Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1901 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

Ecuadorian consul general in Valparaiso, Chili, A. Arias Sanchez, was assassinated and his body mutilated. Flint glass bottle manufacturers of the United States have formed a combination with a capitalization of $30,000,000. E. J. Park of Wheeling, W. Va., is president, and G. J. M. Porter of Chicago actuary. Third volume of “Maclay’s History of the American Navy” is excluded as a text book at the naval academy at*Annapolis, it being discovered that it calls Admiral Schley coward, liar, caitiff, incompetent and insubordinate. Jake Skin, the St. Regis Indian, who, backed by chiefs of the Iroquois tribe, held Calquhoun Island in the St. Lawrence river nearly six months in defiance of the dominion government, has been dispossessed and arrested. An armed force is guarding the island against the Indians. The enormous floating steel dry dock which Spain placed in the harbor at Havana to increase the efficiency of her fleet in the West Indian -waters has been purchased by the United States for $185,000, and will be towed to Manila to render our fleet in Asiatic waters independent of the docking facilities at Hongkong. It is reported that negotiations are on foot looking to a consolidation of large mixed paint concerns, One report has it that the company will engage in all branches of the paint business, including pigments, oils, turpentine, varnishes, chemicals, brushes and glass, and that a $100,<j0<),000 company will be organized. In addition to the other bases of supplies demanded in the Platt amendment; it is the Intention of the administration to permanently retain Morro Castle, overlooking the harbor of Havana. This is announced upon the highest authority. It is the intention to occupy, control and defend the stronghold with United States troops after the government of the island has been handed over to the Cubans. “Anxiety regarding unfavorable possibilities in the future rather than any actual present misfortune depressed securities and caused cancellation of some orders for mqgchandise by western dealers. Retail distribution of goods will not be curtailed by the labor controversy unless it is of long duration, as the men have saved money during the recent period of full employment at high wages. Similarly, in some agricultural districts, where there is fear that little com will be harvested, preceding bumper crops at good prices have put farmers in such prosperous condition that their purchases will not fall off materially, while the greatest crop of wheat on record has not brought a return to the low prices of previous heavy yields,” according to R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review’ of trade. Continuing, the report says: Atlantic exports show a large gain over last year's figures, for the week amounting to 3,902,775 bushels, against 1,841,861 a yeay ago. Failures for the week numbered 193 in the United States, against 231 last year, and 32 in Canada, against 27 last year.