Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1902 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

The second session of the Fifty-seventh Congress convened at noon Monday. Weekly trade reviews report that cold weather has increased distribution in certain lines. Railroad enniings nre maintained and car shortage continues. ’ The various malleable iron companies of the country were merged the other afternoon. The concerns going into the joint company represent 85 per cent of the output of the country. The capital stock is $20,000,000. President Roosevelt's message to Congress urges legislation for regulation of trusts, warns against radical tariff change* as menaces to prosperity, urges appointment of expert commission, and indorses reciprocity plan of securing reduction of duties. Fire in the lumber district at Norman, Ont., spread swiftly through immense piles of lumber to the docks and from the docks to boats until stopped in that direction by the water's edge. Meanwhile the tire had crept to the residence district and did much damage.* Twenty-five million feet of lumber was destroyed, as well aa Lemay's shipyard, six steamboats, two barges, eleven dwellings and rne stable. Commissioner General Sargent of (he immigration bureau has returned from Cnliforniii, where he mnde an investigation of the character of thq Universal Brotherhood School nt Point Lonm M to decide whether (Tie eleven Cuban children held at New York and destined for that school should be admHtnt; Mr. Sargent has not mnda his final report, but it is learned on good, autlmrity 'thnt he finds the school provided with ample menus to take care of the children and thnt be will report in fnvor of their admission. The department undoubtedly will follow his recommendation in this matter and the children will be admitted.