The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-02-10
news OF THE WEEK
IN a Condensed Form for 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

The Canadian Pacific has issued new
stock for the Northwest extension.
An explosion in coal mine at Oak
hill, West Virginia, caused the death
of at least 20 miners.
The Chicago council has passed an
ordinance placing the cost OF gas at 80
cents per thousand feet.
On account of the recent turn of
affairs in China the powers may Enot
withdraw their troops as had b, en-
agreed.
Chicago city council will pass an or
dinance against cigarette smoking by
minors. Fines are provided which are
to be heavier with each succeeding
ffense.
Congregational, United Bretheren
and Methodist Protestant .churches
have completed plan for union I'M
der the name of the United Church OF
America.
Young Cudahy has not been able to
positively identify Pat Grove as his
kidnaper. Grove is said to have
changed greatly in appearance during
the past FIVE years.
The internal revenue report for 1905
shows that the business of the Philip
pine islands amounted to $195, 900, 600
in gldd. The amount Of taxes col
lected was 81, 900, 600 in gold.
The trial of Pat Grove, charged with
robbing E A Cudahy of $25, 900 in
connection with the kidnapping of E.
A. CudaIy, Jr., five years ago has be-
gun in the District court at Omaha.
The graves of Charles Dickens and
Sir Henry Irving, in Westminster
abbey, London, were lavishly decorated
with flowers in commemorate IN of their
birthdays, February z and 6 respect
iyely.s 80
Zero weather prevails throughout the
United States east of the Rocky noun
tains.
Five bodies have been recovered from
the wreck on the Northern Pacific near
Helena.
A false emperor of Russia and his
suite, who have been stirring up the
people Of the Volga region, have been
arrested.
Fire which was started in the match
department of Lexington, Kentucky,
wholesale house, destroyed. $4,000
worth Of property.
President Roosevelt condemns hsz-
ing, but gave the law proposed by con-
gress is TOO severe and would cripple
the navy. He asks for modification.
President Roosevelt has formally
withdrawn the appointment of W. G..
Bristol as United States attorney for
Oregon and forwarded the charges to
Mr.. Bristol for an explanation.
General GrQdekoff, who became not
ed for his ruthless measures in restor-'
ing order in Amur during the Boxer
trouble, will succeed Linievitch as Rus
sian viceroy of the Far East, with com
mand of the land and sea forces.
John E. Wilkie, chief of the United
States secret service, says that the cap
tain of every steamer which has been
wrecked on the Pacific coast in the last
three years has been found to have been
fraudulently naturalized. Under the
law no man can become captain Of an
American ship unless be is all Ameri
can citizen.
Russian soldiers are killing off rebels
by the wholesale.
Zero temperature prevails throughout
the central states.
Russca is negotiating for new
treaty with China.
Georgia travelling men have started a
''clean Sheet crusade.
worn fve-cent piece led to the ar
rest Of burglar in Seattle.
One of Dowie's leading Elders de-
clares that the prophet is failure.
Wallace says there is too much red
tape connected with the work on the
Panama canal.
Portland is to be invaded by drug
trust, newly formed concern with a
capital of $40, 900, 900.
An appropriation OF 1880, 993 Tor
Notifications in 1907 has been agreed
upon by the house committee on sppro-
priations.
The Recognized Mormon church has
been started in Salt Lake CITY and its
members will be the principal witness
es against Smoot.
One regiment of infantry and two
squadrons Of cavalry are being held in
readiness at Manila to 60 to China at
the first sign of an outbreak.