Show GINERA NEWS the united states said to be bidding for congo A WEDDING PARTY annihilated bellowing Bellow lne ft a prohibition Convent lon the whiskey trust crime crimes and fatalities march 8 the the united states government recently made an offer to the king of the belgians to purchase the tile congo free state and defray all expenses incurred by belgium in ill connection with that country also to pay a indemnity to belgium the paper a adds T dy s that the king rejected the proposal the statement tat ement rece receives ves no credence in fit official THE WHISKEY TRUST preparing for a feht by cutting down dividends NEW starch march 8 at the regular monthly meeting of the direct directors OT of the whiskey trust today to day it was decided in view of existing circumstances to bauce reduce he quarterly dividend to one percent and reduce the market price of the companas comp anys one cent a gallon in explanation he e board said the business of the company is entirely satisfactory and arid the barnings parn ings for the quarter more than sufficient to pay the usual one and one half percent percent dividend the suit brought at lidston os ton is not considered serious by the directors as they arc are advised by the best counsel obtainable that can be maintained against tile company actual and possible competitors may and probably have considered that the tile present el vi tuition will afford an opportunity to make inroads in the business and the tile directors in view of a determined policy polle to a protect the comp companas com panya anys trade at all ai lazards hazards deem it wise to strengthen the 1 t of the tile company the directors F eel 0 t they hey willbe will be able to dispel all doubts as to the stability and strength of the company 0 and d assure the stockholders tock holders of their full fall confidence in its permanent success P 11 J se secret secretary arv 11 president greenhut sta stated n t that hat while it was somewhat unusual to publish a statement of the above character he be felt the existing circumstances fully warranted the action BOST BOSTON march 8 all defendants in the whiskey trust cases have been recognized for appearance in boston next saturday except nelson morris the district attorney n ey and his a assistants vi stants are busy dr drawing awin indictments in cases on which the jarand grans 3 jury have reached an agreement no d developments arc are expected until the grand jury reassembles on oil friday prohibitionists FAIL TO AGREE ata at a state convention the alliance members skip out orewn FORKS FORYS N D march 8 the state convention of the prohibition party for the election ofa to the presidential convention at st louis juno june convened in this city today to day it resulted in a split inthe in alie ranks members of the farmers alliance withdrawing llev E E Sa chairman odthe of the executive committee presided after reading the call the eb chairman airman announced that owing to lack of organization throughout the state the convention called was a mass convention and the tile credentials entitling delegates to seats woul 4 consist in the signing of a dec la rutton or principles declaring the prohibition to hibi tion of tile manufacture importation and sale of intoxicating liquors to 0 be the paramount issue before the american people and pledging support to the tile national prohibit prohibition on party this declaration all alliance men refused to sign after fighting an hour boar in a vain endeavor to show what they were there for the alliance independents withdrew The committee was then appointed which after adjournment announced the delegates to the national convention the alliance men held a secret session of four hours but will divulge nothing of the proceedings ce except the statement that the business pertained to the discussion of plans forthe for the political political oli campaign and arid the preparation e 3 of a call for the independent alliance kl lp bance state convention the res result u it of the alliance bolt from the prohibit prohibition io rt convention will probably be th that at tho tile t third hird party prohibitionists will v vote 0 te for such ile publican candidates for state officers a as are satisfactory to them personally A WEDDING PARTY SLAIN nineteen killed for accidentally wounding a man I 1 montenegro march 8 at Ko laschin ap on the albian frontier a wedding di 1 l g procession of albanians met a number be r yr Montene groans and fired a salute one of the weapons was iwas loaded with ball and a Montene groan was shot though I 1 clearly apparent that the shooting was entirely a accidental ee 1 dental the comrades of the wounded d m man an attacked the wedding party and killed nineteen of them it is t thought ought further trouble will follow |