The Delta independent., 1907-02-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of t.'e
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from, AID
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for the
Benefit of Our Readers.
Personal

C. b, RamDO OF Cnauute, Kan, u
Santa Fe brakeman was killed by be-
ing crushed between cars. He had on,
ly been employed two weeks and this
was his third regular trip.
Robert Hail. the young man who is
thought to have murdered Mary Glass
In a school house near ElDoradoJ
Kan, has died without making any
statement.
Gov. JOHN S. Little of Arkansas suf'
fered physical collapse and his ply
sicians say he cannot resume his Of
ficial duties for several weeks.
Mohammed Ali Mira has been
crowned shah of Persia in the palace
at Teheran.
The condition Of President Costro
of Venezuela is again reported to be
very grave.
King Peter OF Servia, denies tina:
he has any intention of resigning or
permanently leaving the country.
Rear Admiral Sigsbee. who COM
manded the battleship Main when
that vessel was destroyed in Havana
harbor in 1898. has been retired on
account Of age.
Mayor Dunno, Of Chicago. has an
nounced his candidacy for the demo
cratic mayoralty nominatiin in that
city.
Senator Reuben r. Adams has been
expelled from the state senate OF Ar
kansas for accepting bribe.
| Albert B. Cummings has been In
augurated for his third term as gov
ernor OF Iowa.
John D. Rockefeller has been re-
| elected Superintendent of the Euclid
Avenue Baptist Sunday school at
Cleveland, O.. He has served in that
capacity for rs years
Senator Bailey recently made an
| impassioned address to the Texas
legislature denying that there was
anything wrong in his connection
with the WatersPierce Oil company.
John Il. Walsh, former president Of
the Chicago National bank, which
failed December 1G. 1905. has been in
dicted by the federal grand jury for
alleged misconduct in the manage
ment OF the finances OF the bank.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was
reelected president OF the American
Breeders association at the annual
meeting at Columbus. O.. recently.
Horace Z. Hand, social leader and
chief clerk OF the Frisco railroad at
St Louis, was arrested. pleaded
guilty to forgery. received a sentence
| OF five years and was taken TO the
penitentiary all within a space Of IS
! hours.
| Joseph Holdebler, an inmate Of the
Nebraska asylum for the insane. has
appealed to the emperor OF Germany
to secure his release. He is a citizen
OF Germany and there Is consd. rable
doubt Of his insanity.
| Congregational.
The senate committee to investi-
gate conditions in Indian territory
has submitted report recommend
ing various changes in the present
laws. Secretary Hitchcock was cen.
sured for Withdrawing lands from al
lotment.
Senator Tillman adopted the role
OF humorist In the senate and held
his colleagues up to ridiculc so sue
cessfully that the senate went into
executive session and ordered his re-
marks expungcd from the records.
BY vote of 1873 to 95 the house
agreed to increase the salaries OF SEN
ators and representatives to $500.
and fixed the pay OF vice president,
speaker and cabinet members at $12.-
900.
The house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, by vote OF
eight to seven. recommended a ship
subsidy bill. Seven subsidized mail
lines are provided for.
| Misr-IInnsoss.
More than 32,OOO,O0O worth OF the
capital stock Of the lola Portland Ce.
ment company stock has been sold to
capitalists said to be connected with
the United States Steel Corporation
which carries with 1t control Of the
plants at lola. Kan. and Dallas, Tex.
The locomotive on n Santa Fe
freight train blew up on a bridge near
Desoto, Kan. killing the engineer
and fireman. The engine and IA cars
went through the bridge. ...
Twenty-Five persons we're killed in
the wreck OF Big Four passenger
train near Fowler. Ind, 20 OF whom
were cremated
Severe earthquake shocks are re.
ported from Alexandrovsk. the port
OF sakhalln and Elizabethpol.
carload of powder standing on n
siding at Sanborn. Ind. exploded and
wrecked passenger train that was
passing. Fifteen persons were killed
and 20 or more injured.
The MacAndrews & Forbes com.
pany, OF New York. and tho Ia