The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In 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.

Prospects of the Columbia jetty bill
are improving.
France is satisfied with the success of
the Moroccan conference.
Germany is urging Turkey to resist
the demands OF Great Britain.
Anthracite coal operators have re-
jected the terms o. the miners.
Russia has agreed to postponement
of The Hague peace conference.
The New York board of education
has adopted resolutions favoring re-
form in spelling.
Dowie's health is falling fast and it
may be that his death will settle the
fight for control of Zion City.
A bill has passed beth houses of con-
gress providing for the establishment
of life saving station at Neah bay.
Preparations are being made for the
early beginning of work on the rail-
roads to be built on the islands of
Panay, Negros an Cebu, in the Philip
pines.
The house committee on elections is
working on bill which provides for
the election of senators by direct vote
of the people and makes the terms of
house members four years instead Of
two.
Chairman Shonts has returned to the
canal zone.
Maxim GoIky, the Russian revolu-
zionist, is in New York.
Congressman and Mrs. .Longworth
are making preparations for trip to
Europe in June.
The president has taken a hand in
urging the prosecution of the Chicago
packers as indiyiduals.
President Roosevelt has cabIed con-
dolences to the king Of Italy on the
havoc and loss of life caused by the
eruption Of Mount Vesuvius.
Cotton workers of New Bedford,
Mass, will ssk for an increase in
wages. There are about 10000 en-
ployed in the New Bedford mills.
The anthracite coal operators have
offered new arbitration scheme to the
miners and the indepenent operators
call the miners union anarchists.
General orders have been issued TO
naval commanders to observe the strict
est economy in the use of coal, on &C.
count of a deficiency in the coal appro-
priatioh for the navy.
Boys from two of Chicago's schools
engaged in a war and it took eight pol
icemen to quell the trouble. Many
pupils were severely hurt. Airguns,
slingshots, baseball bats, bricks and
other weapons were sued.
Japan has opened Manchuria to for
eign trade.
Witte again threatens to resign az
premier of Russia
Dowie savagely denounces his wife
and VOWS he will not live with her
again.
Many troops in the Philippines are
suffering from malaria caused by i'm
pure water.
Another attack on engineers and 9TH
er officials of the Lens, France, coal
mines has teen made by the miners
wives.
Nearly all countries have Joined with
the United States in asking for later
date as the time of the second Hague
conference.
Anthracite coal operators say they
are willing to arbitrate, but have pre-
sented new terms to the miners as a
basis for the arbitration.
Burlington officials claim no know
ledge of wreck on it's road near Lin
coin, Neb., while men who were on the
train say there was a wreck and they
saw at least two persons who were
killed.
Officials of the Chicago & Alton and
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads
must stand trial in Kansas for giving
rebates. The United States District
court at Kansas City has refused to
grant them immunity.
Roosevelt and Tillman may become
reconciled.
Gorky and other Russian revolution
lists will tour America
Tugmen of Chicago have struck for a
raise of IS per month.
There are many candidates for AL
gers seat in the senate.
A great majority of the bituminous
local miners are at work.