The Carlisle independent., 1909-03-11
NE EWS IF THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
 TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through out the Nation, and Particularly
 The Great Southwest.

up his seat on the bench Thursday. He held that his appointment received from President Roosevelt ended at midnight. This appointment was not confirmed by the senate, owing to op- position from Senator Nelson.
 It is rumored in St. Petersburg that there has been a conflict between Rus sian and Chinese troops near Harbin, but no confirmation is possible. If the reports are true, the trouble prob ably arose out of the situation follow ing the effoffrts of the railroad ad- ministration at Harbin to control the local administration.
 Indictments were returned at Chi eago by the federal grand jury Thurs day against officers of the American Mexico Mining and Development Co.,, a s3.0OO. 900 corporation. It is charged that s357,000 was paid out of the sale of capital stock at Sl share as dividends.
 Iowa editors and publishers Thurs day night formed the Iowa associated dailies, an organization to fight i'm bending alleged harmful legislation aimed at restricting objectionable ad- vertisfng. which the publishers say is not questionable.
 Major Perseyal has completed a new aeroplant which will be tested out shortly near Berlin. It is mono plane driven by a motor and is ar ranged to ascend from and descend to the surface of water.
 Judge Grosscup entered an order at Chicago in the United States circuit court Thursday confirming the order of the chancery court of New Jersey authorizing the reorganization ot the United Box Board and Paper Go
 4 Danish-French committee, under the leadership of Prof. Ehlers and Dr. yerdier. has arrived at St. Thomas D. W. l., from Europe, to study leprosy in the Danish West Indies.
 By direction of the president and in accordance with the recommendation of the general board of the navy, Sec retary Newberry Wednesday gave or ders for the closing of the navy yards at Pensacola and New Orleans.
 When Charles $. Williams, a beggar' was locked up by the Chicago police Wednesday night he confessed that he had reached such stage Of tnlrst for whisky that he had pawned his artificial leg for $5.
 The Arkansas house Wednesday adopted a resolution providing that the present session, which ends next week. extended two months, until May 12. It is believed that the senate will concur.
 Attorney Robert J. Maloney of New Orleans who. in the capacity Of mo- tary. is alleged to have defrauded eli ents of sums aggregating nearly S3OO'- 900. was realesed Wednesday under bond of sS0000.
 The senate Monday passed a senate bill pensioning at the rate Of SIP month dependent volunteer army nurses of the civil war.
 A s5OO00 monument in memory or President James A. Garfield IS pro- posed in a bill introduced by Repre- sentative Langley of Kentucky. The measure provides that the monument shall be erected on or near the Middle Greek battlefield in Floyd county, Ken lucky.
 The Arkansas house passed the Cam state wide prohibition bill, o3 to q. The vote was announced amidst the widest enthusiasm by the tenn perance people.
 B. L. Hunnicut. who last Tuesday shot and instantly killed his stepsoh' IA years of age. near Malvern, Ark while endeavoring to murder his for mer wife. and who has been a fugluVe since. was apprehended by farmers He admits the crime.
 The official list of umpires or the Western league for the coming sea son as announced Friday by Tip o'Neill are: John Mullen, Jack Has keH. J. M. Dugan and George Clarke
 Yandvke Stoops, son of t1niay stoops of Pittsburg, Kas., was touno dead in his room late Friday He hao shot himself through the forehead stoops, who was 28 years old and student at Louisville tky) ousi ness college, left note declaring thai he could not live through the shame his parents had cast upon his ilfe.
 William Culley McKelyey, one O western Pennsylvania's pioneer ol men and one of the first men in Amer ica to become interested in the mahu facture of Portland cement, died his home in Plttsburg Sunday H' was 69 years old.
 Two boxes, supposed to conlail sso GOO that were sent to DaNehpoI by express by the swindlefs unue arrest at Little Rock. were opened and found to contain nothing or Faiue Only office papers, stationery, news paper clippings and similar artlcie were found in the boxes.