St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-01
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings Of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
ueneral Resume Of important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

drops III tne ury IHrHiHR sections
Of Montana are unusually good.
Robbers held up an o. r. e. N. train
just leaving Ogden, Utah, but got lit
tie.
A variety actress In Cleveland, Ohio,
has gone insane over the coming JEFF
fries-Johnson prizefght.
Jacob Schiff, one of the most prom
inent Of New York bankers, says the
financial stringcncy is past.
An American boat won the jubilee
prize in the races at Kiel, Germany.
The emperor's boat was beaten.
An imperial decree issued by the rul-
ing regent In China refuses the de-
mand Of the people for national par
lament.
A Chinese tong war broke out In
New York City and three Cinnamon
were killed and about 40 shots fired
In less than two minutes.
Diaz is reelected president Of Mex
leo for six years, and Ramon Corral
vice president. It 10 believed that
Corral will succeed Diax at the end Of
that time.
II 10 reported that labor conditions
at the Bethlehem Steel works In Penn
sylvania are disgraccful. The men
work IL hours per day, z days week,
and do not get enough pay TO enable
them TO live outside OF boarding
houses.
Secretary Of War Dickinson says
Ballinger will be fully vindicated.
On advice Of Ballingcr, President
Taft vetoed the Siletz settlers land
bill.
Tho weyerhacuser Timber company
10 accused Of extensive timber land
frauds In Idaho.
Senator Gore, the blind senator from
Oklahoma, says there In much corrup-
tion In his state.
Secretary Of War Dickinson refuses
10 remove the colorcd troops from Fort
Lawton, near Seattle. Wash.
The Postal Telegraph company and
the Western Union and Bell companies
are In big lawsuit over rights In New
Mexico.
II Ia said Roosevelt will urge Hughes
20 resign the Supreme court bench. TO
which he was recently appointed. and
run again for governor Of New. York.
A 7-year old boy at Louisville KY.
found railroad torpedo. and calling
his mother To see the fun. hit II with
q hammer. He was instantly killed by
the explosion.
Three robbers. after committing n
robbery and double murder at Lynn. |
Mass, were pursued by citizens In
autos, one being killed. one captured.
badly wounded. and the third forced TO
commit suicide.
A Mississippi river excursion boat.
with 800 persons ON board. caught
fire and was entirely destroyed. So
far as known only three persons lost
their lives, though witnesses say many
iesped into the water and were. not
rescued.
The census bureau announces that II
will soon begin giving out returns OF
the 1910 census.
The beef trust indictments In Chi
cago have been quashed, and a new
grand jury Is ordered.
One days heat record In Chicago In
eludes six dead. nineteen Frustrated
and four bitten by rabid dogs.
While running at high speed Chi
cago 4 Alton train was derailed and
turned turtle, badly injuring IL.
Louis Alexander Robertson. noted
poet. 10 dead. lie did his best writ
Ing while suffering severely from To-
eomotor ataxia.
NIcaraguan rebels have 1900 troops
ready TO attack the town Of Blueiields. !
and all non-combatants have been Civ
On l2 hours notice TO leave the city.
A Navajo Indian In Dakota shot and ,
killed ranchman who accused him Of
cattle stealing. then rode 20 miles 10 !,
the agency TO surrender TO the officers.
Frederick Kohler. the golden rule"
rhief Of police Of Cleveland. Ohio. has
been entirely cleared Of all charges of 1
against him and will be '
reinstated. n
4 train transporting Mexican troops
~ the scene of the revolt along the l
Northern border dashed down steep Il
rrade and left the track on curve. j
Killing about 20. 5
II Is found that after all allotments v
n the Yakima reservation are made c
here will be no land left for settlers. v
Bremerton. the navy yard town of q
'uget sound, has voted "wet" by $40
o 2S9.
The dry goods trust Of New York ~
,ity has obtained another Of the large -
stsil stores there. N n
Robert A. Taft. son Of the president. di
, among those taking the highest hon Vi
70 at Yale this year. II
To commemorate its Tooth annivers- w
ry In 1910. Yale will raise a $1,000 Z"
90 endowment for its medical depart a
aent. 2(
The senate will investigate the
hsrges Of bribery In connection with
he election Of Senator Lorimer. of
illinois. ~
The National Conference Of Govern ds
rs. which was inaugurated AS regu. br
lr annual event In the Roosevelt ad- he
win be held this year at r