The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923, September 25, 1903, Page 12, Image 12
g ---.i-rf The Commoner, 12 VOLUME 3, NUMBER ',W-J A P fc ';. k' B tmmmmmlmmmfiM i no. mi- i ' ' In the United States district court at Bridgeport, Conn., on Septombor 12 suit was instituted against tho labor union of the city of Danbury, Conn., by a firm of hat manufacturers, who want ?240,0U0 damages for a boycott and strike instituted against them by the union. The suit was brought un der the provisions . of the Sherman anti-trust law. The campaign for governor of the etato of Kentucky was oponed at Munfordvillo, Ki on September 12 by the republican candidate, Colonel Morris B. Belknap. Tho sixth annual meeting of the American mining congress came to a close at Deadwood, S. D., on Septem ber. A total cf 789 accredited members- attended the' proceedings of the meeting. done to property. Many weeks were reported along the coast, Ths city of Tampa was struck by the hurricane and much damage done to the lighting apparatus of tho city, leaving it for a time in total darkness. Tho eleventh national irrigation congress came to a close at Ogden, Utah, on September 18. Senator W. A. Clark of Montana was re-elected presi dent and it was decided to hold the congress of 1904 at El Paso, Tex. A platform was adopted requesting con gress to make needed modifications of the existing land laws in order that speculation and monopoly of public domain be prevented. The United States internal revenue bureau recently , Issued an order call ing for an enforcement of the law which requires tnat cigars and other certain that Bulgaria will have the tobacco products shall be offered for neip 0f any 0f the European powers It was reported from Sofia, Bulgaria, on September 1 that the Turlis had destroyed the town of Kastoria, 36 mile3 south of Monastir, and had mas sacred the population. It is believed that about 10,000 persons were killed. While this news has aroused popular feeling to a high pitch, it is not yet sale only in the "original packages, or, in other words, in the box which contained them when the internal rev enue tc was paid. This order f was - made by the department in order to put a stop to frauds recently discov ered in tho sale of imported cigars. . Premier Combos of France recently J made a speech on the occasion of the " unveiling of a memorial to Ernest .Renah, the historian and orentalist, at his native town of Traguir, Brittany, and some demonstrations were made against the premier. A detachment otr-oops was. required, to protect him from the hostile crowd. It is believed tLut' these unfriendly demonstrations , wore instigated by tne clerical party. against Turkey, as Russia, Austria and Germany have all declared their neutrality in the matter. A later re port from Salonica gives the news that three hundred Bulgarians have been killed in a light with the Turks, be tween Okrida and Dibra. ornment against their acceptance. Should this course prove fruitless it is believed that Japan will break oft ne gotiations with Russia and demand tho evacuation of Chinese territory. Sam Parks of New York the walk ing delegate of the labor union, against whom already four Indict ments have been found, on Septem ber 14 was. indicted for the fifth time by the grand jury, being charged with extortion. Plans for the forthcoming army maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kas., were announced at the war department on September 14. These maneuvers are to begin on October 15 and will con tinue till October 21. A total of more than 11,000 men will take part in the exercises. Tho first session of tho annual meet ing of the National' Irrigation congress was held at Ogdeh, Utah., on Septem ber 14, Senator W. A. Clark of Mon tana acting as president. Every phase of the subject of irrigation was dis cussed and roninent speakers from all over the United States were pres ent Twenty-six states and territories were represented by delegates. On tho night of September 15 a gen eral frost over the state of Nebraska did much damage to the corn crop. Forty-nino counties in the state felt the cold wave and frost. join with the Macedonians iiniN . European powers intervene, it i8 Z rumored that Servla and MoniM.J3.' may unit against Turkey and la l ifcing hi" troops and this is taken an sign of impending strife. Tho Bulgar. I mu government naa appealed to th powers to step in and prevent uirtw outrages, but up to September 15 m I appeal has not been seriously consij, I erea. The Nebraska state university n. gents have decided to locate tho west. ern experimental sub-station at North Platte. $15,000. was appropriated by the 'last legislature for this purpos and work on the equipment of tho sta tion will begin in the spring. The democrats and populists of tto Ninth judicial district met in convex tions at Norfolk, Neb., on September 15, and placed in nomination Judge Douglas Cones of Pierce as their can didate for district judge. A dispatch from Wilmington, Del., under date of September 15, says: . Miss Huldah B. Todd, postmaster at Greenwood, Del., whose removal from office by the postmaster general be cause she was obnoxious to United States Senator Alleo, attracted the at tention of the entire country, has giv en up the disputed office to Jacob L. Houseman, who was appointed her successor. The republican, convention fOT the; Eleventh judicial (district of -Nebraska" met on September 18 and nominated James A. Paul of St Paul and J. R. Hanna of Greeley Center as judges. The recently announced resignations of ColonlaT. Secretary Chamtferlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer Ritchie, and Secretary for India Hamilton from the British cabinet has caused much comment- throughout England as well an in other quarters. The London Pall Mall Gazette describes tho present cabinet crisis as the "most extraordi nary in the whole history of conBtitu Reports from the northern part of Colorado indicate a heavy snowfall, and reports of like nature come from Montana and Wyoming. Even as far south as Texas, the weather for the past few days has been exceptionally cold, freezing weather having prevailed in some sections of that state. On; September 12 it was announced that Russia had requested permission of China to postpone her evacuation of one of the frontier provinces of Man- . - . e . , I ivui y m cue n uuic i cuurw iur eoveiai muumauuor u tional government." It is stated that oer o, tne aate ror general wacuwion premier Balfour will fill up the vacan ui miiuuuuiiu. it vrtvo uiuuc ivuwvru later that there are several other con ditions Russia wishes to secure In ad dition to this privilege and the request i3 under consideration by the Chinese authorities. cles and carry on the government un til he meets parliament in 1904. The situation among tho coal min ers of -Missouri is rapidly approaching a critical stage. The district conven tion that met to discuss their griev ances has decided that they must re It was recently made known that a Carnegie observatory will be built on the top of Mount Whitney, the high est point in the United States. The building is to be 120 by 130 feet, and to be constructed of granite and nat ural wood. The troops on duty at Cripple Creek, Colo., on account of the troubles with the miners of that region, were re cently supplied with a consignment of rifles and ammunition. This equip ment goes to the state guard and is the first consignment to be sent to Colorado under the Dick bill. There Is little change in the Mace donian situation. The powerd of Eu rope 'are still undecided as to inter vention and the reports from the dis turbed districts show little of a start' ling character. It was announced on September 13 from London that Bul garia has declared her intention to A- Washington dispatch of Septem ber 16 says: Secretary Moody's atten tion has been called to the fact that jio monument marks the grave of John Paul Jones in Paris. In the event that the remains of the distinguished naval hero can be found, Secretary Moody will order a warship to France to bring them home. A severe rain and windstorm pre vailed In the Atlantic region on Sep tember 16, at Atlantic, City tho storm being especially severe Hotels and cottages were wrecke3 ariflreat loss to shipping on the Jersey coast is feared. The democrats of Maryland held tneir state convention in Baltimore on September 16 'and nominated the fol lowing ticket: Governor, Edward Dickinson of Howard county; state comptroller. Dr. Gordon T. Atkinson ot Somerset county; attorney general, -rM -JrSSL- s h.T& SS.cSE'SfcnTif TT.fau ovftio uuhttccu WU Uliuw.o Qnnt0mhni.1( olvo tliA (Tiiniint . erty damage at about ?1 ,000,000. Sev en persons are known to have pr iahed in the storm, and almost the en tire coast of Florida is littered with wreckage. the operators. It will be remembered that President John Mltcheil of the united mine workers of America re quested the striking miners to return to work, hut they refused and the district convention was the result of this controversy. . " An investigation recently sot on foot in the state penitentiary of Pennsyl vania has brought to light startling discoveries in that quarter In addi tion to the exposure of gross irreg ularities In the cigar department of the prison, the illegal coinage of mi nor silver pieceB has been carried on for some time br the convicts in tho institution. A thorough investiga tion is to be made in overy branch of the penitentiary. ubecribers' Advertisios; Bepertraf A strong hurricane swept the west coast of Florida on September 11 and 12 and a great 'deal of damage was On September 14 the postmaster general of the United States was sub poenaed at tho instance of the attor neys of George Beavers, former chief of the division of salaries and allow ances, and now under indictment for complicity In the postal frauds. Post-Jtory: The testimony of those who have availed themselves of this department, and of other advertising space in The Commoner, is unanimous. All have been delighted with the results ob tained. Investigation will dl close the fact that Commoner advertisers are regular that is to say, those who be gan when The Commoner first re ceived advertising are still numbered among the regular patrons. This Is due to the fact that they have se cured results. The publisher Is con stantly in receipt of letters from ad vertising patrons, all expressing sat isfaction with the results obtained. The following letter Is self-explana- master General Payne is commanded to produce books and papers In the case, but he has referred the matter to the department of justice. "It Is asserted that Japan and Great Britain have exchanged views on the latest demands made by Russia on China and that they havo decided to protest separately to the Peking gov- St. Louis, Mo Sept, 16, 1903. The Commoner, Lincoln, Neb. 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