The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-25
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cording to the opinion expressed by President Roosevelt in message transmitting to congress the report made by the engineers who recently visited the canal zone with President elect Taft, "is in reality merely an attack upon the policy of building any canal at all.
 One of the most mysterious cases with which the Chicago police have had to deal in many years developed in the Wellington hotel, standard downtown hostelry, when the uncon- scious form of Miss Ella Gipgles was found lashed to the supports of bathtub.
 Discussing the action of the senate in restoring the marine corps to the battleships in connection with the naval appropriation bill Senator Cum mins of Iowa. in vigorous defense of President Roosevelt, declared that the provision would be accepted as rebuke to the president.
 The legislature of the territory Of Hawaii convened and organization was effected. The message of Gov. Frear was then read in both houses The governor urges appropriations for the entertainment of congressman visit ing the islands: for a territorial dis plav at the Yukon-Pacifc exposition. and for the national guard
 A rug said to be worth more than s5O,OOO was presented to the White House and was accepted by President Roosevelt. It will become the prop ertv of the nation and will be placed in the parlors of the presidents home. The donor was H. H. Topakyan, rich Armenian of New York city, who Persia. three from the sultan Of Fur has two decorations from the shah of Turkey and one from Venezuela.
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who sailed for Europe after he had been subpoenaed to serve as juror ln the supreme court, was fined s250 by Jus tice Guy. Affdavits were presented showing that MT. Vanderbilt had de parted for Europe and, therefore, was unable to attend. Justice Guy held that this was not sufficient excuse.
 More than 1000 delegates to the Mississippi grand lodge of Masons heard from Grand Master Ed-Fln J. Martin that he had committed the grand lodge to a withdrawal ot all fraternal correspondence and aft1ll- ation with the grand lodge Of New Jersey because in the latter jurisdlc- tion the grand lodge recognizes and admits to its work Alpha Lodge, NO 1e6 located at Newark, and composed mainly of negroes.
 One half of the United States Navy should be kept on the Pacific coast at all times, in the opinion or the senate. An amendment 10 the naval bill was agreed to providing that Tn the discretion of the president one half of the navy shall be kept in Pacific waters so far as practicable. The president has already the author ity to so divide the fleet, but the amendment amounts to an expression of congress in favor of such action
 It is reported that Beggs Rocks, sltu- ated in the outside channel between Santa Barbara and San Nicholas islands. have recently sunk into the ocean, probably as the result or an earthuuake. and now constitute se- rious menace to navigation.
 Drought conditions in south Texas were relieved Sunday when more than an inch of rain fell Sunday night the temperature was below freezing.
 Indorsing the view of Former Sec retary of State Root that Liberia IS an American colony, Booker T. Wash ington declared the situation in the African republic was serious and that the United States was in duty bound to render practical assistance to IL bcria, which was established in 1Sls by the United States government and philanthropic individuals.
 Any idea that he was contemplat- ing retirement from active particiDa- ton in the management of the rail road and other properties in which he is interested, was secuted by George J. Gould To reporters who
 
 asked him about a report to that ef- feet. Mir. Gould said that however much he might desire to get out of business, he could not think of do- ing SO.
 The house committee on census de- cided that there should be no attempt on the part of the house to pass the census bill over the veto of the presi- dent. This action was taken after much deliebration among the leaders of the house and senate.
 At the trial of Patrick Calhoun in San Francisco on an indictment charg- ing brihery, Assistant District Attor- ney Francis | Heney Monday resent ed the demeanor Monday of a witness or the stand and declared that he had drawn Q line over which no living man may step" in vilifying him.