The state herald., 1907-02-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Gost Important Happenings C the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for tho
BeneAt of Our Readers.
Personal.

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roads, is dead at his home in New
York.
General Antonio Paredes, who has
been preparing a revolution against
Castro. has landed in Venezuela and Is
gathering an army.
Charles w. Oldrieve, equipped with
wooden shoes, walked on the water
form Cincinnati to New Orleans in 40
days winning the worlds championship
and a bet of 5000.
A great crowd of personal and po-
litical friends gathered in London to
say farewell to Ambassador Bryce and
Mrs. Bryce on their departure for
the United States.
Lieut. Frank Lahm will defend the
James Gordon Bennett aeronautical
cup at the st. Louis balloon races
next October.
Ex- Gov. Frank w. Higgins, of New
York, Is dead ct his home In Olean.
He occupied the executive chair from
1904 to 1906.
! A divorce has been granted in the
case of Jessie Lincoln Beckwith.
daughter of Robert T. Lincoln, and
grand daughter of President Lincoln.
Official information has been re-
| ceived at Washington that as n re-
suit OF an operation President Castro.
| of Venezuela, is in fair way TO re-
cover.
Harold S. Van Buren, of New York,
the American Consul at Nice. France.
Is dead.
James +. Harrison, grand son OF
William Henry Harrison. is dead at
| Mound City, Kan. He was vetrean
OF the Mexican and Civil wars.
Alexis Alladin, leader OF the peas
ant party in Russia has arrived in
New York. His intention is to tour
the United States in the cause of
freedom for Russians.
f. S. Ellsworth. promoter and
philanthropist of Iowa Falls, Ia. is
dead at his home In that city.
A. NJ. Campbell. one of the found
ers of Salina, Kan. and pioneer Of
the state. recently fell down cellar
way in that city and was killed.
C.nur-..tou~I.
The president has assured the Cali
fornians In Washington that an ex-
ira session Of congress will be called
II the pending immigration bill is not
passed at the present session.
The house after nm interesting de-
bate has passed the naval appropria-
tion bill which carries In round num-
bers s9G.000.000. An effort to strike
out the provision for nm additional
battleshiD OF the DrealnauRht elias,
was defeated by a vote OF liG TO III.
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania.
mace strong speech In the senate
recently In opposition TO the reso
luton unscating Reed Smoot OF Utah.
Temperance advocates 1000 strong.
recently made demonstration at
the national capitol In support Of n
bill TO rid the District of Columbia OF
the liquor traffic.
A joint resolution has been intro
duced In congress to empower the
president TO exclude from the mails
publications which contain the revolt,
Ing details OF the Thaw trial and
other cases of similar nature.
Opposition has developed In the
senate TO the immigration blu us
amended by the committee.
The senate has passed bill to
provide for nm investigation Of the wa.
ter resources OF the United States.
The president has sent to the sen
ate the new treaty with sEn,o DO
minso relative TO the revenues OF
that country.
Tn. senate and house ooDfcrcea
have reported nm amendment 10 the
immigration bill whereby foreigners
who use their passports TO secure nd.
mission TO the United States 10 the
dctrimcn, OF labor conditions will be
excluded. The idea II 10 bar Japa.
nose coolies who come TO this coup
Try from Hawaii and the Philippines.
President Roosevelt has sent to
congress a message calling attention
90 the urgent need Of legislation nj.
fec,ing III. different phases Of the
public land situation In the United
States.
ats~etissssss.
Dy the esplosion Of gas In u rcstau.
rant at los Angeles. Cal. four per.
sons were killed outright and 20
others were seriously injured. The
twostory building In which tho cSpio
sion occurred IL u total wreck.
The senate has passed the bill
granting III. government the risht of
appeal To tho United States supreme
court In criminal cases,
The Western Union Telegraph com.
pany has granted n ten per cent In.
crease to itI operators throughout tho
country,
Lieut. burbank has been released
from the federal penitea,iary At tesy-
enwotth. Kan. after serving 10
ncnths' sentence for embe.slemenl.