Putnam patriot., 1910-04-29
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Philippine Islands sheHsa marked iH- crease since the passnge ef the aet fe moving the tariff duties oh domestic rnerehaudise passing between the tni. led stsies and fbe Islands--ihe h. crease in each country being f9 per cent under the rev tariff, which vent into operation July l, ig68, op io March l. 1910.
 fenatof Johnston. Of Alabama, ia- formed the Senate lasl week Thursday that importation of Australian beef had been begun in New York to meet trust prices Oil fresh meats, and Il was found that the foreign meat could be sold at ( cents pound less than the domestic product His object was To show that fhe tariff duty was used by the trusts to fleece the consumers.
 Germany appears 10 be entering up. on one of the greatest labor wars in her history. Some hundreds of thousands of men have been thrown out of em- ployment and the number will soon be increased to more than n million.
 The. Russian Duma Parliament has ordered that the Imperial Eagle which k over The entrance of every govern. ment drink shop in Russia, shall be taken down and in iis place skull shall be put up.
 .'In my youth. MT. Bryan told the i.s.f party had all that was good and the opposition all that was evil. But as have grown older 1 se seen so many good Republicans and mel so many bad Democrats that have changed my mina'e
 The legislative committee of the State Of Washington. which has been mak. ing an investigation of the work Of the al report. IL says that for years pur. chasers of timber lands have systema. tically plundered the State through the .slaxiiy, incompetenes and dishonesty of employees of. the Department, The school fund has in this manner been robbed of nt least sii 9o, ,0o0. '
 Increase of manufacturers mate. rials and in exports of manufactures are the principal characteristics of the foreign trade ot the United states in the month of March and the months ending with March, 1910.
 The astonishing statement is made that in the past three years Governor Paterson, of Tennessee has issued par sions of a6a felons, and that ih2 ef the persons pardoned out were convicted murderefs.
 The Senate has sent to the President n river and harhor bill carrying appro- priations of upwArd of "a, ,ooo,o IL Is usually styled the "pofk barrei' bili.
 The Chinese al Changsha attacked the foreigners living in that city and destroyed all the toreigne,i-owned bull. dings by fro, except the British consu. late, and footed those rented by foreign <ts. Chinese troops sent to quell the rioters, joined with them in The work of devastation. All foreigners, being warned by the authorities, fled for safe. ty and none were killed.
 Mrs. Sage, the mnlti.millionsire. ts using her wealth for noble purposes. A new plan. to pencil, the poor with out making them paupefs, is to estab- lish chain of model loan offices throughout the State ot New York to keep the poor out of the clutches ef the loan sharks. Her benevolent idea Is good one. and may become establish ed all over the country in some form and become a memorial 10 her
 Governor Weeks and Attorney Gen eral Holeomb have decided that what ever responsibility might resi- against pulic officials for conditions al the New Haven Jail previous 10 the fire, rested with the County eommissloaers, en' tirsiy. solely, and absolutely.
 samuel Issnghorne Clemens t"Mark Ta~in) died lAs, wr~k Tnufsday even ing al his home tn Rcdding. He was 74 years old. It's said his end was hast ene4i by grief and acute agony. lie h mourned by the civilized world As | great and original literary genius. Hii most appreciated work is the "lano cents Abroad
 Friends of Richard Crokcr. the Tam many old ex-Chsef, say he will return from the old country to make hts per manent home ln New York, before ths summer Is over. His new associations he has been enabled to form by mesni of his immense wealth are not eongea to his frame of mind. lie Is e year, old. He declares neswiii have nothing more todo with politics.
 odl wns discovered in New Mexico q few miles north of RI Paso. lest Fri' day. The country is wiid with excite mens, and a.0DO cores have bssn iiled already. The oil was fennd e depth q lJnp0 fses.
 Og tho q. .sso, ,oss pah1 hv Canada lass asoai yeas for imported boeks. maga- - 0aps. ste.. U.0 60 wena tats - Snnnnos = Anseeeans.