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iVOLTJME 3, NUMBER VS.
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On April 18 tho report came from (
Washington tnat tno posimasiur suu
cral had decided to malto a cleaii
sweep In the personnel of tho commit
tee that annually makeB tho awards
for postofllco supplies under tho dlvi-'
Blon controlled by M. A. Louis, which
division Is under investigation. It was
also charged that tho dead letter ofllco
division will ho accused of fraudulent
conduct in tho conduct of its busi
ness. Tho Investigation now on foot
Is likoly to causo considerable sensa
tion beforo its close.
It is rumored that Russia is pre
paring to take a hand in tho trouble
in tho Balkans and troops are be
ing massed in readiness for such an
event It is believed that tho plan Is
to force Turkey to settlo tho eastern
question definitely and some reports
say that Russia's plan is to drive Tur
key out of Europe.
Sir Olivor Mowat, lieutenant gov
ernor of Ontario, Canada, died on
April 19 at Government house, Otta
wa, at tho ago of 83 years. Ho served
as premier of Ontario from 1872 to
189G, in which year he resigned to be
come minister of justlco In tho Do
minion cabinet The following year
ho was appointed lioutenant governor
of Ontario.
Tt tana rnnnrfn1 frnm Panama on
AnrM 9.1 fhnf thn Nicaracuan revolu
tionists had captured three armed lake
steamers and twenty-ona sailing ves
sels, and are also in possession of
several towns. Tho movement seems
to be spreading to an alarming extent
throughout tho entiro country.
A passenger train near Everton, Mo.,
was wrecked by a defective rail on
April 21. Tho entire train was badly
damaged, five persons were killed and
several injured. Tho accident is be
lieved to havo been the work of train
wreckers.
ships had been ordered to New
Chwang, China. It is said that tho
Russian demands for privileges in
Manchuria havo excited the Japanese
press, which insists on vigorous ac
tion, confident that tho United States
as well as Great Britain will sup
port Japan.
In connection herewith, a cablegram
from Peking, under date o April 23,
says: Russia has demanded that Chi
na sign an agreement practically ced
ing to her the sovereignty of Man
churia and exoluding other nations
from that country. The Russian
charge, M. Plancon, has informed
Prince Ching, president of tho for
eign office, that no further steps in
the evacuation of Manchuria will be
taken until this agreement is signed,
On April 19 United States Minister
Conger at Peking reported that an
attempt had bcon made in tho district
of Yuticn, about 100 miles west of
Peking, to rcorganlzo the Boxer move
ment, but tho prompt action of tho
vicoroy suppressed it This action of
tho government is meeting with favor
and is Rooked upon as an indication
that peaco-will bo maintained.
Ricclotti Garibaldi, leader of tho
Italian volunteers in Greece during
tho war with Turkey, has organized an
oxpodition to free Macedonia from
Turkey, and it is reported that he
Is receiving encouragement in his ef
forts from all quarters of tho world.
South Africa has offered to raise a
battalion of yeomanry and cavalry
and many otters of volunteers havo
como to him from tho United States.
A movement is on foot in Washing
ton to re-establish military divisions
in this country, with several depart
ments included in each. It is said
that there are to bo three divisions,
tho Atlantic, the Mississippi, and tho
Missouri and Pacific. Each will be
in command of a major general of the
army. The Atlantic division will be
composed of tho present department
of the east, divided into two depart
ments, the old department of the gulf
to be re-established with headquar
ters at Atlanta, Ga. The middle divi
sion is to be composed of the present
departments of tho lakes, Missouri,
Dakota and Texas, while tho Pacific
division will be composed of the de
partments of California, Columbia and
Colorado.
On April 20 the request of the North
ern Securities company that tho re
cent decree against the combination
bo so far suspended as to permit tho
payment by tho railroads of the reg
ular May dividends to the Securities
empany was granted by United States
Circuit Judge Sanborn" at St Paul,
Minn. These dividends' will amount
to a little over $4,000,000.
A sensational development of the
investigation of postofflce- affairs at
Washington took place on April 23
when Postmaster General Payne an
nounced the summary dismissal of
James N. Tyner, assistant attorney
general for the postoffice department
The dismissal is made on startling
charges concerning the disappearance
of certain records and papers.
The recent appeal made by the trus
tees of the Tuskegee Normal and In
dustrial institute in Alabama, which
institution is presided over by Booker
T. Washington, met with a response
in tho shape of a contribution of $600,
000 toward the endowment fund from
Andrew Carnegie, on April 23.
It is asserted in railway circles that
tho sale and transfer of tho Oregon
Short Lino trackage from Salt Lake
City to Calientcs will be consummated
about the first of June to Senator
Clark of Montana, who is already in
possession of several railroad lines.
It is estimated that tho intention is
to expend about $50,000,000 on this
line.
An Associated press cablegram from
St Petersburg, under date of April
23, says: Twenty-fLvb Jews were
killed and 275 were wounded, many o
them fatally, during anti-semitic riots
at Kischineff capital of Bessarabia,
April 20, when a number of workmen
organized an attack on the Jewish in
habitants. The minister of the in
terior has ordered the adoption of
special measures to restore order in
the town and ' district.
President Roosevelt left Yellowstone
Park on April 24 and resumed his tour
of the west Before leaving, he par
ticipated in the laying of the corner
stone of the new gate at the northern
entrance to the park.
It was announced from Berlin on
April 24 that the governments of Prus
sia and of the Grand Duchy of Meck
lenburg have decided to expel the
Mormon missionaries, of whom there
are 145 in Germany and ninety in
Prussia, on the ground that they are
propagating a form of religious belief
incompatible with the laws of the state
and public morals and because poly
gamy is not excluded from their doctrines.
Subscribers' Advertising Department
It was announced from Shenandoah,
Pa., on April 20, that the Philadelphia
& Reading Coal and Iron company had
forced a lockout at every one of their
colliorios in that district because their
men had refused to work the full nino
hours on Sunday. This lockout af
fects upward of 30,000 men.
The ninth annual meeting of tho
National Municipal league was held at
Detroit, Mich., on April 22, only about
seventy delegates beintr nresent Vlco
rresiuent u. Richardson of -Philadelphia
presided in tho absence of Presir
dent J. C. Carter of Now Yorlc.
A special Associated press dispatch
from Molllla, Morocco, by way of
Madrid, says that Muley Shammed,
tho sultan's brother, has been pro
claimed emperor of Morocco at Fez.
It was reported from London on
April 22 that the appointment of the
Prince of Wales as president of tho
royal commission which is to repre
sent Great Britain at the St Louis
Tho publisher of The Commoner es
tablished this department for the use
and benefit of Commoner subscribers,
and the rate was purposely made low
er than the general advertising rate.
The success of the department has
been gratifying, and its benefits to
those who use It have been great It
has been repeatedly demonstrated that
this department is almost invaluable
to those who are not engaged in a
business regularly requiring largo ad
vertising space, but have something" to
sell that needs publicity. The Com--moner
is in daily receipt of letters
from pleased patrons of tho depart
ment W. H. Tinsley, of Salem, Vir
ginia, dealer in real estate, writes as
follows:
"My ad. in your paper of last week
has brought me quite a number of in
quiries. This is remarkable, as the
ink had hardly dried before I received
some of them." - t -
The Hamilton Printery, Ashland, O.,
writes as follows:
Orders wore issued by tho thno exPsitin. will be made at the spe-
executivo boards of tho nnltori minn
workers of America on April 21 from
Wilkesbarro, Pa., that all mino work
ers now on a strike or locked out re
turn to work ponding an adjustment
of differences by the board of concilia
tion provided for by the anthracito
co&l strike commission.
It was announced on April 21 that
Stephen H. Mallory was elected for
another term in tho United States
senate by tho two houses of tho Flor
ida legislature in separate session, re
ceiving all tho votes in tho senate and
sixty-four in tho house, to one cast
for J. M. Toombs.
Vast coal fields in contral Illinois
aro to pass into tho control of a cor
poration capitalized at $80,000,000 and
the fields are to bo operated in con
npction with the J. J. Hill system of
railroads.
ciai request of King Edward. John
Redmond, the Irish leader, has also
ueen asked to becomo one of tho mem
bers of the commission, but has declined.
"Find enclosed $1 for a renewal of
our advertisement It may' be,' a sat
isfaction to you to know that the re
sults from our advertisement in The
Commoner have- been four times
greater thaa in. any other paper -of-equal
circulation in which we havo
advertised."
These are only two of many let
ters of similar import received. Ad
vertising in The Commoner pays -because
the .general public Tealizes that
the publisher spares no efforts to as
certain the reliability of all advertis
ers and refuses to-accept '"advertise
ments that are not reliable and of a
wholesome character. The r,ate for
advertising in this department is G
cents per word per insertion, in ad
vance. The publisher will gladly as
sist you in the preparation of your
copy if you are in doubt as to-the best
wording thereof. Advertisers are re
quested to send in their copy one week
in advance of the date of issue. Ad
dress all orders to The Commoner,
Lincoln, Neb.
CANADA Land For information wrlto
Land Agency, Yellow Grass, Abbs.
WUcox
A fire that broke out in the business
portion of La Crpsso, Wis., on April
21 caused a loss of property amount
ing to $750,000.
In the municipal elections held re
cently in Illinois, B. N. Woodruff, re
publican, was elected mayor of Peoria
by a majority of 2,000. In Blooming
ton tho democrats won, electing Mor
rison mayor by 700 majority, he being
tho first democratic mayor in eighteen
years elected in that city. In Joliet.
William C. Crolius, democrat, de
feated Mayor Barr by a majority of
150.
EQGS THAT HATCH AT CUT PRICKS. Distance no
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Brown Leghorns, Whlto Wyandottcs, Barred Rocks.
For catalogue add row ML Blanco Poultry Farm, Mt
Blanco, Ohio.
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A vegetablo Hour, For ten cents wo will send you
sufficient nitohon Quoen for twenty bowls of delicious
soup. Try it; Wrlto us, we will explain how to pur
chase Eitchon Qnoon at factory, prices. Kitchen Queen
stays down. Cero-KoSa Company, 167 Dearborn
street, C hlcago, 111.
FOR SALE-An extra good, high grndo, black porch,
eron stallion colt, ago 1 year, weighs 1000 pounds.
Anthony Bucbholz, Barada, Nob.
WANTED Rellablo agents, to sell stock on a com
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It was announced from Yokohama
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