George Turner as sen- The rebellion in several provinces in China continues to spread and it seems that the officials are power less. Threats of a genoral uprising havo been made and it is said that tho rebel forces now number about 50,000. Tho disturbances aro directed mostly against tho foreign element in tho empire, tho missionaries espfccial ly being fn great danger. On January 30 Lee S. Overman, the nominee of tho democrats, was elected as United States senator to suceed Peter C. Pritchard from North Carolina. Governor Chamberlain of Oregon signed the Lewis and Clark fair bill on January 30 and apointed the commissioners. Dr. Merrill Wyman, one of the dis tinguished physicians of America, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on January 30 at tbe age of 90 years. His writings on medical subjects were widely circulated and considered aa authoritative. I Syfesrters' Advertising: Department Advertising has paid others. It will pay you. 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