The Springfield herald., 1907-03-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from Al.
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for the
Benent of Our Readers.
Personal,

treasury, has been elected president
OF the newly organized Carnegie Trust
company of New York.
Myron r. Sturtevant national bank
examiner for Oklahoma, has resigned
to accept the position of cashier OF
the Centra! National bank of ST
Louis.
Joseph Turner, the first manu-
facturer of razors in America, died
recently at Worcester, Mass.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Henry w. Longfellow, the poet.
was observed throughout New Eng
land recently.
w. A. Garrett has been elected
president of the Seaboard Air line to
succeed Alfred Walter, recently de-
ceased
Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Shallenbarser has resigned his
position and Representative McCleary
of Minnesota, has been named to take
his place.
David p. Dyer, of ST Louis, has
been appointed judge of the federal
court for the eastern district of Mis-
souri,. For several years he has been
attorney for that stIi t.
3D. Pearsall. quartermaster OF the
National Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth. dropped dead recently Oh
Bright's disease. Fc was formerly
mayor of Fort Scott. Kan.
Wendell Phillips Garrison. son OF
William Lloyd Garrison, the noted
abolitionist, and for more than AZ
years editor OF the New York Nation,
is dead.
Orson d. Mum. head of Mum G.
Co, publishers of the Scientific Amer
lean died recently at his home in New
York.
Sylvester R. Rush. OF Omaha, Uni
ted States district attorney for Ne
braska, has been appointed assistant
attorney general of the United States.
and will have charge of the prosect-
tions of public land frauds through
out the country.
Wilhelm Rapp editor of the Illinois
Staats Zeitung since 1861, died recent
ly at his home in Chicago. He was
70 years old
Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, Chinese
minister to the United States. has
been elected president Of Andover
academy alumni association.
Congressional.
The Beveridge amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill pro-
viding that packers must date the
cans of meat products was defeated in
conference.
The senate has passed the pension
appropriation bill carrying an appro-
q. priaticn of s145,0O0,o0o.
The senate has adopted the Bever'
idge amendment requiring packers ia
place on inspected meats the date OF
inspection.
Both houses of congress have
passed a resolution creating JOINT
committee of five senators and five
representatives. of the SiXtieth con-
eress to revise and codify the laws
of the United States.
After a notable battle between the
two great parties the house recently
passed the ship subsidy bill by the
close vote of 1855 to 149. Forty-one re-
publicans voted with the democrats
against the measure.
The bill making it possible for
farmers to establish stills of limited
capacity fer the manufacture of alco-
hol to be denatured has passed both
houses of congress.
All theaters, skating Kinks, dance
halls and all places of public amuse-
ment in jefferson City, Mo-, have
been closed on account of the small
pox epidemic.
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania,
made a strong speech in the senate
recently in opposition to the reso
luton unseating Reed Smoot of Utah.
Miscellaneous.
The Nebraka supreme court has de-
clared valid the amendment to the
state constitution adopted at the last
election providing for railway com
mission of three members. The body
will begin work Immediately.
The resignation of John f. Steye-s 8
Ias engineer in chief Of Panama canal
Vbnstruction has been announced
from the White house. The president
has decided to trans" "er the work II
the engineering branch of the army.
The chief OF police and chief Ut
detectives cf Salt Lake, Utah. have
been arrested charged with con-
spiracy to fleece tourists passing
through the city.
The second big fire within a month
almost devastated the business Sec
tion of Mound Valley, Kans., recent
ly, causing loss of 100000.
Horse racing in Arkansas has been
permanently killed by the signing OF
the bill prohibiting pool selling in the
state by acting Gov Moore.
The supreme court has denied the
right of Kansas t, intervene as trus-
tee in the Missouri Kansas and Texas
railway suit TO recoN er for e rail-
road vast tracts of valuable land in
Indian territory and dismissed the
case.
The United States supreme court
has upheld the Nebraska ate tax
law in case invol ing the tax on
railroad pr, perty.
Both branches of the Missouri legis-
lature have pass d the two-cent fare
bill and it will become a law when
signed by the governor.