Newport weekly independent., 1902-11-07
News of the World

of Germany's intention to make an exhibit.
 After thorough test by the French navy of the Siene subma- rine boat, they have been declared a failure.
 The German reichstag has pass ed bill imposing a duty of $3.5O per double hundred weight on i'm ported cattle.
 October 29 was observed in the anthracite coal region as "Mitchell Day." all the miners taking part in the celebrations.
 A delegation of British trades unionists has arrived in this coun- try to make observations on trade and labor conditions.
 The steamer Korea recently made the trip from Yokohoma to San Francisco in ten days, averaging 470 miles day, the quickest time on record.
 Schwab, of the steel trust, who is in Europe, is astonishing the natives by his lavish expenditures, one cor respondent reporting that some consider that he has become daffy.
 Archie Woodin, who murdered Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Gulick, his wife's parents, and then shot his own baby October 16, at Mount Pleasant, Mich, was last week sen- fenced to Jackson prison for life.
 Edmund Bersch, former mem- Der of the St. Louis house of dele gates, was found guilty of perjury on his testimony before the grand jury as to the $75,O0O poodle fund raised to secure the passage of the suburban franchise bill, and given five years in the penitentiary.
 Between 10000 and 5O,OOO colo nists have gone into the far west ern, northwestern and southwest ern states during the months of September and October. The move ment of hcmeseekers and settlers has never before been so great in the history of western railroads.
 R. o. Randall, real estate deal CT of Carthage, Mo-, was shot by his wife and instantly killed. Mrs. Randall was sued for divorce sev- eral days ago and when they met in lawyers office quarrel ensued. Randall drew a knife and attempt ed to stab his wife, when she shot him five times.
 A circuit court jury at Grand Rapids, Mich, brought in a verdict of $2,50O for Mrs. Mary J. Lewis against the Modern Woodmen of America. Mrs. Lewis sued for $5O.- 900 damages for injuries alleged to have been received by her husband, while being initiated into the order last winter. As a result of these injuries, it is alleged, necrosis set in, which caused death.
 In his efforts to relieve the mon ey market Secretary Shaw, during the past five weeks, has put into circulation nearly $100,000,OO0 of government money. This enormous sum has been released on the fol- lowing accounts, according to fig ures furnished by United States Treasurer Roberts: Additional de- posits of government money in na- tional banks, $18,0O0,000; purchase of government bonds, $20,500,000; added to national bank circulation. $14, ,000,000; release of reserve held against government deposits, $4o,- 00O, 1000; rebate of interest, $3,30O,- 0O0; total, $95, ,S00,0OO.
 The flow of oil in the Beaumont field is beginning to play out. Many wells that formerly did not show any water are now showing from 10 to 50 per cent, and a number have been abandoned.
 Martin Cornelius, a saloon keeper was held up and robbed at Apple ton, Wis, of $S,OOO by two masked men, Cornelius drew the money from bank to pay for some real estate and was robbed while on his way home.
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