The Monte Vista journal., 1908-01-25
NEWS OF The WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of tbs
Past Seven Days.
Interesting items Gathered From all
Parts Of the Woril CONDENSED
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Congregational.

eft Of Our Readers.
Congressional.
The war college Is asking congress
for an appropriation Of 100000 for
the establishment Of = scheme where
by the United States may be trans
formed from = peace to = war footing
at instant notice.
The bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for
an immigration station In Philadelphia
has passed the lower house OF con-
gress.
A bill has been introduced In con-
srees to erect new building In Wash
ington for the department Of agricul-
ture at cost Of $1.750.000.
A bill introduced In the senate would
appropriate 81. 663.l3 to reimburse the
Southern Pacific railroad for expenses
incurred in closing the break in the
Colorado river which was flooding the
Imperial valley.
teroceanic canals Col. Goethals, chief
engineer and chairman of the canal
commission. stated that the laying Of
cement could begin by next January.
A large number Of private pension
bills have been passed by the house.
A bill has been introduced In the
senate to create a bureau of mining
technology.
In \ statement TO the senate COM
mittee on canals Secretary Taft de-
clared that the Panama canal should
be completed by 1914 at . total cost
Of 5000. OO0. 900.
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma has in.
troducsd bill providing that the In.
terstate character Of a shipment Of
liquor shall cease upon its arrival at
the place In Q state to where It 10
consigned. s-.-
The senate has passed the Joint res
olution providing for the remission Of
more than half Of the Chinese indem.
nifty granted on account Of the boxer
rebellioa.
A bill has been introduced In the
house providing for the estAhlishmsnt
Of the United States National Bank OF
America at Washington with . capi.
tai stock OF 500. 00o. 900. Of which The
eovesnasat y - own thrse-afths.
Senator 0toas has introduced Q bin
n he ssaaee sSsevSAlng Tor H. tsou.
aacs b. railroads ot transpcrtatica 10
| newspapers IN return for adveetisiag.
! 0eoatoe C1Stis has introduced bill
In the senate which will enable ct.
tiers In western Kansas to buy govern
meat lands adjoiAlng their farms At
private sale. ~ 10,
The Maryland Legislature has elect
ed william p. Whyte to an the unex.
pired term Of the late Senator Cor.
man. Senator whyts b q years Old.
The bill granting leaves 81 abseaes
during the winter months to home
stead entrymen has bsen passed BY
the senate.
mloeeolanooVa. $780,
Secretary GARFIELD Of the interior d.
partment 10 attempting to annul the
Oklahoma Law forbidding piping gas
out Of that state. The action 10 taken
In the interest OF Indians who have
gas to sell. aHI
There are l3a77.l2s Roman Catho.
lies In the United States and Including
the Philippines. Porto Rico and the
Sandwich Islands the number b a..
ols.sSs. 10. Hfa1a
Slxty.seves Of the ia counties Of
Missouri have voted to exclude -.
looms. .sssSgt III ~ r.
Aftsrs trial lasting ains weeks.
John n, Walsh has been found guilty
on 81 counts Of misappro priating funds
Of the Chicago National bank which
ssDssd In 1905.
a Gillian cruiser has gone to meet
The American neet ct Punta Arenas
ed escort Il up the west coast.
II ths United oAates circuit court at
New York. Judge Housh has directed
4 Il. Hartman and Otto Kahn TO IN.
svsr ths eusstinas psopoundsd To
them ~ tAe' hibernate ou0meres com.
mission. es. co. W.
The resolutioas eom6letss Of the
currsAcy commissioa Of tie American
Baskssf. association has issued Q ~
pert opposing The. AldeieA bill II
the senate and The $haeeass bin In the
house and preesats-a-gHrs1cy blu q
ks own which The association viii ask
conOeooD 70 pass. l.ll.
Can u. Clements. Chairman q tAs
dsmoesatie stats eeatsal committee q
The state Of Was1iagtoa. hes bssa ~.
rested q De-. .Me1nes, Iowa. - Q
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Two giris were ktlled AL eevea Oh.
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