The Carlisle independent., 1907-01-03

packages under the pure food law, must bear labels stating exactly what the package contains.
 At the annual meeting of the Amer ican Association for the Advancement of Science, MT. Louis G. McPherson, who was assistant to the late Prssi- dent Spencer of the Southern railway, defended MT. John D. Rockefeller, de- claring that MT. Rockefeller has done much good.
 During the year 1906 there were over 16,000, ,000 head of live stock re- ceived at the Chicago stock yards. val ued at $314,300,0 900.
 The fourth son of Emperor William, Prince Augustus Wilhelm, is betrothed to Princess Alexandra Victoria, of Schleswig- n-SonderburgG Glucks- burg, the second daughter of duke.
 Great excitmept was caused at Fl Reno, Okla, by a negro soldier of the Twenty-fifth infantry throwing the wife of prominent physician from the sidewalk. There are threats of lynching if the negro is caught.
 It is stated that Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, who is retiring as British am- bassador to Washington, will be ele- vated to the peerage for his services.
 Mir James Bryce, the new British ambassador to Washington, will as sume his duties in February.
 During the celebration of mass at a church in Oriental Negros, in the Phil ippines, a woman fell in fit, crying for help. A panic followed in which 14 persons were killed and many in- jured.
 The Filipino people are elated over report that President Roosevelt will visit the islands next summer.
 Secretary of State Root and Jap anese ambassador hold conference on San Francisco school controversy.
 Government may recover stolen lands in Creek nation, though statute of lim- itation prevents criminal prosecutions.
 Norman Vaughan, who killed Hay den Loring, is pardoned by Gov. Folk on requests of trial judge and prose cutor.
 Senator Bailey, of Texas, cancels Dallas engagement in order 10 recan- vass Comanche county, where interest in controversy is intense.
 The Roosevelt children had merry time at the White House, on Christ mas until nearly midnight.
 Christmas celebration in Mississip- pi, Louisiana and Alabama cost 26 lives, many shooting affrays occurring.
 A riot occurred on a street car at Leavenworth, Kas., in which colored soldiers are alleged to have shot.
 John L. Saphore, veteran actor, who played with the elder John Drew and the actors of the old school, died at the Edwin Forest nome. at Phila- delphia. MT. Saphore was n years of age.
 J. Pierpont Morgan and other prom inent citizens of New York have ad- dressed letter to Secretary of State Root asking that the moral influence of the United States be used to cor rect alleged fragrant inhumanity" the Congo Free State by government authorities.
 A cold wave caused considerable damage to vegetables in Florida. The thermometer went as low as A in northern Florida Heavy frost showed as far south as Tampa, and was quite chilly on the Manatee river
 Sailors from the United States crui- ser Cleveland caused a panic in public park of Cenfuegos, Cuba, where a concert was going on by engaging in a fight and firing many shots. The police restored order by arresting sev- eral of the sailors.
 The bureau of American republics plans railroad system from Alaska to Cape Horn.
 Root declares the state department lacks expert assistance in coping with foreign trade menace.
 Deputies protect Illinois youth who killed sheriff, slayer being caught in Wabash river bottoms before farmers posse arrives.
 Mandamus proceedings have been begun against Mayor Dunne of Chi cago to compel him to enforce the Sunday closing law.
 President Normas Plass of Wash burn college, Topeka, Kas., announces that he has received a gift of $35,0.- l for the gymnasium from an unknown source. t
 The ne wtFeaty of reciprocity be- ! tween Spain and the United States | has been signed.
 supplemental yarticle to the ex. istfng extradition treaty between the United States and Great Britain, in ! cluding bribery in the list of extra. ditable crimes, has been signed. 1 Japan is repressing the insurgents 1 of Formosa with heavy hand. At one village the Japanese spared few. l At Fort Sheridan, Chicago, ser.