The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-02
news OF THE week
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF two CONTINENTS
A Resume of the Less important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.

Japan is reported to be preparing for
war with China.
Railroads may be fined millions for
giving the Standard Oil rebates.
No agreement has been reached on
several important amendments to the
rate bill.
The Traders Insurance company has
offered compromise to San Francisco
policyholders.
Mayor Dunno, of Chicago, Gays moth
ing can be done to improve the sanitary
conditions of the stockyards.
DR.. Louis A. Weigel, the fret Amer
lean authority on the Roentgen ray, is
dead as the result of cancer contracted
from working on the machine.
King Alfonso and Princess Ena are
now man and wife. The wedding was
one of great splendor, every ruler in
Europe having a personal representa-
tive present.
Just as the Spanish king and queen
were about to reach the palace after the
wedding a bomb was thrown at the
royal carriage. Its occupants escaped
unhurt, but Is persons near were
killed.
Roosevelt has prepared to force the
meat packers to agree to government
inspection. If they refuse he will
make public the entire findings OF his
special commission which investigated
affairs in Chicago.
Southern Morocco natives have re-
beIled against the sultan.
In battle between British troops
and Zulus, 20 of the latter were killed.
Senator Burton has announced that
be will resign if a rehearing is denied.
More than SO, 900 people took part in
the Memorial day parade at New York.
Two thousand marines have just
been arrested at Odessa, Russia, for
disaffection.
The government will establish a
number of wireless telegraph stations
on the Northwest coast.
Customs off ,ials at Tacoma have
seized So pounds of opium which was
being struggled to Portland.
The Binger Hermann trial has been
set for June Is by the judge before
whom the hearing will come.
A Norwalk, Ohio, court has fined
seven bridge companies $500 each and
costs for illegal restraint OF trade.
Insurance rates in Portland are like
ly to be increased % per cent on &C
COT MT of the San Francisco disaster.
The Hawaiian government band has
arrived in this country for a tour OF
four months. All the larger cities will
be visited. The organization has been
increased to 90 members.
A revolution is on in Guatemala.
Hermann's trial may be postponed
until October.
Nine persons we're killed in train
wreck at Louisville, Kentucky.
A change ia probable in the Russian
cabinet. shipoff is to be premier.
Floods drowned five persons in Ne
vada and did great damage to property
in Colorado.
Mayor SchmiIz has sent letter o.
thanks to President Roosevelt for his
aid to San Francisco.
China has not yet given any definite
answer to Great Britain regarding the
change in her customs administration
English papers strongly advocate
King Edward visiting Canada anc
while there also spend some time in thu
United States.
Rockefeller will give 81 ,OOO, 900 will
which to build reformatories through
out the country. The money is intend
ed for use by juvenile courts as we'll.
Heavy rains have raised the stream
in Kern county, California, to such al
extent that the food gates of severa
large irrigating systems are threatene
with destruction. Should these gate
90 out the destruction to propert
would be enormous.
Root is preparing for reform in tn
consular service.
Ambassador Wright received roys
reception in Japan.
Odell proposes Horace Porter fc
governor of New York.
The Northern Pacific will add a ne
transcontinental train each way.
Each days Investigations into til
y methods of the Standard Oil show
them to be blackerA