The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-01-11

state or of the coalition. He said the
time came, however, when the Center
abused It's power by joining the Social
lists In opposition to the colonial policy;
hence he had advocated the dissolution
Of the reichstag. The Social Democra-
~ he calls the true party of reaction,
saying that Germany desired neither
personal nor party despotism.
The social and radical elements are
making their campaign largely on the
Increased cost of the government, and
they demand more power for the
reichstag. Notwithstanding $45,0O0,OOO
# new taxation which was voted last
tpring it Is charged that there has been
10 attempt to reduce the public debt or
10 avoid a deficit.
Persia Has Constitution.
Persia's constitution was signed by
the shah and the crown prince Dec. 80.
1t provides for partly elective senate
and financial control by the lower
house. The princes signed separate
document promising not to dissolve the
present parliament for two years. The
shah was very weak, but was sitting
up.
Chinese Famine Serious.
Information received by the Presby-
| terrain board of missions indicates that
| the famine in China Is more serious
| than at first thought. Owing to heavy
rains 10000 square miles We're flooded
| In the northern districts of Kiangsu
and Anhui provinces. The district sup
ports a population of 100000 people,
and no crops have been gathered this
| fall. Thousands are living on one
meal a day, and others are selling
| their children for food or killing them
rather than see them starve.
African War Ends.
A report comes from Berlin that
| peace treaty between the German
| forces and the warning Hereros has
been signed in Demeraraland. The up
rising first occurred in January, 1904,
and has given great trouble ever since
! The war has been unpopular with the
| German people, and the refusal of the
reichstag to appropriate the necessary
funds for the expenses of the war
caused its dissolution.
Russian Officials Doomed.
The police of ST. Petersburg and Mos
cow have found lists containing the
names of twenty-seven of the highest
officials who have been doomed to
death by the revolutionists. On the
other hand, the police and secret serv-
| ,1,.ox n n 4
erals or intellectuals who are under
suspicion of being connected with the
revolutionary movement
General Won der LaunitZ, project of
police at st. Petersburg, was assassi-
mated Jan. 3 while assisting in the
Inauguration of a new hospital, being
shot twice through the head by well
dressed young man who had entered
with the guests. The assassin was
promptly killed by one of the guards
The event caused CONSERVATION in the
cars household, for it was felt that
the terrorlsts were at last determined
to kill the car himself He was moi
identified The car has decided tC
abolish the ministers of war and ma
rine in view of the existing laws re
curing them to reply to questions II
the dOuma.
RasuIi's Power Broken.
The formal surrender of the power
full Anghera tribe upon which the Mo
roccan rebel chieftain Raisuli had de
, pended was thought to have sealed III
, fate. At the same time it was SAT-
that the minister of war ordered tn
army to move against Znat, the plac
| where the brigand had made his head
quarters.
Chinese Boycott Revived.
The boycott of American goods Il
China is reported to be spreading agalI
owing to the failure of the Unite
States government to modify the On
I nese exclusion act. One thousan
: prominent merchants attended mas
+ meeting at Hongkong and adopted res
D olutions favoring boycott, urgin
e newspapers to refuse American &c
t vertisements and to dssuade laborer
[ from working on the Panama canal.
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