The Commoner.
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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.
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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
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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
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if evidenced by numerous letters in
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