The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-02-10
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Condensed and Classified from Press
Dispatches for the Benefit Of
Busy Readers.
FOREIGN, NATIONAL, TERRITORIAL
suchf-Things as Every Intelligent
Citizen of New Mexico ought
TO Know.

The Chieftrin presents the news
of the week condensed and classi-
fed as follows:
NJ FOREIGN.
"A St. Petersburg dispatch of
the 9TH SAYS Medals for all who
participated in the war with
Japan have been ordered. Those
who defended Port Arthur are
singled out for particular dis
tinction.
Trouble of mild form still
continues between France and
Venezuela.
Japan is pushing forward her
naval equipment with the great
est possible speed to make her
the paramount power of the
orient.
The Countess Castellaine of
Paris, formerly Anna Gould of
New York, has applied for a di-
vorce.
Cable communication in the
West Indies is interrupted, the
cables having been broken, it is
suspected, by recent earthquakes.
80 NATIONAL.
Johann Hoch, the Chicago muir
derer of several wives, will be
hanged February %.
The committee appointed IN
New York to investigate the
affairs of the New York Life in
surance company has condemned
the former management OF the
company and recommended var
ious reforms.
The faculty of Harvard has
taken action looking to the pro-
hibition of intercollegiate foot
ball until reasonable game shall
have been formulated.
The senate committee on priv
ileges and elections is investigat-
ing the protests against Senator
Smoot of Utah.
Senator LaFollette has intro
duced a bill prohibiting federal
officials from asking for or ac-
cepting railroad or other passes
and prohibiting the railroads from
granting them. 1t imposes PEN
alties for the violation of the
law.
Pat Grove, charged with rob
bing r. A. Cudahy of S25, 900 in
connection with the kidnapping
of F.. A. Cudahy, Jr., five years
ago, is now on trial in Omaha.
THE President Thursday made
public letter urging upon Con-
gress a modification of the law
against hazing at the Naval
Academy. Unless Congress shall
promptly amend the existing law
against hazing which makes
mandatory the dismissal of any
midshipman found guilty OF any
form of hazing, the secretary OF
the navy may be forced to dis
miss thirty-three midshipmer
from the naval academy with il
the next month, in addition tC
the eight who have already suf
fered this penalty and the three
whose cases are awaiting thu
action of the department.
- The greatest strike in histor,
is scheduled to be inauguratet
April l.. The anthracite and bit
luminous coal miners, numbering
over three hundred thousand, will
strike far higher wages. Organ
lied as the United Mine Worker
of America, they have a reserv
fund of a million dollars wit
which to carry on the strike.
The house of representative
passed the Hepburn railroad rat
bill Thursday by a vote of 342 t
7.
Thomas w. Lawson of Bosto
has called on and invited Cover
nor Cummins of Iowa to sery
with four other distinguished II
formers of America on the con
mittee to which he will turn owe
his New York Life and Mutu;
Life of New York proxies, an
which he asks to attend the con
ing annual meeting of these tw
companies for the purpose
selecting good, honest, sour
business men as directors.
1t is suggested that Presider
Roosevelt may be called upon
use has influence to prevent II
threatened coal miners strike.
The eastern wool market hi
an upward tendency.
New England suffered Il