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mrns$BximwumMm.m ?wa FWW1W!PllpWW-,-rwV pECBMBBRiKiaoi: The Commoner, Condensed News of A general assault Is now being made on Jort Arthur. It was begun November 20 and is said to he still In progress. Tho Japanese fatality fs something enormous. The little men climb the mountain sides in their efforts to pu3h the assault and are mowed down by thousands by the Russian guns. Arrangements are being made to place -a wire less telegraph station on one of the Farallone is lands, by which tho United States and. Honolulu may be connected. A famine exists in the central part of Russia and the government is advancing money to the peasants with which to. purchase food. The child labor law of Illinois was enforced December 9, when 2,600 boys were taken from their places of employment lp. the mines. No boys under 10 years of age will be permitted to engage in this underground work. The Pontiac Shoe Manufacturing company's factory at Pontiac, 111., was burned don causing a less of $75,000. The300 employes escaped in safety. While Mr. Arthur Raines and his wife of Ta coma, Wash., were away from home their three little children were burned to death, and their house destroyed by fire. Mrs. Cassio L. Chadwick is Imprisoned in tho Tombs at New York, not having been able to fur nish the bond of ?15,000 fixed for her by Commis sioner Shields. A furious class fight occurred at Yankton col lege December 9, in which a fire was made to burn down a polo from which one of tho class colore floated.. The flames communicated with the college building and the students all joined in extinguish ing the flames. After that they continued their fight until the faculty lowered the pole. Four men were entombed in the Eldorado Coal and Coke company's mine atv Eldorado, 111., Dec. 9, by an explosion which wrecked the shaft and destroyed the upper part of the mine. Patrick Reed, the mine boss, went down into the mine after the explosion and by groping. his way down through the poisonous and blinding fumes, rescued lour other men who would liave -been smothered. . . . .- The foreign office of England says there1 is no foundation for the story that Great Britain has of fered Turkey money to buy Argentine and Chilean 'warships in return for concessions which would permit Great Britain to erect a second Gibraltar on the coast of Yemen. Unitea States Senator Mitchell of Oregon has continually refused to appear as a. witness in the land fraud cases in answer to the requests of tho prosecutors for the government. Tho report that Austria-Hungary has offered to reopen the commercial treaty negotiations with Germany Is confirmed. John.E. Redmond has called a meeting of tho Irish parliamentary party for January 15 in Dub lin to discuss the distress in the west of Ireland. Austria-Hurigary and the .United i States will scon conclude an- arbitration treaty if the nego tiations initiated by Secretary Hay and Mr. Hen gelmuller continue to proceed as satisfactorily as they have begun. A final settlement of the Alaskan boundary, has been reached. There was a small section of this boundary which was not determined by the Alas kan boundary commission at its meeting in Lon don for the reason that it never had been sur veyed. An Associated Press dispatch, dated London, Dec. 8 says: "A large crowd of curious people was admitted to the sale of the murdered Queen Draga's jewels and costumes at Christies this afternoon. The diamond tiara worn at her marriage to King Alexander of iS'ervia realized $6,100, and a bracelet presented to her by the Russian emperor on tho same occasion brought $2,600. Queen Dragas bridal gown was knocked down for ?150, while ner state costume was bought for $1,350. There were no American competitors." A bad accident occurred at Joliet, 111., Dec. 9, in which a man lost his life and others were badly injured, The men were in a cage or elevator in a mine when the engineer lost control of the machine and it shot to the top of the tower crush ing one of 1 the ten occupants to death. After tne accident the men were preparing to lynch the en gineer, believing him careless, when officers Inter fered. An. Associated Press dispatch dated Paris, Dec. 8. says: "In the chamber of deputies this afternoon the government escaped defeat by the narrow ma jority of two votes. 276 to 274, on a resolution, in viting the,avorumcnt to- ,refer to the sjipeno. council of fudges the cases of those magistrates who hayebeeji guilty of making secret investiga tions." ." ; . j r . ' Sixteen miners lost their lives In an explosion which destroyed a coal mine at Burnett, Wash. Twelve of tho bodies have been recoveicd. An Associated Press dispatch dated Panama. Dec. 6, says: "A supplemental agreement signed this afternoon between Secretary Taft and Presi dent Amador and Foreign Minister Guadis pro vides that after December 12 no cargoes can bo landed at the canal ports except on presenting a Panama consular invoice from the port of ship ment." . William Blakie, the well-known lawyer and ad vocate of physical culture was stricken with apop plexy at his home in New York. He is 61 years of age. Mr. Blakio was tho author of several books on physical culture and had lectured on that subject. Ho was stroke of the Harvard crew which defeated -Yale in 1866. He held the long distance outdoor walking record for ten years, and was founder of the inter-collegiato games of America in 1873. The children's home of the Sisters of Mercy at Loretto, Pa., was destroyed by fire. Sixty or phans wore In tho building when tho fire broke out. All have been accounted for. 7 the Week 'Four election officials of Colorado were Hsn tenced to Imprisonment and finest for fraud in tho recont olction. Tho men are charged with having pormittod "repeating" In a city precinct. Tho doxology has boon voted down at tht University of Chicago and in Its placo has been substituted "Alma Mator." Tho change wan sug gested by tho students who told tho profOMflom that a college spirit was the .aim of tho chapel sorviuoM and that tills spirit would bo bettor In filled by singing a college gong. Tho circuit court of Nashvlllo, Tonn., ha re turned a judgmont for $1,200 and cost in favor of 12. B. Stahlmrui, odltor of the Nashville Dally Banner, against the News Publishing company and T. Burford Goodwin, editor of the News. Tho suit was brought by Mr. Stahlman to vindicate his honor which hud boon besmirched In a pub lication of the News. Tho court's decision con tained tho following paragraph: "After diligent ofTorts tho defense Is unnble to And proof to sus tain the said article, Its allegations or lnfcroncott and implications from tho same, and Is constrained to admit that tho plaintiff is a person of honesty, honor and Integrity and tho article Is libelous, perverse and that the plaintiff has sustained dam age therefrom and Is entitled to recover In thin action." An appropriation of $17,000 for defraying the expenses of tho inauguration of President Roose velt1 is-provided for in a joint resolution intro duced in the senate and house yesterday. An Associated Press dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica, dated December 5. says: "The German steamer Adirondack, which arrived here yesterday, brought several Haytien exiles, one of whom had sought refuge in tho house of a French Methodist missionary. Soldiers entered the house in pur suit of the Haytien and struck the clergyman. The French consul has formally protested to the Hay tien government. The exiles were escorted to tho steamer by the American and German consuls. Emperor William is preparing to send a plen ipotentiary to negotiate a commercial treaty be tween the German government and .King Menellk. The plenipotentiary will also bear presents to tho Abyssinian monarch. V Twenty-four Bulgarians were murdered by Greeks near Sorovitch, December 2. ' The first trackless trolley street cars -have been put in operation in Berlin and they are ap parently a success. A report from Lahore, Punjab, district of Brit ish India, says that the wife and children of an Episcopal missionary, Dr. Benjamin, were poisoned by.a native Christian schoolmaster whom Dr. Ben jamin had recently reprimanded. The official figures for the attendance at tho World's fair have been made PV? attendance until closing day is placed at 18,741,073. Tames N. Tyner of Indiana, who was formerly ..the PPtmaster general of the United States .died at his home of paralysis. December 6. Mr. Tynei .was stricken with this disease in July, 1902. When asked as to the state of the Cripple Creek strik? and the prospects for its settlement, Proldent Charles H. Moyer said: "The issues in prosiuent y"" . , Creek strike remain unset- 7i0liV 1 1 the sUuation is unchanged. Personally no eLonwhthe strike should be called off unlessa satisfactory agreement with the mino ,owners has been reached. .. George Fahey of New York mot a very strange death a few days ago. The man becarno wedged between two piles of a pier at the foot of a bridge and the t Jo was rising hlghor every moment. Ills screams attracted scores of rescuers who rescued him only after he had become a raving maniac. The water had risen to his chin when tho piers gave way and he was so frightened that ho lost hlu reason. lie was taken to a hospital whore he died two hours later. Six more election officials were placed In jail at Denver, Dec. 6. The judge of the district court delivered his instructions to tho jury, saying: "it is common talk of the streets and currently cir culated In tho newspapers that a conspiracy exists to deprive of tie governorship of this state one of our citizens whom all good cilia- iib, irrespective of party, bellevo to have been honestly elected. It is further openly charged to carry out this conspiracy it will involve the unseating, unjustly and Illegally, of certain members of tho comfng legislature. It is also charged that immense sums of money have been collected from the various corporation of this city and state to aid in this work. It is charged that even after the official count was com pleted in many counties of the state and certified to the proper officials, agents were sent out for tho purpose of procuring some one member of these local canvassing boards to bring in alleged minor ity reports with tho hope that the state canvassing board could be induced to violate the law and disregard its oath of office. This Is a matter that will tax your patience and ability, but I earnestly urge it upon you for your most careful considera tion." ' The Kentucky court of appeals has granted a new trial to Caleb Powers who has been charged with conspiracy in tho killing of Governor Goebel. Powers has been given two life sentences and ono death sentence by three juries. An Associated Press dispatch dated The Hague. Dec. 6 says: "The state's gener.i today discussed tho bill providing a site for the Carnegie palaco of peace. Differences of opinion were displayed, some members, while applauding the donor s gen erosity alntalned that the sura Mr. Carnegie has given would suffice to purchase a site, as well as to build the palace. No agreement was reached as to whethjr the site the government had selected was the best." The reservoir of the Esparanza mine at Eloro, 'Mex., burst open Dec. 6, and the water rushed down the mountain, drowning five natives whoso huts stood in the path of the torrent. It is reported that David It. Francis of the St Louis exposition will make a tour of tho world to repay tho visits of foreign dignitaries and to express the gratitude of the government and- tno city of St. Louis for the liberality of other na tions 'and exhibitors. " - The town of East Tavas, MicX, . was. almost :tolaiIy destroyed ..by ' fire December 6., e,hMM irtM-:-tt-