The Springfield herald., 1907-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Ct the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from. Al,
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for tho
Benent of Our Readers.
PoFaoAaL

roads, is dead at his home in New
York
General Antonio Paredes. who has
been preparing q revolution against
Castro. has landed in Venezuela and is
gathering an army.
Charles w Oldrieve. equipped with
wooden shoes, walked on the water
form Cincinnati to New Orleans in 10
days winning the worlds championship
and bet of $1,000.
A great crowd of personal and po-
litical friends gathered in London to
say farewell to Ambassador Bryce and
Mrs Bryce on their departure FOR
the United States.
Lieut.. Frank Lahm will defend the
James Gordon Bennett aeronautical
cup at the st. Louis balloon races
next October.
Ex- Gov. Frank W. Higgins, of New
York. is dead at his home in Olean.
He occupied the executive chair from
1904 to 1906.
A divorce has been granted in the
case OF Jessie Lincoln Beckwith.
daughter of Robert r. Lincoln. ana
grand daughter of President Lincoln.
Official Information has been re-
ceived at Washingt that as a re-
suit of an operation President Castro.
of Venezuela, is in fair way to re-
cover
Harold S. Van Burcn, of New York,
the American Consul at Nice. France,
is dead.
James F. Harrison. a grand son OF
William Henry Harrison. is dead at
Mound City, Kan. He was vetrean
of the Mexican and Civil wars.
Alexis Alladin, leader OF the peas
ant party in Russia has arrived in
New York His intention is to tour
the United States in the cause OF
freedom for Russians.
f. S. Ellsworth, promoter and
philanthropist of Iowa Falls, Ia, is
dead at his home in that city.
A. NJ. Campbell. one of the found
ers of Salina, Kan. and a pioneer OF
the state. recently fell down a cellar
way in that city and was killed.
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The president has assured the Cali
fornians in Washington that an ex-
ira session of congress will be called
if the pending immigration bill Is not
passed at the present session.
The house after an interesting de-
bate has passed the naval appropria-
tion bill which carries in round num-
bers $4,000, 900. An effort to strike
out the provision for an additional
battleship of the Dreadnaught class
WAS defeated by vote of 146 to III.
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania.
made a strong speech in the senate
recently in opposition to the reso'
luton unseating Reed Smoot of Utah.
Temperance advocates 1000 strong.
recently made demonstration at
the national capitol in support of
bill to rid the District of Columbia of
the liquor traffic.
A Joint resolution has been intro
duced in congress to empower the
president to exclude from the mails
! publications which contain the revolt
ing details of the Thaw trial and
other cases of a similar nature.
Opposition has developed in the
senate to the immigration bill as
amended by the committee.
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provide for an investigation of the wa
ter resources of the United States.
The president has sent to the SEN
ate the new treaty with Santo Do
mingo relative to the revenues OF
that country.
The senate and house conferees
have reported an amendment to the
immigration bill whereby foreigners
who use their passports to secure ad-
mission to the United States to the
detriment of labor conditions will be
excluded. The idea is to bar Japa-
nese coolies who come to this coun-
try from Hawaii and the Philippines.
President Roosevelt has sent to
congress a message calling attention
to the urgent need OF legislation af-
fecting the different phases of the
public land situation in the United
States.
Misc~llaneo"s.
BY the explosion of gas in a restau-
rant at Los Angeles, Cal. four per-
sons were killed outright and 20
others were seriously injured. The
two-story building in which the explo-
sion occurred is total wreck.
The senate has passed the bill
granting the government the right oil
appeal to the United States supreme
court in criminal cases.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has granted ten per cent in
crease to its operators throughout the
country.
Lieut.. Burbank has been released
from the federal peniteItiary at Leav-
enworth Kan, after serving 10
months sentence for emhezzlemenl.
An icicle falling 10 feet in mine
shaft at Carterville. Mo-, instantly
killed Jack Lavette. of Kansas City.
William Walker. cashier of the
New Britain, Conn, Savings bank.
has disappeared leaving shortage
amounting to more than $l50.OOO.
The price Of all grades of crude oil
has been advanced one cent making
the highest price 40 cents and the