Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-11
NATIONAL NEWS.

son OF Texas will probably resign as
chairman Of the democratic caucus IN
the national legislature. Senator Money
Of Mississippi will probably be chosen
as Senator Cuiberson's successor as the
democratic leader in Washington.
The .. s. auxiliary cruiser Prairie
has been stuck in the mud flats of the
Delaware river for some days, and still
no word is heard of the inadvisibility Of
using these northern rivers for war
ships, that complaint being reserved
exclusively for northern use against
our mighty Father Of Waters. The
wonder is that some of our southern
metropolitan dailies have not taken up
this matter and returned to the North
a few of the compliments hurled
at the South concerning our '~'unnaviga-
bic" river which will permit our largest
battleships to CONF up to port in safety
whereas these "navigable" northern
rivers even ground a cruiser.
1t is stated that the majority of the
members Of President Taft's cabinet
wish MIN to dismiss Clifford Pinchot
from the position Of Chief Forester Of
the United States.
The prohibition amendment Of the
Alabama state constitution was de-
feated by a majority Of e Is, 600
votes.
A severe blizzard ragged early last
week all over Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas. A fall of seven feet of snow
vas reported from Dawson, New Mex
leo.
The coroner of Cherry, Illinois, last
week began his Investigations into the
cause Of the fearful mine disaster in
the St. Paul mine resulting in the loss
Of so many lives. it is stated that in
some Of the testimony brought forth it
is alleged that the miners Were not i'm
mediately notified OF the breaking out
Of the fire, but were allowed to con-
tlnue at their work for more than half
an hour after the fire alarm had been
given above ground.
The total number OF assertions from
the u. S. army during the last fiscal
year reached 4, 1898, or 4.97 per cent.
Major General F. c. Alnsworth, adiu-
tant general Of the army, is quoted as
that no other army in the world
shows 50 bad q record for desertion as
does that Of the United States.
President Taft is said to be planning
new laws for the enactment of con-
gress, some of which will give the In
terstate Commerce Commission more
powers to regulate the railroads.
The railroad switchmen of the North
west have been out on d strike, greatly
hurting transportation facilities, but
are gradually coming back to work.
The execution Of the professional
criminals and the hopelessly insane is
advocated by a North Dakota Judge.
Who would have the onus Of determin-
ing the hopelessly criminal and insane
is not stated.
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son, in his annual report puts the value
Of farm products of the United States
at So. 760, 00O, 600.
The Rock Island and Frisco Railroads
will in the future be operated as sep
systems, the cause of the sepa-
ration being given as fear of federal
The Nicaraguan charge in Washing.
ton was given his passports by Secre-
tary Of State Knox in Washington on
l, the U. S. government
thereby breaking off all diplomatic re-
with Nicaragua.
The sixty-first congress convened en-
9Th.
Charges are made by members of
congress that great favoritism is shown
at West Point and Annapolis in the
appointment to preferred positions in
the army and navy of sons and other
relatives of army and navy men,
Secretary of the Navy Meyer makes
the statement in his annual report that
he is not entirely convinced that the
government a advantageously give
up the southern navy yard sites and
their retention for the time being any,
how is very probable.
IL Is reported from New YORK mat
an enormous merger of trust companies
will probably result from j. Pierpont
Morgan's obtaining control Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society.
The United States has formally re-
quested King Edward of England to
act as arbitrator between the Uuited
and Chile in the matter of the
claim.
When our notions begin to get on top
We think the world is growing wiser.
CNn A =