The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-04-09
News of the World

worth of damage to property has
been done by the flood which has
devastated many parts of Michi-
gan.
A mob at Lacrosse, Wis, storm
ed the Jail for the purpose of lynch
ing white man charged with at
tempted assault, but was repulsed
by the firm stand of the marshal
and a posse of deputies.
American and German steel mag
mates are discussing the formation
OF gigantic combination. 1t is
stated that all the steel magnates
OF both countries have tentatively
agreed to the combination. Krupp
heads the list in Germany and Erk-
hard of Dusseldorf is next.
Richard jenkins, a noted Ken.
tucky feudist, was assassinated at
his home twenty miles from Pine
vile by unknown parties. For a
number of years Jenkins had lived
quiet life, but up to ten years ago
he was most active with his Win
chester, having killed no less than
eight men.
Over 100000 acres of land will
be thrown open to settlement and
sale if a bill which passed the
house passes the senate and is ap-
proved by the president. Delegate
Mcclure of Oklahoma Territory is
the author of the measure. which is
designed to open the Kiowa Indian
lands, which aggregate 5000
acres.
The ambassador Of France at
the vatican has made the following
protest against the pope: "The dis
course by the holy father ON the oc-
casion of the feast of st. Joseph
constitutes a public criticism upon
the policy of France. This criti-
cism is chiefly unacceptable in be-
ing opposed to the stipulation of
the concordat, which regulates the
relations between the holy see and
France
Rev. DIR. Dewing, worker among
the slum population of Chicago. ar
raigned on the charge of robbing
railroads by procuring mileage
books at the rates given ministers
and selling the same to scalpers,
pleaded guilty, claiming that he re-
sorted to this method Of raising
money to help the poor. As his
story was believed the railroad com
panics he defrauded expressed salts
faction with small fine.
Milwaukee labor leaders are now
discussing the advisability of one
large organization Of the metal
trades workers. This matter has
been taken up before by the metal
trades organizations throughout
the country, but the subject has
been revived with the announce
ment that the International associa-
ton of machinists has amalgamated
with the international association
of allied metal mechanics.
The dispatches from Toxic and
Seoul would indicate that the Rus
slams are in force south of the
Yalu, and if there has not already
been fighting around Ping Yang
and Songchin it is not far in the
future. China is said to have re-
fused to make an open alliance with
Japan, but the Chinese peril still
confronts Russia, and she realizes
the fact fully. Traitors are being
discovered both in Russia and Ja-
pan. and the authorities are kept
ON the alert to discover and punish
them.
The secretary of the interior es-
Inmates the recent order of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, placing all Union
soldiers who have reached a certain
age limit on the pension list, will
increase the pension appropriation
81, 100000. There are supposed to
be living today about $4,000 ex-
Union soldiers of the civil war. OF
these are pensioned under the act Of
July IA, 1862, known as the gener-
al law, about 265,OO0. and under
the act Of June ~, 1890. about
$4,000, aggregating G93, 900,
which. deducted from the whole
number of survivors, leaves 1s2. 900
who have not applied for pensions.
There will be no strike of Illinois
coal miners, who have decided to
accept the nationa, agreement of a
five per cent reduction.
Burton Noryille Harrison, who
was private secretary to Jefferson
Davis, president of the Confederacy.
died in New York City March 20.
Mr.. Harrison was native of New