The Newark journal., 1903-06-05

NaDV4iAN pas HI ID dAAilAiS h1 'AA~ horrors in the famine stricken dis trict of China.
 Paul Blouet, better known as Max 0'Rell, the famous French writer, is dead.
 The order of Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has increased its strike defense fund from $100,000 to S3o0,000.
 Joseph Baker, socialist, was placed under arrest at Walla Walla, Wash, for threatening to assassi- nate President Roosevelt.
 Ex-President Cleveland delivered an address in Carnegie hall. New York City, in favor of aid for the persecutcd Jews in Kishineff.
 All opposition to Rooseyelt's re- nomination has apparently vanish ed, leaders of his party coneeding that no other name will be present. ed at the national convention.
 The German government has de- cided to participate in the naval moneuyers to take place at Hamp- ton Roads in 1901 in connection with the opening of the Louisiana exposition.
 Prompt and heroic work by two policemen, one of whom was so badly burned that he WAS crazed by pain, saved the lives of several wo- men and children, who had been caught in q burning building in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Union coal miners of the Coal Creek region in Tennessee, by arming themselves, went to several shafts and compelled the non-un- ion men to turn back from their work. The union men declare they will rid the Coal Creek region of non-unionists, but the operators have invoked the aid of the courts and are determined to protect all who wish to work.
 An Associated Press dispatch says that Edgar Wallace Conabe of Colorado Springs has purchased 5000 acres of timber and fruit land in Benton county, Arkansas, where he will found a colony. Conable is noted faster and vegetarian. A stock company with $3,000,000 cap italization will be organized, schools, mills and factories will be erected. Much of the land will be divided into small fruit farms and yegeta- bic gardens. Colonlsts will be for bidden to use meat, alcoholic stimu- iants or tobacco.
 J. J. Ryan, one of the first men b launch q turf investment compa- ny, has made confession of brib- ing a postal, official in order to have his advertising matter pass through the mails As consequence D. V. Miller, a former attorney of the postoifiee department, and Joseph Johns, prosecuting attorney of Parke county, Indiana, have been arrested In his confession Ryan says he was approached by Johns and Miller, and in consideration of the sum of $2,500 he was assured of the right to circulate his adver- tisements through the mails, which privilege he exercised until his bus iness collapsed.
 Over 100000 workingmen are on strike in New York City, trade is almost paralyzed, and all in all the greatest loss falls on the idle men and the small business men. When at work, the wage of these idle men amounts to S668.0 .000 a day, or a to- tai of over $4,000,000 per week. Not only IS every penny of this stupendous sum lost to toem, but a total capitalization of 0,o00,- 900 are at standstill, with con scquent loss of profits. The trade paralysis has reached stage more extensive than any heretofore known, even during periods of great industrial depression. Most of the workmen are idle, not for any act of their individual unions, but for the acts of other unions or because of the recent decision of the to stand together and fight the demands of one union by throwing the workmen of many un- ions into idleness.
 Col. A. B. Tifin, millionaire of Titiin, O., under indictment for killing d man in a saloon row, suieided on the anniversary of his victims death.
 In an international automobile race in Paris, over a course of 80 miles, a series of collisions of the carriages resulted in the death of nine persons and the. serious injury ,of many others. There were S16 starters in the race, and a speed .. l nn II -