The Globe-republican., 1904-04-07
Chicago Futures.
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1t is said that there are more sick
senator's and representatives in Wash
ington now than ever before.
A good deal of anxiety is expressed
in Canada over the steady inflow Of
Mormons from Utah and Idaho.
The Iowa miners and operators failed
to agree and l3,5OO miners are on a
strike. Every mine in Iowa is closed.
The revenues Of Cuba for the fiscal
year were Sls,7OO,3O2, and the expendi.
lures were sl5,033,6 ,646. Truly a good
showing for new beginners.
lAll ,collieries in the Wilkesbarre, Pa,
district were idle while miners cele.
brated the anniversary Of the eight
hour victory in the soft coal district.
ARRAYS between union and non.
union men and various encounters be-
tween rival organizations have marked
a sudden revival of strike violence in
Chicago.
Colombia, since Panama was divorced
from it, is only about as large as Cali.
fornia and Texas together. We ven.
that most who read this do not realize
its truth
One steamer took 1000 tons Of barley
from San Francisco for Japan. This
is part of a large shipment ordered
some months ago before hostilities be.
gan with Russia
Lieut., Commander Edgar Townsend
Warburton, chief engineer Of the bat
tleship Maine, now in Pensacola har.
Dor, committed suicide in his cabin on
board the vessel.
Germany proposes to raise loan Of
S9,oO0,OOO, guaranteed by tile empire,
for bnilding a railroad rs miles long,
from LONE to Paline, in Togoland,
German West Africa.
An earthquake at Manzanillo, Mex.
leo, is reported which shook down sev.
eral buildings, and much of the new
breakwater in the harbor sunk from
sight. The loss is considerable.
The commercial mineral products Of
the United States in 1902 exceeded a
billion dollars in value; the exact fig.
ure being Sl,96O, ,639,4l5, which is a
gain over 1901 of 1909 per cent.
Delivery is being made to the Santa
Fe Of 100 new oil cars, each of $500
gallons capacity. They are intended
for the California oil fields. The Santa
Fe now has between 800 and 900 Of
these cars.
North Dakota's recent blizzard left
huge snow drifts and heavy loss Of
stock is feared
Miles City, Montana, was about all
under water on April I, by flood waters
Of the Tongue river
The harvesting Of the wheat crop Of
New South Wales is nearly completed,
with yield Of about 100000 bush
els
The recent destructive floods in the
middle states have put quietus upon
the effort to secure federal help for
Kansas City and the Kaw river.
officials OF the Indiana Union Trac-
tion company Of Indianapolis an.
nounced that their losses from the
food amounts to SsO0,OOO.
Commander Geo. L. Dwyer, OF the
cruiser Albany, succeeds Commander
VIM. n. Sewell, deceased, as governor
Of the island Of Guam,
A trainload Of 30 cars of tobacco was
shipped from Durham, N. G., to q
wholesale grocery firm in Chicago
This is a record breaker. The ship
nent consists Of 2,SsO,oOO single pack
ages.
One hundred head Of draft horses
were sold at Oskaloosa, Wisconsin, to
an agent of the Russian government.
One mare brought $3.50.
Dowie, now in Australia, has issued
an appeal by cable asking all the faith
full to pray for him, He says mobs are
chasing him into the brush and threat
ening his life.
The Porte and the Austro-Russian
embassies are said to have reached an
agreement in regard to the organiza-
tion Of the Macedonia gendarInerie an-
dor Enrnvaa,, ,fy{oore