The Monte Vista journal., 1908-02-15
NEWS OF The WEEK
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four As proposed by the department.
The house committee OF postoffices
has agreed that no bills providing for
an increase OF salaries In the postal
DEPARTMENT will be recommended this
year.
Congressman Calderhead, of Kan
sas. has resumed his seat in the
house after a long siege Of illness.
Representative Miller. Of Kansas.
has been reelected a member Of the
republican congressional campaign
committee.
The house has passed a resolution
ceding to the state Of Kansas an acre
Of ground in the Fort Riley reserva.
tion on which the old territorial capi.
tol building stands.
The minority currency bill. on which
the democrats are expected to unite
In opposition to the Aldrich bill. has
been introduced In the house by Rep
resentative John Sharp Williams. 1t
contains many radical changes from
the republican measure.
The senate has passed the bill plac-
ing Gen. o. o. Howard on the retired
list OF the army as a lieutenant gen.
eral. Gen. Howard Is the only officer
now living who commanded an army
during the civil war.
Senator Stone Of Missouri has in
troduced 4 joint resolution authorix-
ing the president to relinquish control
Of the Philippine Islands In 1918.
The senate committee on military
aHntHa has AnrtAoA IN nd fh hof
the government take over the confed-
crate cemetery at Springfield. Mo.
Miscellaneous.
The Rhode Island supreme court has
affirmed q decision which in effect
held that proprietors OF Newport
dancing pavilion had a right to ex-
clude persons wearing the United
States navy uniform.
The bodies OF King Carlos AMI
Crown Prince Luix Philippe Of Portu-
gal have been with great ceremony
placed In the sacred sepulchre Of the
pantheon In the cathedral Of San
vincente.
MAI. Gen. Howard. the only living
federal omcer who commanded an
army during the Civil war. has been
promoted to the grade OF lieutenant
general.
A permanent Injunction Mas been
granted prohibiting an organization Of
negroes from calling themselves
"Elks" or using the emblems OF that
order.
In letter to W. d. Fouike. Of Rich
mOnd. Ind, President Roosevelt char.
acterizes ~ false and malicious the
statements that he has made use Of
federal patronage to further the presi-
Dental interests Of Secretary TAN.
The battleship feet has passed out
Of the Strait Of Magellan and In on the
Pacific ocean headed for Valparaiso
where II will sail close In. salute the
city and pass on.
Two masked men boarded through
freight train on the Chicago 4 Alton
a. 1t was leaving Chicago. held up the
conductor. brakeman and . stockman
and made good their escape.
A wireless station at Pdpt Iona
near San Diego. Cal. picked up wire.
less message being sent by the Con.
necticut o6 the coast Of Cuba. and
also one from the wireless station At
Pensacola. Florida.
Knid Sir Harry MacI.ean. who has
been held captive by Raixuli. the
Moorish bandit. for the past seven
months. has arrived Mt Tangicr under
escort.
Attorney General Hndley has filed q
motion for q rchearing OF the case
involving the stock shippers law. re-
Gently decided unconstitutional by the
supreme court Of Missouri.
Judge James IarRis. the notorious
feudist Of Breathitt county. KY. van
recently shot dead by his own son
after quarrel.
A receiver has been asked for the
National Hollow Brake TIeam com.
pany Of Chicago.
Nrs. q. q. Burton was recently
awarded 5000 damages against I. r.
i,ayho6. former Kansas supsrintsnd.
out Of public instrsction. at Topeka.
Dayho9 had attached Mrs. Burton in
his paper. the Kansas Educator.
The presidsnt. BY proclamation. has
added 3So.47i acres 70 the Trisity Tor.
sst reserve u California.
There were ~ STRIKES u KansAs
1Ast year. involvine ~ mes. ana q
lees 10 wages - oll3,e1e.
The epssatlag vtcsprssidssts a .
lasSs numbse q railroads hsid Q con
iersnee wieA prssidsat Reossvslt TOT
the purpoos q securing delay n The