The new age., 1906-01-27
news OF THE WEEK
h a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
\ Resume of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
General Joseph Wheeler is dead.

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The revolt OF Let's in Russia is hard
to suppress. s.
The Chinese empress dowager is busy
selecting an heir to the throne.
Japan has adopted plan which will
enable her to pay the war debt in a
comparatively short time.
Forty more Chinese commissioners
are coming to the United States to
study American life and customs.
Congress will be asked to pass law
giving the secretary of the navy power
to dismiss midshipmen he finds guilty
of hazing.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
sent out the invitations to the wedding
of Miss Alice Roosevelt, which is to
take place at noon February II.
A resolution has been introduced in
the senate authorizing the payment of
the funeral expenses, amounting to
$547, of the late senator Mitchell.
An earthquake has been felt in New
Mexico and Arizona. Not great deal
of damage was done, although build
ings rocked and chimneys tumbled.
Castro says NJ. Taigny, the French
charge d'affaires, violated diplomatic
etiquette. He also claims Taiqny was
not representative of France when ex-
PEELED.
France is not quite ready to whip
Castro.
The United Mineworkers of America
has voted for an increase in wages.
The govarnmant has opened its case
in the trial Of the packing trust at Chi
cago.
Serious anti-crewish rioting occurred
in Bessarabia during the celebration OF
Red Sunday.
A shipment of l ,0O0, 900 salmon eggs
to New Zealand has been made from
Tehama, California.
The Chinese commissioners in the
United States to learn our ways are
making many friends.
The prosecuting attorney of Missouri
is actively engaged in taking testimony
against the Standard Oil company.
Burton has renewed his pledge to do
all in his power to secure an appropria-
ton for the mouth of the Columbia.
eral Joseph Wheeler say his attack of
pneumonia is slight and they expect to
have him out soon.
A competitive examination will be
held at Whitman college, Walla Walla,,
February 10, for aspirants for appoint
ment as midshipmen.
A bomb was thrown into crowd OF
police at Odessa, Russia, injuing two
officers. Two bomb factories have been
discovered and many arrests followed.
Fresh trouble has appeared in the
Balkan states.
Rockefeller has given 81 45O, 900 to
Chicago university.
Tsft denies that the Philippine COM
missioners speculate in land, as has
been charged.
The government has abandoned the
Harney irrigation project and will let
the private company go ahead with the
work.
Representative French, of Idaho, has
introduced bill appropriating $40, 900
for experimental dry farming in semi
arid regions.
The Brazilisn warship Aquidaban
blew up, killing all the officers and
crew excepting so. The dead will
number 800.
The members of the Montana Press
association will leave Butte February
10 on an excursion to Los Angeles and
Southern California points.
The mild weather throughout the
East has been followed by blizzard.
In some sections drop of 80 degrees
in IL hours has been recorded.
French and German delegates at the
Moroccan conference have openly dis
agreed. The debate may be the begin
ming of fresh controversies between the
two countries.
King Edward is i'll.
Six men have been killed by snow
slides in Utah.
The Moroccan conference has so far
lodged the dangerous points.
Beet sugar men have planned fight
on the Philippine bill in the senate.
Few invitations will be issued to the
Longworth- Roosevelt wedding.