The Springfield herald., 1907-02-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Nost important happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
eotsresting Itens Gathered freD All
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late SnaIl Space fer the
DsnsAt Of oar Readers.


Emperor Wilhelm, Of Germany, IL
Spain this spring.
G. H. McKinnie OF Beloit, Kan, rep
resentatives from Mitchell county In
the legislature is dead.
Mary 8. Anthony, sister OF and life
long co-worker with Susan B. Anthony
died recently at her home In Roches
ter, N Y.
United States District Judge
Charles d. Parlange. Of New Orleans.
died suddenly In that city Of apoplexy.
The republican caucus OF the New
Jersey legislature has nominated
Frank o. Briggs for United States
senator to succeed John F. Dryden.
Mrs. Drusi1la Morrell, whose hus-
band fought In the war of 1912. is
dead Ia Brooklyn, N. 7, at the age OF
102.
DR.. George e. Ladd, who for ten
years has been director OF the Mis-
souri, state school Of mines at Rolla,
has resigned his position to engage
in the mining business.
Richard W. Morgan. of Boulder
county, Col, has been expelled from
the state senate for accepting br
John B. Mcdonald. who constructed
the subway In New York, has been
elected president OF W. J. oliver's
Panama Construction company.
Former Congressman Benjamin w.
Harris, known as the father OF the
new navy" is dead at his home In
Massachusetts.
Preston H. Leslie, a former govern
of of Kentucky and later governor OF
the territory of Montana. is dead at
his home in Helena.
John d. Rockefeller has announced
a gift OF S32.OOO,OO0 to the general
education board.
Congressiona1.
The Investigation by the senate COM
mittee on military affairs of the
Brownsville, Tex, ARRAY has COM
menced.
The president has signed the gen.
,eral service pension bill recently
passed by congress.
The provision in the Indian appro.
priation bill which allowed the full
bloods to sell their lands has been
defeated In the senate by a vote OF
81 to %. The provision to sell the
surface of mineral lands was also de-
feated.
Representative Murphy, OF Mis-
souri,, has introduced a bill in the
house to repeal the act admitting Okla
homa to statehood on the ground that
the constitutional convention at
RuI % nlvy 1v{th q
the conditions of the enabling act.
The scarlet fever and diphtherda col
denies which have been raging in
Chicago have broken out with renewed
violence. All records were broken re-
Gently when 407 new cases were 10
ported in one day.
The senate has agreed to appoint
committee to consider the revision OF
the land laws Of the country.
The house committee on judiciary
has submitted a report declaring that
congress has NO Jurisdiction or au-
thorfty to suppress abuses or anchor
ate conditions surrounding woman or
child labor. The committee holds
that the subject is within the police
power Of the various states.
The senate has passed the Indian
appropriation bill.
The honse has passed the river and
harbor bill carrying an appropriation
of $83,OOO,OOO A survey of the Mis-
souri, river from Its mouth to Sioux
City is provided for.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate to give the president absolute
control of the Panama canal.
The house recently passed 725 pri-
vate pension bills in 80 minutes. max
ing a new record.
Miscsilansess.
In sensational speech at Lincoln.
Neb., State Senator Patrick accused
the brewery and distillery interests
with trying to corrupt the legislature
and prevent the passage of unfriendly
bills.
Representatives from the various
oil producing states Of the west met
recently In Topeka to secure uniform
laws for the control OF the oil in
dustry.
The California senate has passed a
bill making II crime to dock horses
tails and prohibiting the importation
into the state of horses with doclied
tails.
A meeting of the National Mckinley
Memorial association was held In
Washington recently to hear the re-
ports of the various officers.
Stanford White threatened to kill
Harry Thaw, according to a witness
in the New York murder trial who
notified Thaw of his danger.
An icicle falling 40 feet In mine
shaft at Carterville, Mo-, instantly
killed Jack Lavette, of Kansas City.
Gov. Hoch of Kansas. has sent
special message to the legislature ask
ing for more stringent prohibitory and
gambling laws.
The approximate value of the Mar
shall Field estate is placed at $75.000.-
900 by the executors of the will.
Mayor Schmitz and members Of the
San Francisco school board have
started for Washington to confer with
the president regarding the exclusion
of Japanese from the schools.