The Dolores star., 1907-03-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
iiest Important Happenings c. Is
Past Seven Days.
D~s.-~sti~.. Items Gathered srcl, Al
aarss Of the World Condenseo
Into Small Space for the
DeueAt Of Our Readers.
Personal.

J. NJ. Depuy, rtpreSehta'''e A
Taney county in the Missouri lesis-
lature, died while eating supper at
Jefferson City.
II. Bowyer Mcdonald, chief clerk OF
the United States senate, is dead.
His father and grandfather had been
employed in the same capacity.
Leslie NJ. Shaw. secretary of the
treasury, has been elected president
of the newly organized Carnegie Trust
company Of New York.
Myron X. Sturtevant. national bank
examiner for Oklahoma, has resigned
to accept the position of cashier OF
the Central National bank OF 81.
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 Gen.
eral Shallenbarger 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 beer
attorney for that d'stri't.
b. Pearsall, quartermaster OF the
National Soldiers home at Leaven-
worth, dropped dead recently OF
Bright's disease. He was formerly
mayor of Fort Scott, Kan.
Wendell Phillips Garrison. son OF
William Lloyd Garrison, the noted
a abolitionist, and for more than 40
years editor OF the New York Nation
is dead.
Orson D. Mum, head of Mum &
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 prosecu-
tions of public land frauds through
out the country.
Wilhelm Rapp, editor OF the Illinois
Stats Zeitung since 1861. died recent
ly ut his home in Chicago. He was
70 years old.
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng. Chinese
minister to the United States. has
been elected president of Andover
academy alumni association.
Congregational.
The Beveridge amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bin pro-
viding that packers must date thu
cans of meat products was defeated II
conference.
The house has passed the senate
bill providing for an agricultural banl
in the Philippines.
Senator Tillman has introduced il
the senate a resolution calling TO
the papers relating to the bid of MI
Oliver for the completion Of the Pana
ma canal.
Both houses of congress have
passed a resolution creating join
committee of five senators and fivt
representatives of the Sixtieth con
gress to revise and codify the law
Of the United States.
After a notable battle between tn,
two great parties the house recentl!
passed the ship subsidy bill by tn,
close vote of 155 to 149. Forty-one re
publicans voted with the democrats
against the measure.
The salary of the presidents sec
retary Mr.. Loeb has been increased b
congress to$6.00
Senator John c. Spooner of Wis
consin has resigned his seat in tn
United States senate.
The bill making it possible 70
| farmers to establish stills of limite,
capacity for the manufacture Of alec
hol to be denatured has passed botl
houses of congress.
All theaters, skating rinks, dane
halls and all places of public amuse
ment in jefferson City, Mo-, hav
been closed on account of the small
pox epidemic
A joint resolution mas been intro
duced in congress to empower tn
president to exclude from the mail
publications which contain the revolt
ing details Of the Thaw trial an
other cases Of similar nature.
About SO senators and represents
tives will leave Washington for tou
Of inspection OF the Panama cans
zone.
Senator Patterson. CT Colorado n
Gently addressed the senate, making
plea for the government OWNERSHIP
Of railroads.
Miseeilsnsous.
The steamer Corona, considered III
best boat in the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company's service, was wrecked /
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