Oxford eagle., 1906-04-26
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED
A kpitsns Of the Nest Impsrtaas
Events At Hsms and Abroad
the Past Week.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
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coxeREssIoxAL xorEs.
A Joint resolution appropriafing 9l.-
wS.eoo for the relief Of suffering in
Sar Francisco was adopted by both
houses Of congress and was promptly
signed by tne president
Within the space Of 80 minutes the
house passed s72 private pension bills.
lis Of which we're senate bills.
The house passed the bill permit
ting the withdrawal from bond. tax
free. OF domestic alcohol when rem
dered unfit for beverage or liquid
medicinal uses BY mixture with suit
able denaturing materials.
The house passed a bill to increase
the limit OF loans by national banks
BY allowing the banks to loan ten per
OF their capital and ten per cent. Of
their surplus to any person, nrm or
corporation
GENERAL NEWs ITEMS.
Reports from San Francisco ON the
night of the goth said that a stife
northwest wind was blowing. carry
ing the fire towards the water front
and seriously threatening the ferry
docks. thus menacing the only outlet
from the stricken city.
Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas Longworth
have decided to sail for England June
2. returning the latter part of August;
John Badie. aged 81 years. painter.
fell from the roof OF house in ST.
Louis and was impaled on a picket
fence. causing almost instant death
In the murder case of Mrs. Wilson.
accused of killing Lee Prunty at Ere
douia. Kas.. February le. the jury dis
agreed. being out "a hours. and was
discharged
Mrs. Anna Short. aged 50. widely
known for 30 years as an evangelist
and home missionary In Illinois for
the Christian church. was found dead
in bed at Bloomington
The Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
Railroad Co. was fined $4,000 and two
ofhcials OF the company $4,000 each
in the federal court at Chicago. having
been found guilty Of rebaring-
John Lawrence Brady, the ST Louis
stabber. was found guilty OF felouious
assault upon Mrs. Martha Young. and
was sentenced To ssx month. In the
workhouse.
The United States Steel corpora-
ton. the Standard on Co. Andrew
Carnegie and William Waldorf Astor
each gave 500. 0ea for the California
relief fund
Labor and fraternaI organizations
throughout the couusrv have xfars.,i
vigorous movements for the relief Of
their fellows In San Francisco The
FraternaI Order Of Eagles mas levied
a per capita tax of IS cents. which will
amount to So. 600.
The Canadian government voted
sf0s.0Oe for the earthquake aad fire
sufferers in San Francisco.
Fire swept the towns OF NariauIna
and PssiI. in Luzon. Philippine Islands.
In the former . oao honsax wa-s
burned and in the latter 900. Thou
sands OF people are homeless. and the
government IS sending assistance
NJ Gugxenhefn's sons. in New
York. have issued order. To proceed.
as soon a. practicable. with N. con-
struction Of their S. .sss 900 smelting
plant in San Francisco
The wiping oct Of ChEuaroxn in San
Francisco has revealed secrets ths
police never dreamed OF. ne wood
en- structures were simply n veneer
for a vast system Of burrows in the
ground. some 100 feet deem. wher.
things occurred that the outside world
never saw.
Eleven postal clerks were taken
alive fror, a. .sas,rsz ~ -. g -
cisco post ONCE. after having been for
three days without food or water An
the mail was saved
The resources of every civ /. Calf
fornia are being taxed to prepare sun
plies of food to be forwarded to san
Francisco. where a, least 100 COO per.
sons are sspe,s,nt un.,n on, ,.,ss .x
sistapce.
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