The Globe-republican., 1904-04-14
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In the Fall River, Mass, Cotton
Mills l,569,SSs spindles are idle, fof
an indefinite period. ..-.--.
Representative Cowherd Of Missouri
is elected chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee hrtT
All the paper factories in the federal
district Of Mexico, six in number, have
merged to control the output and prices.
The Russian government are bar
gaining for transatlantic liners, to
form flying squadron of fast cruisers.
Prosecution of bigamists in Utah is
now in prospect since the recent mani
festo from the head of the Mormon
church. .
Japan has agents at Vancouver B. G.,
o secure for the japanese army Cana
dian veterans who served in South
Africa. ota ?
The Swiss state council unanimously
passed bill making glorifcation Of
anarchist crimes punishable by i'm.
prisonment. 2
"a large numbero automobiles, made
in Germany, France and Belgium have
started for the far east for use by the
Russians.
An effort 10 being made to import
Italians into the Delta country along
the Mississippi river, to work cotton,
supplanting negroes.
John II. Dalton, Of Chicago, plead
guilty to swindling country newspa-
pers and was fined S1,5OO. He ran q
fake advertising agency.
One hundred and sixty feet Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern rail-
road grade at Bogg's Creek, Indiana
were washed ont on April s.
The house committee on banking
and currency recommends striking out
the clause in bill reducing the tax on
circulation TO one-half Of one per cent.
Rains have flooded the railways and
blocked the roads throughout southern
Manchuria. The field telegraphs have
been interrupted and the country Is
impossible
The U. s. canal commissioners have
been studying the sources Of portable
water, within reach Of the Panama
canal. 1t sneeded for use Of the CON
struction workers.
Commander Geo. L. Dwyer, Of the
cruiser Albany, succeeds Commander
VIM. .. Sewell, deceased, as governor
of the island of Guam.
Former Secretary of the Navy John
D. Long will serve as president Of the
new 80, 100000 trade school in Boston
made possible by the will Of the late
Arioch Wentworth. WI eL N
Austin Smith, of Clinton, N. Y, "a
the eldest living college graduate in
this country. He celebrated his Tooth
birthday recently and graduated from
Hamilton college in 1926.
At Washington three men were
killed and one fatally injured by an
explosion at the Pintsch Gas plant.
At Belleville, ILL.,, q trial jury was
takento jailfor refusing to return o
verdict before their fees were paid.
The first voting for president and
vice president was done in 1904: one
hundred years ago, when the Twelfth
amendment came in force.
Charles Francis, a son Of the presi-
dent Of the 81, Louis fair association,
works as d superintendent Of truck
men at the fair grounds
As Senator Burton was leaving 81. A
Louis he said he was going to Wash.
ington to take his seat in the senate.
The Royal Bank Of Canada has en-
gagged $6OO,OoO in gold bars at the assay
office for shipment to Europe.
Alta special meeting Of the Cuban
cabinet the loan OF S35, 100000 taken by |
speyer 6 Co., Of New York, was ap.
proved. |
The Japanese Baron who 10 the man
ager Of the Japanese exhibit at st
Louis, says that thus Tar Japan hus
spent $500, c,ooO,OOo on the war