The Globe-republican., 1909-04-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Benz
eft Of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.

| reQerdl Judge FnllllpS mas BTdHIel
an injunction which prohibits every
state or county officer or any private
citizen of Missouri from in any way
attempting to invoke the state laws II
an attempt to regulate passenger fares
in Missouri.
Dissention in a Catholic church al
Wallace, Idaho resulted in the priest
getting an injunction to make the
trustees turn over the pew rents and
collections.
The International Woman Suffrage
association is holding a meeting In
London. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
of New York will preside and Mrs.
Anna Howard Shaw will make an ad.
dress.
Following severe fighting in the
streets of Constantinople the garrison
protecting the palace has surrendered
and the sultan is held virtually pris-
oner.
The ceremonies connected with the
final interment of the late emperor OF
China have commenced.
The steel mills have recently made
the lowest prices on finished products
in II years.
An explosion supposed to have been
a bomb occurred in the tower OF ST.
Louis cathedral New Orleans, doing
$1,000 damage to the building.
The last two policy wheels in the
city of Atchison have been suppressed.
For the first time in 20 years there is
no policy wheel in operation there.
The Roosevelt hunting expedition
has left Kapiti Plains and started for
the Athi river.
The two ships of the japanese train
ing squadron have arrived at Los
Angeles and will visit all the principal
ports of the Pacific coast.
The recent earthquake in Portugal
was more serious than at first report
ed, several villages having been COM
pletely destroyed and large towns ser
iously damaged. Parliament has vot-
ed 100000 for the relief Of the suffer
ers.
The situation in Asiatic Turkey is
one of extreme gravity. How many
thousands have been massacred can
not be estimated but $4,000 are known
to have persisted at Adana thousands
are being murdered and dieing of star
walton in the besieged towns
Three-fourths of the tariff duties
collected by the United States are paid
by II classes of articles of which
sugar pays almost twice as much as
any other
The directors of the Alaska-Yukon
Pacific voted unanimously to open the
gates on Sunday.
The armored cruisers Montana and
North Carolina have started for
Asiatic Turkey with orders to make
all speed possible.
The largest herd of fur seal in years
is reported as passing Sitka Alaska.
The natives are killing hundreds Of
them.
The appeal made by the board Of
foreign missions for relief Of the
American sufferers has resulted in
$1,000 being forwarded.
The government receipts from in
ternal revenue for March 1909 were
$649,3S greater than during March
1908.
The Nebraska state convention of
the Travellers Protective association
was held at Beatrice with large at.
tendance.
An inspector sent to the Kansas
wheat fields by member of Chicago
board of trade to report on the condi-
ton of the growing crop, states that
the state will raise one Of the largest
crops in its history if present condi-
tions are maintained.
Fire destroyed the stock and build
ing of the Gilliland Mercantile COM
pany at Mangum, Ok, causing loss
of 100000.
The second biennial convention of
the Young Women's Christian associa-
zion was held at St. Paul, Minnn., 1000
delegates being present.
A reciprocity conference to discuss
trade relations with Canada was held
at Detroit, Mich, at which delegates
from IL states and 80 commercial or
CARNATIONS were present.
A Bill providing for the registration
Of trained nurses has passed the Mis-
souri, legislature.
Restrictions imposed by the new
Jaws governing horse racing in New
York has caused large number Of
track men to transfer their operations
to England.
The Iowa Electrical association held
Its Ninth annual convention at Des
Moines
The bureau of insular affairs has
asked for bids for the fourth and last
$1,0O0,O00 Of the Manila improvement
bonds.
The Auditorium Annex at Chicago
will have wireless telegraph station
erected on Its roof, the first hotel to
be SO equipped.
The speculative price OF wheat de-
clined over nine cents In three days
in Chicago and the Wheat King
Patten took to the woods Of New
Mexico to rest
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