The Glenwood post., 1907-04-06
NEWS OF The WEEK
Most Important Happenings c. the
Past Seven Days.
1Bterc.tinG Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Benefit of Our Readers.
Personal.

Maj. G. w. GCethals has been elected
president of the Panama railroad and
steamship company TO succeed T. p.
Shonts.
Capt. Edgar A. Macklin of Company
c, 25th infantry in testifying before
the senate committee investigating Che
Brownsville, Tex, shooting stated
that he did not believe the men We're
guilty.
F. A. Holbrook, recently indicted by
the federal grand jury as the chief
promoter of an unlawful combination
in school and church furniture has
entered a plea of guilty.
Galusha A. Grow. who was elected
TO congress from Pennsylvania first
1851 and who retired in 1903, is
dead.
Harry A. Faulkner former member
OF the st. Louis house of delegates,
who was convicted of boodling, has
completed "A three-year sentence in
the penitentiary and been released.
President Roosevelt gave a reception
recently at the White house to the
Yale baseball club.
Gertrude Hanish, stenographer
leaped from a window in the 18th
story of Cincinnati office building
and was dashed to death on the
street below. Hundreds of people
witnessed the deed.
William A Proctor, president of the
Proctor & Gamble Soap company, is
dead at his home in Cincinnati as Il
result of bullet wound self-inflicted.
By order of the president about
2S,O00.000 acres of coal land will be
Immediately opened to entry as rap
idly as the geological survey can
make proper examinations.
President Roosevelt has promised
OF a statue to the memory OF the
rough riders, to be erected in Arling-
ton National cemetery on April. -.
James Henry Smith, a New York
multi-millionaire. died recently at
Kioto, Japan, while on wedding tour
around the world.
DR.. Jollos, editor of the Russki
Niedonisti at Moscow has been assass-
mated. He was member of the
first Russian parliament
John Brislin, blind inventor Of
Pittsburg, Pa, aged 80 years, who
spent all his money in defending his
patents, died recently of a broken
Cart,
Hamlin F. Lee, aged 81, veteran
of the Mexican and civil wars. and a
nephew of Gen, Robert E. Lee, is dead
at his home in Colorado Springs.
Charles S. Stahl captain and form
er manager of the Boston American
league baseball team, committed sui
eide recently at West Baden. Ind,
where the club had gone for spring
practice.
Thomas Connor, state senator from
Joplin, Mo, is dead. He was elected
to the last general assembly, but was
never able to attend any of the ses
sions.
Lieut., Gen. Arthur Macarthur has
been transferred from the department
of the Pacific to the department of
the lakes. with headquarters at Mil
waukee
Former Representative McCleary,
of Minnesota has been sworn in as
second assistant postmaster general
in succession to w. S. Shallenbarger,
resigned.
Miscellaneous.
The population of the United States,
inclusive of Alaska and the insular
possessions, in 1906 was o3.1S2,2iO.
Two hundred Roumanian peasants
were recently killed In one day in
conflict with troops.
BY tampering with switch at
Council, Ok, some miscreant caused
the wreck of Rock Island passen-
ger train. Two persons were killed
'and two seriously injured
b by an explosion OF dynamite at
johannesburg, Transvaal, four white
men and 80 natives We're instantly
killed and three whites and 1G natives
were injured.
The New York Central railroad, Ira
A. Mccormick, general superintendent,
and A. II. Smith, vice president,
have been indicted for manslaughter
in connection with recent wreck on
the road.
The railroad committee of the Min
nesota Legislature has rejected a COM
promise proposition presented by J. j.
Hill and insist upon two-cent fare
law and the freight reductions ordered
by the state railroad commission.
The evidence for the prosecution in
the rebate case against the Standard
Oil company on trial in Chicago is all
in and the government has rested
The Nebraska legislature has passed
a state wide primary bill which does
away with state, county and city |
nominating conventions.
Another attempt was made recently |
to wreck passenger trains on the |
Pennsylvania railroad near Pittsburg |
Rails were displaced on two tracks |
and only the slow speed of the first |