The state herald., 1906-05-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Itcmn Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
ncncnt of Our Readers.


parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Dcnent of Our Readers. -s
Snn Francisco Earthquake.
The main vanlt of the San Fran.
cisco auditors Office was opened re-
Gently and the contents was found to
be intact All the valuable records OF
the Office were in this vault includ-
ing sl1,000,000 of ponds issued before
the disaster.
The police commissioners of SaI
Francisco have revoked all liciences
for saloons in the city and the drink
ing places will remain closed inde
finitely.
The Fireman's Fund Insurance COM
pany of San Francisco has discovered
that the contents of the vault con-
tanning all the records of its business
In San Francisco had been destroyed
in the recent fire.
The receiver for the Traders In
surance company of Chicago, which
recently suspended, declares he will
contest In the courts every loss sus'
tained by the company in San Fran
cisco.
The signal corps of the United
States army is photographing San
Francisco ruins from balloons.
Many safety deposit boxes in San
Francisco have been opened and their
contents found to lie intact in every
instance.
The sub treasury at New York has
transferred n total of s2S.O2S,OOO to
San Francisco since the great dis
aster Of April 18.
miscellaneous.
The governor general Of Ekaterinos-
Law has been assassinated by six un.
known persons who fired volleys from
revolvers at him and escaped.
The so-called fundamental laws"
recently announced in Russia and
which 1t was thought had been with
drawn In the interests of peace have
been published and made the perman-
ent laws or constitution revOkable on
ly by the emperor's decree, thus great
ly curtailing the power of the newly
elected parliament
Russia has decided in favor OF the
big ship policy and is planning the
construction OF a battleship of 1S,5OO
tons.
A meeting of the members elect OF
the new Russian parliament was re-
Gently raided by the police and sol
diers In st. Petersburg and the men,
bers dispersed.
John Alexander Dowie and w. G.
Voliva have reached an agreement
upon the proposition for mutual rep
resentation In the management of the
financial affairs at Zion City.
After carrying on negotiations for
nearly three months The miners In the
anthracite field have accepted the pro-
position of the operators to continue
the award OF the strike commission
until March 81. 1909. The mines will
open Immediately.
SUIT mas heen instituted by the gov
ernment In the federal court at In
dianapolis against the so-called drug
trust for violations of the Sherman
antitrust law. The parties to the
combination include the Proprietary
Association of America, the National
Wholesale Druggists association and
the National Association OF Retail
Druggists.
The government has taken stand
against the petition of the state OF
Kansas asking permission to file a
suit In the supreme court OF the
United States ON behalf OF the NJ. X.
a r. railroad company TO get control
OF lands In Indian territory.
James y. Felker. treasurer of New
huryport. Mass. has confessed to i
shortage OF SS5 1000.
One hundred members OF the Massa-
chusetis Legislature were recently
summoned before the grand jury ut
Boston to testify regarding charges
OF bribery In connection with the de-
feat OF the nnt-buclset shop bill.
The new council OF the empire. or
upper house of the Russian parlia-
ment WAS recently opened by Count
Solsky, It's president. with elaborate
ceremonies.
Two men were killed and several
badly Injured In u grade crossing col
lision between a stree, ear and train
recently at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Maynard N. McDole, freshman
at Missouri University was shot In tho
head and several other students IN,
iurcd In iight NJ Columbia recently
between several numbered students and
men connected with Cole Bros. circus
Four trainmcn were killed and foui
others Injured on the Norfolk 4 West.
ern railroad near l.ynchburg. Va, rc
Gently.
Augustus 81, Gandens has been
secured ~ sculptor for III. proposed
Thomas Jefferson monument to bc
erected In Washington.
The American consul ut Ilankow
China. reports q disastrous food with
rrca, loss Of life and property In nu.
nan province.
4 receiver has been appointed for
the Standard Beet Sugar company al
Lcnyitt, Nch. The plant IN the lArgcr,
In the ives, and cort originally 81 .2Tf..
600.
Ncsuyluu n agiin reported to bt
Hhowlng considerable activity.
william W. Rose. who waH reeeptl,