The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-01-20
news OF THE Week
m a Condensed Form Tor Uur
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF two CONTINENTS
4 Resume of the Less Important put
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

Taft wants the government to lay
cable to Panama.
Roosevelt has been asked to bring
about peace in Turkey.
France has expelled the Venezuelan
envoy and will make naval attack on
Castro.
Hamburg Socialists and police
clashed and a number OF the latter are
wounded.
An American has been arrested IN.
Russia for aiding the revolutionary
movement.
Eighteen men were killed by an ex-
plosion in a coal mine rs miles from
Charleston, W. Va.
A scandal has broken out in England
over the recent election. A number OF
prominent persons are involved.
The house will pass bill suspend
ing the eight-hour law on the isthmus
during construction of the canal.
The signatures of American women
who desire to see Smont ousted from
the senate fill so volumes and will be
distributed among the senators.
An attempt has been made to kill
Ex-Governor Peabody, of Colorado, by
placing poison in his food. His daugh-
ter is seriously i'll, but will recover.
The price of glass will be increased
10 per cent by the trust within the
next two weeks, and another advance
of per cent will be made a week
ater
Fire almost destroyed Convoy, q
small Ohio town.
Another American miner has been
killed by Indians in Mexico.
All revolutionary leaders to be founG
are being arrested in Russia.
A great blizzard has swept Eastern
Washington, Eastern Oregon AID Idaho
Jaspar jennings, the Grants Pass boy
on trial for killing his father, has been
found guilty.
A new gas company has been formed
in Portland and will ask the city coun-
ell for franchise.
Great Britain and Russia have agreed
on a common course of action at the
Moroccan conference.
Russellville, a small Arkansas town,
has had its entire business section wip'
ed out by fire. The loss will reach
$4,000
Secretary Root declares that the
policy of America in the Moroccan con-
ference will be to see that there is
square deal.
Chief Engineer Stevens says the
eight-hour law greatly hampers work
on the isthmus. He also opposes the
application of the Chinese exclusion
law to the canal zone.
An examination of the books OF the
state treasurer of Kansas shows short
age of $4,000. Former Treasurer
Grimes is willing to make good any
shortage that occurred during his term
France is preparing to whip Castro.
The Morocco conference is in session.
Marshall Field has rallied and may
recover.
Election returns in Great Britain in
dictate Liberal landslide.
J.C. Napier, negro, has declined
to become United States consul to Ba-
hia, Brazil.
The pretender to the Morocco throne
is again active. He has 5000 well
armed troops.
Henry Pratt Judson, dean of the
Chicago universit, will succeed the late
President Harper.
The Dunlop Milling company's plant
at Clarksville, Tenn, has been damag
ed by fire to the extent of $3.50, 600.
A severe wind storm throughout In
diana caused the loss OF three lives
many injuries and serious damage te
buildings of all kinds.
Mayor Dunno has asked for more pc
lice to stop Chicago's murder epidemic
Attorney General Moody has declared
it will be lawful for the Agriculture
department to publish the names o
those companies who sell aduiteratet
seeds.
A party of Texas men were to hav'
visited Eastern and Northern cities
but the trip has been abandoned on &C
count of high rates demanded by tn
railroads.
1t is said that Hermann is determin
ed to take his seat In the house.