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The Commoner,
JUNE 17 1904.'-
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Condensed News of th
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A largo building at the St. Louis fair was set
aflre by indignant purchasers of tickets for a bull
light. Govarnor Dockery issued an order forbid
ding the performance and 2,500 men and boys who
had purchased tickets at a cost of $1 instantly
started a riot during which some one set lire to
the place. The loss is $25,000 with no insurance.
An Associated press dispatch, under dote of
New York, June 6, says: Melvin G. Palliser of
New York today issued a, call for a democratic
convention to bo held In Cooper Union Juno 18 to
protest against the action of the Albany conven
tion and to send a delegation of democrats to St,
Louis to protest to the national convention against
Judge Parker, the New York state platform and
the leadership of the "Hili-Belmont-McCarren
combination.
Revenue Agent Augustus Bizzot of Louisville,
Ky;, has renewed proceedings commenced by his
predecessor in office, against the Southern Paciilc
Railroad company, for $3,000,000 worth of back
taxes on a $90,000,000 property for five years. Mr.
Bizzot contends that the Southern Pacific is a
holding company and since its holdings are in
Kentucky it must .pay taxes on. them everywhere,
including steamships and railway lines over the
world at large.
Rafael Ortiz, a young Porto Rican military
prisoner who has been confined for five years for
the murder of an American soldier during the
Spanish-American war, will leave for his home on
June 8. The government will pay his expenses
to his home in Caugans, P. R., where his aged
parents reside.
' The final tests In- the submarine boat trials
which have been conducted for a week past by the
trial board of the navy department were begun
last night at Newport, R. I., when the Holland
type submarine torpedo boat Fulton was taken to
a point between Point Judith and Narragansett
pier' and at 8:30 o'clock sunK to the bottom of the
bay. Unldss plans' lnlscarry-she will remain there
for twelve hoiirs. When the boat rises to the
surface this morning she will have a full spedd
surface run, which will conclude her trials.
The department of agriculture has been ad
vised that Dr. Cook, who has discovered in Gua
temala an ant that is a fierce enemy of the boll
weevil, has started by the overland route from
Guatemala for the cotton fields, carrying colonies
of ants with which experiments will be made in
the weevil ravaged sections.
.Mrs. Samuel M. Clemens, the wife of the
famous American humorist and lecturer, known as
"Mark Twain," died of .heart failure at Florence,
Italy, on June 6. The remains will be brought to
the United States for interment.
The department of physical culture at the St.
Louis fair will present to Miss Alice Roosevelt a
handsome souvenir belt as a memento of her ap
pearance at the Olympic games where she awarded
the medals to the victors.
According to official investigations, it is esti
mated that there are ten million acres of land
under irrigation in the United States.
In their mad effort to see Liberty Bell, which
is on its way to the St. Louis fair, several people
of Dubuque, la., were badly bruised and injured.
tho secretary of war by mandamus proceedings to
reinstate Miss Rebecca J. Taylor as a clerk in
the .war department. Miss Taylor admitted tho
authorship of & nowspaper article which the do
fense claimed to bo a severe ro(loction on tho
president of the United States. For this she was
dismissed. Reinstatement wad sought through
tho court on tho grounds that Miss Taylor was re
moved because of her political bollef, and that this
was contrary to civil service law.
The consul general has sent a request to
Raisuli, the bandit, to allow safe conduct to a
physician -who will be sent to minister to Per
dicaris and Varley, who, it is said, are In need of
medical assistance.
An Associated press dispatch from the St.
Louis fair grounds, under date of June 8, says:
Liberty Bell arrived today, in response to the pe
tition of DO.000 school children. It is estimated
that over 50,000 school children former a portion
of the immense throngs that greeted the bell
when it entered the grounds. The ceremonies
were held in the Plaza of St. Louis. A' chorus of
1,000 high school pupils sang.
An Associated press, dispatch, under date of
Washington, June 8, says: The court ot appeals
of the District of Columbia today affirmed the
decision of the court below in refusing to compel
A report from Tangier, dated June 8, says:
Tho sultan has given order to grant all of the
demands of Raisuli, the bandit leader, in order
to expedite the release of Perdicans and Varicy.
It seems noy certain that the monetary meas
ure now beforo the Panama assombly will bo
adopted, as it is a compromise between tho op
posing views. The principal points of the plan
are that tho basis shall be the American gold dol
lar, as used in the Philippines,
.On Juno 8, the union miners at Dunnsville,.
Colo., opened fire on the military who were sent
to capture their camp. After ten minutes of
shooting, during which time one man was killed,
the soldiers returned to Victor having in charge
fourteen captives.
A general strike of ocean firemen has been
declared, and all the ocean firemen employed on
steamships In Boston harbor who belong to tho
union are expected to quit work within tho next
three days. A telegram from New York was re
ceived by Business Agent Maloney of the Boston
organization, which stated that a strike of the
marine firemen on all lines had been decided upon
by the general executive board of that city.
Brigadier General Charles Cooper, retired,
has been designated to report to Lhe governor of
Colorado for service with the Colorado militia.
Judge Palmer of the district court at Denver
has issued an order giving the custody of tho
Phipps children to their father, Laurence C.
Phipps. The same judge signed a writ of in
junction restraining J. Pierpont Morgan & Co.
from paying dividends to Mrs. Phipps on stocks
and bonds in her possession.
The White Star, Dominion and Allen lines
have decided to cut steerage rates from Liverpool
and Glasgow to American and Canadian ports to
$15, commencing June 11. This cut will be met
by the Canadian Pacific railroad line.
John A. Benson, the California millionaire
land holder, was yesterday held on a warrant of
removal by United States Commissioner Shields
in New York city. The indictment charges that.
Benson and Frederic A. Hyde, the latter aJso of
California, also conspired to fraudulently obtain
title to certain reserve lands in California and
Oregon. Benson was released on $10,000 ball,
pending argument on a suit of habeas corpus.
Admiral Dewey laid the corner stone of the
new chapel which will form part pf tho magnificent-
new naval academy for which the govern
ment has appropriated $10,000,000.
While performing a very delicate operation on
a patient Dr. Van Dyke of Newark, N. J., -happened
to scratch his hand, and as a result he will
probably lose his arm, blood poisoning having
set in.
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Secretary Wilson will leave Washington today
for a tour of about ten days in western states to
inspect the agricultural colleges and experiment
stations. He will visit Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa.
The following telegram has been sent to
President Roosevelt by the Western Federation of
Miners: "A duty devolves upon you as president
of the United States to investigate tho terrible
crimes that are being perpetrated In Colorado In
the name of law and order. . We will render ev
ery possible assistance to the proper authorities
in such Investigation, to the end that the people
of the country may ro&lizo tho outrages that are
boing Inflicted on lnnocont persons by those ia
temporary official power."
Postmaster General Payne will leave Wash
ington next Sunday for Chicago, where ho will
remain until after tho republican national convention.
An Associated press dispatch, under date of
Washington, Juno 9, says: The navy department
received a cablogram from Admiral Sigsbce, dated
Monte Chrlstl, last night, which says: "Custom
houses hero will begin the transaction of busi
ness June 9. All ports of Santo Domingo now
open to commerce. Revolution now ended."
It was officially announced yestorday at Wash
ington that tho following persons have been se
lected to make the speeches socondlng tho nomi
nation of President Roosovolt at Chicago: Sena
tor Boverldgo, Indiana; George A. Knight, Cali
fornia; Harry Stillwell Edwards, Georgia; Joseph
B. Colton, Minnesota; Harry S. Cumralngs, Maryland.
Philander C. Knox of Pittsburg, who Is now
acting as attorney general of tho United Slates,
has been appointed as the successor ot Senator
Quay, which position ho will accept. Tho appoint
ment has the approval of President Roosevelt.
Two young ladles, natives of East India, who
belong to one of the most prosperous families
there, havo come to tho United States with the In
tention of entering a college whoro they can bo
educated and return home for missionary work.
United States Consul Lee at Panama has ca
bled the state department that tho government of
Panama has consented to suspend action upon tho
pending coinage legislation until a conference' Is
held In Washington with a view to securing a sys
tem similar to that of tho Philippines.
Large numbers of miners are deported each
day from' Cripple Creek and surrounding towns
in Colorado, by order of General Bell,' who charges
them with Inciting trouble.
A report from London, England, under date
of June 11, says: Two infernal machines wore
found on the night of Juno 7 concealed in tobacco
boxes in the Tsarskoyo Selo palace, whore tho
czar is now living. One of the machines was in the
dining room, the othdr In the audience chamber.
The mechanism In each was working whoa dis
covered. The strictest secrecy is observed and
this statement, although true In every detail, la
sure to be categorically denied.
Madame Melba has-been given the decoration
for science, art and music by King Edward. It
is said that Mme. Molba "is the first woman to bo
thus honored.
President Richardson of the Des Moines col
lege has resigned his position because he seems to
be convinced that there Is a lack of willingness
on the part of faculty and some students to co
operate with him.
John McCoy, a pioneer of Independence, Mo.,
Is dead at his homo in that city, aged 88 vears.
In 1850 McCoy received from the government a
contract for carrying the first mail that was
started across the plains to Santa Fe.
The revolutionists of Santo Domingo are re
ported, In a New York Herald dispatch from Puer
to Plata, to have accepted in full the terms of
peace proposed by tho government
.
The silver service given by the people of Mis
souri to tho battleship which bears Its name wan
formally presented and the captain, W. R. Cowles,
responded in tho name of the ship, to the presen
tation speech.
It Is stated that Senator Bailey of Texas has
been chosen by the democratic national commit
tee as temporary chairman of the St. Louis con
vention. It is further announced that Congress
man John Sharp Williams of Mississippi will bo
the permanent chairman.
Tho kaiser of Germany has ordered that ev
ery deserving school child bo given a copy of his
photograph as a mark of merit.