The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-13
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Germany reduced its rate of discount to-
day from IA to 6ls per cent.
Wheeling. w. Va, Jan. 1s.-At Fair
mont last night. the false work OF new
steel bridge over the Monongahela river
5as carried out by the rising waters.
and sht the erSs two loss of will be
Will be isolated for months, as the old
suspension bridge has b2n demolished.
There are fears OF severe floods In NORTH
ern West Virginia. Only an Immediate
, freeze that will stop the melting OF snow
In the mountains will avert heavy dam
age.
Cleveland Jan. 1S.-The county board
OF elections was notified by Secretary of
state Thompson yesterday to take no
action I'm the Taft Foraker fight until
after hearing to be held by him Tues
day morning at Columbus. The local sit
uauon was presented to the secretary OF
state at Columbus yesterday and the or
der followed. Secretary Thompson is
the solo Judge In such matters. as he is
the chief supervisor of elections.
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New York, Jan. 13-Prof Paul Milyu-
keff, leader OF the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis In the Russian duma arrived here
today on the steamer Carmania from Eu-
rope. He will remain In America only
five days. having made the Journey from
an address before the Civic Forum in this
city. He will. however. make a hurried
trip to Washington to speak at a banquet
which will be attended by many promi-
nent men.
Rio Janeiro. Jan. 13.-President Penna
has given orders to make operative the
decree OF June %, 1906 reducing the i'm
including wheat. -four and manufactures
OF rubber.
Wlnchendon. Mass, Jan. l3.-The Nor
town began today reduced working
schedule OF nine hours. The Carter a.
Campbell Reed Chair company, also be-
gan shortened schedule of eight hours
daily.
Marlboro, Mass. Jan. 13.--The COO hands
employed in the Diamond NJ factory of
the 8. II Howe Shoe company; went on
will be continued indefinitely.
Charlton. Mass. Jan. 1S-The c. w.
Pike wooden mill commenced operations
today alter n shutdown of ceveral weeks
The mill will he run on a full schedule as
long as the demand for It's product war
rants, but one OF the members OF the
firm stated that he did not believe full
time could be kept up through the week.
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Worcester. Mass, Jan. 1s.-The business
at the exchange of the New England Tel
ephone and Telegraph company has fallen
or 10 such an extent lately that the man
agement has started giving each of the
operators n two weeks vacation without
pay. Four operators will go out at
time
Fitchburg. Mass. Jan. 13.-After a thor
ough examination and investigation, As
sociate Medical Examiner Pierce an
nounced today that the death OF Nestor
MAXI. who was found dead in his yard
at 50 Mechanic street, yesterday, was due
first thought that Maxi had been the VIC
tim of foul play. The wound on the back
OF the head was caused by O fall and was
not inflicted by any instrument. Maxi
was 10 years old.
Caracas. Venezuela, Jan. 10, via Port OF
Spain. Trinidad. Jan. l3-An executive
decree issued today annuls the existing
match monopoly and puts an end to the
concession OF the National Match COM
s., $4,000. and the shares were held mostly
at IS.
Parts. Jan. 13-There has been publish
cd here a statement from an inspired
source 10 the effect that the French gov
ornment has decided to oonflnc Its ac-
ton I'm Morocco to assuring the security
OF the Algerian frontier, and the mainte-
nance or order at the ports In accordance
with the Algeciras act No loan will be
concluded with Mohammed Sdi El Molxh-
ri who has come TO Phris "a finance min
lister To Add El-Aziz, pending further de-
velopments. Admiral sPhilibert has IL
ships on the Moroccan coast, and Gen.
D'Armade. the military commander, has
three field batteries, and one mountain
battery.