Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-29
New. Forecast Of the Coming Week.


Washington, ID. c., Nov. 2S-Mem
bers of Congress will begin to assem-
bic in the capital next week in antic'
ipation OF the opening of the final SEES
sion of the Sixtieth congress one week
hence. The customary caucus and
committee meetings will be held dur
ing the week. The Republicans of the
House have not arranged for eau
Gus, but the Democrats will meet Sat
urday to choose Representative Champ
Clark Of Missouri, as the minority lead
er In succession to John Sharp Will
liams of Mississippi, who retired from
the leadership last spring.
Governors of the various States, or
their representatives, will meet in
Washington in the early part of the
week to discuss with the National Con-
servation of Resources Commission the
work which the commission has been
carrying on during the summer and
fall. The meeting will bring together
many representative men from all
parts of the country.
The government will on Monday ap-
ply to the Supreme court for writ
of certiorari in the suit against the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, thus
bringing the record of the famous re-
bate case before the highest tribunal.
This Is the case In which the Court
of Appeals reversed Judge lands
fine of $29,240,000 against the corpora
ton.
The taking of testimony in the gov
eminent anti-merger suit, for the pur-
pose Of dissolving the Hartman rail-
road system, will begin in New York |
Tuesday before Special Examiner Syl- |
vester G. Williams.
Another of the government suits
against the so-caled trusts will have
"a hearing in Wilmington, Del, on
Wednesday, when the action brought
against the Dupont powder interests
will come up.
One of the largest and most impor-
tant religious gathering of the year
will be the meeting of the Federal
Council of churches of Christ in Ameri-
ca, which will begin its session in
Philadelphia Wednesday. The gath
ering will be attended by the bishops
OF several denominations and large
of distinguished laymen. Prom
inent among the latter will be Gov
Hoch of Kansas, Gov. Ansel of South
Carolina and Gov. Hughes of New
York.
At Pitsburg the American Mining
Congress will begin its eleventh annual
session in Philadelphia Wednesday. 9
A special effort is contemplated look !
ing to the final enactment of the bill ,
for the creation of bureau of mines
now on the calendar of the United .
States Senate for third reading =
The fifth triennial congress of the :
Council of Jewish Women will meet \
n Cincinnati, beginning Tuesday and
for ten days. The meeting
will be attended by women from all
,arts of the United States.
One thousand delegates from Louis s.
ana and Texas will meet in New Or B
cans on Friday and Saturday to make b
efinite plans for an inland waterway S,
rom New Orleans to the Rio Grande IL
liver at Brownsville Texas IL
The mayoralty election to be held II
a Atlanta Wednesday Is attracting at Il
ention because of the unprecedented OF
Movement that Is afoot to defeat the III
egular Democratic nominee, James in
. Woodward. Aroused by reports of th
LEGGED disgraceful conduct on the NJ
art of Mr.. Woodward, who has served ri
S mayor on two previous occasions, ii,
citizens, movement was begun to CO
efeat his election. Robert F. Maddox, sa
prominent banker and business man, or
as been named as the opposition can ie
date. 81,
The Atlantic battleship fleet will nj
ave Manila Tuesday for it's home ii,
ard voyage by way of the Suez wi
NAL. On the same day the Pacific to
eet is scheduled to leave Magdelena
ay for Panama