The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09
CONDENSED WORLD NEWS.

j. PierpoEt Morgan has ordered
$4,000 tons of coal from England
which he will distribute among the
poor of New York.
Sir Thomas Upton has signed his
third challenge for the American
cup, and will build a new racing
yacht for the purpose.
Robert NJ. Snyder, wealthy st.
Louis business man, has been con-
victed of bribery and sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary.
The thirty-sixth annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public is in session at Washington.
The annual parade of veterans oc-
CURED yesterday.
Thieves and porch climbers are so
numerous in Minneapolis that the
chief of police has warned the pub
lie that his force was entirely made
quate to cope with them.
The Newport News ShipbuiIding
Company is the lowest bidder for
building the new battleship Louisi-
ana. which it promises to complete
in Al months for $3,99O,0OO.
The funeral of Emile Zola the cele-
brated French novelist occurred on
Sunday in Paris. Thousands at
tended and marched to the grave.
Among the people was Captain Dry
fus.
General" Booth, head and front
of the Salvation army, has arrived
from England on an evangelical
campaign. He filled the New York
academy of music three times last
Sunday.
VIM. r. Hearst of the New York
Journal and American and cAndi-
date for Congress from New York
declares in favor Of government own
ership of certain public utilities, in
Guiding coal mines.
Capt. Jno. J. Pershing in command
of Il. s. troops in the island of Min
danao has completely routed the
MOrOs, killing and wOunding over
hundred and capturing 40 forts.
This after the war is over.
The national farmers congress is in
session at Macon, Ga. The dele
gates were welcomed by Governor
Gambler, who is something of Il far
mer himself, though he hasn't been
working at it very extensively of late
years.
Twenty-Five steamers have been
chartered to bring coal from Eng
land. One hundred thousand tons
of coal has been purchased on the
Newcastle exchange for America,
and it is estimated that Welch sales
of coal for America amount to 200,-
600 tons.
The election managers of Colorado
are having difficulty in recOnciling
their Australian ballot law with fe-
male suffrage. The law states that
voting booths must be so constructed
as to necesSitate the voters standing
with their legs exposed from the
knee down.
1t .now seems that the United
States owns some earth 9uaking
The collier Austin Just
arrived in Manila from Guam re-
ports a violent earthquake in that
island on Sept. 22d. One hundred
and eighty shocks were felt in "A
hours, two natives were killed and
the marine barricks at Agana col
lapsed. The population was terror
lied and camped out doors.
The coal operators and President
Mitchell of the striking miners, with |
two other representative of the mi
ners, met the president by appoint
ment at the White House last Fri |
day. The president urged in the in
terests of humanity that an agree
ment be reached between the belig- |
Grant parties. The coal operators
were bitterly severe in their denun-
citation of the miners union, and met !
the Overtures of the president and |
Mr.. Mitchell in II surly manner. |
President John Mitchell, on the |
other hand, offered to submit the |
questions at issue to the president of
the United States and tribunal OF
his selection, agreeing for the
strikers to abide by the decision OF |
the president This overture was
spurned by the presidents of the
coal railroads and mine operators,
who denounced the miners union |
and wanted it suppressed by injunc-
tion as a labor trust.