The Elbert County tribune., 1906-06-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered fron An
Darfs of the World Cona<Asea
Into Small space for the
Denent of Our Readers.
Personal.

idluTe.
E. r. Townsend, former city editor
OF the Iowa City Republican, com
mitted suicide in that city recently.
William t. Vernon, the Kansas me-
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 j. Bryan was an interested
spectator recently at 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 Isthmian
canal commission, delivered the ad-
dress at the silver anniversary of
Drake university at Des Moines. Ia.
= Victor II. Olmstead has been ap-
pointed statistician of the agricultural
department to succeed John Hyde, re-
signed.
Gov Hoch, OF Kansas, recently ad-
dressed the National Editorial asso-
citation at indianapolis on the subject
Of 1.-THE Country Editor, by One of
Them"
]. E. 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-
tion with the university after SER
vice of 81 years.
The state department is in receipt
of message from Venezuela stating
that President Castro has signified his
intention to resume the presidency July
8.
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
appronriate national memorial to the
late Carl Schurz.
Representative Lester, of Savannah,
Ca, who fell through skylight at his
apartments in Washington, has died
of his injuries
Congressional.
After a 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 di.
vided seven to nine on this question.
The house has adopted an amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill providing that none of the money
appropriated should apply to any SOL
diers' home in which a canteen is
maintained.
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 $2000,000 an
nually for the benefit of the national
guard.
After three hours discussion the
Senate adopted the conference report
on the statehood bill without division.
The house has expressed its prefer
ence for lock type of canal by vote
of no to &c. The vote was on an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill providing that no part
Of the $25,000,000 appropriated for
canal construction should be used for a
sea level canal.
The president in one day recently
sent to the senate 81 nominations for
consular officers, probably the largest
number of such nominations ever sub
mitted in one day.
miscellaneous.
New Orleans is taking all precau-
tionary measures possible for the pro-
lection of the city against yellow fever
this summer.
The output of precious stones in the
United States in 1905 amounted to
s326,350, while the importations in the
same time were valued at s34 ,99S,513.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles delivered the
annual address to the graduates of the
Nebraska university at Lincoln re-
Gently.
After passing Go bills, nearly all for
the relief of San Francisco, the special
session of the California legislature