The Huttig news., 1907-11-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST EVENTS OF THE
 WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST WEST, SOUTH
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma tion and Particularly From the
 Great Southwest.

tack on President Roosevelt in his inaugural address during the ceremo nies marking the admission of Okla homa.
 Two policemen were injured by bricks, five men were arrested and a number of persons clubbed as the re suit of a riot and demonstration made by striking street car employees and their friends at Louisville, Ky Sun day afternoon.
 In letter made public and mailed to the governor of every state and ter ritory President Roosevelt issues the formal call for special conference at the White House to consider ways and means of best conserving the natural resources of the country. May 19 to 15 Is the date set.
 A complete transformation in the railroad terminal facilities at Wash ington was effected Sunday, when the old Baltimore & Potomac (Pennsyl- yania) railroad depot was abandoned and every railroad entering Washing ton shifted it's trains to the new union station.
 Secretary of the Treasury Cortel you, with the approval of the presi- dent, has announced an issue of Pan anna canal bonds to the extent of $50,- 900, ,000 The treasury will also issue interest-bearing certificates of indedbt- edness to run for one year, to the eX- tent, if necessary, of $100,000, ,000. This action is the result of the series of night conferences at the White House.
 A new star was added to the American flag by the admission for mally into the Union of the state of Oklahoma. President Roosevelt at 10:16 o'clock Saturday morning, signed the proclamation admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territories jointly as one of the American states. In appending his signature to the proclamation, the president used pen formed from a quill plucked from ahe ysipg q. asaz AnasEiGa D agle.s-.r Enc sthe ihirsz pen will be deposited with the Okla homa Historical Society.
 The Farmers union warehouse in Houston, Tex, sold 1000 bales of cot ton at 10Bc. This is the third big sale made by the union in the past few weeks of the original 15c cotton.
 Embargo on grain shipments in the East is raised and railroads are CO., operating in moving it for export.
 Close friends of Charles T. Barney, deposed president of the knickerbock- rer Trust Go. of New York, who killed himself, declared that worry over his marital relations had no doubt prompt ed his act as much as his breeding over the loss of financial prestige.
 William J. Bryan is willing to be nominated for President or to fight in the ranks, as the Democratic party may wish, according to an announce ment which appears in the COmmOner. In the editorial MT Bryan says he be- Neyes q party should thoroughly con- slider everything before selecting a man to head the national ticket.
 President Roosevelt has made pub Eo letter in which he explains why the words 'In God We Trust were left off the St. Gaudens coin. The letter was prepared for reply to scores of persons throughout the country who have forwarded protests because of the mottos absence from the new gold pieces, and copies are being mailed.
 Charles T. Barney, late president of the suspended Knickerbocker Trust Co.of New York City, and prominently Identified with many industrial and Financial institutions throughout the country, committed suicide Thursday Ssternoon at his residence in West Thirty eighth street shooting himself in the head.
 Juliette Estelle Prescott Mathis, 68 years old, writer of songs and verses, formerly a resident of Illinois, died at Jos Angeles at the home of her son, Frank c. Prescott, registrar of the United States land office.
 A movement that is said to be far xeaching among bankers and railway managers is on foot. It is petition to the interstate commerce commission, through the president, and the state railway boards and the governors of various states, to cease the war on railroads.
 Rear Admiral Asa Walker of the navy retired on account of having reached the statutory age limit.
 The directors of the Jamestown ex- position unanimously accepted com mittee report favoring keeping the ex- position open next year, provide S600,- 900 can be raised by popular subscrip- ton.
 The condition of Premier Campbell Zimmerman continues satisf; ctory.
 William Jennings Bryan wa3 the guest of honor at banquet on the 21st anniversary of the Jefferson Clut of Milwaukee at the Plankington house Monday night. Covers were laid fol over five hundred guests. MT. Bryan responded to the toast Democracy"