The new age., 1906-05-05
news OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF two CONTINENTS
Resume of the Less Important hut
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
HAPPENINGS OF Two CONTINENTS

The new Russian cabinet is composed
of reactionaries.
San Francisco's s water supply is now
safe, but short.
Idle men in San Francisco are refused
food and made to go to work.
San Francisco banks have reopened
and are doing a good business.
A new copyright law has been com
pleted, but its passage by congress is
doubtful.
Military forces are after another ban
dit band in the province of Cavite, Phil
ippine Islands.
Attorney General Moody is preparing
to prosecute the Standard Oil and rail
roads for rebating.
People of Zion City fight shy Of meet
ings held by Dowie, at which he at
tempts to explain recent events.
The United States has been accused
of buying the plans of the British bat
tleship Dreadnaught from naval Of
fcer who stole them.
James D. Phelan says the condition
of thousands in California is pitiful,
and it may be necessary to issue an
other appeal for public aid.
Dowie is fatally i'll with dropsy.
Hermann's trial has been set for the
first week in June.
China opposes the immediate opening
of Manchurian ports.
Father Gapon has been executed by
rebels for betraying them.
The Senate committee has disagreed
on procedure in the Smoot case.
Democrats elected. their mayor and
ten councilmen in the Omaha city cleo
tions
The California earthquake fortnedp.anl
island in Bolinas Bay, 80 miles from
San Francisco.
San Francisco banks are paying de-
positors through the mint, and the
money stringency has been lessened.
The labor situation in France is grow
ing worse. Cavalry has been called to
the scene of the rioting, and many
workmen have been trampled under
foot by troopers horses.
The California earthquake revealed
big graft in the erection of Stanford
| University buildings. Structures for
which $6,000.0O0 were paid cost the
contractor but $3,000,000.
Senator Hepburn is seriously i'll.
Witte' s resignation as premier of
Russia has been accepted by the czar.
Hearst has asked congress to appro-
pirate another $4,000 for California.
Three men were fatally injured In
riot between striking miners and Penn
sylvania constabulary.
Each side claims a majority of the
senators in the question of court review
on the railroad rate BILL
Senator Morgan has a plan for the
construction of the Panama canal which
he has brought before the senate.
The French government has arrested
many labor leaders, imperiallsts and
anarchists and is preparing for an out
break.
Millions of Chinese are learning Eng
lish and are translating foreign sclen-
tifc books The Chinese Reform Asso-
citation has worked wonders among the
natives.
The supply of food at San Francisco
is running low Mayor Schmitz has ls-
sued statement saying anything IN
the way of funds, clothing and provi-
sions, can be used.
It is believed the senate will vote on
the railroad rate bill this week
Great Britain may force Turkey to
give up Tabah.
Every library in San Francisco, ex-
cept one, was destroyed.
Peddlers have been captured in San
Francisco selling relief supplies.
Suit has been begun to oust the
standard Oil and it's allies from Ohio.
Dowie has returned to Zion City. He
: was welcomed by small crowd.
Prince Won Radolin will likely he
named as the successor of Chancellor
Won Buelow.
| Premier Witte will be appointed pres
! ident of the council of the empire by
H Car Nicholas.
| Secretary Metcalf has reported recon-
/ mending an immediate rebuilding in San
Francisco. Roosevelt has approved the
report.
Luke E. Wright, United States am
bassador to Japan, says the Chinese
should receive better treatment at the
hands of the Americans than is now ac-
h corded them.
Senators from Oregon and Washing
ton have received kilograms from the
| lumber interests in those states oppos.
ing free lumber for the purpose of re-
y building San Francisco and other
wrecked cities.