The new age., 1906-02-03
news OF THE WEEK
IN a Condensed Form Tor Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less interesting Events
of the Past Week.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS

Great Britain may institute radical
reforms in her army to please Japan. u
Vladivostok rebels have driven out
the Cossacks and enforced an armed
truce.
The annual report Of the Philippine
commission shows the island to bes in
good condition.
General Chaffee has retired as chief
of staff of the army. He is succeeded
by John G. Bates.
Many bodies are being recovered
from the wreck of the Valencia which
are not being identified.
Fire destroyed an entire block in the
city of Panama. The loss will reach
$500, 900, with very little insurance.
Cossacks in Siberia after an armed
conhicth with rebels threw over ], 800
into Lake Baikal through holes IN the
ice.
Fire broke out in the transport
Meade at San Francisco. Three lives
were l-st. The property damage will
not be great.
The First United States infantry has
sailed from New York for the Philip
pines The troops will go by way OF
the Suez canal.
1t has just been given out that for
the past four years the Equitable eLife
Insurance society has insured Tree the
lives of its 900 employees for 81 GOO
each.
Frederick has been proclaimed king
of Denmark.
A suit has been started in Nebraska
to break up combine~of fire insurance
men.
King Frederick, Of Denmark, will
work for an alliance with. Norway AMI
Sweden sAssa
A high official in Tifiis, Russia, has
been blown to pieces by revolution
airy bomb.
The net earnings OF the United States
Steel corporation in 1905 total nearly
1920, 900, 900.
Shonts says he Cancelled the Markell
contract for hotels on the canal zone
because there was too great graft.
In an address to the New York Med
ical association Grover Cleveland ap-
pea led 10 the doctors to cast off mystery
and talk in plain English.
The National Livestock association
and the American Stockgrowers' asso-
citation have been consolidated. The
new organization will be known as the
National Livestock association.
Clifford Pinchott, chief of the For
estry bureau, after a conference with
leading cattle and horse growers of Col
orado, has devised a plan which be
hopes will end range wars in that state.
The Postal Progress league, at its an
nual meeting in Boston, declared in
favor of consolidation of third and
fourth class mail matter at the third
class rate, cent for two ounces. This
would reduce general merchandise rates
so per cent.
The health of Governor Pattison, of
Ohio, is failing.
Reinhold sadlecr, ex-governor OF
Nevada, is dead.
The Poston & Maine railroad has in
creasd the wages of its employees z per
cent.
John D. Rockefeller is in hiding to
avoid giving testimony at the Missouri
hearing.
The house committee on mines and
mining favors giving each state gov
eminent geologist.
General Wheeler was buried with
full military honors in the Arlington
national cemetery.
Jer,me has commenced an investi-
CATION of the business of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance company.
Governor Magoon, who has just been
arrived III washington tIoh ehO Noho'A
defends the management of affairs.
The Standard Oil company is prepar-
ing to leave Illinois. A suit to oust
the company is about to be commenced.
The National Livestock association
and the American Cattlegrowers' asso-
citation have perfected plans for the
consolidation of the two organizations.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
has a bill which provides a salary of
500, 900 per year for the president and
upon the retirement from ofic a~shall
receive a salary of $4,000 per year
for the remainder of his life.
Dowie Will turn over all his property
to uphold Zion City.