Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1903 — IN GENERAL [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL

Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood is to be made a major general next fall and assigned to command in Philippines. A. A. Winslow has been made consul general at Guatemala City, instead of secretary of legation at that point, as at first reported. Among the letters of affection and sympathy received by Clara Morris, actress, lecturer and writer, is one from a Swedish farmer offering to marry her if she accepts his proposal before 2‘seediug time.” 'M Two Mexican policemen and five citizens were killed and fifty-six wounded at Monterey in battle between supporters of Geu. Bernardo and Gen. Francisco Reyes, rival candidates for Governor of Neuvo Leon. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Review reported trade improved hy removal of freight blockades; labor disputes the chief drawback; March railroad earnings gained 13 per cent over 1902; commodity prices declined 2 per cent. The net earnings of the United States Steel Corporation for March are said to have been over $10,000,000, while the earnings for January, February and March are said to aggregate $29,000,000, as compared with $25,000,000 for the corresponding months of 1902.,

The superiority Of the gunners of the American navy was emphasized when the crew of the battleship Indiana, at target practice in the .gulf, established a new world's record in firing thirteeninch guns. The gunners of the turret scored fourteen hits out of sixteen shots. The speech from the throne at the opening of the British' Columbia Parliament announced the intention of bringing in a campaign to consolidate and amend the mining laws, to re-enact the anti-oriental legislation which has been disallowed by the Dominion government and to provide for the settlement of disputes between labor and capital by arbitration. At a meeting of the rai(wa> committee at Ottawa, Out., the Grand fruuk in a bill asked for power to issue guaranteed stock up to £10,000,000. The minister of railways was opposed to the money portions of the road in the United States. Mr. Gonrtsy. M. P., Nova Scotia, thought the time had arrived whenever the Grand Trunk came to Parliament for favors it should be refused until the company tore up Its terminals at Portland, Me.