The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-05-06
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 Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.


States weather office at Topeka, Kan.
in the month of May. The thermome
ter registered % degrees.
Late reports from the storm place
the deaths at ga and injured at 400
The gale extended from Western Kan
sas to the Atlantic states and from
the lakes to the gulf.
Granite monuments are to be erect
ed by the United States government
to mark the graves of Confederate sol
diers in cemeteries in Alton, ILL.,, and
Indianapolis.
The senate will hereafter convene
at II o'clock in order to expedite con-
sideration of the tariff bill.
Northeastern France is also in the
grip of an unprecedented cold wave.
Government receipts were O,OOO
larger and expenditure nearly $4,000
900 smaller last month than in April,
1908.
All previous records were broken by
the shipments during the month of
April through San Barnardino, Cal, OF
1884 cars of oranges each car of
which contained 9S4 boxes.
The second National Peace con-
gress convened in Chicago and is the
greatest gathering of it's kind ever
held in America Scores of eminent
political economists and diplomats Of
this and other countries attended,
The National Championship balloon
race will occur at Indianapolis June 5
under the auspices of the Aero Club
of America.
Smallpox has broken out in cpl
demic form at Adana, and because of
the recent massacre of Armenians
there and the consequent suffering it
is expected to assail great numbers.
A tornado, accompanied by rain and
hail visited Douglas in Butler county,
Kansas. A number of houses were
wrecked and large amount of stock
killed.
Steel prices at the Carnegie Steel
company's plant have slightly advanc-
brisk demand.
ed owing to a full supply of orders and
The earnings of the United States
Steel corporation for the first quar-
ter of 1909 were $22,921, 26S, an in
crease of $4,692,2G over those of the
corresponding period last year, and
$3,304,217 less than for the three
months ending December 81, 1908.
Ambassador Leishman has cabled
the state department that there is
great restitution in the disturbed por-
tons of Asiatic Turkey and advises
that the Red Cross take up the work
of relief
italy has new ruler, Abdul Hamid
has been deposed as sultan and his
brother Mehmed Reschad Effendi has
been named by the church, parliament
and the army to succeed him.
The British provinces from the
great lakes west to the Pacific have
taken over the systems of the Bell
company.
Reports from all sections of Ctah
are to the effect that serious damage
has been done to the fruit crop by the
cold weather.
The Japanese training squadron has
arrived in San Francisco harbor and
will remain one week. Elaborate
have been made for the
of the officers and men.
Dispatches received at the state de-
partment at Washington convey the
that conditions are improv-
ing in Asiatic Turkey.
Every building except one In Golden,
Mo- was blown to pieces by tornado
Eleven persons were killed and
large number injured.
In a quarrel among two families on
a farm near Asher, Ok, Stanley Ware
was killed Perry Brewer was fatally
and Jess Brewer seriously
The trouble between the American
and the Mexican National
over the employment of in
spectors on the trains has been set
tied the duties of the inspectors hav-
ing been somewhat modified.
The federal grand jury has return
ed an indictment against Edward Fink
of Ell Paso, Texas, former chief of
police of that city on the charge of
to smuggle Chinese into
the United States.
A snowslide overwhelmed party
Of surveyors on the Cascade river
near Rockport, Wash. All escaped ex-
cept one who was buried under so
feet of snow.
With delegates present from AZ
state societies having total member
ship of 10000 the Twentieth national
of the Sons Of American
Revolution met at Baltimore. 4
The chancellor OF the exchequer
estimates that Great Britain will face
/ deficit during 1909-10 Of $7S,S10,0O0.
Contracts have been awarded by tho
Isthmian canal commission approx.
mating 100000 for supplies to be
delivered during 1910.
There are 157l76,SOO acres Of gov
eminent land in the various western
states to which the 800 acre home
stead law applies.
The Military court setting in the
var office at CnngfantinoDIe has con.