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ip-w9,"vrTT''"1 r The Commoner. .VOLUME 3, NUMBER fl, 13 It - r- . LkL - ""TIT ? "ywr i- hi ' i iii ini-iiii-nV -- ... -t1 fcliywHWTilfa ' Owing to tho general industrial de pression in England, the approaching winter is Viewed with alarm. Thou sands of people In London alone are without work. The London council has been investigating thevsubjebt and finds that there is not sufficient? work in. the country f afford employment for tho whole population, and the im pending winter promises to he the worst known for years so far as con cerns Industrial conditions. At the closing session of tho na tional civic federation conference in Chicago on October 17, Samuel Com pere of tho American federation made .an impressive speech in favor of tho workingmen. Senator Mark Hanna presided at tho closing session of the conference and with other speakers ad vised "conservatism" and "harmony" in the relations of capital and labor. On October 1T ayne MacVeagh au thorized an un jiallfled denial to the representations recently printed re ppecting his remarks in reference to the Venezuelan arbitration. Mr. Mac Veagh was the representative of the peace nations before The Hague. These nations included the United States, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Den mark, and Mexico. The statement de nied by Mr. MacVeagh is to the ef fect that ho had offended the parties to the arbitration conference -by dis paraging the legal ability of the ar . bltrators. The. jury in the case of D. V. Miller and J. M. Johns, on trial in the fed eral court at Cincinnati, 0., recently on the charge of an alleged, conspir- acy to extort a bribe, was unable to agree.and was discharged on October .If.Tnis is the first of the trials in the many indictments returned against officials connected with the postoffice department, as n result of the recent investigations in that branch of the federal service. A new trial of the accused has been ordered. Ellen M. Stone, the American mis sionary, in September, 1901, in order tc procure from hei- ransom funds to enable the Macedonian revolutionary .committee to organize the present in surrection. According to a recent dispatch to the London Standard from its Odessa, Russia, correspondent, news was re ceived at that point that 250 lives had been lost in an earthquake at Turshiz, Persia. Thirteen villages were de stroyed and some 5.000 neonle are "homeless. On October 19 a draft of the decision reached by the Alaskan boundary com missioners was signed by a, majority of the commissioners. The Canadian commissioners refused to sign the decision, and their refusal has cre ated a painful impression. It is stated that the period of one year will be-xe-quired to have, the line of boundary surveyed by this country and England, the governments of which will ap point experts to do this work. Evidence tending to show a syste matic and extensive violation"! of the contract labor law has been obtained by the bureau of immigration at Washington. The case Involves hun dreds of men from-Wales, who are al leged to 'have been induced to come to this country under agreement to work for certain coal companies. In. many cases -misrepresentations were made and the situation of some of -the Im ported miners is serious. The attor ney general has been requested to in stitute proceedings against the viola tors of the contract labor law. J, A big0 bank failure was reported from Mexico City on October 17 when a concern known as the International Bank and Trust company of America closed its doors in voluntary liquida tion. The cause of the failure is said to "be over-lending. It is thought that much distress will be occasioned among the depositors as a result of the failure. In consequence of the understanding recently reached between Turkey and Bulgaria, the latter country has or dered the disbandment of 10,000 troops on the frontier, and it is expected that in accordance with the agreement Tur key must nowdisban.d 20,000 of her troops. ?. In the presence of the emperor and empress and a largo assembly of gov ernment officials and others, the stat ues of Emperor Frederick and his con sort were unveiled in Berlin on Octo ber 18. This is the first statue of Em peror 'Frederick to be erected in Berlin. It was announced from Washington on October 19 that the civil service commission had requested the treas ury department to" reinstate' several workmen in the United States, mint in Philadelphia, whose removals the commission has found, were made for political reasons. It is said that the laborers removed were democrats and their places were taken by republi cans. The report submitted in this case indicates a violation of the civil service law nnd it is thought that the men will be reinstated. commission for the "purpose of no- gotiatlng a new reciprocity treaty with Canada. According to an Associated, press ca blegram from BerHn, under data o October 20, the new Russo-Chineso treaty provides that the appointment and dismissal of the governor general and commander-in-chief of the prefects in Manchuria shall be effected by the Chinese government in agreement with the Russian diplomatic represen tatives. The Chinese troops, stationed in three provinces of Manchuria, shalL be under Russian control, but if the Chinese soldiers are incapable of maintaining order and suppressing brigandage, Russia Is to have the right of using her own troops to this end. Trailing in JMahchuria and the ex ploitation of mines there, is prohibited except to Russians and Chinese.. The customs are to be under joint Chinese and Russian control. The railroad be comes Chinese property in mutual agreement at the end of twenty years.. The posts and telegraphs are to be under Russian and Chinese control, and disputes are to be settled l)y a! Russian referee. In the event of war with a third power, arising from the new treaty, it will be conducted by Russia and, China in co-operation; should China withdraw her co-operation Russia will carry on the war alone, and in the event of victory Chi na shall cede Manchuria to Russia and immediately withdraw all -her civil and military officials. All the signa tories to the treaty are - given as Prince Chan Tien Wan, ChaMun Tsi and Tchang Tchll. It was recently reported that the steamer South Portland, from Astoria for San Francisco, had been wrecked ar. Bandon on the Oregon coast, and thirty-one of her passengers and crew are-missing. Only the captain and six others succeeded in reaching shore. Qn October 20 President Roosevelt issued a proclamation calling the Fifty-eighth congress in extraordinary session on November 9. The purpose of the session is stated as being to 1- -I . '('' consider the commercial cnmwnii.- between the United States and cZ which requires the approval of con. gress. On October 20 the council of the city of Chicago voted an appropriation of $5,000 to pay the expenses of uncover ing rascality; charges of which have recently been made. The action ot yoting this-appropriation was taken upon the recommendation of Alder man Harrlman. The contention between tho farmers and independent grain shippers of Ne braska on the one hand, and the al lied railroads and elevator trust on the other; on-October 21 found its way, into the supreme court of the state. Oh that day Chief Justice Sullivan is sued a writ of mandamus against the Burlington railway on the prayer and showing of C. W. McComb, an inde pendent grain- shipper of Furnas coun ty, Nebraska. According to this writ, the railroad company is ordered to supply Mr, McComb with all facilities for shipping grain and to cease all discrimination against him. . According to a recent dispatch, the second trial of IX V. Miller and J. M. Johns, whoso trial for conspiracy to extort a bribe resulted last week in a disagreement of the jury at Cincin nati, has been set for November 16. Tho reports of extensive fraudulent practices in the securing of public lands on,. the Pacific coast are general ly confirmed in, Washington. The de partment, of the interior. U working to secure definite evidence oh this point and it -is claimed that -the states on the Pacific coast hav lost considerable sums in land transfers of a fraudulent character. On October 21 Postmaster General Payne removed from office Michael W. Louis, superintendent of supplies of the postoffice department; Louis Kerapner, chief of the registry division oi the third assistant postmaster gen eral's office, and C. H. Terry, a $900 clerk in the postoffice department, ana I Subscribers' Advertising Department A call ha been Issued for a na tional negro suffrage convention to be held in Washington, D. C, Decem ber 14 and 15. According to the call, the purpose of the convention is to Annnrdinff to advices from St Peters- aevise ways and means to break un . .r-T a - . .4 .. . . . . - - burg, under date of October 18, a Spe- soutnern aistrancnisement and pre The verdict of those who have taken advantage of the opportunities offered by this department is unanimous. They have profited by .the investment because The Commoner reaches a de sirable class of people people who are interested in bargains and willing to invest when assured that they are dealing with reliable people. The Commoner rigidly excludes all adver tisements concerning which there is even the shadow of a dubt. J. D. Porter, a subscriber who has tested the merits of the "Subscribers' writes as Advertising Department," follows: "The little advertisement you put in fnr mo Rhnws tVia flimeriorlty of the paper to all others for advertising, and has furnished occupation enougu w last me for days .answering inquiries, which I tliinlc have resulted in my finding the very man I want." The rate for advertising in this de partment is G cents per word per in sertion, payable in advance. Address all communications to The Commoner, Lincoln. Neb. YOU COULD SELL OLD LINE LIFE INSUR- aneoifyou knew how. We teach tho art freo of charge and pay you for your time. De sirable contracts awaiting special and general agents. Address L, caro of Commoner. cial commission, under the presldelicy of the czar, has been formed to con sider affairs in the far east. This commission includes tho ministers of the interior, finance, foreign affairs, war and of the navy and Viceroy Alex leff, and the commission will consider budget proposals, measures to develop trade and industry and proposed al terations in the laws. . , On October16 the report of the d?ath of IBoris Sar&fo, the famous M ice- , donian leador, wjis confirmed in a ca blegram from Salonica,, Turkey. I ' i said that the leader perished I a kirmlsh at Pruva on October 12. Hi serving to American citizens, regard less of color and race full and equal civil and political rights. Joseph Chamberlain returned to the tariff controversy, when he addressed a meeting of 4,000 people . t Newcastle, England', on the evening of October 20. Interest in tho controversy as to the tariff has not abated in England. Mr. Chamberlain declared, that ho has not raised a party, but rather a na tional question. "DE-YOUR OWN HOOFER ON OLD OR NEW JJ work. My instructions teach you how. MethodB, recipes, go in. 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Con- mlr me UNEQUALLED CURE FOR CONSTIPATION U Mail twenty-fl.vo cents to (Physician) Box ju Royersford, Pa. 170R SALE-160 ACRE IMPROVED 'FARM. J Seven miles from Sterling. Address John Boatsman, Sterling, Nob. T70R8ALE; 15 ACRES TOPEKA, KANS. 1 acres Northern Missonrir Write tho owner D.L. Heaston, 1342 E. 18th St., Los Anfeeiwi Calif - WE MAKE-THE NON-FREEZING nJ'0Ujg W irountain that warms the her i house. ,vao lot free, Automatic Hatching Co., Norimu , Mich. ft ATARRH CURED FOR $2.00. FULL TREAT- ment mailed on 5 days trial FREE. Address, I. M. Worst, Ashland, O. ' CREEK NATION LANDS OOTBBKD FOB sale must bo advertised In H10nf,bHClitlon. Phoenix tire officially designated ' Plrt of land All other Territory nows detail report o , sale eeach week. Weekly $1.00 per laa $1.00 per year in advance. Clarenco u. Editor,;Moskogco, Ind., Ter . T?CZEMA-GU-ARANTEE,D CUBEFU1 treat eiit pbstpaid 25 cents. E. . nolds, HphesdaloIm. x VT
