The state herald., 1907-03-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings C the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from Al
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for tho
Beneht of Our Readers. Il
Personal.

Signor Gallo, the Italian minister
of justice, died recently in Rome OF
syncope. He had held many promin-
ent positions in the government.
The Dowager Empress of Russia Is
in London visiting her sister Queen
Alexandra.
Former Senator ]. r. Burton. OF
Kansas, will be released from the
Ironton, Mo-, jail on March %. He
will return directly to his home In
Abilene, Kan.
Gen Booth. of the Salvation Army.
has arrived in this country from
London on his way to Japan and the
Far East.
James r. Garfield has taken the
oath of office as secretary of the in.
terror.
Col. J. B. Thomas. governor of the
Soldiers home at Dayton, o., since
1889. recently died in that institution.
Secretary Taft and a party of Of
ficials will soon visit Cuba, Porto
Rica and the Panama Canal. The test
: ipits on the site OF the projected looks
at Gatun will be inspected
G. W. H. Lucas. mayor of Cherokee.
Kan, was fatally injured recently by
falling from the back door of the
opera house. He was II years of age.
DR., Karl Heinrich Won Boetticher.
who served as German minister OF
the interior under Bismarck. is dead.
w. H. Burrow, cashier Of a bank
at Smith Center, Kansas, has been
appointed national bank examiner.
Henry Davis Todd, lieutenant CON-
mander U. S. N, retired the last
member of the naval academy class of
1857. died recently at Annapolis, Md.
Congressional.
The chairman of the appropriation
committee of the house announced be-
fore the adjournment of congress that
in place OF there being a deficit at
the close Of the fiscal year 1908 as at
time seemed probable. there would
be surplus of 20,00O.OOO.
The proposition to abandon all OF
the is pension agencies and consol-
idaie all the business at Washington
was defeated.
The fillbustering tactics of the
democrats In the senate was successful
in defeating the ship subsidy bill which
, had passed the house by close mar
gin.
During the Fifty-ninth congress a.
$40 bills and joint resolutions were
introduced In both branches, of which
$40 became laws.
Miscellaneous.
Mrs. J. 4. Stoval. OF Lawton. Ok.
recently gave birth 10 baby girl
In n street car at Oklahoma City.
The defense In the Thaw trial took
the prosecution by surprise wnen they
notified District Attorney Jerome that
IL would rest their case with the testi-
Vmony OF Mrs. William Thaw Thc
state will now put in rebuttal evil
dence, and then the argument will be-
gin.
Both houses OF congress have
passed n resolution creating joint
committee OF five senators and five
representatives of the Sixueth con
gress to revise and codify the laws
of the United States.
After Two years OF litigation the
guessing contest regarding attend.
been decided by the courts. NJ. Lo'
gan Guthrie. OF Fulton. Mo-, was
awarded the prize OF $4,000.
A big strike OF placer gold has beer
made IN Lost Creek, near Bellingham
Wash.
The street car mems union oi
Omaha, Neb.. has voted against 4
strike to enforce demands for 9
''closed shop"
The women suffrngists OF England
have been temporarily defeated In theii
efforts to get bill through parliament
giving them the right to vote,
Miss Louise Ross. of Louisiana
W. was beaten and stabbed by her
sweetheart. Andrew Watts, until near
~ dead. Watts was arrested and
placed In jail. Thcrcats OF lynehinf
were openly made.
Frank T. Campbell. formerly lieu
tenant governor OF Iowa, died re-
Gently ut Lima, o.
Nicholas Murray Butler. president
Of Columbia university, was married
Mt New York recently to Miss Kate
la Montague.
The ]. II. Crane Furniture company
one Of the pioneer firms OF 81. Louis
hns made nm assignment for the bcnc-
III Of creditors.
Perry Evans, teacher Of country
school In Oklahoma, was recently as
raul,cd and killed by number Of his
male pupils.
The Idaho legislature has npropri.
n,cd $4,000 for carrying ON the prorc-
cu,ion In the stcuncnbcrg murder
case.
Tho governors Of tho various
states have been notified that tho
brigade and division oneampmcntn