The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-13

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The republican senators of the New
York assembly in caucus indorsed
unanimously the candidacy of Lieu
tenant Governor Woodruff for vice
president
Two eases of plague were reported
March - from Honolulu. One was u
japanese fisherman. the other a white
man named John Hurley. Since that
date no cases have appeared
A decree. signed Thursday at Rome.
abrOgatcs the law under which the
government had exceptional power in
applying certain measures in the main
tcnancc of public order, and the exist
cncc of which led To- the recent social
isl obstruction in the Italian chanbcr
of deputies
Governor Stanley presided at u mass
meeting held ut Topeka, Kan. for the
purpose Of inaugurating movement
To raise million bushels Of corn 10
send tn the famine sufferers of India.
The Rev. Charles NJ. sheldon was the
principal speaker and started the sub
scriptions by plcdging 1000 of his
share of the profits resulting from the
sheldon edition of the Capital. Fiji
teen hundred dollars and carload of
corn were pledged at the meeting.
A Frankfort. Ky. April dispatch
says The court OF appeals today hand
ed down u decision in the governor
ship ease In favor Of the democrats.
The decision Is by six of the Judges
four democrats and two republicans.
Judge Durcllc was the only Judge
| dissenting. The other two republican
judges Barnam and Gufry, gave sep
aratc opinion from the democratic
Judges, but which agreed with the
| democratic members in it's conclusion.
A san Juan. Puerto Rico, April dis
patch says: At o'clock yesterday
evening the natives made n conccn-
tratcd movement at Puerto Tiera.
| Different mobs, totaliug about 1000
men, attacked the foreign colorcd men.
Any English speaking negro was
subjected To attack, particularly the
natives of -. Thomas and st. kits
One Puerto Rican was killed one was
seriously injured, and three negroes Of
The affair was the outcome Of the
pier strike and the pretensc of the
attack, apparently, was that the
English islanders were usurping Puerto
Rican labor
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin,
who is second in rank ON the house
subcommittee on trusts, has intro
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constitution giving congress control
of all private corporations, co-partnrr-
ships and joint stock companies in the
United States and also giving congress
power to "dctinc, regulate, control,
prohibit. repr.ss aud dissolve all trusts
and monopolicS and combinations or
conspiracics To monopolize any part of
trad. or commerce. and in all contracts
and combinations in form of trusts or
otherwise or conspiracy in restraint
Of trade or commerce"
1t is also provided that in the alb
scncc of legislation by congress the
several states shall be free to act .,
Keep the hens digging. More dig
ging, more eggs
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress by Representative Marsh, OF llli-
nois. chairman of the house committee
ON militia, for the arming Of state
troops with krag- -Jorgensen rifles.
l.. T.. Hummer. wanted in Buffalo
county, Wis, for cmbezzling $3.50, 900,
was arrested in Republic, Wash, by u
deputy sheriff from Wisconsin,. Little
can he learned there of Runners al
legged crime. II is said he was presi-
dent of II bank.
Miss Kate Tobin, twenty-five years
of age, was shot and instantly killed
at Waverly. n. Y. by Fred Krist, IL
young married man. For some months
he has been attentive to Miss Tobin,
although his acquaintance was bitterly
opposed by the girls family.
A Pittsburg April dispatch says:
The 300 men of the Glenwood shops
of the baltimore ~ Ohio railroad have
submitted a demand for an advance in
wages ranging from ; to 20 per cent.
The officials are understood to have
sent favorable reply on the wage
proposition. but differences remain in
relation to the hours.
Chief Judge Hazelrigg of the court Of
appeals at Frankfort, Ky, granted u
writ of error from the decision of the
court of appeals To the supreme court
Of the United States i'm the contest over
the Office Of governor and lieutenant
governor, Ex-Governor Bradley and
other attorneys for Taylor will go To
Washington next week to present the
writ and ask that the ease be placed
on the docket Of the supreme court
The British steamer Mexican, OF the
Union line, Captain Martin, which
arrived AT Capetown March li, from
Southampton, and which left there
April I, has been sunk in collision with
the British steamer WINFIELD, which
sailed from London March for Table
Bay. The MexicaD's passengers re-
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