New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-14
FOR THE BUSY MAN.
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed IN Last Weeks Papers.

There were not a few disasters last week. re-
marked Busy Man.
"a new catastrophe almost every day" replied
Constant Reader. "A Pennsylvania. express in
South Harrisburg. Penn, was wrecked by an ex-
plosion of dynamite. and some twenty persons were
killed outright, and more than hundred injured
The train was west bound and struck a freight
wreck. carload Of dynamite was exploded right
alongside the passenger train. The disaster ia
likely to lead to legislation safeguarding the public
against the shipment of dynamite. Out West there
have been violent winds A tornado in Oklahoma
killed more than a hundred inhabitants of Snyder
and wrecked most Of the town. In Kansas a SIM
liar storm struck the town of Marquette and killed
twenty-six. A heavy wind swept four-fOOt wave
against the shore of Chicago. and torrensial
filled Easements and streets. fire in Utica caused
$4,000 damage. A Joy Line steamer bound from
Boston to New-York sunk off Vineyard Haven
Mass. and by prompt action all but one aboard
saved"
THE papers seem TO be full of news"
Considerable has happened all over the country
In Mississippi there were three hundred arrests of
alleged white cappers. The citizens of that State
have at last risen and declared the disgrace OF
white Gaping shall be wiped out forever. San
Francisco has declared against mixing white, and
yellow children in tn? public schools, and viii
tablish separate institutions for Japanese and Chin
csc pupils In Chicago the strike has extended from
the teamsters to other lines of work. The stock
brokerage firm Of Haight & Freese Of Boston went
into the hands of a receiver. Carnegie offered
$4,000 to Radcliffe College for a library provided
like sum is raised. Governor Higgins returned 10
his homo at Clean, after rest at Cambridge
Springs. Penn. The United States Supreme Court
in deciding that the Chicago Board of Trade need
not furnish its quotations bucket shops held that
dealing in futures is not gambling. The income of
the Presbyterian Church broke all records. reach
ing $.2vy7 55. Representative Frank b. Brandegee.
of Connecticut, formally elected United States
Senator from that State
THE President I see has ended hisstrdp."
President Roosevelt bade adieu to The guides
who accompanied his hunting party at a dinner at
Glenwood Springs. Col, last Sunday night AT
Denver Monday he spoke before tira Chamber
OF Commerce when he emphasized the necessity of
Federal control of railroad rates He arrived in
Chicago Wednesday, and special precautions
taken to guard him against any riotous
demonstration The President told representatives
Of the strikers that he approved of the Mayors
efforts to preserve law and order. He enter
tanned by the leading Democratic Climb Of Chicago
and made a speech advocating u big navy. He
reached Washington Thursday night, having
travelled 5000 miles, and passed through twelve
States and three Territories. At Washington the
investigation OF railroad rebates still continues.
with big men the stand. Governor Cummins
of Iowa, testified for railroad legislation and y. B.
Stckney, president Of the Chicago Great Western
fled statement favoring the fixing Of railroad
rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Russia has transferred Count Cassini its Am
bassador this country, TO Spain, TO be succeeded
here by Baron Rosen. until recently Russian
Minister to Japan. The change was made it is
said, because the Count said too much In favor
Of prolonging the war with Japan
Have the Bowen charges against Assistant
Secretary Loomis of the State Department been
heard yet?'
Herbert w Bowen. the American Minister TO
Venezuela arrived in this city on Monday. and
the President will go into the case this week Mr..
Bowen was told he need not report In Washington
until May H."
.I saw somewhere that John D. Rockefeller. jr..
was another arrival"
'.Mr Rockefeller came back from abroad in IN
different health although his condition is regarded
as in no way alarming. CaptanF F. Norton Goddard