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The Commoner. 12 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 2S. l m C5Fgr tz: Mi i. zSM' . J X ' . lHBBr -1 . -s.L.in -r7?e ft IP uPkw ' ? On Juno 5 the grand jury at Wash ington, D. C, returned an indictment ngainst A. W. Machon, former super intendent of the free delivery service of the postofllco department, who was arrested some time ago charged with sharing profits on governments con tracts for letter box fasteners. T.ie amount which tho indictment states ho recoived illegally is $18,978.79. The trial will tako place in October. On Juno C tho Christian Herald tiansmitted to Assistant Secretary of Stato Loomis a check for $10,000 for tho establishment of a relief fund for tho famine sufforers in the Chinese province of Kwang SI. Mr. Loomis deposited tho money at Washington and notified United States Consul Gen eral McWado at Canton that he may draw for the amount of the check. It was announced from Berlin on June 6 that Hugh J. Cannon, superin tendent of the Mormon missions in Germany, his wife, his secretary and bis assistant secretary were ordered by the polico today to leave Prussian territory within three weeks. Similar ordors are about to be served by tho local authorities on oighty-six other missionaries in Prussia, under the de cision of the government to expel tbem all. Caldwell retires under tho act of con gress which authorizes tho retirement of United States judges, when they have attained tho ago of 70 years or have served ten years or moro on the bench. has been in progress in New York city since May 5 was practically ended on Juno 10. Over 100,000 men re turn d to work before tho close of tho week. On June 9 James M. Watson, jr., a clerk in the office of the auditor for the District of Columbia, was arrested on a charge of embezzlement of gov ernment funds. The amount is esti mated at from $60,000 to $75,000. Tho rural free delivery headquarters for tho western section of the United States will be transferred from Den ver, Colo., to Omaha, Neb., on July 1. This change will bring to Omaha 11 special agonts and 10 route inspectors, whose territory will include Colorado. Wyoming, South Dakota, North Da kota, Montana, Iowa, Nebraska Min nesota and New Mexico. J. P. Walk er of Wisconsin will succeed the late W. B. Annin as head of this free delivery. A very heavy rainstorm visited the section around Spartansburg, S. C, on June G resulting In devastation and de struction of life and property. It Is figured that the loss o life will bo be tween 25 and 30 and valuable cotton mills are damaged to tho extent of $1.-250,000. Important conferences have beei held recently between Secretary Hay ODd persons connected with the, Pa nama canal enterprise and as the out come it is announced that the negotia tions with Colombia must be promptly terminated one way or the other. The Colombian congress convenes on June 20 and its proceedings will be watchel with great interest. It is said that the president has determined that in case this congress shows a tendency to de lay ratification of the canal treaty, ne gotiations will be broken off and ar rangements will be made with Nicar agua a$d Costa itica for canal rights. Tnore has been some trouble recent ly in Algeria, Africa, between the Piguig tribesmen and the French au thorities. On June 8 it was reported that the French artillery had opened fire on the rebels at Benl-Ounlf - and a later, reports gave the number of klllel as 300 natives, no one of the French soldiers being hurt The interstate commerce state com r ission of New York are investigating tho complaint made by W. R. Hears', that the coal carrying railroads of tho state are and have violated the anti-pooling section of the Sherman anti-trust law. On June 8 several rail road men were put on the witness stand before the commission and it is promised that the commission will go thoroughly into tho matter complained of by Mr. Hearst. The destitution and distress result ing from the recent floods in Kansas City and Topeka, Kas., are so great that it is reported that Governor Bai ley will call an extra session of the legislature to provide for tho relief of the situation. The flood situation at St Louis, Mo., and vicinity continues to occupy pub lic attention. On Juno 10 it was re ported from the territory embraced by East St. Louis, 111., that almost two-thirds of that section was under from two to fifteen feet of water. On that day the number of lives lost in that city was reported as eleven and v.ntolc damage was done to property. Great efforts were made by the. citi zens of the city to fight tho flopds, but little progress was made. It Is feared that the history of suffering and desti tution that affected Kansas City and Topeka will be repeated in East St Louis. A terrible situation was reported fiom the country of Servia in Europe on June 11. Servia Is a little country situated between Turkey and Austria and is one of a number of states called the "hot bed of Europe." The people of bervia are mostly Russian. The capital, Belgrade, as well as other por tions of the country, have for some time been the scenes of political dis turbances, and these culminated on June 11 in a military conspiracy in 'Which the king, queen and several offi cials of the government were killed. The official list of killed as given out by the Associated press is as follows King Alexander, Queen Draga, the queen's two brothers, Premier Mark- ovitch, the minister of war, aides-de-camp and two other officers, Frince Peter Karageorgeovitch, the pretender to the throne, has been pro claimed king by the army and it is be lieved that this decision will be con firmed by the Servian parliament, which has been summoned to meet on June 15. No opposition was made to the revolution by the people of Bel grade and the capital and country re main quiet Tho commencement exercises of the United States military academy were held on June 11 and a class of 94 graduates were given diplomas. Of these, ten will be assigned to the en gineer corps. The thirty-second annual commence ment of the University of Nebraska was held at Lincoln, Neb., on June 11. Degrees were conferred upon 262 can didates and special school certificates were awarded to 78 more. It was announced from Geneva, N. Y., on June 11 that at today's session of the W. C. T. U Lady Henry Som orset was re-elected president, and Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens of Port land was re-elected vice president at large, Mrs. Clara P. Wright of Paris,. 111., was elected superintendent of tho young women's branch. It was announced from Havana on June 12 that Governor Nunez will re instate Juan O'Farrill, the former mayor of Havana, as the courts have declared that the charges against him' for responsibility for the riots of last November, have been dismissed. A contract representing an outlay of $2,800,000 was recently made by the Union Pacific railroad for 100,000 tons of steel rails for delivery next year. These Tails will be used in double- two 1 tracking- the line west of Grand Isl-, Subscribers' Advertising Department James Croighton, one of the pioneers and founders of tho city of Omaha, Nob., died at that city on June 8 at tho age of 81 years. Mr. Croighton was well known In the western sec tion of the country through his ac tivity in railway and telegraph con struction as well as in other business thterprises. A Washington report of June 7 Buys: A report has been received at tho war department from Ceneral Sanger, who has charge of the census It the Philippines, in which he states that tho work of taking the census of the islands is progressing very well, aeneral Sanger says that tho reports ihus far indicate a Christian popula tion of 7,000,000. Tho population oi Manila, in round numbers, is 220,000. More than ono hundred persons, passengers nnd crow, were drb'wnl near Marseilles. France, on Jnv7 in a. collision between two French steam ers. To add to tho horror end confu-' elon the boilers of the craft exploded. A Washington dispatch of June 8 Says: Attnmnv RAnnrnl Trrv. fn.. recelvod tho resignation of Judge Hen ry C. Caldwell of tii3 United States cir cuit court or the Eighth circuit. His uumo was in kittle Rock, Ark, Judge The Northern Securities company, which met with a defeat recently in the United States circuit court at St. Paul, Minn., is now engaged in a suit with the state of Minnesota, in regard to its legal status under the laws of that state. Interesting arguments were maue en each side, Judge G. Young ropre. cnting the company. In hip. speech on June 8 and 9 he declared that tho anti-trust laws of Minnesota did not apply to a company organized undor the laws of New Jersey or any other state, and that therefore the state of Minnesota has no right to in rer.rre with or control the Northern Sccur'tles company. The Iowa democratic county conven tions are being held and there is a good prospect that the Kansas City platform democrats will control the state convention. But success can only be assured by vigilance. Every be liever in the principles sot forth in tho platforms of 1896 and 1900 ought to be on hand at the primaries and county conventions. t It wns reported from Washington on Juno 10 that the numerous offers made to tho Russian government from American sources to aid families of smrerors in the recent Kishineff mas sacre havo been declined because Rus sia considers herself capable of ex tending relief and will not accept out side aid. The value of an advertising medium depends upon something more than mere circulation. Consideration must be given to the class of people among whom the publication circulates, tho dependence that readers place on the publication and the class of goods ad vertised. As an illustration: -A dealer iu gambling pharaphanalia would not, If he could, advertise his wares in a religious publication, and a dealer in church supplies would not advertise lu a sporting paper. Duo attention must be paid to all circumstances. The Commoner circulates, among a reading and thinking class of people. These readers have confidence in the advertising columns of the paper be cause they know that tho publisher is careful to exclude from his columns all unworthy and unreliable advertis ers. Here, then, is one inducement to prospective advertisers. The circula tion of The Commoner is upwards of 140,000 copies each week, affor.ling a wide-spread means of publicity. These facts, taken as a whole, make The Commoner especially valuable as an advertising medium. The Subscribers' Advertising department was estab lished for the benefit of Commoner subscribers, and only subscribers are admitted thereto. An especially low rate is made to the subscribers and tho advertisements are run separatply from the display advertising in tho paper. The purpose of the department is to afford a means of publicity o those not regularly engaged In busi ness, but who may have something which they wish to dispose of or who may be desirous of securing something rot ordinarily advertised for sale. Ibose who have tried this department have been pleased with the returns, as if evidenced by numerous letters in the possession of the lublisher. The rate for advertising in the Subscrib ers' Advertising Department Is 6 cents per word per Insertion. Address all CDmmnuications to Tho Commoner, Lincoln, Neb. NEWSPATER ITOR SALE: Oldest ostabllthod and most profitable Democratic newspaper and Job print, ery la Idaho, published at county Boat or reliable dem ocratlo countr. hist advertising and patronage, lance subscription list New county contract worth J3000. Net profit last year 50000. Price 10000, hair cash. Ad drew P. Y., caro COMMONER, WATCHES 15 Jeweled Klein, V0 year case. m Send for catalogue. Q. II. Goodwin Co., Tracy, Minn. 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