The Newark journal., 1903-05-15

practically without opposition.
 A Chinese leper confined at quar- ters near St. Louis, caused consid- erable uneasiness by making his es- cape from the attendants
 Dr. Lorenz, the noted hand sur geon of Vienna, was a guest of the National Medical Society at the annual meeting held in New Or leans.
 A company of American capital ists has been organized for the purpose of building and operating extensive lines of railway in Cen tral America.
 Postmaster General Payne an nounces that a sweeping inyestiga- tion will be made of the conduct of all postofices throughout the coun- try of the first class
 The exiled Princess Louise of Saxony recently gave birth to a daughter. The child will be taken to Dresden and placed in charge of member of the royal family.
 An unofficial announcement has been made that the German govern ment will encourage the eombina- ton of capital and formation of what is termed trusts in order to enable home manufacturers to com pete with American institutions.
 Before the St. Louis grand jury evidence was given to the effect that the book trust spent over &20.000 in the form of poodle to prevent the passage by the Missouri legis- lature of a bill providing for free school books, to be printed by the state.
 The steamers Saginaw and Ham, ilton collidcd during a heavy fog off the Virginia coast about four teen miles out from Norfolk, Va. The Saginaw went down a few minutes after the collision and twenty people lost their lives, four teen of whom were women. who had been placed in life boat that capsized.
 The widow of Attorney Mar cum. who was assisnated while standing in the court house door at Jackson. Ky, went to the spot where her husband fell and satur- ating a handkerchief with his hfe's blood, declared it her intention to preserve the soiled linen as a re- hinder to her children that the fathers death shall be avenged.
 Walter Heyde, a mill man, met a horrible death near Tionesta, Pa. Forest fires spread 10 a mill. and on all the surrounding coun- try was burning mass. Heyde took refuge in a pond. An oil tank on the banks of the stream explod- cd, the blazing oil spreading over the water. As Heyde stood in the stream. with only his head above water. he was burned to death.
 A bill has been passed by the H. linois legislature permitting cities 10 own and operase street railways, water works and other public utili- ties. The passage of the bill is considered victory for the Carter Harrison faction of Chicago. The street railway franchises of the above city will expire in a short time, and the fight for municipal ownership has been carried on for several years.
 In answer to a suit filed under the sherman antitrust law, the h. diana and Illinois coal operators admitted that they had been acting for a time under an agreement, but denied that there was any unlawful combination to fix prices of their product. They declared that the agreement was abandoned before the court proceedings were begun, and that even while it was in force they sold coal below the prevailing market price. There were ten com panies and ton individuals named in the governments bill of com plaint, and the answer WAS filed on behalf of all with two4exceptions.
 The annual consention of the Southern Baptist Association met at Savannah, Ga-, on the Sth inst, with Hon. James P. Eagle, presi- dent. in the Q'nair. About 500 dele gates were ia attendance.
 Hon. J. C5 Reynolds of Tennes- see has been Appointed assistant at torney general of the United States to succeed Games NJ. Beck, who re- signed to lenter into partnership with a bis I corporation law firm of New York city.