The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-02-28

the request or the governor ana MEM
bers of the Massachusetts, legislature
for tariff legislation will receive his
serious consideration Congress win
also, he believes. consider it.
Leslie M. Shaw, secretary of the
treasury. who will retire from the cab
met on March A, lis to become the pres
ident of the newly organized Carnegie
Trust company of New York. His
friends say he is still a candidate for
president
The sum of $4,000 was found to be
missing from the subtreasury in Chi
cago. Some of the employees were sus-
pected. and rigid investigation was
Instituted. 1t was later announced that
the apparent loss may be only cleri-
cal error
The independence league assumed
the title and functions of party in
New York state when Secretary of
State Whalen approved petition that
he recognize it's rights to hold prima-
ries. nominate candidates by conven-
ton. etc.
Secretary of War Taft will again go
to Cuba to look into the situation on
the island. He will also go to Porto
Rico. In October the secretary will go
to the Philippines to take part in the
installation of the new legislature
Professor Harry P. Judson. who has
been acting president of the University
of Chicago since the death of William
r. Harper. was elected president. Pro-
fessor Judson IS mn authority on inter
national law and political systems.
Suit mas been brought in the New
York supreme court by Miss Mae
Catherine Wood against United States
Senator Thomas c. Plat. and there is
eyery likelihood that 1t will create a
sensation when It comes to trial.
The candidates for mayor of Chicago
are Edward f. Dunno. Democrat, the
present incumbent, and Edward A.
Busse. Republican postmaster of the
city. Mr. Busse was injured in the re-
cent Pennsylvania train wreck.
1t was officially announced at the
Philadelphia Office of the Pennsylvania
railroad that the railroad would do
all in its power to prevent the passage
of the two cent fare bill by the Penn
syIyania legislature.
John d. Rockefeller filed his personal
bond in the sum of $1,000 at Findlay.
O., for his appearance to answer to
the indictment pending against him in
the Hancock county common pleas
court
President Shea of the teamsters' I'M
ion and his fellow defendants, who
were tried for conspiracy said to have
been committed during the strike in
Chicago two years ago, were acquitted.
The attempt OF Attorney General
Jackson of New York to trace the
original documents in the ice trust
case, which disappeared from his de-
partment prior to Jan. 1, has failed.
Elma Dare, charged with kidnapping
George Rhodius, said to be feeble
minded at indianapolis on Jan. 81 and
marrying him in Louisville, KY, was
arrested at Meadville, Pa.
Congressman John e. Reyburn, Re
publican, was elected mayor of Phila.
delphia defeating William Potter. the
Democratic and City party candidate.
In the postoffice appropriation bill
passed by the house provision is made
/ for increased pay for postal clerks, city
! letter carriers and rural mail carriers
The deaths are reported of FredericR
Messer OF Haywood county, N. c.. al
! the age of III and Timothy Collins Of
I
I, Montreal, aged Ill.
Not satisfied with obtaining three
cent fares for Cleveland, o., Mayor
Tom i. Johnson now says that he il
4 for no fares at all.
The New York federal grand jury
indicted the Great Northern railway OF
/ the charge of having granted rebates tt
/ the sugar trust.
Mrs. Zabrowski, wife of Polish
miner at Fork Ridge, KY, gave birth tt
five children, three girls and two boys
All are living.
| A thorough investigation of the af
| fairs of the New York national guard
by a legislative committee is proposed
! Off Amagansett. near the eastern ent
of Long Island, two whales were kill
ed. One was about seventy feet long.
An act giving Rhode Island womel
the power to vote for presidential elect
ors was passed by the state senate.
The administration ticket of the aIu
l tual Life Insurance company has beel
elected by majority of 10000.
The Boston and Maine is to rails,
the wages of its passenger, freight ant
yard conductors and brakemen
That the cost of milk and cream hal
advanced enormously since 1900 Is in
Dictated in census bulletin.
Exports of cotton and cotton prod
ucts brought to the United States las
4 year about $500,O00,000.
The lower branch of the Massachu
sets legislature voted against womal
suffrage.
j roer,cn The Vatican sent t
Cardinal Richard
archbishop of Paris, a
" IN GnEoi. ultimatum TIL a t b