The state herald., 1907-02-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from Al,
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for the
0enent of Our ReaderT.
Personal.

recently in Rochester, N. Y.
Emperor Wilhelm, of Germany, is
planning visit to King Alfonso OF
Spain this spring.
G. H. McKinnie of Beloit, Kan, rep
resentatives from Mitchell county in
the legislature is dead.
Mary s. Anthony, sister of and life
long co-worker with Susan B. Anthony
died recently at her home in Roches
ter, N. Y.
United States District Judge
Charles d. Parlange. of New Orleans,
died suddenly in that city of apoplexy.
The republican caucus of the New
Jersey legislature has nominated
Frank o. Briggs for United States
senator to succeed John F. Dryden.
Mrs. Drusilla Morrell whose hus-
band fought in the war OF 1912. is
dead in Brooklyn. NJ Y, at the age of
102.
DR.. George E. Ladd. who for ten
years has been director Of the Mis-
souri, state school Of mines at Rolla,
has resigned his position to engage
In the mining business.
Richard w. Morgan, Of Boulder
county. Col. has been expelled from
the state senate for accepting b.
John B. Mcdonald, who constructed
the subway in New York. has been
elected president of w. ]. divers
Panama Construction company.
Former Congressman Benjamin w.
Harris, known as the father Of the
new navy" is dead at his home in
Massachusetts.
Preston H. Leslie, former govern
Of of Kentucky and later governor of
the territory of Montana. is dead at
his home in Helena.
John d. Rockefeller has announced
q gift of s32,OOO,000 to the general
education board.
ConEressional.
The investigation by the senate COM
mittee on military affairs of the
Brownsville. Tex. ARRAY has COM
menced.
The president has signed the gen.
eral service pension bill recently
passed by congress.
The provision in the Indian appro-
priation bill which allowed the full
bloods to sell their lands has been
defeated In the senate by q vote OF
81 to %. The provision to sell the
surface Of mineral lands was also de-
eeated.
Representative Murphy. OF Mis-.
souri,, has Introduced q bill In the
house to repeal the act admitting Okla
homa to statehood on the ground that
the constitutional convention at
Guthrie has failed to comply with the
the conditions Of the enabling act.
The scarlet fever and diphtheria cpl
denies which have been raging In
Chicago have broken out with renewed
violence. All records were broken re-
Gently when 4O7 new cases were re-
ported in one day.
The senate has agreed to appoint n
committee to consider the revision OF
the land laws Of the country.
The house committee on judiciary
has submitted u report declaring that
congress has no Jurisdiction or au.
thority to suppress abuses or amclior.
ate conditions surrounding woman or
child labor. The committee holds
that the subject is within the police
power Of the various states.
The senate has passed the Indian
appropriation bill.
The house has passed the river and
harbor bill carrying m appropriation
of $4,000. 900. A survey Of the Mis-.
souri, river from its mouth to Sioux
City Is provided for.
A bill has been introduced In the
senate TO give the president absolute
control OF tho Panama canal.
The house recently passed 725 pri-
vatc pension bills In 90 minutes. max.
Ing n new record.
11lsestiasssss.
In q sensational speech at Lincoln.
Nob.. State Senator Patrick accused
tho brewery and distillory interests
with trying to corrupt the legislature
und prevent the passage OF unfrlondly
bills.
Representatives from tho various
oil producing states OF tho west met
recently In Topeka TO secure uniform
laws for tho control OF the oil In.
dustry.
The California senate has passed n
bill making II n crime TO dock horses
tails and prohibiting tho importation
into the state Of horses with doekcd
tails
A meeting of the National Mckinley
Memorial association was held In
Washington recently TO hear the re'
ports OF the various officers,
Stanford white threatened TO kill
Harry Thaw. according TO u witness
In tho New York murder trial who
notified Thaw Of his danger.
An icicie falling 40 feet In n mine
shaft ut carterviile. Mo-. Instant,
killed Jack Layette. Of Kansas city