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VOLUME 3, NUMBER 3
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Much interest is being manifested
.throughout England concerning tho
recent cabinet crisis. In como quar
ters it is confidently believed that Mr.
Chamberlain's defeat in tho cabinet is
at hand and 'that tho now ministry
Which will then bo formed will bo of
llboral tondoncy. It is not anticipated
Ithat tho general election of parlia
ment will take place before another
;year and many changes may occur in
ihe political situation in that time.
A cloudburst in the vicinity of Pa
flpillion, Sarpy county, Neb., on August
,14 caused much property damage and
.ruined crops in tho vicinity, also caus
ing 'gome loss to stock owners.
It was announced from New York
on August 15 that Joseph Pulitzer has
given the sum of $2,000,000 to estab
lish a school of journalism at Co-
ilumbla university In New York city.
A new building for this school is to
be erected at a cost of $60,000. An ad
jvisory board appointed by the donor is
(to aid in devising a plan and course
iof instruction. Seven members of
this board have already been named,
bolng: Nicholas Murray Butler, pres
ident of Columbia univorsity, ex-of-filcio;
"Whitelaw Reid, John Hay, sec
retary of state; St. Clair McKelway,
Andrew D. White, Victor F. Lawson of
Chicago, General Charles H, Taylor, of
Boston, Charles W. Elliott, president
of Harvard university.
Jurisdiction of the matter of the ex
clusion of Chinese labor has been
transferred from tho treasury depart
ment to tho now department of com
merce and labor, under, the direction
bf Secretary Cortelyou. A new set
Iof Chinese regulations have been pre
pared by Commissioner General of
Immigration Sargent and have been
bpproved by Mr. Cortelyou.
amendments. Tho reason given for
tho rejection of the treaty was the al
leged encroachment on Colombian
sovereignty which the opponents of
tho treaty contenaed would come from
its ratification b Colombia. It is not
yet known what action will bo taken
by this country in regard to tho se
lection of the other route via Nicaragua.
relation to the discharging of its em
ployes for certain reasons. This de
cision declares that a company has
the absolute right to dismiss employes'
because they belong to tho union, or
for any other reason; that there can
be no conspiracy to do a lawful act;
that tho so-called , blacklist may be
maintained and given out for tho use
of others.
According to the peace protocols
with Venezuela and signed by that
country and the allied powers of Great
Britain, Germany and Italy, tho em
peror of Russia was to be asked to
name the personnel of The Hague
court which should pass on thp con
tentions of these powers for prefer
ential treatment in the settlement of
their claims against Venezuela. The
non-blockading powers will be repre
sented by Wayne McVeagh, Judge
Ponfield and Herbert W. Bowen be
fore The Hague.
The republican state convention of
Nebraska met at Lincoln on August
18 and nominated John B. Barnes of
Norfolk, Neb., for judge of the su
preme court; W. G.. Whitmore of
Douglas county and C. S. Allen of
Lancaster county for regents of the
state university, and indorsed John L.
Webster of Omaha, Neb., for the re
publican nomination for Vice president
in 1904.
Upon the occasion of the celebra
tion of the birthday of. Emperor
Francis Joseph, at Zapresio, in the
province of Crotia, on August 18, a
riot occurred and several rioters were
killed by the police. In other places
in the province, the peasants pillaged
stores andstoned the military and it
is feared that serious trouble is on
foot
The North Atlantic fleet anchored
toff Oyster Bay, N. Y., on August 16
was reviewed by President Roosevelt
ton August 17. Many prominent visi
tors viewed the vessels during their
jRtay in tho bay. The fleet consisted of
twenty-one warships and after the ro
Viow at Oyster Bay it proceeded to
Portland, Me.
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Tho national reunion of the Grand
Lrmy of the Republic, which opened
it San Francisco on August 16 att
racted visitors from all parts of the
fnitod States. It is estimated that the
number of visitors to the city will ex
ceed 5U,uuo. This meeting is the thir
ty-seventh annual national encamp-
lent. A most interesting parade took
place on August 19 when ten thou
sand vetorans of tho civil war passed
tn review. Tho parade was strictly a
military one.
Near the port of Hong Kong on Aug
ust 18 twb large ships collided, one be
ing a Chinese cruiser which sunk an
hour after the collision. "170 of the
crew of tho cruiser were saved, how
ever, by the other ship, which also
suffered severe damages. The loss of
life is estimated at 14 persons, in
cluding the captain of the Chinese
ship.
It was recently announced from Bo
gota, Colombia, that a bill is ready
authorizing the government to make a.
new canal treaty with tho United
States upon a fixed basis and also pro
viding for modifying tho national
constitution. Much dissatisfaction is
expressed because of tho failure of
tho Colombian senate to ratify the
canal treaty with this country and a
hope is expressed that arrangements
looking toward a new treaty -will
shortly be made.
Some 1,500 negroes, representing al
most every section of the pountry,
met at Nashville, Tenn., on August
19 to attend the fourth annual con
vention of the National Negro Busi
ness Men's league.- Booker T. Wash
ington, the principal speaker, was re
elected president of the league.
On August 19 the grand jury at
Washington resumed its consideration,
of the affairs of the postofilce depart
ment, and it is believed ' that before
tho w conclusion of the investigation
there will, be another list of indictments.
It was announced from Washington
on August 18 that Mr. Riddle, the
American charge at St. Petersburg,
has cabled the state department that
Mopravieff, the Russian minister to
Paris, and Professor Matzen of the
university of Copenhagen, have been
named by tho czar of Russia as arbi
trators at The Hague of the cases be
tween Venezuela and the blockading
powers. The three are members of
the international court of arbitration
at 7 he Hague.
On August 20 the Grand Army of
tho Republic, in annual convention at
San Francisco, selected Boston as tho
placo in which the " encampment of
1901 will be held and also elected tho
following officers: Commander in
chief, Gen. John C. Black of Illinois;,
senior vice commander, Col. C. Mason
Keene of California; junior vice com
mander, Col. Harry C. Kessler of Mon
tana; surgeon in chief, George A. Har
mon of Ohio; chaplain. in chief, Win
field Scott of. Arizona.
The first of the trial races between
tho American yacht Reliance and tho
English boat Shamrock III. took placo
off Sandy Hook on August 20 and at
tracted great crowds of sightseers and
yachtsmen. The wind was so light,
however, that the match was called
off, although the Reliance was several
minutes in the lead' of the Shamrock
III.
The serious illness of Lord Salis
bury, late prime minister of England,
was recently announced and on August
20 it was reported from London that
his condition was critical.
A London cablegram dated August
20 says: Dispatches received at tho
colonial offices today .trom Zunguru,
Northern Nigeria, dated August 15,
give details of the destruction of the
town of Burmi by a British force of
thirty whites and 500 ..native rank and
file. The enemy's losswas 700 killed,
including tho former sultan of Sokoto
and a majority of tho chiefs. Tho
British loss was eleven men killed, in
cluding one officer.. Sixty-two men
were wounded. The enemy made a
desperate house-to-house resistance.
It was reported oh August 21 that
from official sources comes the infor
mation that tho Russian squadron re
cently sent to. Turkish waters will
ldave within the next lew. days. as tho
Turkish government has given ade
quate assurances that it will meet all
the Russian demands. Notwithstand
ing this, it seems that all dispatches
from Macedonia agree that the revo
lution in that province is .spreading
and is causing much anxiety in ofli-
Up to and including August 17 it
Hs estimated that of the 60,000 strik
ers -who took part in tho strike inaug
urated in Philadelphia, Pa., among
Iho textile workers, but 10,000 remain
dlo. Many of these idle hands are
Tiyers ana it is feared that if they
Continue tp remain idle they may
Compel some of the mills to close be
muse of the lack of dye stuffs.
It was made known in Washington
n August 17 that Colombia has re
nted tho Panama canal treaty. This
fiction on tho part of the Colombian
Senate has caused much criticism of
jthat body and in some quarters it is
Relieved that President Marroquin
rwlll cause tho treaty to be again sub
Imitted to tho senate with some
August 17, being the 100th anniver
sary of tho permanent settlement of
the city of Chicago, 111., was appro
priately celebrated in a small way,
but the real jubilee will take place
September 26 to October 1.
Tho annual session of the trans
Mississippi Commercial congress con
vened in the city of Seattle, Wash.,
on August 18. Tho attendance was
largo, every state and territory in the
trans-Mississippi region being repre
sented as well as Alaska and Hawaii.
It was reported from Washington
on August 17 that Secretary Root is
in correspondence with Governor Taft
of the Philippines in connection with
tho construction of a system of rail
roads in the islands, amounting to
some 600 miles. It is proposed that
the government guarantee the interest
en tne bonds needed for the purpose
of construction. Engineers are al
ready at work .making surveys in the
islands and it is believed that the
work of making railroads will soon
bo undertaken on an extensive scale.
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Judge Rogers in the United States
circuit court at St Louis, Mo., on
August 17 handed down a decision
regarding the rights of a company in
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