Newport weekly independent., 1902-11-07

President Roosevelt last week celebrated his forty-fourth birthday.
 Order is being restored in Co., lombia, and the revolution Is prac- tically at an end.
 Over 90 per cent of the Pennsyl- vania coal mine strikers have re- turned to their old positions.
 A convention of delegates from river towns throughout the Missis- sippi valley has been called to meet at Quincy, H., November 14.
 Gen. Fred Grant recently ap- pointed commander of the depart ment of Texas, with headquarters at San Antonio, has assumed com mand.
 The premier of the French cham Der proposes to adopt the plan of President Roosevelt and appoint a board to arbitrate labor strikes now on in that country.
 Anthracite coal is being rushed into the eastern markets, and the fuel is being sold in small quanti- ties at retail in order to gradually supply all consumers.
 Alfred Peterson, of New York City, invited his friends to a party and after an evening of apparent enjoyment committed suicide in the presence of his guests.
 According to advices received in Washington there has been 75,00G cases of cholera in the Philippines the past seven months, 75 per cent of which were fatal. In China this disease is carrying off thou sands daily.
 Wu Ting Fang, who has been the minister of the Chinese empire to the United States since May 1, 1897, has been recalled to China by an edict of the emperor, to accept the appointment of minister of commerce.
 Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, and Congressman Dick, of Ohio, have been threatened with prosecu- tion for violating the civil service laws, which forbid federal officials soliciting contributions to campaign funds.
 Bankers and representatives of big mortgage companies report farmers of this state in good finan- cial circumstances as whole. There has been big decrease in the demand for loans on farm proper ty. Parties who have been paying interest on loans for years have paid the premium and as a whole the agriculturists are in better condi- ton than for years.
 The annual report of the fourth assistant postmaster general shows: There were 3,03S postoffices estab- lined during the year, a decreae as compared with the previous year of 256. The record of establishments during the last six fiscal years is as follows: 1897, 1,601; 1898, 3,6O1; 1899, 2,935; 1900, 3,600; 1901, 3,294; 1909, 3,O3s. There were 4,059 postoffices discontinued dur ing the year, being 1,022 more than during the preceding year. On June 30, 1909, at the close of the fiscal year, there were 75,924 post offices, divided as follows: First class, 220; second class, 1,023; third class, 3,4SS; fourth class, 71,193. From June 30, 1897, to June 30, 1909, the number of pres idential postotfices increased from 3,762 to 4,731, an increase of 969. or about 26 per cent.
 Bar silver was sold in London last week at 23 3-16 cents per ounce, the lowest price in the his tory of the metal.
 A man giving the name of w. w. Chinn, was arrested in St. Louis on the charge of fraudulently using the mails. He operated an alleged matrimonial bureau, and is said to have victimized thousands of people throughout the country by collecting fees with the promise of securing wealthy hfe-partners.
 Edward Schmit, a young college