Newport weekly independent., 1903-10-09

of Boston for governor.
 Republican leaders have deter mined upon a congressional inves- tigation of postal affairs.
 George B. Mcclellan is the dem- ocratic nominee for mayor of New York. He is the choice of Tam many.
 The Associpated Press reports that the entire Christian popula tion of Razlog, Macedonia, was mastered by Turks September 2S.
 The enforcement of strict quar- antine along the Rio Grande on ac- count of yellow fever has cut off the food supply in some localities in Mexico.
 Street car traffic at Waco, Tex. was completely stopped for several days on account of a strike of mo- tormen and conductors.
 The Philippine government has decided that United States supplies received in the Philippines shall be subject to regular duties.
 Gen. A. R. Chaffee has been or dered to the national capital at once to enter the general staff in an ad- yisory capacity. Gen. Henry c. Corbin, perhaps the best-known of fcer of the army, will go to New York to take charge of the depart ment of the east, the most import ant and largest of the territorial departments of the army organiza- tion.
 Miss Ruth Bryan, eldest daugh- ter of Hon. W. J. Bryan, was mar ried to MT. William Homan Leav- it at the home of her father near Lincoln, Neb., on the Sd inst. Miss Bryan, though but IS years of age, has shown marked literary ability, and a number of her stories have appeared in eastern magazines. MT. Leayitt Is an artist and resides at Newport, R. I.
 A cable from Rome says the ne gotiations in the Philippine islands between the vatican and the Unit ed States government regarding the sale of the land held by the friars and the removal of the native monks from the islands have been called off by Plus X. Mgr. Guidi, the Roman prelate sent to Manila as apostolic delegate to conduct the negotiations has been recalled to Rome.
 The surgeon general of the ma rine hospital service has sent a cir cular letter to all medical officers of the service and to state and local quarantine officers asking them to collect specimens of mosquitoes in their vicinity and forward them to him. The object is to make a thor ough study of the various kinds of mosquitoes to determine the nature and extent of their instrumentality in conveying dangerous diseases.
 The monthly report of chief of the bureau of statistics of the de partment of agriculture shows the average condition of cotton on Sep tember 25 to have been 65.1, as compared with SIP one month ago 55.3 on September 25, 1902, 61.4 at the corresponding date in 1901 and a ten-year average of 67.4 These figures indicate the condition on September 25, and no attempt is made to anticipate the results from future weather conditions. Reports of damage during September from rust, shedding, drouth, caterpillars and worms are general throughout the cotton states, the damage ir Texas being caused more by boil weevil and boil worms.
 At a meeting of the executive committee of the national leageut of republican clubs, held in Chica go, resolution was adopted en dorsing the administration of Presi dent Roosevelt. Indianapolis was selected as the place for holding the national convention of the league
 Great Britain has made a de mand on Turkey that the porte put a stop to massacres in Macedonia This course is reported as a warn inp to Russia and Austria.