North Park union., 1900-10-12
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be the capital OF Conleue1a'eu
trnlia.
Fifteen hundred journeymen plumb
ers employed by 115 firms In Pittsours
struck for uniform wages.
The Dayton shoe factory. valued at
$500. 600. WAS burned at Williamsport'
Pennsylvania, on the 2nd.
1t is announced that the entire
amount OF Swedish bonds consigned
for sale In this country has been dis
posed Of.
British Columbia Mineralogist hog-
ers. who has returned from Porcuplne'
REPORTS rich finds Of gold In that us-
trict and predicts a big rush there.
General Leonard Wood, commanding
United States forces in Cuba, has maue
Recommendation that all the troops III
Cuba be mounted.
The Mosquito fleet built for the Unit
ed States customs service IN CUBAN
waters sailed on the 3rd en- route ior
Cuba by the inside route.
Letters from Havana indicate that
much apprehension exists among the
Americans there regarding the yellow
fever. as the conditions grow worse ih-
stead OF improving.
The first lot of the 200 Galveston and
coast country orphans which San An
tonic families have agreed to ADOPT
arrived there Monday. and were given
homes In well-to-do families.
Martin Kingman. a millionaire manu-
facturcr mt Peoria. says Bryan re-
ceiyed S1JO,OOO from Colorado silver
men for his refusal to accept nomiha-
ton other than on a silver platform.
Returns from the Connecticut town
elections show net Republican loss
OF seven towns OF the lG2 towns vot-
ing all but two have been heard from.
They staud: Republicans, us; Demo
cratic, AZ.
The puddlers of the Norristown,
Pennsylvania mills held Il meeting yes
terday and decided to accept cut OF
81 n ton in wages. Fires were lighted
in the afternoon after an idleness OF
six months.
The Michigan Supreme Court. in an
unanimous opinion, declared the act
granting a bounty Of l cent per pound
on all beet sugar manufactured III the
state unconstitutional. The act was
passed in 1897.
People at the Presbyterian head
quarters in New York. who have been
keeping tab on the action of the Pres
byterians. predict the overwhelming
defeat Of the Increment TO revise the
creed of the church.
Lord Wolseley asks the public wish
ing to honor the returning soldiers to
refrain. while extending them a heariy
welcome. from Offering them intoNicat-
ing liquors as. like all OF us, they are
open TO temptation"
The fifteenth annual encampment of
Union Veterans Union opened at
Washington on the 2nd with an at
tendance of fully 100 delegates. The
Woman's Relief Corps is holding "A
simultaneous meeting.
Famine and suffering among the In
dians on the Sacaton reservation
grows greater. Recent reports from an
authoritative source stated that 5000
Pimas and Papagocs ure already dcs-
titute and in dire want.
Four more fishing vessels with crews
aggregating thirty-iive men have been
posted in New Foundland as having
been lost during the great gale of Sep
tember 18th. This is likely to COM
plete the list Of local disasters.
The Peruvian Congress has passed
vote of censure against the late cabinet
as n result of the recent financial dis
closures. A new cabinet has been
formed with Senor Almenara as pre-
mier and Senor Osma as minister of
foreign affairs.
The recent rain storms in the south
of France have destroyed utterly the
late crops, and have greatly damaged
the wine crop. The Rhone has over
flowed and is flooding the villages
along its course. Several railroad
washouts have also occurred.
The Postottice Department has Is
sued n tabulated statement of the
money order business of the country
for the fiscal year ended June 80. 1900.
During the year SO. 1G3. $50 money or
ders Were issued for S2JJ.6I0.0T. an
increase of S62 ,3OG949 over last year
At Baku. on the Caspian sea, fierce
fire has destroyed the property of eigh:
oil companies. including ninety-seven
wells, ten reservoirs containing 10000
600 pounds of naptha. and any quanti-
ty of buildings and machinery. The
whole loss will be tremendous. The
fire was still raging on the LIST.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close OF busi-
ness September 2. 1900. the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to ST.
JOG. 156.611. which Is accounted for by
the increase in the cash on hand and
the redemption of the two per cent.
bonds.
Father Fitzpatrick of the Holy Fam
lily Church, Omaha. fought desper-
ate battle with burglar mt the chancel
the other night, subdued the culprit,
called the police and sent him to Jail.
The priest does not give the details o.
the struggle. but told the officers that
he brought the thief to submission, and
that he begged for mercy.
British steamships and railroads are
expected to burn American smokeless
soft coal soon. Negotiations for 500
900 tons have practically been COM
pleted between n Chicago firm of BIZ
luminous coal mine operators and an
agent of n London brokerage firm. 1t
is believed this marks the beginning
OF a regular demsad by British CON
Germs for American coal.
The Chicago City Council has passed
an amended ordinance for the leasing
of power created by the drainage ca
nal. The contract will give the city
the use of power generated by the
drainage cnnnl for a term of seventy
five years. 1t provides that the city
pay - horse power for the first year,
with an Advertisement each ypor- anil