The Globe-republican., 1909-04-15

An agreement has been reached by
which the senate committee will rec
ommend that 100000 tons Of Philip
pine sugar may come into this country
free OF duty.
The report of Bank Commissioner
Dolley shows that the state banks OF
Kansas contains deposits amounting
70 $93,12l ,2S7.9S which Is a gain Of
$S,S44,19S.95 since last November.
Pending a decision from the st.
Louis circuit court on the injunction
asked against the railroads Of Mis-
souri, to prevent raising the passenger
rate to three cents per mire, all ex-
isting rates will continue in effect.
After three weeks of consideration
the Payne tariff bill was passed by
the house Of representatives by vote
Of 217 to 161, but two Republicans
voting against the measure and four
Democrats for it.
Norman K. Mack, chairman Of the
Democratic national committee will
commence May / the publication Of a
monthly magazine to be known as
the National Magazine and devoted
to the interests Of the Democratic
party.
Mexico is to build a $3,0O0,0 900 New
National theater.
The coolest April weather in many
years is reported In Northern Texas.
Two boys Willie Hotchkiss and
George Nichols while crossing a pas.
ture just at nightfall in Reno county,
Kansas, were attacked by five coyotes
and the Hotchkiss boy was killed his
companion was injured by the wolves
but escaped.
At meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Butzer Packing and Provision COM
pany, of Salina, Kan, the company
was re-organized with an increase of
the capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000. This is the only packing plant
in Central Kansas.
Two hundred engineering students
at the state university of Minnesota,
have struck for a weeks extra vaca-
tion.
The Wooten Land & Fuel company
have contract to furnish for the navy
10000 tons of coal from their mine
in the Ration mountain, Colorado.
The first days discussion OF the
Payne tariff bill in the house under
the five minute rule resulted in defeat
ing an amendment providing duty on
hides and proposition for free lum-
Der leaving the measure in exactly
the condition in which it came from
the committee.
The New Jersey state senate has
passed law placing an additional tax
on large corporations organized under
the laws of that state.
Experiments are being made with
street cars propelled by gasoline en-
gines to take the place of horse cars
on some of the lines in New York
where horses are still used.
The Alabama supreme court has sus-
tanned the constitutionality of the pro.
nibitory law.
Ten persons are known to have been
killed by the storm which swept over
northern Mississippi.
The Southern Pacific company has
been authorized by the annual meet
ing Of stockholders to issue 100000
600 of new stock.
At the invitation of King Victor EN-.
manuel Theodore Roosevelt went
aboard an Italian warship In Messina
harbor and met the Italian monarch.
Later they went ashore and the ex-
president viewed the ruins wrought by
the earthquake.
The New Jersey legislature has
passed bill preventing negroes from
using the name. or wearing the emblem
Of the Benevolent Protectiye order of
Elks.
Frederick III. Kreismann a Republi-
can was elected mayor of St. Louis,
Mo-, by plurality of 11,743. He is
the first Republican mayor in eight
years.
Kansas City, Mo-, has extended its
limits, taking in "a square miles of
lew territory. The city will now cover
IN area of so square miles.
Two hundred former residents OF
Texas have formed the Texas Club
" New York.
A tornado destroyed the railroad
lepot at Aberdeen, Tenn, and killed
I've persons and injured many others.
The first steamer to bring mail from
ienezuela since the break with the
Iastro government has just arrived In
Iew York.
An 1S-year-old boy charged with
ending a Black Hand letter demand
ng $4,000 has been placed under ar
est at Atlanta, Ga.
The United States transport Sheri-
an on a recent trip from Manila was
n touch by wireless telegraph during
he entire voyage.
Personal.
Ex-President Castro of Venezuela
as been expelled ty France from the