The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Iaterestlns Items Gathered frsH All
parts of the World COadsnsea
Into Snail Space for the
Denent of Our Readers.
PeFnOnal.

Personal.
Col. Fl. A. Dupont was recently
elected United States senator by the
joint session of the Delaware legis-
lature.
E. r. Townsend, former city editor
of the Iowa City Republican. COM
mitted suicide in that city recently.
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 10
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 a session of the
lower house of tho 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 or
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 THE Country Editor. by One OF
Them"
J. E. Junkin, editor of the Sterlin"
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 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
W. E. Henry, state librarian Of Indf-
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
apDronriata national memorial to the
late Carl Schurz.
Representative Lester, of Savannah,
Ca, who fell through a skylight at his
apartments in Washington, has died
of his injuries.
COnRrrssiOnn1.
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 Bevcridge
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
NIu1u SCNSli W Hlile VII tlilS luSslioH
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 canteen is
maintained.
President Roosevelt has written a
letter to Chairman Wadsworth en-
tirely disappearing of the house sub
stitute for the Bcveridge bill, declar
ing that almost every change was for
the worse.
The senate has passed hills provid-
ing for the amendment of the militia
laws and appropriating s2000.000 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 tyne of canal by vote
of 10 to sc. The vote was on an
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation hill providing that no par
of the $25,0O0,000 appropriated for
canal construction should be used for 4
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.
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
4.t26,35O, while the importations in the
same time were valued at $34,99S,513
Gen. Nelson A Miles delivered the
annual address to the graduates of the
Nebraska university at Lincoln re-
Gently.
After passing 65 bills. nearly all for
the relief of San Francisco. the special
session of the California legislature
has adjourned.
The greatest fire since the con-
f1agration of 1904 occurred in Balti
more recently. Property to the value
of 100000 was destroyed and three
lives ...nre lost