The Globe-republican., 1909-04-08
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.

jury.
, The Pacific Mail steamship Indiana
went ashore at Magdalena Bay in 9
dense fog but all passengers were
safely taken ashore.
1t Is announced that the French
tariff commission has made some not
able concessions in favor Of the United
states.
Consisting of full bench of four
I judges the United States circuit court
at st. Louis is hearing arguments oi
attorneys in the case wherein the gov.
ernment seeks to dissolve the Stand
ard Oil company on the ground that
1t has violated the federal laws pro-
bibiting combinations in restraint OF
trade.
DR.. Rogue Saenz Pena the Argentine
minister to Italy has consented to act
as arbitrator In the pending questions
between Venezuela and the United
States.
A fire at Fort Worth, Tex, destroyed
800 homes and property to the value
of $2,0OO,O0O.
yellow House" residence near
Winchester, Va, more than 200 years
old and the scene Of notable events
both in the Revolutionary and Civil
wars burned recently.
Sixty-three of the 90 counties Of
Indiana have banished saloons and it
is predicted that not more than eight
counties will retain saloons by the
end of the summer.
Frederick Rumsey collapsed while
competing in 20 mile race at Hull,
England, was carried. from the track
and died.
Three Italians believed to be men,
bers of the Black Hand were arrected
at Anderson, Ok, while in the act Of
receiving money from a merchant
whom hey had repeatedly threatened
to kill.
Woodard, Illinois and Fargo three
Oklahoma towns each experienced dis.
astrous fires on the same day.
Sealing steamers returned to St.
John report an almost complete fail
ure of the seal catch in the gulf of St.
Lawrence
Indications are that diplomatic re-
lations between this country and
Nicaragua are nearing crisis result
ing from the failure of President
Zelaya to adjust the Emery claim.
The United States land Office at
Colby, Kan, has been discontinued and
the business transferred to the To-
peka office.
Executive officers of Missouri have
announced basis OF passenger rates
In Missouri to take effect April 10.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy is
planning to take Theodore Roosevelt
aboard an Italian battleship and have
him visit the earthquake zone and in
spect the work done with the money
given through American efforts for the
relief Of the sufferers.
A toad discovered in a pocket in a
rock 500 feet below the surface in a
Butte, Mont, mine two years ago and
since kept in the Bronx ZOO is dead.
biologists computed his age at 1000
years.
The railroad commissioners OF Mis-
souri, have ordered a hearing OF all
railroads of the state at Kansas City,
April % on the question OF reduction
of freight rates.
The main building OF the United
States military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, has been destroyed by
fire.
1t is understood In financial circles
that the Standard Oil company will in
crease its capital stock from O0,0OO,-
900 to $500, 100000
Claims have been filed with the
Greek minister at Washington amount
ing to $237,562 for damages sustained
by Greeks during the riots in South
Omaha, Neb., last February.
President Taft has notified senator's
that he does not consider the appoint
ment OF judges to be a part of the
patronage of senators and intends that
the federal judgeships he has to fill in
the near future shall be free from
political influences.
The Santa Fe railroad has been d.
vided into two operating sections, the
eastern division under J. 4. Hurley
includes the part east of Topeka and
the western section under G. w.
Kouns, comprising the part west and
south Of Topeka.
Officers of the Mutual Protective.
League of Kansas City, Kan, are to
be arrested for Irregularities pertain
ing to the insurance order.
The strained relations existing be-
tween Servia and Austria Hungary
have been relieved by servia agree
ing to all the demands made by Aus
tria-Hungary
Thirty-eight miners we're entombed
ii coal mine at Minor, Mexico, by
the explosion OF flre damp.
II is Understood that President Taft
will tender to President Eliot Of Har.
ward university the post Of embassa-
dor to Great Britain.
Three more counties in Indiana
have voted to exclude the saloon un-
der the local option law making Al in
all.
Two assaults have been made on
Catholic priests In Des Moines, Ia..