Sharp County record., 1906-12-21
MISCElLANEO EOUS.

The rebels in Ecuador have been
defeated, and their leader, Gen vegas
Is in the penitentiary.
The secretary of the Missouri state
board of agriculture estimates the
corn crop of the state at 4O,OoO,Ooo
bushels greater than the government
reports.
The Deity will be designated in the
Oklahoma constitution as Almighty
God.
A new uprising against the present
dynasty is reported from China.
The director of the mint has pur-
chased 100000 ounces of silver for de-
livery at New Orleans. The price paid
was 6S.964 cents per fine ounce,
1t is stated at Honolulu that two
regiments of Japanese, completely Of
ficered, are in that city, disguised as
laborers. Whether they are armed Is
not known.
According to the immigration Off
GERS, Japanese are pouring into the
United States from Mexico through
the ports of Eagle Pass and LAREDO
claiming to have come to Mexico as
laborers. but become dissatisfied with
conditions and their treatment there,
The salary of the president of the
American Baseball league has been
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 per
year
Great Britain has granted the Trans
yaal a constitution and an elective as
sembly.
The shah of Persia has complica-
ton of diseases, and can not long
survive. Aside from hangers on, no
one in Teheron, the capital, seems to
care.
The English house of commons has
rejected all the amendments of the
house of lords to the educational bill.
The Irish members voted with the
government
Senator Rayner. in a speech before
the senate. assails Roosevelts atti-
tude on the Japanese school question
at San Francisco.
Texas is rapidly becoming a prohibi-
ton state. over 100 counties having
already adopted local option.
Car shortage inquiry is being made
by request of the president, who has
received numerous complaints, chief
ly from livestock shippers.
The annual report of George f.
Roberts, director of the mint, shows
that the coinage was less during the
last year than for several years pre-
vious, owing chiefly to the exhaustion
of the stock of silver bullion.
The president has sent to Secretary
Sha wa congratulatory letter on his
fifth and last annual report of the
operations of tie treasury depart.
ment.
The Texas railroad commission has
notified the Santa Fe, Southern Pa
cific Missouri, Kansas & Texas and
International & Great Northern rail
road companies tina. it contemplates
issuing an order requiring companies
to built a joint causeway across Gal
weston bay, a distance Of two miles
to connect the mainland with Calves
ton island. The object of the pro
posed causeway is to afford these
roads an adequate entrance to The
port Of Galveston, and thus relieve
the freight congestion that has eX
listed for some time in that city, Tht
subject is to be considered at a pub
lie hearing before the commission
January %.
Reliable advices received from Ven
ezuela set forth that President Castrt
has been moved down to the LITTLE
seacoast village Of Macuto, near Ii
Guara. The president is described al
being very ill., He made the trip from
Caracas in bed
Speaking of the trouble betweeI
church and state in France, the pop
said. Nothing will stop us, neithe
persecution nor martyrdom, in pre-
tectlng. our religion Our cause
Gods cause"
Benanzin, former king Of Dahomey
died suddenly at Algiers,