The Monmouth inquirer., 1907-02-14
News of
"A Week
Paragraphic Photographs Of the
Wohd's Doings


based the complaint in the proceedings
begun Dec 20, 1906. to dissolve the
American Ice company under the anti
trust law has mysteriously disappear
e.i from the files of the New York at
'torney generals office. Wesley nj.
Wler. president of the company, denied
that it was a trust and said that all
Danger of an ice famine this year was
past. The company has denied Attor-
acy General JaclSson's request to be
allowed to go over the books and con-
tracts of the concern in order to recov-
CT the missing data.
The largest sum of money ever given
by Il man to charity or philanthropy in
tic history of the world has been pre-
scented by John ID. Rockefeller to the
general education board. The amount
of the gift is $32,OOO,OOO. with this
unprecedented donation Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter surges to the front as the greatest
giyer to the cause of education the
world has ever known. His nearest
competitor is Andrew Carnegie. Only
one condition is imposed by Mr.. Rookie
Teller, that none of the money shall be
devoted to aiding theological educa-
ton.
thority for the announcement that the
giant Gatun dam at Panama has been
abandoned by the government. With
the collapse of this project comes to
an end the plan for three great locks
In fight.-a ladGer-like arrangement
for lifting steamships eighyfve feet
from the channel of the canal to the
huge Gatun lake. The president has
learned that no engineer of national
reputation would jndorse the monster
dam and it's independent locks.
John wanamaker, whose beautiful
country home near Jenkintown. Pa,
was destroyed by fire, said that While
he had no inventory of the property
which the house contained. he thought
that 81 100000 is fair estimate of the
damage done. 1T is almost impossible
to place a valuation on the property
destroyed, including as it did priceless
books, statuary and paintings which
can never be replaced, he said.
A fourteen foot channel for the Mis-
sissippi river, Chicago TO st. Louis and
to the gulf, met defeat when the house
committee of the whole, having under
consideration the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill. voted to stand by the
recommendations of the committee in
opposition to the project The bill was
passed by the house 1t carries appro-
priations of $S3.0o0000
That the citizens of Brownsville dis
guised themselves and shot up their
own town in order to obtain the re-
moval of negro troops from that place
was the opinion expressed by Sergeant
Jacob u. Fraser, formerly of Company
u. Twenty-fifth infantry. while being
examined in Washington before the
senate military affairs committee.
II have not sent my resignation to
the governor, and | have no intention
of doing So The reports that there
is friction between Governor Hughes
and myself are untrue. said New York
State superintendent of Insurance
Kelsey. who has been requested by
the governor to resign.
There is no trace of $5,611.65S worth
of stock tax stamps which disappeared
from the New York state comptroller's
office a few days before Governor
Hughes assumed office. SO far there is
only the word of $500 year clerk,
not under bond, to prove that they
were destroyed
In letter to the Pennsylvania leg
islature President Baer of the Phila,
delphia and Reading Railway compa-
ny, writing ON the subject of railroad
legislation, declares there is no neces-
sity for government regulation other
than to prevent unreasonable discrim-
nations.
The house committee ON the judi
ciary. which was directed to investi-
gate the Jurisdiction of congress over
woman and child labor abuses, has
completed its report and finds that the
federal government has absolutely no
authority in the matter.
Sensational and circumstantial sto-
ries of alleged grating by Captain
Louis Wendell, commander of the First
battery, First artillery, national guard
of New York. were told to the court of
inquiry convened in New York city.
The break in the Colorado river
which was the subject of special
message to congress by the president,
was shut off after a long, hard strug-
gle by the Southern Pacific company.
The differences between the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad and its firemen have
been adjusted. The firemen are not to
get an advance in wages, but the work
ing schedule will be rearranged
The house of representatives amend
ed the denatured alcohol legislation OF
the last session so that any one may
J manufacture alcohol in any quantity
even down to gallon day.
Mrs l.. NJ Gillette, mother of Ches
ter Gillette. now awaiting death in the
electric chair in Auburn n T., for the
murder of Grace Brown, has aban
doned her sens cause.
It was stated officially that. begin
ming NEXT lime the whole passenger