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west into one large concern tinder a
new name. It hi reported that the
new concern will control about 1,800
miles of road and will include some of
tho important lines west of the Mis
sissippi river.
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and distributed among its employes I
proportion to their salaries Satins
from July 1. The plan affects several
hundred employes,
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The fourth session of the trans-Mis-cisslppi
eougreas is to Jfc held at Seat
tle, Wash-, on August 18 and will ex
tend to tho 21st, inclusive, accord
ing to the official call recently issued.
The Associated press says that among
fho topics to be discussed are irriga
tion, railroad rates, improvements of
harbors and waterways, mines and
mining, good roads, commercial rela
tions with Central and South Ameri
can republics, Beet sugar, home manu
factures, preservation of forests, pos
tal service, legislation to he recom
mended for Alaska, the Isthmian ca
nal, the merchant marine and the con
sular service.
It was recently predicted that the
supply of petroloum would soon be ex
hausted and It Is admitted that with
all the new discoveries of oil tho pro
duction of refinablo oil Is decreasing.
The Standard Oil company on July 18
advanced the price of oil at tho rate
of 3 conts a barrel for Pennsylvania
oil and 2 cents for Ohio.
After an almost continuous session
since tho inauguration of tho Cuban
republic on May 20, 1902, tho congress
adjonrned on July 23. The postal trna
1y with the United States was ratified
and an act was passed providing for
the adherence of tho republic to the
universal postal union. "What is con
sidered tho most important legisla
tion during tho session is that for tho
loan of $35,000,000 and the process of
auditing and paying the claims of the
revolutionary soldiers, all of which
has been carefnlly provided for.
A report from Manila recently to
tie marine hospital service says that
cholera is again raging in the Philip
pines, being mostly confined to the
"vicinity of the Pasig river. Very few
whites arc affected, tho disease being
' confined mostly to tho Filipinos.
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Hayti is again engaged In revolution.
A dispatch from Port au Prince under
date of July 15 says that the conflict
between President Nord and tbo
chambers continues and a proclama
tion has been issued that a state of
scige exists and the national guard
has been called out.
under date of July 19, says: Reliable
information received here from Bo
gota says that it appears probablo
that the canal treaty will bo ratified
with an amendment making the sum
to bo paid to Colombia by tho United
Slates $25,000,000 instead of $10,000.
000, as proposed by the treaty. Cable
communication with the capital haa
been interrupted since Friday.
It was reported from Soledad, Vene
zuela, oa July 19 that the engagement
between tho government forces and
the revolutionists occupying Cuidad
Bolivar had begun in' two different di
rections and the battle was a fierce
one. The revolutionists lost over 200
soldiers, and many wounded.
It was announced from Denver,
Colo., on July 20 that the legislature
of that state reconvened on that day
under special call from the governor
to pass an appropriation bill, the one
passed in the closing hours of the reg
ular session having been declared illegal.
Suit was instituted in tho United
States circuit court at Trenton, N. J.,
on July 20 by the Mercantile Trust
company of Now York for the fore
closure of the ?15,000,000 mortgage on
tho property of the United States
Shipbuilding company. The suit is
brought because of the default of the
payment of $400,000 interest on July
1, and the failure of the company to
establish a sinking fund.
A new cabinet has been made up
in Madrid, Spain, with Marquis Villa
verde as Its head. Several other
changes have been made in the ministry.
With reference to tho department
of interior's attitude to the official
charges in, tho .Indian territory, Act
ing Secretary Ryan on July 21 issued
a statemont to the effect that a
Fcarching investigation of the acts of
government officials in this section
will be immediately made by the
grand jury.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay, ambassador
to Russia under President Lincoln, and
a noted abolitionist and author, died
at his homo at Whitehall, Madison
county, Ky.j on July 22 in his 93rd
year.
Tho lower house of the general as
sembly of Georgia recently by a vote
of 88 to 73 killed the bill which pro
vided that convicts should be worked
on tho public roads. This bill was
the principal issue of the present ses
sion of tho Georgia legislature.
On July 22 it was announced from
Washington that the war department
had directed Governor Taft to accept
he highest bid, amounting to $131,
&S2 for the subsidiary Spanish coin
which was found in the treasury at
Manila when the place fell into tho
hands of the Americans. This Is
about half tho face value of the coin
and it is reported that the purchasers
intend to ship the coin to some of the
South American countries where the
same is current This action may bo
prevented by the claim set up to this
currency by tho Spanish government,
however.
A London cablegram under date of
July 22 declares that in spite of the
growing opposition against Mr. Cham
berlain's fiscal policies in England,
he Is pursuing his campaign with
more determination than ever. The
issue is to be free trade and protection
and it is conceded that even if an ap
peal to the country does not come in
the autumn it will be sure to be made
in the spring.
An interesting plan Is, on foot in
Cleveland, 0., where President Dick
inson of the Cuyahoga Telephone com
pany has announced that as an ex
periment one-fifth of the surplus earn
Members of the international arbfc.
tration group of the French chamber
of deputies arrived in London? on July
21 and wore entertained by members
of the house of commons. The visitors
were known as tho arbitration group
of the French parliament and consti
tute a general partisan organization
formod a year and a half ago to fur
ther the priaciples of international
arbitration. It started with a dozen
members and has grown rapidly since,
The visit which is mad to meet
British parliamentarians with similar
Inclinations was .decided upon at tho
time of King Edward's visit to Paris,
On July 21 it was made public that
Russia had notified China that she
would withdraw all opposition to tho
opening of Manchurian ports. This
news came through the representa
tions, of Prince Ching, the president
of the foreign office, and has not been
as yet officially confirmed.
Notwithstanding the publication of
dispatches from various foreign cities
questioning the promises made to tho
American government by China and
Russia respecting Manchuria, govern
ment officials at Washington decline
to alter the statement recently issued
to the effect that two or more Man
churian ports will be opened to tho
world's trade.
The situation In regard to Russian
acceptance of the petition recently for
warded from the Jews of this country
in behalf of the sufferers in the Kish
ineff massacre, remains about tho
same, it being understood iri official
quarters that Russia will not accept
the petition and Secretary of State
Hay has announced that the Incident
Is closed. It was reported from St
Petersburg on July 18 that the Jews
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Labor troubles are agitating Swe
den, it being announced on July 18
'that" most of' tho mechanical work
shops in tho country and at least 30,
000 men are involved. Tho employes
.demand the establishment of a recog
nized minimum wage and the aboli
tion of piece work. This the employ
ers flatly refuse to concede and it is
feared that a long conflict is at 'hand.
Tho sixth international convention
of tho Epworth league, in session at
Detroit. Mich., came to a closn on
July 19. It was decided that the next
place of meeting should bo Denver,
Colo. More than 20,000 delegates were
present at tko Detroit mooting, rep
resenting about 2,000,000 mombors of
the league.
A Manila cablegram of July 19 says
hat the circulation of the now cur
rency authorised by the United States
congress at ttsi last session is to bo
immediately commenced, although tho
coins now in circulation are to bo le
gal tender until December. General
Leonard Wood arrived in Manila on
July 19 and Is to leave shortly for
2amboanga to organize the govern
ment of the Moro province
A report from Panama, Colombia,
The Irish land bill passed its third
reading in the house of commons at
London on July 21 by 317 to 20. The
king has made it known that he has
placed his interest at the disposal of
parliament.
The annual reunion of the order of
Elks held at Baltimore, Md., recently
was attended by thousands of the
members of tho order, the meeting be
ing described as the most enthusiastic
and successful in the history of the
organization. Joseph T. Fanning of
Indianapolis was elected as grand ex
alted ruler for tho coming year.
King Edward, accompanied by the
queen and a large suite, arrived at
Kingston, Ireland, on July 21 and
were hoartily welcomed. These de
monstrations were repeated at Dublin
where the entry of the party was made
the occasion of a general holiday.
A cablegram from London, under
date of July 22, says that a report is
in circulation in Odessa that 128 000
troops are being mobilized from cen
tral and northern garrisons in Russia
for immediate dispatch to the far east
in case of necessity. This is regarded
as significant in view of the trouble
In Manchuria.
A project Is on foot to consolidate
several of ,the large railroads of the
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