Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-03

Every union workman engaged in the building trades in New York city is out on strike, the main contention being the recognition of the various unions by contractors. Over 100000 men in the trades are idle and building Is at a standstill. In accordance with instructions from their government, the minis try of England, France, Holland and Turkey have left the capital of Seryia. The above named powers have demanded the punishment of the murderers of King Alexandria and Queen Draga, which threatens the new dynasty, as those responsi- ble for the assassination are virtual | ly in control.
 It is stated that the United States department of agriculture has de- cided to make Nacogdoches, Tex, just north of Beaumont on the line of the Southern Pacific, the biggest tobacco experimental station in the world. On August 1 plant for cur ing all tobacco grown at the experi- mental stations in the various south ern states will be opened, with leaf tobacco experts in charge.
 Former Congressman Diggs of New York has been indicted by the federal grand jury in Brooklyn. The indictment grew out of the in- vestigation into the postoffice af- fairs made by the grand jury. Four indictments were found, all practic- ally alike. Each charges that Driggs, between July 20 and 24, 1900, unlawfully agreed to receive and did receive a $500 check from the Brandt-Dent Company for pro- curing a contract from the United States government for making and delivering 250 automatic cashiers for the postofice department.
 Mrs. Amanda DeLertigue was acquitted by jury at Spokane, Wash, of the charge of murder af- ter she made a confession of guilt. Henry De Lartigue, a farmer, dis appeared last September. His wife said he had gone to Honolulu. Last winter his body was found hidden in a potato cellar near his home During the trial Mrs. De Lartigue confessed that she killed him Sep tember 23 and hid his body. She declared that he attacked her with a gun and she hit him with an ax Evidently the jury accepted this theory, and she was aquitted.
 The Czar of Russia is greatly dis turbed on account of the rapid spread of a revolutionary movement It is said that the anti-semitic agi- tation at Eastertide extended throughout the entire pale of the Jewish settlements. The monarchi- cal society organized at Pinsk cir culated leaflets beginning: Brother Workers, Orthodox and Catholic Christ has arisen; let us embrace kiss and go kill the Jews" Al Rostoy-on-the-Don, it is said, an officer of gendarmeries has been go- ing about the bazar telling the peo- pie that it is the Jews and Socialists who prevent their little father, the czar, from giving all his child ren everything they need, and that therefore the Jews and Socialists must be killed off.
 Two women, one white and the other colored, were assaulted and left for dead about three and half miles east of East St. Louis. One of the victims, Mrs. Anne Greene a colored woman, aged 25, was club bed about the head, her skull frac- tured and her left arm broken. Just before lapsing into unconsciousness she told of the assault and described a light yellow negro, aged 25 years. as her assailant. She was evidently the first victim of the fend, who later proceeded to the home of John Bruno, and assaulted his 17-year- old daughter. She was alone al home and shortly after the crime was committed, her brother return ed and found her on bed uncon- scious. Her skull was fractured, and she was suffering from other in- | juries, and cannot recover. Should |. H ! 1 l