The new age., 1907-03-16
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 EVENT.
of the Past Week.

Dowie's funeral sermon, written by
himself, cursed his enemies.
Hartman wants railroads excepted
from Sherman antitrust law.
Finland has just held its first elec-
tion under universal suffrage.
The japanese agreement has been
carried out in San Francisco and Wash
ington.
Schmitz and Ruef, the San Francisco
grafters, have lost every point so far in
the courts.
The total deaths due to the disaster
on the French warship Jena has now
reached 1O3.
Speaker Cannon and other members
of the congl essional party at Pafama
express surprise at the amount of work
that has been done on the canal.
Ex-senator Burton, of Kansas, will
probably stay in Jail an extra month
because of his inability to pay his fine
of So, 800.
Homer Davenport will send one Of
his Arabian horses across the continent
to prove the strong enduring powers OF
that breed. A cousin of the cartoonist
will ride the animal.
The improvement in Archie Roose-
velt's condition continues.
Paper manufacturers throughout the
country will advance the price OF their
products soon.
Roosevelt has told Governor Gillette
that legislation by California win pre-
vent Japanese exclusion.
The strike OF Portland millmen may
close down some business houses that
have need for many boxes.
Stuyvestant Fish, who was thrown
out of the Illinois Central presidency
by Hartman, has gone to Gould.
Fifteen passengers on Los Angeles
trolley car were badly injured by
Southern Pacific engine striking the
car.
A Chicago grand jury is after the go
called church and school furniture
trust. The indictments charge the
trust with controlling 80 per cent of
the business of the country.
One of the Japanese warships coming
to jamestown will have great attractions
for naval men. 1t has speed better
than any of ours and was finished in
less than two years after the keel was
laid, which is better time than is made
in American yards. The vessel was
built by the japanese.
The people of Oklahoma are to vote
ON prohibition.
M. Petkoff, the Bulgarian premier,
has been assassinated.
Nicaragua cs accused of spying on
the American minister.
Premier Stolypin promises not to dis
solve the Russian douma.
Nicaragua is said to be prepacring a
force with which. to attack Honduras by
sea.
The Kansas house has passed the
senate bill providing for 2-cent passen-
ger fare.
Russia and Germany will both op-
pose disarmament at The Hague peace
conference.
Knoxville, Tenn, by majority of
nearly 1000, has voted to have no sa-
looms in the city.
Bristol has received a recess appoint
ment from the president as district at
torney for Oregon.
1t is charged that Hermann's attor-
neys have attempted to have witnesses
for the government tell story that
will help the defendant.
A Texas man has just been arrested
for crime for which he allowed his
father to hang in 1874. The deathbed
confessional witness caused the arrest.
Missouri valley lumbermen, favor
joint rate.
Russian reactionaries plan to dissolve
the douma
Britain and Russia may unite to
keep order in Persia.
War between unicns may close the
Goldfeld, Nevada, mines
jerome is confident of being able to
destroy the Thaw defense.
Paris electricians have won their
strike and the big city again has light
and power.
Michigan copper companies are
pleading with the governor to allow
them to form trust so as to success
fully fight their rivals.