The Glenwood post., 1907-01-26

The carnation league of America
| has sent out an appeal to all patriotic
men and women to observe the birth
day of William Mckinley. January 20,
( by wearing a carnation, the favorite
, flower of the murdered president.
Gen. Gomez the liberal presidential
candidate and other prominent Gu
bans were fined $50 each in Havana
| for cock-fighting on Sunday.
An investigation OF public land
frauds has begun at Pueblo, Col, at
which sensational disclosures are ex-
pected to be made. The inquiry will
probably last for two months.
The report of the canal commission
on the borings at the Gatun dam site
shows that the lock walls will rest on
good. solid foundation.
The suit to test the exclusion OF
Japanese children from the primary
schools of San Francisco has been
filed in the federal court in that
city.
The president has written a letter
to Chairman Foss, of the house
committee on naval affairs advocat-
ing the building of two battleships OF
the Dreadnaught class.
Reports from Kingston, Jamaica,
say that since the recent earthquake
the city is gradually siuking and
| grave fears are felt that the entire
city will slip into the bay.
According to later reports the King
ston horror is growing. Communica-
| ton with the island is partially re-
stored and every message that comes
| brings fresh details of the appalling
| catastrophe.
President Roosevelt recently ad-
| dressed the National convention for
| extension of the foreign commerce of
the United States at Washington.
The committee appointed by the
| Oklahoma constitutional convention
to investigate charges Of corruption
has reported that no evidence was
found of money being used.
The boiler of locomotive on the
| Philadelphia & Reading railroad ex-
ploded near Bridgeport, Pa, killing
five trainmen.
| In his speech of acceptance to the
Nebraska legislature. Senator-elect
Norris Brown came out openly for
the selection of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
The democrats in the Kansas leg
islature nominated Col w. A. Har-
ris as their candidate for United
States senator.
| D. w. Wade, 90 years old, son Of
the defaulting treasurer of Cloud
county, Kan, has been arrested in
Kansas City on charge of embezzle.
ment.
The Philippine government is after
the Standard Oil company for the
nonpayment of $19,514 duty On oils
shipped into the islands.
An emergency bill for the relief OF
the earthquake sufferers on the is
land Jamaica has been passed by the
house.
Suits have been filed at Little Roc1
Ark, against Armour & Co., the Ham
mond Packing company Morris & Co.
and the Cudahy Packing company fol
violations of the state antitrust law
Scarlet fever and diphtherla are epi
demic in Chicago, and many Of the
schools have been closed. Six thous
and children were reported ill with
the diseases.
David p Dyer jr., son of the Uni
ted States district attorney at St
Louis, has been acquitted of the
charge of embezzling SCI, of the
government funds.
A special car loaded with flowers
was recently shipped by the ladies
of Beaumont, Tex, to the hospitals
and charitable institutions at Kansas
City.
At the request of Gov. Swettenhan
of Jamaica, the American landing par
ties have been withdrawn from Kings
ton and the battleships have sailed
away.
Prominent Jewish residents of Los
Angeles are working on a plan tc
I colonize lower California with Hebrew
where.
In the explosion of boiler of a
Reading engine attached to one of the
Atlantic City flyers at Blue Anchor
N. j., the engineer and two firemen
were killed.
| A dispatch received at Panama says
the difficulty between Nicaragua and
Honduras has been adjusted and the
| matter will be submitted to arhitra.
ton under the Corinto agreement.
The production OF gold and silver
in the United States for 1905 was val.
ued at 1922, ,402.676. which was an in.
crease in the amount of gold but a
decrease of 1851, 200 ounces In silver
Direct dispatches from Kingston,
| Jamaica, state that the disaster there
will equal those of San Francisco and
| Valparaiso. Chile.
John Bender, the Oldest conductor
| in point of service on the Santa Fe