The Delta independent., 1907-02-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings OF the
'ast Seven Days.
Interesting Itcms Gathered from ALI
parts of the World COndenseS
Into Small Space for the
Benefit of Our Readers.
PersoAaL.

PersoAaL
G. II. McKinnie of Beloit, Kan, rep
resentatives from Mitchell county in
the legislature is dead.
Mrs. Russell Sage has given $1,000,
600 to the Rensselaer, Poltechnie In
stitute of New York.
Charles l.. Stevens, grand master Of
the Michigan grand lodge of Masons
dropped dead recently in Detroit.
Byron Webster, former editor of the
Marshalltown, Ia. Statesman, and the
original Cleveland for president man
Is dead in that city.
The president has appointed J. b.
Ross, as postmaster for Springfield
Mo.
Mai. Austin Cushman, organizer
and first department commander OF
the G. A. r. in Massachusetts. and
private secretary of President Mil
lard Fillmore. died recently while at
tending a social function in Boston.
He was so years OF age.
Grover Cleveland has been elected
chairman of the Association OF Lie
Inspectors, an organization of heads
of life insurance companies. The peo-
sition pays $4,000 a year.
George H. Meyers. of New Orleans,
died suddenly at Yankton, S. D. In
his pocket was found Standard Oil
stock valued at sl,O00.000.
Henry Magruder. son of the Confeder-
ate general, John Bankhead Magruder,
died recently ir Rome.
Edward Nipple brother OF the
late Frank A. Nipple, whose suicide
In Philadelphia caused a sensation
last summer, killed himself recently
In that city.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The investigation by the senate COM
mittee on military affairs of the
Brownsville, Tex, ARRAY has COM
menced.
A bill has been favorably reported
In the house providing that ten cents
worth of postage stamps of any de-
nomination may be used instead of a
special delivery stamp when the words
Especial Delivery" are written on the
envelope.
Senator Curtis. of Kansas, has been
made chairman of the committee on
Indian depredatiOns.
The scarlet fever and diphtheria epi-
denies which have been raging in
Chicago have broken out with renewed
Gently when 407 new cases were re-
ported in one day.
The senate has agreed to vote on
the resolution declaring Senator
Smoot not entitled to his seat on Feb
ruary 20.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has decided 10
favorably report resolution for the
investigation of the cotton exchanges
Of the country.
The senate has passed a bill in
creasiEg the pensions Of survivors of
Indian wars from IS, to $40 per month.
The president has approved the bill
authorizing an investigation of the
social, industrial, moral, educational
and physical condition of women and
children workers in the United States.
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An explosion in the mines of the
Davis Coal and Coke company at
Thomas w. Va, resulted in the
death of several miners.
Four discharged negro soldiers of
! ;,,gn
Ok, for Washington to testify before
the senate committee.
Secretary Taft expects to visit the
canal zone in March to make an in.
section of the work.
The Honduras Lottery company, the
successor of the Louisiana Lottery
company has decided to capitulate in
the fight waged against it by the
quit business.
The Swedish Mission society has OBJ,
tanned Judgement for $3.50, ,JOO
against Peter Anderson who Is wears
ago was a farmer boy in Dickinson
county, Kan, and who went to the
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and became rich. The society claim.
ed an interest in his mines because he
was in its employ.
The approximate value of the Mar
shall Field estate is placed at $75,OOO,-
D00 by the executors of the will
A laboratory Is to be fitted up in the
federal building at Kansas City, Mo,
For ha - h1 o..
pure foods in the southwest
The City Bank and Trust company
Of New Orleans has decided to keen
the institution open for business from
10 a. m. to midnight each day.
The grand jury at New York has
returned an indictment against the
so-called theatrical trust charging con
spiracy and restraint of trade.
Mrs. Amanda Copley and her three