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"lirtfmMm4mrlMiWm ' ' JANUARY 15, 1904. Ct i d e fi..e d Sunday, January 4, was a sad uay in the an nals of Chicago, for on that day and on Monday the balance of the 587 funerals of those killed in the Iroquois theatre fire were held. But six bodies remain unidentified of the 587 who Sled in the fire. Damage suits running into the millions will bo instituted against the management of tho the atre, and, a large number of arrests have already been' made. A'tHbroifgh examination of the build ing and the origin of tho fire have'b'de'n made and the blame fixed on the' 'guilty parties. By order of the mayoV every' theatre in Chlca'goTwas closed on ' the" eVening-of January 2, and tliey' will remain closed until every section of 'the 'building ordi nances are 'complied1 with. Condolences on Hie terrible" disaster have been sent; to Chicago Horn Russia, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland' as well as mostldf 'the 'other' 'European tiriintries and tlie sympathy' expressed throughout' f this' country has 'been nfost marked. ' v' t ' - i ' i c . The w'eel opened 'wtth renewed rumors of jwar betwepn Japan and Russia.1 On" January '1 it was 'annbun'cie'd. that Russia has rejected all the recent demands' 6t the Japanese and that she is virtually foVcijigthe' conflict by her action in the matter.,' Unushaj activity among the war vessels of "both nations js.noticeabloand reports tiotn Japan seem l indicate 'that ttiat country is de termined tp ifa3is iipon itho recognition pf certain rights by Rusila'ln Korea, and the press, of Japan seems to regard war as inevitable. The Commoner. - . News of i U w i - m.m TT VV Jt t- The disputes between the copper kings, which disputes recently qaused a temporary cessation pPf, mining intfrat region, anu inflicted much suffer ing on the miners and their families, is in a fair way to- be settle according to advices from New York sources;, It Js Relieved that thetock pf the PPer companies; will be aistributed and thus to j some? extend -taken .out of the hands of the mag nates 7hp no,y control the output. trfj j t iK -. " u t, !-' A cablegram from London, under date of Jan uary 2, 'ays; ThoAnglo-italian arbitration trca . typwhich- is" on practically the-, same lines as the Anglo-French Mueaty. . Is expected, to . be signed next week. The agreemont'has already boen drawn up by Foreign Secretary Lansdowne and the Ital ian; ambassador, $o Great Britain,, Prfncess JVIathjIde, the only daughter of Prince Jeromq Bonapartei, died in Paris on the evening of, January ,2r The, death of this princess has causpd r.uniyersal, sorrow throughout France, as she. was not only one of .the last of the Napoleons, but has -justly earned the title of "the good prmcqss'?. ,, .- i . Wt it' In.spiteiof the biting cold weather and the great' .quantity of snow in and about Salt Lake City,- Utah, the eviction of the striking miners continues in the coal camps. The suffering is in tense, as few of the strikers have food or money. The legislative caucuses preliminary to the organization of- tho Ohio general assembly, which convened on January 4, were held.m Columbus on January ,2 arid John H. Clark of Cleveland was nominated for 'United States senator in a joint caucus of the democratic senators and represen tatives. Senator Mark A. Hanna was renominated by the republican members, a1 though np senatorial caucus was held because of the action of the state convention in nominating Mr. Hanna. The republican state committee for Missis sippi met at Jackson on January 2 and fixed Maich 1 as the time and Jackson as the lace for hold ing the state convention. Resolutions indorsing President Roosevelt were adopted. Another res olution was also adopted, which resolution was as follows: "Resolved, That the speedy construc tion of the Panama canal is necessary to the con tinued prosperity of the nation and especially to that of the Gulf Btates and it is our deliberate con viction that those who oppose the construction of the same, under wnatever guise, are consciously or unconsciously enemies to the best interests of the United States' General fames Longstreet, soldier, statesman and diplomat, .and, with the exception of General Gordan, the last lieutenant general of the con federate army, died in Gainesville, Ga., on Jan uary 2, at-the age of 84 years. He ;s survived by his wife nnd five, children. General Longstreet was well known in this country, having been a con- 7i Vi. "Burc lor many years. He was hnriori Five thousand additional men were nlacod it work in McKeesport, Pa., on Jammry 3 at the Plants of the National Tube companyTthus plac- the tin mills at Newcastle, Pa., suffered a reduc tion in wages ranging from 10 to lb per cent, be ginning with the new year, and it was reported from Huntington, W. Va on January 2 that 1, 000 employes of the American Car and Foundry company had struck against a 10 per cent reduc tion in their wages. " What is said to be thjo worst blizzard since November, 1898, swept over New England on January 2 and 3. In the city of Boston five deaths were reported from exposure. Severe cold ap1 stormy weather also prevailed through the states along the Atlantic coast, tho storm extending as far inland as sections of Onio and other eastern states. The national convention of the socialist party will be held in Chicago on May 1, at which time the candidates for national offices will be placed in nomination. An uproarious political mectihg was held at Newton Abbot, England, on January 2, in connec tiqn with the Middlevan election and the Tarilt Reform league, and several people were Injuied in the commotion. The 3,0u0 persons in attend ance refused to listen to the chairman or the speakers. President Horace G. Burt, of tho Union Pa cific railroad, on January 1 officially tendered his resignation to the board of directors of that rail road. Mr. Burt has been In the railroad field for thirty years without rest or recreation aud it is believed that this Is the main reason for his resignation. He has served as president of the Union Pacific since February, 1898. General Stephen. MoOltt, one oC tho prominent "men of northern New York, and a veteran of the clvli 'war, died at Iifs home in PlattB'ourgh, N. Y., on January 3. General Moffltt was born in Olm tonville, N. Y., in 1837, and served through the civil war, since holding many important offices in the public service. It was reported from Lima, Peru, on January 3, that at a secret session oi the Peruvian con gress held on the evening of January 2, tho arbi tration treaty for a settlement of the bounJary dispute between Peru and Brllvia was approved. The trial of United States Senator Dietrich of Nebraska on charges preferred against him by a grand' jury at Omaha, Neb., recently, began in that city on January 4. The indictment against Mr. Dietrich alleging conspiracy to effect a bnbe, which indictment was the most serious, was quashed on the first day of tho trial and de murrers were filed in the other chargc-s against the senator. Democrats of prominence from the city of New York, the state and the coun'.ry generally, assembled in the metropolis on January 4 to at tend a'dinner given In honor of George B. McClel lan, the newly Installed mayor of New York city. The principal addresses were delivered by Richard A. Olney and David B. Hill, and. d?alt with na tional politics. The northwest wing of the state capitol at Des Moines, la., was gutted by fire on January 4, entailing a loss of about $500,000. The chamoer of the house of representatives is a total ruin and cannot be repaired in time for the approach ing session of the state legislature. In a collision between a passenger train with a freight train five miles west of Topeka, Kas., on January 6, both engineers were killed and many people were seriously injured. Over 40,000 wage-earners who have been idle for months have been furnished employment jy the resumption of mills in the Pittsburg district. T resumption is due to the demand for iron and steel products which seems to be increasing. It was reported on January G.that the Bul garian govornrnont had sent a noto to tho porlo complaining of tho nonfulfillment of JU promises concerning reforms in Macedonia. It is urged that immediate measures bo tnkon to fulfill thco reforms that were promised by Turkey, and also that an end bo put to tho practice of arresting Bulgarians entering Turkey nnd tho persecution of Bulgarians In Macedonia by Turkish soldlerH. It is believed that Russia JB making great otrortH to prevent the reopening of the Macedonian ques tion at this, tlmo whon its nttcntlon !h concen trated on tho crisis in tho far cant. Seventeen persona killed and twenty-seven In jured is'the record of a. wreck on the Itook Inland railroad near Wlllard, Kas.. January 0. ,i - , The state legislature or Now York assembled at Albany on, January 0. In lifts annual menage Governor Odcll cautioned tho legislature regard ing the i proposed enactment of new statutes af fecting labor, saying that the employers should bo protected ns ,well as tho employes A bill aimed at' the Italian "Alalia" nocloly was Intro duced In tho stato neiiato on the opening day. This bill proposes to remove from the penal code the minimum age of 18 years, before which persons may not carry revolvers, j.nd prohibits the carrying upon the person of any deadly weap ons whatever, making violation a felony. Sergeant Julius Frederick, Arctic explorer and member of tho Groely expedition, died at Ills home In-Indianapolis, "Ind., January 0. Tho republican stato fommltlco of Kansas met at Topeka on January 0 and decided to hold tho next republican state convention in Wichita on March 9. The committee expressed Its desire for an early convention in order that KaiimiH might be among the first states to indorfco Prcl- uem uooBCveic. - Another war in Sari Doinlngo is on and It was reported on January" 7 that the town of Puerto Plata had been ordered to surrender by thtT in surgent forces. American and British warTvcs sola ard near the" city aik' It is believed that they will oppose the bombardment of the town. Tho federal grand jury which ha boon" In vestigating alleged bribery In the purchase of sites for postoffices In different towns in tho state of Missouri on January 7 returned nine indictments. Recent dispatches carried by the Associated press show that the activity among the fleets' of "Russia and Japan la continuing, it being an nounced on January 4 that a formidable Rusiftan fleet had sailed from Bl.erla, Tunis, to eastern waters. On January C It waa announced that' S, 000 Japanese troops arc ready to land at Masam pho, and that their landing would probably mean war. A regiment of Cossacks Is also expected at Port Arthur, but tho location of tioops in Man churian territory is kept icnret. The general assembly for Kentucky organ ized on January 5 by the election of democratic officers in both branches. Governor Beckham sub mitted his message which dealt seyorely with re cent newspaper reports of conditions in the fam ous Breathitt county disturbances, the governor declaring that many of thece reports are slanders on the state. What is regarded as the foldeat weather for many years prevailed through the jastern section of the country on January 5, the thermometers marking a3 low as 20 and 30 degrees below freez ing point The waters of several eastern harbor were frozen 'and much suffering resulted from the unprecedented told weather. An investigation was begun by the federal grand jury at Hannibal, Mo., on January 5 as to alleged corrupt transactions in tho selection and sale of postoffice sites In Columbia, Moberly, KIrksville, Louisiana, Joplin and Nevada, all Mis souri points. It is charged that large sum3 of money were paid to control the location of these postoffice sites. John Alexander Dowie, the founder of ZIon City, recently secured an option on the Island of Matagoria, on the Texas coast, and it Js believed that he intends to make this island the site for new colony. The Island embraces 30,000 acre3. 'ii 1 1 . .- U4. ,WU ' .k.tta ud4iri .', ..... j&r tftniyhns. ...iJ .-eU-fcw--xj y-;j
