The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-25
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
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DOMESTIC.
Speaking before the national con-
vention of bankers in Milwaukee Sec
retary Gage commended a suggestion
for n big central bank, with all the
others as subsidiaries, and for the
abandonment of the subtreasury.
President Roosevelt is engaged in
writing his first message to congress.
Every phase of national life will be
considered by him.
The Schley court Of inquiry heard
the testimony of five officers of the
Brooklyn, all the witnesses speaking
in high terms of the admiral's courage
and %capability.
Citizens at Howells, Ind, fought off
live robbers attempting to loot a store,
shooting three Of them, one fatally.
The Episcopalians IN ~triennial con-
ference at San Francisco deferred ac-
ton on the question of a change in
name for three years.
The estimates for the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1903, amount
to $9s,91o,9S4, against $77,924,535 APP
propriated for the current year.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of education shows that for the
year ended July 1, 1900, 17,O20,71O pu-
pills attended schools in the United
States, an increase of S2,34S over the
previous year.
William Gregory, of Wexford, has
been nominated for governor by the
republicans of Rhode Island.
The headquarters of the national de-
partment of Observation-Disclosures are
to be moved from Chicago to Washing
ton.
The American Bankers association
ended its convention in Milwaukee
after starting a movement for a re-
form of the banking system and elect
ing as president Myron T. Herrick, of
Cleveland, o.
The steamship ST. Paul arrived at Sc
attic with 81, 100000 from Nome.
Robert Huff and DR.. re. Mcdaniel,
both prominent men, were fatally shot
in a revolver duel at Welsh, w. Va.
A new Iowa corporation has been
organized in Burlington to take abso-
lutte control of and merge the Burling-
ton, Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific roads, the properties to be bonded
at $3.50, 600, 900.
The triennial Episcopal convention
adjourned in San Francisco to meet in
Boston in 1904. The pastoral letter
sounds a warning against the alarm
ing growth of atheism and political
corruption.
George Armitage, a messenger for
the New Amsterdam bank in New
York city, disappeared with $4,000 in
money and checks of the bank.
The entertainment of Booker T.
Washington at the white house by
President Roosevelt has aroused the
Indignation of aristocratic southern
families.
Citizens who desire that Oklahoma
and Indian territory be admitted to
the union as one state will hold
a convention at Muskogee, I. T., on
November IA.
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow has ordered the establishment of
a post Office to be named Mckinley"
in Franklin county, Washington.
The names of 2,2O5 students are en-
IOilcu 1OI Tie autumn quarter at the
University of Chicago.
Joseph F. Smith has been elected
president of the Mormon church to
succeed the late Lorenzo Snow.
The BOARD of governors of the ma
tional bureau of Identification at a
meeting in Washington adopted a rec
ommendation to be urged on congress
for legislation looking to the suppress
sion of anarchy.
Documents purporting to come from
the United Irish league and containing
threats against King Edward have
been received by a Dublin judge.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States dur
ing the seven days ended on the 18th
aggregated $2,142, 1854, 172, against 49,
O41,367,499 the previous week. The in
ing week of last year was 26.2.
There were 1872 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 18th, against 231 the
week previous and 1923 the corresponds
ing period of last year.
A new independent steel company
has been organized in Pittsburg with
a capital of S 5000, OOO.
During the year just ended the bu-
reau of printing and engraving turned
over to the post office department
4,235,0ss,ooO postage stamps.
The National bank of Boyerton,
Pa, has closed its doors on account
of the disappearance of the cashier.
Frank w. Hackett, assistant secre-
tary of the navy, will retire, and will
be succeeded by Judge Charles H. Oar
aington, of Bennington, VT.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin in his annual re-
port reviews the needs of the army
and says that losses from all causes
in the regular army and the volun-
teers from July 4, 1900, to June 80
last totaled 1924 officers and men in
the former and s.191 in the latter.