The Monte Vista journal., 1908-03-07
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
Nest Important Happenings cf ths
Past Seven Days.

snserssting itsms Gathered From c,l
Parts Of the Work. Condensed
Into Small spees tor the Ben.
eft Of Our Rsadsre
Congressional.
Representative Harrison of New
York has introduced q bill in congress
making October II, the day on which
Columbus discovered America, legal
holiday.
The bill increasing widows pensions
to $12 per month has been reported
favorably by the senate committee.
The bill to reorganixe the consular
service Of the United States/ has
passed the senate.
The postoffice appropriation bill ~
introduced In the house of representa-
tives carries a total appropriation of
1920. .765 1892.
The house committee on banking
and currency has voted to report favor
ably the Fowler financial bill.
The Indian appropriation bill has
passed the senate. 1t carries 4 total
appropriation Of 3S.s25.S20.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas and Sem
ator Owen Of Oklahoma engaged In an
interesting debate In the senate re-
Gently over an amendment to the In
dian appropriation bill.
The Kansas delegation in congress
has inagurated . movement to have
the Garden City forest reserve extend.
ed to the Colorado line.
A bill reported favorably to the
house recently forbids the carrying Of
explosives on any passenger vehicle
engaged In interstate commerce.
The senate has passed the bill pro-
viding for revising and codifying the
criminal laws Of the country.
President Roosevelt has sent to con-
gress the preliminary report OF the
inland waterways commission which
was appointed by him last March. In
. special message the president recon-
mends immediate action on the. recon-
mendations Of the commission.
Miscellaneous.
The monthly statement Of govern
ment receipts and expenditures shows
q dehcit Of $s.4O5.l1s for the month.
Since July l. 1907. the receipts have
fallen OF over S22. $50 900 A. compared
with the corresponding period last
year and the expenditures have In
creased by over 3i5.3OO 900.
The monthly statement Of the pub
lic debt shows that during February
there was An increase Of e7.783.l09.
Au In ~~( k~ L. = 4
tons in the turpentine camps. planta.
tions and other industries Of the south,
especially the existence OF peonaSs.
has been ordered BY the house OF rep
resentatives.
The Missouri Pacific shops at Sc
dalia. Mo-. employing 500 men. have
been closed until further notice.
A nIe at Lexington. Mo-. destroyed
property estimated to be worth $780,
900.
A nre at Tampa. Fla. burned over
= district covered by Is city blocks
and $50 buildings were destroyed.
An attempt vas made In Tehsran.
Persia. to assassinate the shah BY .
bomb. While the shah himself e.
capped injury. three OF his out-riders
were killed and score Of bystaadses
were wounded.
Two persons were killed and several
others injured In Kansas City recently
BY trolley cars jumping the track 1t
curves At the foot Of steep sFades.
The assets OF the building and loan
associations Of the United States BOW
amount TO t73s. .ooo. 900. an increase for
1907 Of e55. .000. 900.
With the aid Of foar Democratic
votes and amid scenes Of the widest
excitement. the Republicans Of tie
Kentucky legislature have succeeded
In elscting ex-0ov. william Bradley
~ United States senator.
The village Of Rival. n. D.. was -.
Gently completely destroyed BY ARE.
The police Of 81. Louis are guardins
the residencs Of DR.. Nensstrina. Q
prominent Italian physician who has
been receiving blachmailins letters
from the BLACK Hand"
During The hearing At washinstou
before the intsrstats commerce CON.
mission Il developed that The 0aAta
70 railroad o0cials had eoefcsA ~
telegraph operators On the liss 70 sign
Letters prepared IN tAs esesral olloss,
allsGias that tAs psesj1sat a tAsis
or1sr was ~ authorised 70 rspeseeat
them ct tAa hsastAg.
The publie seAoo, bull1iag h lsoas.
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