The Globe-republican., 1909-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Partssof the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the BEN
eft Of Our Readers,


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
a. e. Stilwell president of the Kan
sas CITY. Mexico & Orient railroad with
party Of English capitalists has
started on trip over the line to
Mexico.
The indictments against Gov. Has
ken and other prominent Oklahomans
for fraudulent acts In Muskogee town
lots was quashed on the ground that
the grand jury which indicted them
was composed Of 20 members when II
should only have had 16.
The Kansas supreme court has ren.
dered judgment Of custer against
Mayor Harsha of Hutchinson, Kan,
and other city officers ON the ground
that they have permitted violations of
the prohibitory law.
A typwriting contest for the worlds s
championship held at the close of the
convention Of the Eastern Commercial
Teachers association was won by
Miss Rose L. Fritz of New York who
averaged S6 1890 words a minute.
Following long established custom
the children of the capital rolled their
Easter eggs on the White house lawn
to the music Of the Marine band as
usual.
The National Executive committee
of the Liberal party has issued call
for a meeting of the state committees
OF the party in st. Louis June 20.
Four tobacco warehouses containing
100000 pounds of tobacco were burn
ed at Mayfield, KY
Attorneys representing nearly all
the railroads operating in Kansas held
a conference in Topeka and it is un-
derstood that they decided to permit
the two-cent fares to continue in that
state for the present.
The emperor of Russia has con-
ferred upon Premier Stolypin the
Knighthood of the order of the White
Eagle.
OF the Oriental commerce amount
ing to $4.000,00O.000 the United States
enjoys five per cent of the imports
and 10 per cent of the exports.
Insurance Superintendent Barnes
has barred the Illinois Surety company
from transacting business in Kansas.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ended April 8
were 227, against 204 laat week, and
254 in the like week of 1908.
Gov. Campbell of Texas has called
the Legislature in special session for
the second time.
An immense ice gorge formed at
: >N;agara Falls completely stopping the
flow Of the river and for the second
time in the memory of man the great
cataract was silent.
Because of the frequent landing of
Germ / balloons in France the French
gove ment has levied duty of $3.50
on lch balloon landing on French
sof
+ 70 Hamilton club of Chicago held
4 18th annual Appomatox day ban
( at the Auditorium Annex with
retary of War Dickinson as the
est OF honor.
rhe French government has in
formed the state department at Wash
ingion OF its determination to expel
former President Castro of Venezuela
from Fort De France and compel his
return to Europe.
The explosion OF $4,000 pounds OF
powder at the Dupont Powder mills at
wayne. N. j., destroyed the eight |
buildings of the plant, killed one wom-
an injured rs persons and wrecked |
houses even in the surrounding coun-
try.
Glove workers from 1853 factories in
New York have petitioned the senate
to place heavier duty on women's
gloves SO the industry may be built
up In this country.
Arming himself with two revolvers
a shotgun and three bombs, with an
expressed determination to kill all
the inhabitants of the city block John
Anderson of Aurora, ILL.,, so far sue
ceeded as to kill one woman and
wounded another He then commit
ted suicide. He is supposed to have
been insane.
The Southwest Threshers' associa-
tion held its convention in Wichita,
Kan, this year.
An option on 100000 acres of land
In Mexico has been secured by A. l..
Daniel a Cherokee Indian who repre-
sents a company engaged in coloniz-
ing Indians from Oklahoma.
A petition signed by 100000 per-
sons has been presented to congress
by the WOmens' Clubs OF Chicago,
protesting against the proposed in
crease in the duty on women wearing
apparel.
A Washington church is advertising
the fact that a $4,000 bill was found .
In the collection plate and states If 1t
was placed there by mistake will be
returned to the owner
Direct nominations as recommended
~ Gov. Hughes of New York have I
cen defeated In the house.
Another violent earthquake shock
oosztpanied by suhterranean rurnb-
gs hes occurred at Messina.
<sFhe Kansas charter board has I
Snted charter to the Gulf & North. 6
Atern Railway company, with ST. 4
900 capital, and headquarters at J
/ diand. Kan. \