The Nevada County picayune., 1909-02-25
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
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NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma ton and Particularly From the
 Great Southwest.

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 Gingles was found lashed to the supports or bathtub.
 Discussing the action Of the senate in restoring the marine corps to the battleships in connection with the naval appropriation bill Senator Cunl mins of Iowa, in vigorous delehse of President Roosevelt, declared that the provision would be accepted as rebuke to the president.
 The legislature of the territory or Hawaii convened and organization was effected. The message of Gov. Ffear was then read in both houses. The governor urges appropriations TOT the entertainment of congressman Nisll- Ing the islands; for territorial dlS- clay at the Yukon-Pacifie eXpositioh' and for the national guard.
 rug said to be worth more than k5O 900 was presented to the White House and was accepted by PresldehI Roosevelt. It will become the prop ertv of the nation and will be placed in inc parlors of the presidents s home. The donor was H. H. Topakyan' rich Armenian of New York clty' "Eo Persia three from the sultan of lur- has two decorations from the shah or Turkey and one from Venezuela.
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who sailed for Europe after he had peeh subpoenaed to serve as Juror Ill tue supreme court, was fined s250 by Jus lire Cuy Affidavits were presenteu showing that Mir. Vanderbilt had de- oarted for Europe and, therefore, was unable to attend Justice Guy heid that this was not a sufficient excuse
 More than 1000 delegates to the Mississippi grand lodge of Masohs heard from Grand Master Edwin J. Martin that he had committed the grand lodge to withdrawal Of all fraternal correspondence and alhi'- ation with the grand lodge or Ne" Jersey because in the latter lurlsulc- lion the grand lodge recognizes ana admits to it's work Alpha Lodge' NO ,ss 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 ot the senate An amendment 10 the naval bill was agreed to providing that III inc discretion of the president one half of inc navy shall be kept in Pacific waters so far as praclcaole' 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 acton.
 It is reported that Beggs Rocks sltn' o+od in inc outside channel between Santa Barbara and San Nlchoias islands, have recently sunk into the ocean. probably as the result or an earthquake, and now constitute SC 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 L'berla ls an American colony Booker I. Nash- ington declared the situation in the African republic was serious and that the United States was in duty bound to render practical assistance 10 Ll- beria. which was established in lsl9 by the United States government ana philanthropic individuals
 Any idea that he was contemplat- tnp retirement from active participa- tion in the management ot 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. MT. 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 bribery. Assistant District Attor- IN..n,, IInnaH. lNnlaN resent.