The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-04-07
NEWS III IHE WEtk
In a Condensed Form for Our
Busy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF Two CONTINENTS
A Resume Of the Less Important but
Not Less Interesting Events
of the Past Week.
HAPPENINGS OF Two CONTINENTS

Many lives were lost by the collapse
of hotel in Germany.
Speaker Cannon admits the present
tariff laws should be revised.
The kaiser abandoned his trip to the
Mediterranean for fear of assassination.
The New York chamber of COM
merce urges congress to pass the Phil
ippine tariff bill.
Prince Won Buelow, chancellor of
Germany, fell in faint while address
ing the reichstag.
The senate plans to do away with the
office of superintendent of Indian af-
fairs in Alaska and turn the work over
to the governor.
The Illinois primary law has been
declared invalid by the state Supreme
court and special session of the legis-
lature called to enact new one.
The Republic Oil company, dunn
my of the Standard, has withdrawn
from Nebraska, Iowa and Indiana. Its
business will be continued by the
| Standard.
Those in control at Zion City claim
that Dowie intended to start harem
| with seven wives whom he had select
ed. The prophet denies all charges
and has started home from Mexico
City.
new medical corps is to be organ
lied for the army.
Japan will soon open Manchuria o
The trade of the woi Y
China has sent 1emand to Russia
that she evacuate Manchuria at once.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
will visit the principal ports Of AUS
tralia.
Russia has asked the United States
to fix the date for The Hague peace
conference.
Dowie says he will return to Zion
City and GUST his enemies from control
of the colony.
Kansas City, Mo-, has elected Re-
publican mayor on a municipal owner
ship platform.
So Colonel Gilberto Escobo, governor OF
Jonotega, province in Nicaragua, has
been assaseinated.
Chicago has voted for municipal
ownership and against municipal oper-
alton of traction lines.
The French chamber Of deputies sew
erely scores the management of the
mine in which the recent disaster oc-
Cured. 1t was declared the horror
was due entirely to negligence.
The house river and harbor commit
tee has deferred action on the Fulton
bill appropriating 100000 for the
mouth of the Columbia. The commit
tee will meet again in few daye.
Troops will protect the Russian Jews
durin Eastertide.
The New York legislature is rushing
bills for the control of insurance.
All Zion City has revolted against
Dowie, taking away his power and
property.
Municipal ownership is the principal
campaign topic in many eastern city
elections.
Floods in Alabama have stopped
steamboat navigation for $50 miles
about Mobile.
Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin,
has introduced bill admitting Porto
Ricans to full United States citizen
chip.
President Palma, of Cuba, is conf
dent the United States senate will rat
ify the lie of Pines treaty which recog-
nizes Cuba's sovereignty.
Women have mobbed the engineers
at the Courrieres, France. mine, de-
handing the rescue of their loved ones
whom they believe to be still alive.
Commissioner Garfield finds the
Standard Oil company has violated the
antitrust law many times. Prosecu-
ton OF the company will commence
soon.
A Russian editor has been impris-
oned for writing parody on the Lords
prayer, which was supposed to be offer
ed by the Imperial family. One line
was made to read: "Let the people |
paw our debts, but not as we pay our
creditors
Tillman will have hard fight to be
reelected senator.
BristoPs confirmation as district at
torney for Oregon is assured.
American money has saved thousands
OF lives in the Japanese famine dis
tricts. |