Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1903 — IN GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

IN GENERAL.

Postmaster General Payne is said to be on the verge of collapse.

Winnipeg industrial exhibition opened, many Americans attending in spite of unfavorable weather. Grains show declines for the week on disposition of cash grain men to await new crop marketings. Nicola Tesla, 'electrician, claims as result, of experiments that wireless photographs may be transmitted to any part of the world. Recent discoveries by Marconi are expected to simplify wireless telegraphy, and may render tail masts and suspended wires obsolete. More immigrants arrived in the United Sti es during the fiscal year ended June 30 thau in any previous year. Italians head the list. » Prominent men in all parts of the world express sorrow over the death of Pope Leo and pay high tributes to his character aud work. Dun’s Review of Trade says business conditions are encouraging, seasonable weather and settlement of labor disputes being the main factors.

The East and West are divided on method of currency reform, former favoring Aldrich bill and latter Shaw’s plan of a tax on additional circulation. Former Postmaster General Smith makes a spirited- defense of his administration in reply to charges by John R. Proctor of the Civil Service Commission. Report of civil service commission says women applicants are at great disadvantage iu securing positions, large majority of appointments being from men eligibles.' A rumor which credits the Rockefeller interest with a purpose to get control of the Erie Railroad, with the ultimate union of the interests of the Erie and Rock Island, has been discussed in Chicago railroad circles.

Maurice Ivaufmann, the American violinist now in London, has arranged with Henry Wolfsohu to tour the United States next winter, beginning in an orchestral concert iu New York City about the middle of November. The Cuban House has passed the bill conceding a credit of SBO,OOO for representation at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The Senate passed a bill admitting free of duty paper for newspapers, when it is imported direct by the consumer. The old monitor Monadnock, which -was laid down in 1874, but not completed until 1883, has been having a full-speed steam trial in Chinese waters. A report of the trial received at the Navy Department from Rear Admiral Evans, commanding the Asiatic fleet, shows that the vessel, built to make 14% knots an hour, ran eight hours and five minfites at an average speed of 11.78 knots. P. M. Arthur, grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer*, dropped dead at Winnipeg, while speaking at the banquet at the close of the annual union convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Arthur had just arisen to respond to a toast, opening with “It may be my parting word to many of you,” when be fell backward and expired • few minutes afterward.