The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1910-02-24
WORLD NEWS OF
THE WEEK.
Covering Minor Happening, From
All Over the Globe
DOME STIc.

Senator Benn Conger. on the Wit
ness stand in the Aids inquiry in Al
/ bany. said that Assemblyman Burnett
/ told him that Assemblyman Doughty
! chairman OF the Internal Affairs Com
mittee. was to get part Of the $4,000
received by Burnett.
In a speech at the University Day
celebration Of the University Of Penn
/ syivania Governor Hughes OF New
| York characterized the sale of govern.
mental power in legislative halls as
sickening.
White women Of Cairo. H.. armed
/ themselves on the advice Of their
male relatives. who fear another clash
with the negroes.
The floor OF a theatre in Patton.
/ Pa, fell Just as the audience was
! leaving the building; twenty-five were
/ hurt but none was killed.
shackled in pairs. Lupo and the
seven counterfoiters sentenced with
/ him TO long terms in the Federal pris-
on at Atlanta started for the South
/ under a heavy guard.
Nearly 500 arrests were made in
Philadelphia as a result OF riots due
! to the street-car strike, service was
suspended at > p. m. and the Mayor
has ordered the swearing in Of 5000
| special policemen.
Tho Public Service Commission
and the Board Of Estimate practically
! approved plans for new subways in
New York City costing S100.000.000,
TO be built with the city's money.
President Rogers OF the Milk Trust
took the ground that the raising Of
prices by Borden's was the compaDy's
business and nobody else's.
The Westerners probing the pur-
chase of independent phone CON-
panies by Morgan & Co. announced
they had enough evidence to sustain
their Cleveland suits.
WASHINGTON.
President Taft withdrew the nomina.
tions for judges Of the Court OF Gus.
toms Appeals from the Senate.
Grain men argued in favor OF deal
! ings in futures before the House Com
mittee on Agriculture.
Rear Admiral Evans in letter TO
Secretary Meyer. denies that he fay-
ors transferring the pilot chart work
to the Weather Bureau.
Mr.. Cabell Commissioner OF Inter
nal Revenues, issues an order to pro-
tect the business secrets of corpora
tions disclosed to the Treasury Depart.
ment under the Corporation Tax law.
Senator Lodge is chairman of the
committee to Investigate high prices,
named in accordance with Senator Ell.
kins resolution.
President Tat Is to issue proclama-
tioas extending the minimum tariff
TO practically all the South American
countries.
President Taft attended the
Friends Church in Washington for
the first time since he was elected
Chief Executive.
Representative Parsons's bill to re-
place the crayon portraits of Speak
ers of the House, which now hang in
the lobby of the Capitol, with repro
duct:ons done in oils, was passed.
Two Taft bills. Federal Incorpora-
ton and Alaskan Government, were
thrown overheard to help the four
platform pledges the President insists
shall be redeemed by Congress.
The Board of Food and Drugs In
spection OF the Department Of Agri-
culture adopted regulations strictly
defining whiskeys of all kinds.
FOREIGN.
French ayiators are indignant at
the Wrights' injunction proceedings
and many declare they will not come
20 America for the Coupe Information
ale d'Avia.ion.
Arthur Fraser Walter, chairman of
lie board OF directors of THE Lon.
ion Times" died at his home at Work
Egham.
officials of the American Exhibition
in Berlin plan to have the athletes
gbo will take part in the Olympic
| games at Athens this year compete in
great international meet at the Ger
man capital.
Adyices from Bluefields said that
| he insurgents had driven General
! Vaaquez from his position near San
! Vicente, the American scouts taking a
| leading part In the action.
Miss Mabel Swenson, daughter OF
the American Minister to Switzerland,
| died from tuberculosis on board the
! steamer Amerika.
II is stated that the King of Greece
proposes to abdicate in favor of the
| Crown Prince.
Joseph Chamberlain appeared in
Parliament so paralyzed and feeble
that he had to be carried into the
British House OF Commons and prop
ped up In his seat.
Further rioting, in which many per.
sons were wounded, occurred in
Schleswig- Holstein and at Cassel,
where demonstrations were made
against the suffrage bill.
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