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works, the largest in Belgium. The
company owns 40 furnaces. and values
them at SOC. 1000 francs each.
Secretary Gage, on the sth. received
from n soldier in the Philippines .
conscience contribution of se7o. The
money was sent to Father Conaty,
rector of the Catholic university. for
Transmission to the secretary.
International complications have
arisen between the United States and
Italy on account of the decision of
. Colorado court that n nonresident
alien is not entitled to sue for dam
ages in the courts of that state.
Town lots in Lawton. Okla. are sell
ing for q figure which exceeds the
most ardent expectations The aver
age for IS lots sold on the sth was
$500. On the 9Th the first corner in
the block north of the land Office soli
for 5000, and the average for the irss
Eve lots scId was 1850.
pliers of Bismarck, has become men
tally deranged. owing to his losses
through the recent failure of the
Lepsiger bank, and has been placed
In an asylum. He is a son of Robert
Blum. who was executed in Vienna
during the revolution of is4s.
District Judge Dixon, at Pueblo, on
the 5th. decided at that the new Colo
rsdo state revenue law was invalid.
having never been legally enacted by
the senate. The state will appeal the
case to the supreme court. The deei-
sion. If sustained, may necessitate
calling the legislature in special ses-
sion.
Lord Curzon of Kedelston, governor
general of India, telegraphed. on the
9Th. that the total rainfall in the in
land districts was only half the nor
NAL fall. but that the crop prospects
were fair. Prices had already fallen
In a few districts The total number
of persons remaining on the relief
rolls was $4,000.
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On the 9th President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers issued "a call
upon all Amalgamated and other
union men in name and heart" to join
the movement against the United
States Steel and Iron corporation. and
quit at the close of work on the even
ing of the 10th.
At Medicine Lodge. Kas., on the 9th,
David Nation, through his attorney.
brought suit for divorce from his
wife. Mrs. Carrie Nation. the temper
ance crusader. In his petition Mr..
Nation, who is now visiting in Iberia,
o., alleges that his wife held him up
to public ridicule, neglected her fam
Iy duties and abandoned his home.
Secretary Roots order cutting on
the use of commissary supplies by
civilian employees is causing conster-
nation among the minor clerks in the
Philippines, whose expenses are thus
doubled. Many of theme claim they
had an absolute understanding before
leaving the United States that they
would be entitled to use commissary
stores.
The annual report of the auditor
for the navy department shows that
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1901, there were settled 6,695 accounts
and claims. During the same period
there were examined l5s.65s vouchers.
Is against 147,436 the previous year,
while the amounts allowed were $74,-
e49.116, as against ssl .971 900 for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1900.
The military government Of Asnil.
ceased. on the 7th, and municipal af-
fairs were taken up by three commits
sioners, similar to the government Of
the District of Columbia. The pres
ident is q Filipino, Col. Herrera; the
others are Messrs. Baldwin and Tuth-
erly. The chief of police is George
Curry, q former officer of the Elev-
enth cavalry. Mr.. Housermann ID the
city attorney.
President Samsel Gompers. on the
9Th. pledged the American Federation
Of Labor to the support of the Anal
gamated association. After . confer
ence with President Shaffer lasting
for the greater part of two days, he
Issued . statement specifically uphold
ing the position of the Amalgamated
association and pledging the moral
and financial support of the fedora
ton in the strike in progress against
the United States Steel corporation
Congressman Richard Bartholdt and
J. Brucker have begun work in Ber-
lin in the interest of the St. Louis
exposition of 1908. They will see the
officials and leading editors and ex-
plain the plans and scope Of the un-
Gertaking. 1t il believed that the Ger
mans will take . greater interest in
this exposition than they took in the
one held in Chicago, owing to the
immense development of trade be-
tween Germany and the United States
aimee 1898.
The International Association OF
Botanists ut Geneva, Switzerland,
completed its work on the sth. The
articles of association were agreed
upon in principle and were handed
over to q committee to be drafted.
The next congress will meet in Vien-
M during the year 1905. Americans
| present were Prof. VIM ellison Far
low, of Harvard university, Prof
Thomas Duncan. of Baltimore; Mr..
6chrenk, of st. Louis, and Mr.. Muir
nll, of New York.
Tho United States training ship
Hartford, Commander j. NJ Hawley,
Joined with the German war ships at
xiel in saluting and half-mastins
1ags when the announcement of the