The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-06-16
news OF THE WEEK
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

There is a general feeling throughout
Russia that revolution cannot help
but come soon.
Thirty-two insurance companies have
refused to cut payment of San Francisco
losses rs per cent and will pay in full
Roosevelt condemns the meat inspec-
tion bill and threatns to call an extra
session if action is not taken on the
canal.
A meeting of Illinois farmers at Chi
cago decided to form an organization to
fight the commission men who are now
robbing them.
The government has secured evidence
at Cleveland, Ohio, of rebating to
Standard Oil and will prosecute the oil
company and the railroad.
A committee from th National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers, after an in
vestigation OF Chicago packing house
conditions, says it can find nothing
wrong.
State Insurance Commissioner Davis,
of Nevada, has notified insurance COM
panies to pay 100 cents on the dollar OF
their San Francisco losses or quit bust
ness in Nevada.
Germany says America is not the
only country where bad meat origin
ates. The kaiser's inspectors refuse
admittance to shipments from several
other countries.
The president and senate continue at
loggerheads on important measurs.
A storm is brewing in the Russian
parliament about duplicity regarding
executions.
All shipping on San Francisco bay
continues tied up on account of strike
of the freight handlers.
The house has voted to allow no
money to soldiers homes for mainten-
snce which have canteens.
Chicago courts are trying to decide
who is the head of Zion City at the
present time. Dowie is the star wit
ness.
The Longworths are receiving splen-
did entertainment in London. Mrs
Longworth dined whit the king few
days ago.
A New York Federal grand jury has
asked that several officers of the tobacco
trust be adjudged N contempt and sent
to Jail for failure to produce certain
books wanted by the jury in an inves.
tigation of the business methods of the
trust.
A million dollar fire at Baltimore
wiped out the big Savannah docks, to-
gether with all the freight stored there
totally destroyed the steamer Essex and
number of scows loaded with cottoT
and resin. Two lives are believed tC
have been lost.
A new moderate party has been or
ganized in Russia.
An entire regiment at Poltava, South
Russia, has mutinied.
A committee from the house is work
ing on meat inspection bill.
The senate committee has reported
that Smoot is not entitled to a seat il
the senate.
Republican leaders in both houses
have agreed to compromise on thu
statehood bill.
General Toledo, leader of the Guate
malan revolutionists, claims to be win
ming his fight.
A committee OF San Francisco bust
ness men is at Washington to get Fed
eral aid for their city.
United States secret service men hav,
discovered scheme by which Chimes
were being Struggled into this countr,
at Vancouver, B. G.
Three of the largest insurance com
panies having losses in San FRANCHISES
have refused to make a cut of 25 pc
cent in their payments.
Reports from Hankow, China, shov
that the great floods this spring in th
Human district caused a loss of lif
amounting to tens of thousands. 4
famine will follow. for the floods hav
brought disaster to an immense area.
The Longworths have arrived il
England.
Manila business men have petitions
congress to establish an agriculture
hank.
Storms in Pennsylvania and Obi
have csused loss of life and destruction
of property.
The Mexican board of trade ha
started an investigation of America
canned meats.