The Newark journal., 1903-06-26
News Of the World

II. Il. hfctlic VI htiiiicSotd,
gold democrat, has been appointed
a member of the civil service com
mission.
In the recent national election in
Germany of members of the reich
stag, the socialists made gains oil
25 per cent.
The Cunard steamship line has
withdrawn from the combine of At
lantie steamers, and a bitter fight
between the White Star, the Nor
gan combination, and the Cunard
lines is predicted
The postofiiee department is max
duct of the New York City postof-
ing an investigation with the con-
fee. 1t has been charge that heads
of departments secured rake-offs
from appointees to lucrative posi-
tons.
Major J. B. Harlow, former post
master at St Louis and for thirty
seven years in the postal service, is
dead. lie was civil war veteran
and after the close of hostilities en-
tered the postal service at st. Louis
in 1866, where he remained till
his death.
After serving twenty-seven years
in the New York state penitentiary
Mrs. Emma Wimple was pardoned
last week. At the age of Is years
Mrs. Wimple, from jealousy of an
other woman, poisoned her husband
She was convicted and sentenced to
life imprisonment.
A contract TO build the first
twenty-five miles of railroad Of the
Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas
railway has been awarded and Kan
work will begin at once. The $13,-
100000 worth of bonds Of the road
have been purchased by an Eng
fish syndicate. The line will ex-
tend from Memphis, Tenn, to
Chanute, Kan, a distance of $50
miles.
Reports received at the Washing
ton weather b.reau show that from
May "a to ~ fifty persons were
killed and sixty injured by lorna
does in the states of Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri and the ter
ritory of Oklahoma. For the week
ending May 27 the loss of lives in
these states and in other states Of
the middle west aggregated 100. II
to this total the tornado at Gaines
vile, Ga, is added the total Of lives
lost through tornadoes for the year
aggregates about $50 Accurate re-
ports of the loss of life by the floods
have existed for years, in some in
tai is known to be approximately
four times that of the loss through
tornadoes This brings the total OF
loss of life in the United States
through tornado and flood to APP
proximately 1,250.
A dispatch from Belgrade says
the position of King Peter, the new
Servian monarch, promises to be
little more than that of royal cap
tive, and the real government of
the country will be a military die
tatorship under the leaders of the
revolution. Col. Maschin and Col.
Mitschitch. The new king is all
most without any personal adhe-
rents, and the ruling spirits of the
army, it is thought probable, would
just as readily murder him as they
did his predecessor, should he OPP
pose their aims. At the present
moment the whole country is under
military rule, and although no
projects in the country districts
have been removed, each is accom-
panied by an army officer, who at
tends the project wherever he goes,
even to the telephone. This policy
tends to lead to one good result,
not single case of disorder any
where has been reported. Extreme
ly forclble arguments were found
necessary to suppress the aspira-
tons of the radicals for a republic.
Fred Mink shot and killed n.
W. Harris near Pittsfeld, Ill, be-
cause Harris forbid him keeping
company with his daughter Mink
then murdered his stepmother and
made an atetmpt to get away. He
was pursued by a large posse and
captured after desperate battle.
In its annual report, the Ameri-
can Tract Society shows that the
Bible is now printed in 155 lam
guages and dialects. The demand
for Christian literature in the mis-
sion stations throughout the world
is greater than it has been for
three-quarters Of century.
The textile workers of Massachu
setts, who went on strike about
thSee weeks ago, have given up the