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'PWWPifVPW" w-wjiffwp- --rf'"THl"-3?WT5r"l5 November , .1.04 . he Commoner. ? Condensed News of the Week King Menet of Abyssinia has sent President Roosevelt a small menagerie, consisting of two lionesses, tvo monkeys, two ostriches and a ze bra. One of the lionesses died on the voyage. An Associated Press dispatch dated London, Nov. 7, says: "The October statement of the board of trade shows an increase of $8,798,000 in imports and a decrease of $2,087,500 in exports. Two unsucces- ul attempts were made to hold up a passenger train at Havre do Grace and Perry ville, Md., Is- ember 6. A negro and a wite man made the attempts but after twice stopping the train they were ilnally scared off. The r '.tendance at the world's fair for the week ending November 5 was (534,442, making the total attendance since the orening of the tair, 16,6.67,737 An Associated Press dispatch- dated Rome, Nov. 7, says: ''Definite returns show, that all the members of the caDinet have been re-electad. Former Premier Rudini, Baron Sonnini, leader of the constitutional opposition and Slgnor Prinettl, the former foreign minister, and iorri, the so cialist leader, have also been re-elected." Major 1 ltzgerald, retired, of the United States army, who was formerly associated wiifi the quar termaster's department, was found dead at his home in San Francisco, Cal. He was 72 years of age. The trial of the two captains and the two colonels who were charged with being implicated in appropriating funds to secure evidence against Dreyfus, the famous Frenchman, has been abrupt ly ended. It xrolnised to be a mos sensational case but the evidence of MarquU De Galifet, the French g ral and former war minister, exoner ated the accused officers and the government an nounced that it haVi' abandoned the trial. ' An Associated Presk dispatch dated Lake City, Fla.', ' No'V.,T 6, -ays: ' '"General James J." Finley, onevbf ttik f"CW '-surviving brigadier generals of the confederate army, died here today. General Fin ley was 92 years of age. He' resigned the district judgeship of Florida to enter the confederate army. In the sbutharn service he rose from the rank of private U that of brigadier general. He was a member of congress three terms and held many positions of honor and trust in this state." A Norfolk and "Western freight train ran into a derailing switch near Radford, Va., Noveinber 6, killing the1 fireman and the engineer, who were buried under the overturned engine. Lowell, Mass., suffered a $75,000 loss Novem ber 6, when the fine auditorium known as Hunting ton hall, was burned. The famous Eriokson expedition has returned after an absence of two and a half years spent in exploring Greenland. Election day was not without its sensational features at Cripple -Creek, Colo. Two democratic election judges were killed by one of Sheriff. Bell's deputies whom they had ordered out of the elec tion booth. Mrs. Kennedy, a democratic judge was assaulted by Ed Doyle, a deputy sheriff, and in. defending the woman, Ed O'Leary shot Doyle fatally' wounding Mm. President Roosevelt cast ballot No. 164 at Oyster Bay and Alton B. Parker cast ballot num ber 147 at Kingston, N. Y. Each gentleman was photographed as he deposited his vote in the box. The Hearst Free Kindergarten at Lead. S. D., was destroyed by fire November 8, and the pupils escaped only with the greatest difficulty, a panic having ensued ivhen the children discov ered that the building was afire. One of the argest suits ever brought in Mas sachusetts has been brought against J. Ogden 'Armour of o-iicago by James C. Melvin of Boston, James T). Standish, Frank P. Comstock and Frank E "Vogel, aid dthers; "acting as trustees. -'-The suit is for $1,200,000; damages but the ground for the action is not known as the counsel agreed not to file any declaration at this time. Angentire brick block at Oil City, Pa., was destroyed by fire November 7 The loss' -is esti mated at $75,000. Midshipman Charles Gill of Kansas, who ies a member of the fourth class at the Annapolis naval acadomy, Is in a very dangerous condition as a result of injuries received in a practice game of football at the academy. An Associated Press dispatch dated Denver, Colo., Nov. 7, says: "Judge Marahul of the Urntecl States court has made permanent the temporary' injunction recently Issued restraining members of the Cripple Creek Mine Owners' association and Citizen's ah.anco members and others from in terfering with tho owners and employes and prop erty of the Interstate Mercantile company of Mon tana at nipple Creek, whose storo was looted August 21 last and its employes deported." In the cast of Phyllis E. Dodge, versus tho United States, the supreme court at Washington refused to grant a writ of certlori, thus affirming the decision of the circuit court of appeals for tno Second circuit. Tho suit involves the seizure of $64,000 worth of jewelry seized by tho customs authorities upon her arrival at New York from Europe. Miss Dodge did not mention the jewelry in her declaration to the authorities, claiming that it had been presented to her while abroad and plead ing that she aid not consider the jewelry suitable. Emperor William has anounced that hereafter he will be more lenient with men convicted of the offense of lose majeste. Ho will also pardon of fenses of a similar nature when the offondor is shown to be Incapable of weighing tho conse quences of his words and whee he is an unedu cated person. Referring to the beef trust investigations' tlfe Associated Press, under date of Washington, D. C.,' Nor. 10, says? "Tho Investigation of the beef trust Instituted by the' bureau of corporations' at the instance of congress practically has been com pleted. The report will be presented to the presi dent, and it is auite likely that it will be sub mitted to congress shortly after the opening of its session in December, although tho law con fers discretionary power upon the president ad to the publication of the operations of the bureau." The election returns of Tuesday at Porto Rico show 'that the unionists polled majorities in five of the seven districts. The house of delegates will be composed of twenty-five unionists and ton re publicans. All the leading cities, excepting San Juan, were carried by the unionists. Bids in regard to the new agricultural depart ment building wore opened at Washington. The total appropriation for the building is $1,500,000. All the associations controlling the prices of steel are to meet in New York and continue in session until the whole list of prices has been revised to suit the conditions which have arisen in the iron and steel market In view of the published, statements from va rious physicians, that the amount of oxygen in the air in the New York subway was considerably below normal, an official investigation is to be made. account of the difficulties over tho canal zone af fair secnu to bo disappearing. Panamana ar preparing to colobrato tho arrival of Secrotary Taft, who, with hla friends, will bo the guest of the ropuu.c during their stay hero." D. S, Rutherford, professor of physics at Mc Glll unlvorsity, has been awarded tho Rumfjrd medal as a reward for IiIh research of radio-activity. .Thin medal was Instituted by Count Rumford in xj. ; is awnrded every second year to thi author of Uc :nost important discovery of useful experiments on heat or nght, to promoto the good of mankind. Tho charter of tho Chicago Federation of La bor has i,con revoked by tho American Kcdcratlon of Labor, the telegram revoking tho charter read ing as iollowo: "Your central body failed to comply with tho executive council's directions as decided by Boston convention and contained In my letter of September 1. Timo limit, November 1, having expired, your charter sta-.ds revoked. Executive council has further doc.dod charter will be restored upon compliance of your central body with decision." In a fire w..lch destroyed a large paint factory at Issoy, near Paris, Franco, two persons lost their lives and several persons were badly Injured. In compliance with a roquost of President Francis of tho St. Louis exposition, the secrotary of war has dieted that olght companies of tho soldiers from Fort McPhcrson bo sent to the fair to guard the government exhibits, which it la said are apt to be carelessly handled and de stroyed, as tho fair draws to a close. Buren R. Shorraan, former feovornor of Iowa, Is dead at his homo In Vinton, Iowa. The only sUtera-mt with regard to hits cabinet that . has been given by ProBldorit itoosovelt -is that in which i-e announces that John Hay will continue as secretary of state until the 4th of March, llij An Associated .Press dispatch, dated Wash ington, D. C, Nov. 11, says: "Tho annual report of tho audit r for tho postoffice deparment shows that the fiscal business transacted through tho postal and money order branches of tho depart ment during the last yea: were: Revenues of the postal s: ice, $143,582,024. Expenditures of the postal service, $152,362,116. Total amount of money orders ls.ued: Domestic, $383,452,373; foreign, $37,876,2l&. Total amount of money orders paid: Domestic, $385,100,020; foreign, $6,714,840. Tho doflclt in the postal revenues, therefore was $8,-579,492."' Emperor Francis Joseph was among those who sent telegrams of congratulation to Presldont Roosevelt. Great Britain, Mexico and "Denmark have in dicated their willingness to participate in another peace conference, thus making three nations which are enrolled in favor of President Roosevelt's proposal. Mr. Roosevelt's book entitled "The Strenuous Life" has been translated into Italian and is having a large sale in Rome. The department of agriculture gives the fol lowing report on crops for 1904: "The average yield of corn per acre is 26.7; percentage of old corn on hand, 3.6; general quality, 86.2. Average yield per acre of flax, 10.2' President Roosevelt Las announced his inten tion to visit the St Louis fair and the date of his visit there has been set for November 26. An Associated Press dispatch dated Panama, Novl0. says: "Any ill feeling that mtiVhay.e existed' between Panama and the' United States on . Colonel D. R. Anthony, the noted editor of tho Leavenworth Times, and brother of Susan B. An thony, the famous woman suffragist, Is dead of heart failure at his home In Leavenworth, Kan. Colonel Anthony has beoa ill for several years, and last June he was stricken with heart dliease which caused his death. Ho was 80 years old. James H. Ferris, national chairman of the people's party, has Issued a call for what ho terms a "Jeffersonlan conference," in order to form a .new rational party by consolidating a number of ,new parties and factions. y. The merican government has addressed a note to the Turkish authorities, demanding re dress for tlie attack near Alepho by Turkish brig ands upbn a caravan belonging io the American house of McAncrews and Forbes of Smyrna. vSix ofthe caraejs. In the, caravan were killed stnd'ihe ompany!s. gcods stolen. 4 4 V K&IUiM gttta-aU turn frgfca.- tUfiultj iH &UJ