The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From a il
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.

| anniversary Ol lue ulSCoNely VI Soiu
which started the Pixies Peak STAN
pede of fortune seekers in 1859.
Fourteen thousand acres of land in
one of the richest reclamations of the
San Joaquin valley has been flooded
by the bursting of the levee.
Advices from Sitka Alaska confirm
the reported seizure of the Japanese
schooner with a crew of 30 men on
the charge of unlawfully killing fur
seals.
Arrangements are being conducted
at The Hague for the hearing of the
Anglo-American fisheries question by
the court of arbitration.
Representative Murphy of Missouri
again brought up in congress the
charges against Federal Judges Phil
Ups and Mcpherson, relating to the
manner in which they have handled
the Missouri passenger and freight
rate controversies in Missouri and
later announced to the judiciary COM
mittee his intention of filing formal
charges of Impeachment against the
| judges.
An agreement between the United
States and Russia which was negotiat-
ed by the late John Hay, former sec
rotary of state in December, 1904, re-
lating to corporations has been rati-
fled by the senate.
A petition in quo warranto has been
filed in the supreme court to test the
eligibility of Mr.. Knox to the office
of secretary of state.
In the senate Mr.. Cummins of Iowa,
advocated lower duties on iron and
steel and predicted that if monopolies
continue unchecked people would find
lamp posts convenient for Kidding the
world of the monopolists.
Senator Bailey has introduced a bill
amending the interstate commerce act
so as to apply to any corporation or
| Joint stock owing or controlling di-
rectly or indirectly subsidiary corpor-
ations.
James Boyle charged with kidnap-
| ing Willie Whitla has been convicted.
He offered no defense.
The worlds quadrennial general
conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
will occur in Washington from May
| 10 to June 6.
The thirty-fourth annual session of
the grand chapter of Nebraska Order
of the Eastern Star was held at Lin
coin.
Tariff revision in all probability
will keep President Taft and the
memb ers of congress in Washington
until near midsummer, the former
having abandoned hope of an earlier
completion of the task
Consideration of committee amend
ments to the tariff bill was resumed
in the senate after Senator Dolliver
had concluded his verbal assault up
on the measure under discussion.
The conclusion has been reached by
the president that congress will not
have finished the work of the special
session before June 10 and possibly
July l.
The senate will hereafter convene
at II o'clock in order to expedite con-
sideration of the tariff bill.
A Japanese schooner has been cap
tured by revenue officers off Alaska
charged with violation of the sealing
laws.
The state association of Missouri
bankers met at St. Joseph in annual
convention.
The yellow pine lumber interests,
/ Ia; r,F ;,i, To
with the interstate commerce commis-
sion asking a reduction in tariff to
the northwest.
Representative Bartholdt of Mis-
souri, in an address before the Peace
congress at Chicago expressed the be-
lief that the idea which gave birth to
the congress was the greatest moral
issue now confronting all the nations
of the earth.
The proposition to abolish the
saloons carried by a large majority at
Lincoln, Neb.
despatch fYom Berlin to the Lon
don Daily EXPRESS says nat the price
paid for the patent rights for Germany
of the Wright aeroplane was $l25,0OO.
The Homf opathic Medical societies
of Ohio AID Michigan held joint
meeting aJToledo.
The thifd annual session of the con-
solidated grand lodge of Oklahoma
Knights of Pythias. was held at Chick
asha With an attendance that broke
all records.
A sailor named Payne reports that
an American whaling ship which put
mo a Venezuelan port five years ago
in distress was sliced by the authori-
ties and the crew thrown into prison
where they yet remain.
Northeastern France is also in the
grip of an unprecedented cold wave.
The National Champ ,nsnip balloon
race will occur at indianapolis June
under the auspices of the Aero Club