The Glenwood post., 1906-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for tho
BENEFIT of Our Readers.



L. T. Moore, for many years men,
Der Of the firm of Bullene, Moore &
Emery of Kansas City, but more re-
Gently resident of southern Califor-
mia, died at the home of his son-in-law
in Kansas City while there attending
10 business.
The presidency of the Toronto Uni
versity, Toronto, Can, has been Of
fered to James H. Baker, president Of
the University of Colorado.
John M. Pattison, governor of Ohio,
has died at his home in Milford. He
had been an invalid ever since his in
auguration.
William T. Vernon. the Kansas ne
gro appointed register of the United
States treasury, has taken the oath Of
Office and entered upon the discharge
of his duties.
Senator Allison is again confined to
his apartments by illness.
w. A. Benson, the newly appointed
senator from Kansas. has been sworn
in and has assumed the duties of his
Office.
William ]. Bryan was an interested
spectator recently at a session of the
lower house of the Russian parlia-
ment
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of the
president, died at his home in Say
vile, Long Island, recently after a
long illness.
Chairman Shonts, of the 1sthmian
canal commission. delivered the ad-
dress at the silver anniversary of
Drake university at Des Moines, Ia.
Victor H. Olmstead has been ap-
pointed statistician of the agricultural
department to succeed John Hyde, re-
signed.
J. Z. Junkin, editor of the Sterling,
Kan, Bulletin, has been chosen presi-
dent of the National Editorial associa-
ton.
At the end of the present college
year, Prof Thomas r. Lounsbury of
Yale will terminate his active connec-
ton with the university after a SER
vice of 81 years.
The state department is in receipt
of message from Venezuela stating
that President Castro has signifed his
intention to resume the presidency July
5.
w. E. Henry, state librarian of Indi-
ana has resigned to accept the same
position in the state of Washington.
A committee of 100 citizens of New
York has organized to establish an
appropriate national memorial to the
late Carl Schurz.
Representative Lester, of Savannah,
Ca, who fell through a skylight at his
of his injuries.
COnErcssIcnnI.
The senate has passed the Lake
Erie G. Ohio river canal bill with but
II votes in the negative.
After dramatic scene in which
Speaker Cannon took the floor to ex-
plain his position the house by a
unanimous vote adopted the confer
ence report on statehood. The news
was received in Oklahoma and Indian
territory with the booming of cannon,
blowing of whistles and other evil
dences of delight.
The substitute for the Beveridge
meat inspection bill has been completed
by the house committee on agriculture
The most important change is that the
cost of inspection be saddled on the
government. The committee was d.
vided seven to nine on this question.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter to Chairman Wadsworth en-
tirely disappearing of the house sub
stitute for the Beveridge bill, declar
ing that almost every change was for
the worse.
The senate has passed bills provid-
ing for the amendment of the militia
laws and appropriating 100000 an
nually for the benefit of the national
guard
After three hours discussion the
on the statehood bill without division
The house has expressed its prefer
ence for a lock type of canal by vote
of no to SO. The vote was on an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill providing that no part
of the $25,000,0l0 appropriated for
canal construction should be used for
sea level canal.
The president in one day recently
sent to the senate 61 nominations for
consular officers, probably the largest
number of such nominations ever sub
mitted in one day.
Miscellnn cons.
The output of precious stones in the
JIpited States in 1905 amounted to
S326,350, while the importations in the
same time were valued at $34,99S,513.
The Norwegian delegates from Am
erica to King Haakon's coronation,
have arrived at Christiania and were
enthusiastically received.
Frank Kramer, the American bicy-
Gle rider, has won the city of Paris
grand prize, valued at $1,000.
Cen Ne1sOn Miles delivered the