The Dolores star., 1907-04-05
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
Most Important Happenings cs sas
Past Seven Days.
Snterestisg Items Gathered from An
DaFts of the WorIA CenaeAse4
late Small Space fer the
DeneAt Of Our Readers.
Personal.

Galusha A. Grow, who was elected
to congress from Pennsylvania first
in 1851 and who retired in 1908. Is
dead.
Harry A. faulkner former member
Of the St. Louis house of delegates.
who was convicted of boodling, has
completed a three-year sentence In
the penitentiary and been released.
President Roosevelt gave a reception
recently at the White house to the
Yale baseball club.
Gertrude Hanish, stenographer
leaped from a window in the 18th
story Of a Cincinnati office building
and was dashed To death on the
street below. Hundreds of people
witnessed the deed.
william A. Proctor, president OF the
Proctor & Gamble Soap company. Is
dead at his home In Cincinnati as a
result Of bullet wound self-inflicted.
BY order of the president about
"a, 900, 900 acres of coal land will be
Immediately opened to entry as rap
idly as the geological survey can
make proper examinations.
President Roosevelt has promised
to make an address at the dedication
of a statue to the memory OF the
rough riders, to be erected in Arling-
ton National cemetery on April ~.
James Henry Smith, New York
multi-millionaire. died recently at
Kioto. Japan, while on a wedding tour
around the world.
DR.. Jollos. editor of the Russki
Viedonisti at Moscow has been assass-
mated. He was a member OF the
first Russian parliament
Jesse F. Welborn, has been chosen
to succeed the late Frank ]. Hearne
as president of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company.
The students of Princeton university
have presented former president
Grover Cleveland with q loving cup.
Judge Samuel Ryan, the Oldest edi-
tor in Wisconsin, and one OF the old
est members of the Odd Fellows is
dead at Appleton.
John Brislin, blind inventor Of
Pittsburg, Pa, aged 73 years, who
spent all his money in defending his
patents, died recently Of broken
heart.
Hamlip F. Lee, aged 81, veteran
of the Mexican and civil wars, and a
nephew of Gen, Robert E. Lee, is dead
at his home in Colorado Springs.
Charles s. Stahl, captain and form
er manager of the Boston American
league baseball team, committed sui
eide recently at West Baden. Ind,
where the club had gone for spring
practice.
Thomas Connor, state senator from
Joplin, Mo-, Is dead. He was elected
to the last general assembly, but was
never able to attend any Of the ses-
sions.
Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur has
been transferred from the department
of the Pacific to the department Of
the lakes, with headquarters at Mil
waukee.
Former Representative McCleary,
of Minnesota has been sworn in as
second assistant postmaster general
in succession to w. S. Shallenbarger,
resigned.
Miscellaneous.
A column of French troops has en-
tered and occupied the city of Oudja.
Morocco, without resistance on the
part Of the Inhabitants.
The population of the United States,
inclusive of Alaska and the insular
possessions, in 1906 was 03.1S2.2i0.
Two hundred Roumanian peasants
were recently killed in one day in
conflict with troops.
BY tampering with switch at
Council, Ok, some miscreant caused
the wreck of Rock Island passen-
ger train. Two persons were killed
and two seriously injured.
BY an explosion OF dynamite at
johannesburg, Transyaal, four white
men and SO natives were instantly
killed and three whites and 16 natives
were injured.
The New York Central railroad, Ira
A. Mccormick, general superintendent,
and A. H. Smith, a vice president,
have been indicted for manslaughter
in connection with recent wreck on
the road.
The presentation of the silver SER
vice purchased by the state of Kan
sas 70 the battleship of the same name
will take place at League Island, near
Philadelphia, some time during the
first half of June.
The evidence for the prosecution in
the rebate case against the Standard
Oil company on trial in Chicago is all
in and the government has rested.
The Nebraska legislature has passed
a state wide primary bill which does
away with state. county and city
nominating conventions.
Another attempt was made recently
to wreck passenger trains on the
Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg.
Rails were displaced on two tracks