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yrM-PTT-M The Commoner. 12 VOLUME 3, NUMBER It On March 21 it was announced that President Castro of Venezuela had placed his resignation in the hands of the president of the Venezuelan con gress. Although this action on the part of President Castro was not en tirely unexpected in some quarters, much comment was caused in ofllclal circles by his resignation. It was later reported, however, that by a unani mous vote the congress had asked Castro to reconsider his resignation and remain in the presidency, although the revolutionists in Venezuela de clare that they will cease operations against the government if Castro stays out of office. The coal strike commission rendered its decision in the case on March 21. In brief, this decision contains the declaration that the miners should have an increase of wages of 10 per cent; the work day for some classes of miners is shortened; wages shall be paid by a sliding scale; a stricter enforcement of tho child labor law is advised; the settlement of future dis putes by arbitration is urged; the employment of coal and iron police is condemned. In addition to these points tho arbiters refused to pass on the question whether minors' union should be recognized. General satisfaction is expressed with tho verdict of the commission, the clauso as to the in crease of wages for the miners being particularly pleasing and it Is said that it will effect 140,000 mon. The revolution recently reported to have broken out in Uruguay was con cluded by a peaco treaty signed on March 22 between the Uruguayan gov ernment and the rebels. The trouble seems to have arisen over tho ap pointment of new perfects in six departments. Tho death of tho Dean of Cantor bury, tho Very Rev. Frederick "William Farrar. was announced from T.rmrlmi on March 22. Tho doceased has boon are necessary to secure proper recog nition of tho rights of the laboring men of the country, Tf mna rnnnrfnrl frnm "nnnnfnr Til.. on March 24 that George D. Haworth, inventor of the first corn planter and other agricultural implements, and for lorty years a leading manuiacturer, oi Decatur, and owner of much valuable manufacturing property in Chicago, died at his homo. A cablegram from Colon, Colombia, under date of March 24, announced that the nrosnonts for tho ratification of the Panama canal treaty by the Co lombian congress aro gloomy owing to tho European influences at work there and an impression that the re public should receive more money from this country for the concession given. One hundred and sixty importers, wholesalers and retailers of tea throughout the United States havo united to form the National Tea asso ciation, with tho avowed purpose of preventing the importation of impure teas into this country. At the meeting of the woman suf frage convention in session at New Orleans, La., on March 24, Susan B. Anthony was selected as honorary president. After reading his special message to tho Venezuelan congress on March 24 President Castro announced that he withdrew his resignation of the presi dency of the republic. clean of Canterbury Binco 1895. and at v j , . ins ueatn was in his 7anci year. The governments long-anticipated Irish land bill was introduce! hv i Irish secretary, Mr. Wyndham, in tho nouse or commons in London on March . lho bill proposes a free grant of $60,000,000 which is to bo used for the purpose of aiding the Irish people in the purchase of land. Tho intrnriim- tion of this bill met with intense sat- Itonowed activity on tho part of tho volcanoes of tho West Indies was reported on March 22. Mont Peleo volcano on tho island of Martinique is discharging clouds of reddish smoke and tho Soufrioro volcano on tho isl and of St Vincent is reported as be ing very active again. Isfaction and it is confldently predicted that it will pass. A permanent injunction restraining the striking iron moldors from inter fering with tho workmen of tho Ma rietta Casting company of Marietta, Pa,, was granted by Judge Landis at Lancaster, Pa., on March 23. Tho iron company applied for an injunc tion to restrain the strikers from pick eting the place and tho injunction was granted. The Old and tho New. It is said that people get a craze over certain diseases. For instance, those who lived in the "good old days" and are still with us will tell' you that when they were boys nobody had the grip. Never heard of it! "Fever 'n ager" thrived in the land, and rheu matism flourished. But this new mal ady had not yet lifted its head above, the horizon line of medical science. Yet it seems, although we have in doed gained the grip, which seems to have a determination to hold on till death do us part, we have lost one ill. That is, the deadly pin, the rusty nail, the old piece of iron, to look at even, has often been the cause of the death of a good man! What has become of the danger? It used to be the happy social gathering, the rusty nail on tho chair, the unheeded scratch, and the Inevitable. The regiment punching daylight through its foe with the un erring Krag was not to be compared with the piece of rusty iron. People held their breath looking at the death-bearing automobiles, and then gasped again at beholding this new terror. And now the pin, the silent piece of rusty iron, the malicious nail, have each and all of them gone the way of tyrants. May they rest in peace. But, harkee, no cheers! We still are servants of the grip. And woe betide the victim of that snif fling cold, that splitting sneeze, or echoing cough. For they are but the forerunners of the tyrant now ruling in the land. And the only hope lies in the remembrance of the reign of terror of the past, tho rusty iron age. Burlington Hawkeye. Maine Crops. Major General Heywood, the com manding officer of the United States marine corps, is a native of the Pine Tree state, and is proud of it, says the Washington Post At a reception one evening he was in the midst of a g'roup of women whose home is in a part of the country vastly more fav ored agriculturally. "I don't see how you people from the north of New England manage to look so robust and healthy, brought up, as you were, in a country where it is impossible to raise anything," remarked one of the ladies. "Why, madam," answered the gal lant general, "that is a queer mistake. The people up there can raise things." "How do you figure that?" "Well, we have two regular crops in Maine." "What are they?" continued his questioner, somewhat surprised. "Ice and summer tourists." In all ages there have been men who believed that principles could be slain by killing the men who advocated them. yg Subscribers' Advertising Department The manifold advantages of this de partment have been told so often, and those advantages demonstrated by actual experience so repeatedly, that it seems like a work of supererogation to repeat it Advertising in this de partment pays because a half-million people read it and have confidence iu the efforts of the publisher to admit only responsible advertisers to the columns of The Commoner. This de partment is for the exclusive use of subscribers who may have articles of merit for sale or trade, or who may desire to purchase something. The rates are low 6 cents per word per insertion. If you are in doubt as to the best and briefest way to word your advertisement, tell the publisher what you want. He will write your advertisement and submit it for ap proval before publication. Address all orders to The Commoner, Lincoln, Nebraska. WANTED Agonta la every town In tho United States to soil Dr. Smith's seven oils of tho Dlblo. Lib eral commission allowed. Address Dr. Smith Medi cal Co., Sorcnto, 111. It was announced on March 24 that the National Packing company, capi talized at $15,000,000 and including sovoral of tho smaller plants at Chi cago, Omaha, and elsewhere, had been incorporated with J. P. Lyman of Chi cago as president. The company wa3 incorprated under tho laws of New-Jersey. In a speech dolivered at Hunting ton, W. Va., on March 24, John Mitch ell, president of tho united mine work ers, made tho declaration that tho la bor unions are trusts although char acterizod by Another name. Ho do imuu mat no was not in fnvnr f Duplicate bills havo been introduced in the Minnesota legislature to make possible some sort of control in the so-called merger matter, as affecting corporations now existing. i. An Associated press dispatch from Albany, N. Y., under date of March 26 announced that the $101,000,000 ca nal referendum bill passed the as sombly by a voto of 87 yeas to 35 noes anor a discussion of nine hours. An important tax ruling and one that will affect millions of dollars' worth of property outside of the state, was rendered by an Iowa court on March 26. The decision was rendered In tho case of a trust company doing business in tho state and tho cmtrf held that not only tho property owned by tliis company in Iowa, but also stock held by people utside of the state is subject to taxation. 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