Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-08-06
news NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Happenings of the Week Briefly
Told--The Latest News
From the Capital


rigid economy practiced in the treas
ury department.
General Pintos, commander of the
Spanish forces. was killed by Moors
at Melilla. Morocco.
There is a possibility of President
Taft visiting the Shreveport Fair
this fall.
DR.. John Guiteras, yellow fever
expert, resigned as chief sanitary Of
ficer of Havana.
The tariff bill conferees reached
tentative agreement. Hides and
oil are placed on the free list.
The Spanish Government is face
to face with an open revolution.
King Alfonso declared martial law
all through Spain.
Minority Leader Clark is anxious
to know when the Democrats In the
House will have a whack at the
tariff bill.
Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin,
says the only way to settle the tarlff
question is to create a national tar
iff commission.
1t was intimated that the Senate
"progressives" and the Democratic
Senators would lead a fiilibuster in
the Senate against the tariff bill.
Vice President Sherman and
Speaker Cannon will accompany
President Taft on his river trip from
st. Louis to New Orleans.
Orville Wright established new
worlds record with his aeroplane,
carrying one passenger, the time be-
ing one hour. twelve minutes and
forty seconds.
Col. Roosevelt was the only fore
igner given an honorary degree at
the celebration of the fifth centen-
airy of the founding of the University
of Leipsic.
Severe earthquakes In Mexico did
great damage, especially to the ci-
ties on or near the Western coast.
Fourteen persons were killed In the
City of Mexico.
Congress is taking notice of the
naval inquiry into the death of Lieu
tenant Sutton, of the Marine Corps,
and an investigation may be ordered
this winter.
Politicians at Washington are
greatly interested In the Nebraska
Republican state convention for the
reason that It will influence the votes
of the Nebraska senators on the tar
iff bill.
Secretary Nagel, of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor says
the government has not changed Its
policy in regard to the establishment
of an immigration station at New
Orleans.
The conference report on the tar
i'll bill was submitted by Mr.. Payne
to the House of Representatives.,
and explained by him. He declared
the bill proposes real downward re-
vision.
The conferees on the tariff bill
have apparently reached an agree
ment, and the question is now up
to President Taft as to whether or
not the report Is satisfactory to the
administration. Lumber was placed
at $1.40.
Senator William ]. Stone, Of Mis-
souri,, was for a short time under ar
rest at Baltimore, Nd, charged with
assaulting Lawrence ]. Brown, a ne
gro porter on a buffet car. The sena-
tor was released on his own recog-
nizance for a hearing.
Oficial reports received here from
Gov. Damian, of the state of Guer-
rera, declare that in Acapulco, the
largest and strongest buildings were
razed to the ground by the force oi
the tremors, and that there has been
great property loss in Chilpanciugo.
Orville Wright, with Lieutenant
Foulois as passenger. in his aero
plane, safely completed the final
speed test over the Fort Meyer-Alex.
andria air line course in very fast
time. The figures indicated the
speed to be far above the required
forty miles an hour.
The Panama Railway, which IL
owned and controlled by the United
States, is charged by former Presi'
| dent Bernard N. Baker. OF the At
lantic Transport Company, Of Balti
more, with having Disseminated In
favor of European and against
American importers.
/ Jefferson Davis name again came
into the limelight in connection will
the silver service presented to the
battleship Mississippi, through the
introduction in the House OF a re
solution by Representative Hollings'
worth requesting further informa
ton from the secretary Of the nav!
regarding the presentation. Tit
resolution also requests the secre
tary Of the navy to inform Congress
whether such a gift was accepted b!
anyone, "and II SO, how, by whom
and on what authority"
President Taft expressed himsel
as greatly pleased with the perfect
ed tariff bill.
The Cuban loan was awarded t
Speyer and Co. of New York, at 8
IA at 1-2 per cent interest.
Orville Wright accompanied b
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