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VOLUME 3, NUMBER 21.
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An interesting phase of tho politi
cal situation in Great Britain was
brought out recently when Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain declared for a
modified form of protection under tho
guise of an imporial scheme of pre
ferential tariffs to foster tho cora
morco of tho colonios with tho moth
erland. Mr. Chamberlain proposes to
levy a tax upon tho necessities of life
in order to raise revenuo and it is
said that the great middle classes and
tho worklngmon will resist this pro
posed policy to tho last It seems to
bo tho popular impression that de
spite tho opposition to his plan Mr.
Chamberlain will submit it to tho
pcoplo after the dissolution of parliament
In accordance with tho wishes of
tho Into J,okn W. Mackay, president
of the Postal Telegraph Cablo com
pany, on May 30 tho company an
nounced that any employe who has
boon continuously in its service for
fifteen years and who, through no
fault of his own, has become incapac
itated, may apply for relief, and will
bo accorded a pension not oxceeding
20 per cent of his regular salary. Tho
amount increases 3 per cent for each
additional year of service up to 25
years, the maximum pension being 50
per cent.
According to advices from Now
York plans aro on foot to bring 5.
000,000 Jews from Russia to the
United States. Tho plan is under tho
direction of the order of B'nal Brlth,
with Dr. Isador Singer at tho head
of tho committee named to detail a
plan of action to relieve these perse
cuted people.
It was reported from London on
May 31 that tho British consul at
Erzoroum reports that an official es
timate places' tho number of persons
killed in tho earthquake in the Van
district of Asiatic Turkey at 860,
while tho loss of cattle was incal
culable, as, owing to tho lateness of
tho spring, a largo majority of tho
animals were indoors. Nearly a score
of villages were destroyed and many
more wore partially demolished. Tho
center of the solsmic disturbance was
in tho neighborhood of Mount Gipan.
Memorial Day, May 30, was gen
erally observed throughout tho coun
try. At tho national capital business
was suspended not only In tho de
partments of the government service,
but throughout tho olty. At the na
tional cemetery at Arlington the
monument and bust of the late Sen
ator Cushman K. Davis of Minnesota
was unvoilod. In New York city an
oquestrian statuo of Gen. William T.
Sherman, erected by the citizens of
tho city, was unveiled, Secretary ot
war Root delivering tho oration.
The greatest industrial conflict in
the history of Philadelphia began re
contly, and on Juno 1 it was reported
that more than sovonty-flvo thousand
workers wero out on strike. Tho
strikers aro mostly workers in tho
toxtilo mills and demand a reduction
In tho hours of work and more pay.
Tho strike among the textile work
ers in tho mills at Lowell, Mass.,
which has been on for the last nine
woeks, was broken on Juno 1 by about
50 per cent of the workers returning
to work. It is said that tho demand
of tho workers f0r a 10 per cent in
crease in wages will probably fail.
The judicial olectiontook place in
Cook county, Illinois, on June 1 and
out of tho eighteon candidates voted
for tho democrats elected fourteen
end tho republicans four. Judge E.
Hanecy, a close friend of Congress
man Lorimer, tho ropublican leader
in Cook county, was among the de
feated republican candidates.
A Washington dispatch under date
of Juno 1 says: "Tho monthly state
ment of the public debt shows that at
tho close of business, May 29, 1903
the total debt, less cash in the treas
ury, amounted to $1,310,85G,930, a de
crease for tho month of $3,247,385."
A destructive tornado struck the
city of Gainesville, Ga., shortly after
noon on June 1, killing about 100
people and injuring 200, many 'of them
fatally. The property loss is esti
mated at $000,000, and probably 1,
000 persons are homeless.
Prof. J. P. Leslie, the famous geol
ogist of the University of Pennsyl
vania, died at his home in Milton, on
June 2. Professor Leslie was born
in Philadelphia in 1819 and has been
connected with tho University of
Pennsylvania since 1872.
It was announced from Salt Lake,
Utah, on June 2 that Major James
McLaughlin, representing the govern
ment, had closed a treaty with the
Jintah Indians as a result of which
1,250,000 acres of reservation lanl
will bo thrown open for settlement hi
Cuober, 1904.
A Chicago dispatch, dated June 2,
eays: Tho Ferris wheel, tho massive
structure which was one. of the main
art ructions during tho World's fair in
ism, was touay sold at public auction.
A junk dealer bid in the wheel and
the sum paid for buildings, boilers,
etc., was $1,800. The wheel cost orig
inally $362,000. Outstanding against
it are bonds amounting to $300,OC0
and a floating debt of $100,000.
The destructive floods of the past
ten days throughout many sections of
tho west have wrought' immense
property damage and occasfonal loss
or life in some sections. Tho city of
Lincoln, Nob., suffered from the high
water and considerable damage to
property was done. The brunt of tho
flpou, however, was felt in tho cities
of Kansas City, Kas., and Topeka
Kas. On May 30 a live wire started a
fire in North Topeka and at least two
blocks of buildings were dostroyed, in
addition to tho terrible ruin wrought
by I ho floods. The first reports of
loss of life fixed the number at about
200, but later reports modified this to
the extent that it was estimated that
about 48 lost their lives, but many
others aro missing or not accounted
for. The distress became so great in
that city that Governor Bailey decided
to ask for outside help, it being said
that $100,000 at least will bo imme
diately required to tide over the work
of relief.
Tho city of Kansas City, Kas., was
a severe sufferer from tho floods, even
sustaining more damage than To
peka. In Kansas City it was esti
mated that at least 20,0uu people aro
homeless and appeals for help wore
made and very generally responded
to. Eight persons are known to havo
lost their lives in Kansas City and
there is great desolation in that city.
Other sections in tho vicinity also
suffered severely and tho work of re
lief is being prosecuted with vigor.
The war department at Washington
on May 31 ordered the distribution of
rations and tents as far as tho capac
ity of the army posts in the vicinity
will allow and tho government is tak
ing an active hand in the work of giv
ing relief. Tho packing houses in
and about Kansas City, Mo., are un
der water and tho little village of Ar
mourdale, a suburb of Kansas City,
with a population of 16,000 inhabi
tants, is almost completely destroyed.
Relief bureaus for the benefit of fiood
sufferers have been opened in many
cities of the country and everything
possible is being done to give aid to
the unfortunate people, many of
whom have lost their all in the seeth
ing floods.
Some trouble is being experienced
in tho anthracite region of Pennsyl
vania over the manner of appointing
the miners' representatives at th9
conciliation board that is to meet at
Pottsville, Pa. It is said that the
operators want them elected instead
of being designated by tho union an 3
this view does not coincide with that
of the miners.
It was announced "on good author
ity" on June 3 from Washington that
Secretary Moody of the navy will not
remain in the cabinet .longer than the
present term of President Roosevelt.
Mr. Moody intends to resume the
practice of law on his retirement
from the cabinet .
Tho controversy of eleven months'
duration between tho machinists of
the Union Pacific and the company
bids fair to be settled by the aboli
tion of piece work in tho machine
shops and an increase of wages. This
settlement will effect about nine hun
dred men in the Union Pacific shops
in Council Bluffs, Omaha, Columbus.
Grand Island, North Platte, Cheyenne,
Rawlins, Green River, Evanston, Og
den, Denver, Cheyenne Wells, Ellis,
Junction City and Kansas City.
The first conference of state and
national boards of health under the
act of July 1, 1902, began in Washing
ton on June 3 with Surgeon General
Wyman of the marine hospital service
presiding. In all twenty-two states
were represented at this conference.
The bronze statue of Garrett A. Ho
bart, erected in his honor at Pater
son, N. J., was unveiled on June 3.
The orator of the day was John W.
Griggs, attorney general in Mr. Mc
Kinley's cabinet
The republican state convention of
Ohio met at Columbus, O., on Juno
3 and the resolutions adopted com
mend President Roosevelt's adminis
tration and his adherence -to McKin
ley principles, and favor hii nomina
tion and election and the re-election
of Hanna as senator; praise Governor
General Taft of the. Philippines, and
favor tax reform.
Vast forest fires are raging in the
state of Maine and much valuable
property is being destroyed. As the
country is unusually dry there is lit
tle prospect for relief until rain shall.
fall. At least thirty fires throughout
the forest sections of tho state wero
reported on June 3.
According to a Berlin cablegram of
June 3 the Jews in Russia are pre
paring to defend themselves. It is
said that several thousand revolvers
have been imported since the Kisch
ineff massacre and that at present al
most every Jew is armed. A Russian
newspaper announces that a. law was
recently published in St Petersburg
giving a list of 101 towns in Russia
in which Jews are allowed to acquire
land and live, without restriction.
Outside of these places the Jews are
temporarily forbidden to buy land.
President Roosevelt delivered his
last scheduled speech of his long trip
at Danville, 111., on June 4. In the
afternoon of the same day he made
the principal address at the dedica
tion at Decatur, 111., of Milliken uni
versity in the presence of a large
crowd of people.
It was reported from Washington,
D. C, on June 4 that a dispatch to
the postoffice department says that at
Oxford, Miss., Fenner B. Baker was
fined $50 and costs and sentenced to
six months in jail for offering Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
$300 for an appointment as postmas
ter. '
A disastrous collision between two
passenger trains on the Santa Fe road
at Stillwell, Kas., resulted in the
death of eight persons and the injury
of seven others. It is charged that
the accident was caused by the crew
of one train disregarding their or
ders. , ,-, .-,.','.
At the republican state convention
of. Ohio in session at Columbus on
June 4 Myron T. Herrick was nomi
nated for governor by acclamation.
The remainder of the ticket was nom
inated as follows: Auditor, Walter
D. Guilbert; state treasurer, W. S.
McKinnon; attorney general, Wade'
Hampton Ellis; supreme judge, Au
gustus M. Summers.
It was reported from Manila on
June 5 that a hurricane had swept
over the' Philippine islands and great
damage had been done to shipping.
Three United States steamers wera
wrecked, but the loss of life wa3
small.
Up tg June 4 more than sixty firms
in Philadelphia, Pa., had conceded to
their employes their demand in tho
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