Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

Strikes have been declared at several of the works at Guadeloupe, Island of Martinique, and night work has been suspended at the Bohncnwre worlds, belonging to the Credit Foncier. The strikers invaded the works, extinguished the fires aud stopped all work. Joseph Chamberlain, imperial secretary of state for the colonies, has notified the Newfoundland colonial cabinet that the British and French governments have renewed the Anglo-French modus vivendi covering fishery rights on the Newfoundland treaty shore until the close of the present year. Miss Margaret Riley, known as Marjory Lee, has sued Arnold Lawson, son of Thomas W. Lawson, the Boston copper magnate, for breach of promise to marry. Miss Riley, who is a petite blonde, places the damages at >20,000. Mr. Lawson makes a complete denial of her allegations. A party of forty Doukhobours has left Winnipeg for California, where they were taken by an American employment agency to work for 50 cents a day. They said they wanted to go to a warmer climate. The immigration authorities are becoming alarmed at tlfe movement, as it is said the whole colony will leave in the course of two or three years. A duel was fought in the outskirts of the City of Mexico by two women connected with prominent families of the capital. Pistols were the weapons and one of the participants was seriously wounded. The victor and the two seconds on the field of honor have been arrested. The affair has created a sensation. General Manager Hawkins of the White Pass Railway brings news of what he considers the greatest gold find ever made in Alaska. Seven men gathered nearly >30,000 since the first week in January from the bed of a hitherto nameless creek. It is a tributary of the Yukon, joining it a few miles below Closeleigh. The directors of the Butte and Boston Consolidated Copper Mining Company elected 11. H. Rogers president aqd William G. Rockefeller treasurer. This, it is said, confirms the long-continued reports that amalgamated copper capitalists had secured large interests in the Butte and Boston, and also strengthens the opinion that the latter company w ill eventually be merged in the Amalgamated Copper Company. Bradstreet’s says: “Favorable features continue in the majority in the general trade situation. The hopes for the advent of seasonable spring weather have been realized, and nearly all market's report an improved distribution at retail. This, as explained heretofore, is really the key of the general merchandise situation. The industrial situation is a rather spotted one. The price situation is encouraging, farm products easily leading in the upward movement. Wheat crop advices are on the whole favorable, except from the central want. Nothing like the speculative interest in corn has been seen for some years past, and the price now is little below 50 cents at New York. Ilog products are very strong statistically. E’ork is 30 per eent and lard is 25 per cent higher than a year ago. The iron and steel situation shows some effects of the recent missionary work in aid of lower prices, but results ns yet are rather in the shape of unsettled feel ing than of actually lower quotations. Wheat, including flour, shipments for the week aggregate 3,836,963 bushels, against 2,902,349 last week. Corn exports for the week aggregate 4,361,591 bushels, against 3.193.638 last week.”