The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-28
FORECAST OF EVENTS OF
THE COMING WEEK
IMPORTANT EVENTS Will w
II TAKE PLACE DURING THE
NEXT SEVEN DAYS

eynts. both at home and aproau'
The wrestling oi Congress w'th 'ne
payne tariff bill will continue y ec'
cupy tirst place in the attention O .ne
onbic At home Other interesting
Mis- d news that may be expected 70
emanate from the seat Of national
government during the week viii rs,
late 10 important diplomatic anu
other appointments
president Taft has promised 20 ee
one Of the guests at the annual o'n'
III of the Harvard Club at the kai-
a;sh Hotel Tuesday night. Other
Guests viii Be the retiring president
Il Harvard, DIR, Charles W. E1lo''
sn8 Senator Root Or. Edward Ever
IN Hale and others prominent N pHo'
Iiic life - s..
.,s.msbio Hamburg, with Colonel
Roosevelt and party abroad wl''
,oncb 4, Gibraltar, and on Sunday the
sh;n i due 10 reach Naples where
M Roosevelt, expedition will transfer
il M steamer Admiral, leaving the
next day tor the east coast q Air'sa'
Fvents of special interest IN the m
dus,rial world viii be more or less
numerous 10 Judge from the presen,
outlook. The situation with regard
! a the threatened strike OF the Goa
r,;ners will Be watched with interest
reduction in wages is announce
! H. several Of the steel companies Z
come into effect with the hrst DAY @
Az new month, on which date som
: ;n,or,apt changes in railroad rate
E and regulations also will come int
operation :. p.,
j The Chicago, Milwaukee, S. Par
7 Railroad has fixed next Friday as %
n time for driving the last spike IN ~
& new Pacific extension OF their sy'
tem The ayent is of more than o.
dinary importance as marking u
IS coyn,ie,ion Of another transeontine'
D tai railroad line. :.
The convict lease system, wni'
has come in for much severe cr'ne'S
Mt Of late years because OF the graft al
es crrelties i, was alleged to have to'
Is. cred, will come to an end IN Geore
ng NEXT Wednesday, when the law pa
as WI ~ the legislature to abolish
system will come into force uno
the new system the convicts are
X he used on the roads Of the state a
ed other works and also on prison tarr
ms. IN i anticipated that under the n
by law Georgia in few years viii ma
ill magnificent system OF public hii
me ways. =,
Conventions and conferences L
will attract public notice during
lev week will include the biennial int
but national meeting of the Brotherh'
the NJ locomotive Engineers and
llo. copncil meeting OF the Genral ted'
,er- tion OF Women's Clubs, both OF VII
on are TO meet in San Antonio, lie,
the annual convention OF the Natl
Al Dental Association, at BirmlngF
toI Ala. and conference called by 1
,ge- ernor Sanders OF Louisiana to n
tha in New Orleans to take action lc
and inc 10 the establishment Of unit
of child and women labor laws and
hs;T nossible betterment Of condition
ern. this respect throughout the Sout
ex- In the foreign field. the ever'f
onis ent Balkan problem will contlnu
occupy attention and the efforts I
inc to avert actual hostiIities vii
.,,r,,. watched with interest.
s;nni The popular demonstration th'
'rp r. scheduled to be held next Frida
,, the the City of Mexico in favor OF tn
,,,o e = election Of President Diaz pror
The to the the greatest and most sp
,s;no cular affairs of its kind eyer he
~ n{ Mexico. The parade, which wi
=" the chief feature Of the demon
ton, is expected to embrace Z
W. ,narchers representing all part
the republic.
oa The annual race between the
bridge and Oxford crews will be
. :, ed over the regular Thames c
'"' ;" from Putney to Mortlake next
,:, .dav. The Cambridge crew, at
~ ,J''a o. ing to the latest advices from
" ~ other side, is expected to rule a
'' fayorite in the betting.
p,n Another step toward the esta
D"''' ment Of the new commonwea
...; South Africa viii be taken Tu
p'N'' when the parliaments Of Cape
,,.rire ony Natal, the Transyaal 0
IiS,,uI IiataJ Orange River Colony will take
i''',I~ 4 tbo on the proposed constitute
1o.tao M favorable action is taken the
'e'''O7 convention will meet again in
o,o,,- to put the finishing touches
ii I IL il plan Of government.