The Globe-republican., 1909-04-08

Imports OF merchandise and duties
collected upon them at New York for
the tMnth Of March break all records.
The appraised value OF merchandise
was $S7.9s7.3S7.
Because OF the protest by the mayor
and other prominent citizens Of Boston
the opera Salome will not be present
ed there as had been planned.
The Salvation Army has announced
campaign to raise $5,000,000 for
founding world University Of HUI
manity" for the training Of workers for
the army's social service operations.
The revenue cutter fleet will be sent
to the Pribyloff islands In Bering Sea
during the summer to protect the seal
fisheries.
President Taft Is quoted as saying
that he hopes congress may pass the
tariff bill by June 10.
Vincenzo Geraci who Is said by the
police to be the leader of the Chicago
Black Hand society was arrested
while in the Office of a physician from
whom he had demanded $4,000 on pain
OF death.
San Francisco celebrated officially
the close Of its campaign against
bubonic plague by giving dinner to
DR.. Rupert Blue, who has directed the
fight on the dread disease.
More live stock was marketed in
Kansas City during the month just
closed than in any previous March.
Count Zeppelin sailed from Fried
richshafen, Germany, in his dirigible
airship with the intention Of landing at
Munich. The craft struck strong
current and was swept 65 miles be-
yond Munich before landing could be
made.
The millers Of Hutchinson, Linds-
burg and other Kansas milling centers
are buying wheat at Kansas City and
shipping 1t back to supply their de-
mands, the supply in the hands of
farmers having become exhausted.
Inc st. Joseph, NO. hospital for the
insane has passed from Democratic to
Republican management, the first time
in the history of the institution.
The differences between Servia and
Austria-Hungary have been settled
and normal and friendly diplomatic
relations resumed
The Ultimate Consumers league has
been organized in Chicago to make a
vigorous fight on the Payne tariff bill.
A new alliance is reported to have
been made between President Hill Of
the Great Northern railroad and the
owners Of the Canadian Northern.
The monthly statement of govern
ment receipts for March show a graft.
flying increase.
Arguments are being prepared by |
Frank b. Kellogg for presentation to
the United States circuit court at st.
Louis in the government suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil company.
Secretary .Coburn of the state board
of agriculture In his biennial report
says that the value of the 1908 corn
crop of Kansas was $82,642,461.
The value OF the farm products and
live stock produced in Kansas in
l9O7-0S, according to Secretary Co
burns biennial report, was $93S,Sy5,-
43Y.
The Iowa legislature has passed
law prohibiting the combination Of
lumber concerns and provides a prison
penalty and fine for violations.
During the month of March 61 new
cases of bubonic plague and 2S deaths
from the disease were reported in
Ecuador.
A Union Pacific passenger train was
derailed at Castle Rock, Utah, by a
landslide and the engineer and fireman
were killed.
The public service commission re-
port that the gross earnings of the
traction companies OF greater New
York for the last year were $17798,-
O7S with expenses Of $10,712,S36, leav-
ing net earnings Of s7,OS5,261.
The last emblem of American domi-
nation over Cuba disappeared when
the garrison flag at Camp Columbia
was lowered and the last remaining
soldiers boarded transports for home.
The executive committee OF the
Southern child labor conference has
selected Memphis as the place for the
next meeting.
Filings have commenced on the
Trip county, South Dakota lands for
which drawings were made last fall.
During the month of March 276 sa-
looms have been put out Of business by
local option elections In Indiana.
Gov. Stubbs and Attorney General
Jackson OF Kansas appeared before
Attorney = General Wickersham at
Washington in an effort to get the
order f0rbidding national banks in
Kansas from accepting the conditions
of the state law respecting the guar
anty deposit law removed.
Personal.