The Delta independent., 1907-01-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts Of the World CONDENSED
1nto Small Space for the
Deneat of Our Readers.
Personal.

(orco died after brief illness troiu
. carbuncle on his neck
Rudolph Koradi, who has been coh'
sui for the Swiss government In Phil.
adelphia since 1850 is dead. He was
said to be the Oldest consul in the
world in point OF years and service.
Senor Torrionete. the Cuban minis
ter to Spain. who resigned recently
has made q statement saying his
action was caused by shame at the
spectacle his country has presented
to the world.
Walter Spess and Bill Debolt. men,
bers OF gang OF outlaws. VINO recent
ly shot up Mannford. l. T.. have been
captured by federal officers.
Oliver Dyer. who is said to have
introduced stenography in this coun-
try and who was the first shorthand
5eoprter in the United States died
in Boston. aged SO.
Secretary OF State Root has an
nounced his intention to pay visit
to Earl Grey. governor general OF Can
ada at Ottawa
James Cullen. q white man. was
lynched at Charles City. Ia. for
killing his wife and step-son.
David Overmyer. one OF the most
prominent democrats In the west.
and candidate OF his party for attor'
ney general OF Kansas at the last
election, died rather suddenly Mt his
homo In Topeka recently OF acute
pneumonia.
The Prairie OIL and Gas company
has issued an order stopping all con
strucuon work on trunk pipe lines In
Indian territory.
. -'he famous trotting stallion. Bar
on wilkes. has been purchased by b
Krcll OF Carthage. Mo.
King Peter OF Servia, denies tina:
he has any intention Of resignins or
permanently leaving the country.
Gen. X. F. Patterson. formerly Of
the Fourth Iowa cavalry and Twen-
ty.hfth Iowa infantry and more re-
Gently consul general at Calcutta. In
dia. died recently at St GATHERINGS.
Ont
Ellen Terry. the English actress.
make farewell tour OF America.
Sir Thomas Upton has offered n
cup for yacht race in Hampton
Roads during the jamestown expo
sition.
Col Patko Andr!cff. chief OF the
gcndarmcs of the Lodz district in
Rusxan Poland. was recently shot
and killed on the streets Of Lodz.
Capt John T. Lytlc. general man
agcr and secretary OF the Texas Cat.
tie Raisers' association. Is dead in
San Antonio
C0nxressional.
President Roosevelt has sent TO the
senate special message on tn.
Brownsville. Tex. affray giving
tho evidence collected by Assistan,
Attorney General Purdy. who was sent
TO investigate tho occurrence for the
president
Tho senate has passed the lcc!sla.
two appropriation bill carrying $780,.
S55.S33.
Tho senate has struck from the
legislative appropriation bill the
house provision for an increase in
the salaries OF the vice president.
speaker OF tho house aud cabinet
members.
Tho president has sent special
message to congress urging action In
regard to closing the break In the Col
orado river by which the Imperial val
ley Is being flooded.
The house recently passed 62S pen
sion bills In 95 minutes.
It is expected that President Rooso-
volt will call n special session Of the
senate Immediately after March 4 to
consider the ratification OF the San Do
mino treaty.
Secretary Taft has submitted to
congress an estimate Of the def
cheney In the war department, for the
current year. which amounts to So.
274.7SG. Cuban Intervention was the
principal cause Of the deficit
The La Toilette bill providing that
railway employees engaged In hand.
ling trains shall not work more than
1G consecutive hours has been
passed by tho senate by a voto Of
70 to /.
Tho senate committee has re.
fused to recommend the proposed
increase in salaries Of cabinet men,
bers. president Of the senate. speak
Or OF the house and representatives.
Congressman William Alden Smith
OF Grand Rapids. Mich. mas been
Dominated by the republican CAUCUS
20 succeed Russell A. Alger rs Uni.
ted States senator.
The senate recently passed the
McCumber service pension bill with.
out division.
A lively scene wns enacted in the
house recently when Representa-
tives Mahon, of Pennsylvania, and