The new age., 1906-02-24
news OF THE Week
IN a Condensed Form TOR Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF two CONTINENTS
4 Resume Of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
HAPPENINGS OF Two CONTINENTS

Taft made three speeches on Wash
ington's birthday.
The Longworth's received a warn
welcome in Cuba.
Democrats control the senate com
mittee on the rase bill.
One of New Orleans largest whole
sale grocery firms has suffered firl
loss of 100000.
The German reichstag has EXTENDED
the most favored nation tariff to thl
United States for one year.
The Canadian government has raiset
$25, 900 worth of -four which will b
sent to the famine sufferers OF Japan.
G. A. R. national officers are pre-
pairing for big time when the nationa
encampment meets in Minneapolis Au
gust13.
The various foreign legations at Pc
kin are beginning to fear an outbreal
and the sentries on duty have beer
doubled.
John ID. Rockefeller is said to have
been discovered in his own Office trans
acting business as usual. Some of the
best detectives have been trying to To-
cate him.
The New York legislative committed
has made its report. The management
OF the big insurance companies is Sc.
verely criticized. Immediately follow
ing the report eight bills were intro
duced in the legislature radically
changing insurance laws.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is seriously
i'll.
Susan B. Anthony is stricken with
paralysis.
Russia is renewing her encroach.
ments in Mongolia.
Garfield denies he promised the beef
packers immunity.
General A. W. Greedy is now in com.
mand of the Pacific squadron.
George W. Guthrie, reform candi.
date, has been elected mayor of Pitts
burg.
Turkey has given Germany a naval
base in the Mediterranean, though
other powers protested.
Detective Mcfarland says the Feder-
alton officials are responsible for 80
murders that he knows of.
The congress on uniform divorce
laws asks a Federal law be passed
against tramp divorces.
The Ohio Legislature has passed a
resolution asking its United States sem
ators to vote for the railroad rate bill.
Germany is sure to make some trade
treaty with the United States, as she
cannot get along without our cotton
and copper.
The house committee on mines and
mining has agreed to recommend for
the endowment of certain state schools
for department of mining.
A split has occurred in the Russian
cabinet.
Chinese viceroys are encouraging
anti-foreign movement.
The British cabinet has announced
a step toward Irish home rule.
The Hungarian parliament was dis
solved by force and will meet in def
ance of the emperor.
The jury that acquitted Pat Grove of
kidnapping has received several anonym-
GUS letters warning them to leave
Omaha.
Ex-Speaker Henderson has suffered
another paralytic stroke, which has de-
prived him of his sight. 1t is believed
the end is near.
OF the total fund of So, ,O00, 900 raised
throughout the world for suffering Rus
slams about $4,000, 900 has been thus
far distributed.
The Interstate Commerce commission
has begun an investigation of oil rates
by railroads carrying oil from Kansas
and Indian Territory.
Germany still refuses to make con-
cessions to France in Morocco.
The case of Missouri against Illi-
nois, wherein the right of Chicago to
divert its sewage into the Mississippi
river through the Chicago canal and
the Illinois river is questioned, has
been decided in favor of Illinois by the
Supreme court of the United States.
Fallieres has been inaugurated presi-
dent of France.
One of the Rockefellers has Just
bought gold brick in the shape of a
mine.