St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings Of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
General Resume Of important Events
Presented In Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.

Roosevelt and his party dine with
king and queen Of Italy.
President Taft gave a dinner at tn,
White House to conservationists.
It Is reported that Roosevelt still
has confidence In Taft and his policies.
Premier Asquith's policy In the
house Of commons won by a vote OF
357 to 251.
Two hundred taxicab drivers in Chi.
caeo are on. strike, and the remaining
300 are expected to join them.
An aviator at Alameda, fell 80 feet
with his biplanc into San Francisco
bay, but was rescued by a skif.
The incident between Colonel Roose-
welt and the vatican at Rome grows In
Importance and promises 10 become
worldwide.
George II. williams, ex-mayor Of
Portland, member Of the constitutional
convention Of Oregon, and eminent
pioneer lawyer Of the coast, 10 dead.
Unemployed IN Taeoma TO the num-
Der Of 80 refused to do longshore work
for less than 20 cents an hour, and
were chased of the dock by policemen.
DR.. d. X. Pearsons, . Chicago phil
snthropist, aged 90 years, says he has
aided n struggling colleges, which are
now all thriving. and will now give his
pockctbook rest.
In q case Of Nebraska and Arkansas
against the railroads, the Supreme
court Of the United States has decided
that the roads have some rights that
must be recognized.
J. J. Hin called TO pay his respects
TO President Taft. He says farmers In
the Northwest are q month ahead Of
time with their spring work on ac-
count Of the fine weather.
A Berkeley, Cal, man offered 10 con-
tribute 500 toward paying of q
church debt X the women Of the church
would remove their hats during ser
vices. The women refused.
Tho political situation In Eagland 10
extremely tsnse.
Roosevelt will bs - closely guarded
- any king during his visit In Rome.
Secretary Bsllingsr will bring suit
against Golfers Weekly for attacks
upon him.
At least elk bankers will be indicted
- . result Of the Pittsburg graft scan
dal and investigations.
A guide who helped Cunningham To-
cate Illegally on Alaska coal claims.
bslng chagrinsd 1t the small fec paid
him. has told oil he knew about the
matter.
Eight cases Of smallpox have devel-
oped In the town Of Charleston, WASH,
near the Puget Sound navy yard. and
all schools, saloons and billiard halls
have been closed.
Dseollstts dresses win be barred
from tbs Eucharist congress In Mont
real next September, which will be at
tsnded by Cardinal Vanutelli, papal
delegate from Rome.
Donald Graves, IL years old, was
shot through the right eye ut his home
at Long Beach. CAL. by Jesse Fransen.
aged II years, and died two hours
later. The two lads were playing In |
dian with q 22-calibre rife.
A plan IL being formulated by the
heirs TO the millions Of Russell Sage,
70 make q systematic war on loan
sharks by establishing loan agencies
where people In stringent circumstan-
ess can borrow at reasonable rates Of
interest.
Maintaining utmost secrecy until the
hour Of attack. government secret SER
vice agents made raids simultaneously
on bucket shops In New York. Phils-
Jersey City, Baltimore. Gin
cinnati and st. Louis. In all l6 arrests
were made. Five millionAires are said
TO have been caught In the dragnet. ex-
tending from the Missouri river 10 the
Atlantic.
Admiral Fournier Of France predicts
war between the United States and
Japan.
A Seattle woman 10 believed to have
poisoned nearly 80 valuable dogs In
that city.
Pinchot refuses TO say whether or
not he was summoned TO meet Roose-
velt In Eruops. nh
Nat Goodwin, the noted actor, has
purchased ranch Of 500 acres near
San Jacinto.. CAL. for $b4. 200.
More than 5000 white and negro
men, women and children, employed
In the American Tobacco company's
in Louisville. KY, have
struck for higher wages.
President Taft says the policy Of re-
turning men 10 congress for successive
Terms makes the East more powerful
IN that body. |,
The French government is conduct
Ing extensive experiments In aviation
and Is considering the appropriation
,f at least -. 600. 900 for seronautics. !
Three hundred thousand coal miners !
IN Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana. Him 9
,is. Iowa. Missouri. Kansas. Okalohoms .
md Arkansas have quit work, pending .
settlement Of new wage scale. Is
Coal miners Of the East demand an |
Immediate increase In wages or .
'trike viii follow. {
The department Of agriculture has 4
orbidden the feeding. or floating"
4 oysters In brackish water, previous
o sending them to market, believing