Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-03-25
WORLD NEWS OF
THE WEEK.
Covering Minor Happenings From
All Over the Globe
DOM ESTIC.

may run into many millions.
A New York legislative committee
recommended that all telegraph and
telephone companies in the State be
put under the upstate Public Service
/ Commission and criticised the book
keeping of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies.
President Taft, at Albany, signed
the new tariff agreement with France,
but failed to come to terms with the
Canadian officials.
New Jersey Supreme Court, follow
Ing an order demanding the production
of the books of Western packers, took
action to hurry the case to final de-
cision.
The annual report of the United
Stetes Steel Corporation shows a
gross business of $646, 1872 Psi in 1909.
The Governor of Georgia refused to
introduce Commander Peary at lee
ture to be held in Atlanta on the
ground that he had not proved the
truth of his polar assertions.
Peace negotiations were declared
off by the committee of ten of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's
striking carmen.
Justice Hirschberg, in the Supreme
Court, appellate division, referred to
the New York Stock Exchange as "an
association of gamblers of Wall
street.
The Hamburg-American line an
nounces a new service direct to New
Orleans to carry immigrants into the
Southern States.
A united Professionalism was de-
manded by 100 New York pastors rep
resenting all denominations. At their
gathering they organized the Clerical
Conference, which will meet regular
ly.
w. c. Maxwell and Frederick G..
Frieser of the Wabash Railroad and
D. o. Ives. formerly of that road,
pleaded mot guilty" in New York
City to indictments charging them
with granting rebates
WASHINGTON.
President Taft, in message to the
Canadian people, expresses hope that
he may find a mutually satisfactory
solution of the tariff problem.
Reports received from Nicaragua
by the State Department are to the
effect that General Estrada plans re-
newal of the insurrection.
Argument closed in the Standard Oil
case before the Supreme Court of the
United States, and the corporations
fate now rests with the Justices.
Japan made tentative proposals to
the United States looking to joint
control of Far Eastern affairs.
The Administration railway bill
was taken up for consideration in the
Senate, but in half-hearted way.
President Taft sent a special mes
sage to Congress, urging that the gov
ernment take control of the seal ISL
ands in Bering Sea.
The legislative appropriation bill
was passed by the House.
President Taft makes clear that the
tariff situation with Canada has
reached critical stage.
Orders are issued by the Navy De-
partment for the withdrawal of the
seven hundred marines on board The
Buffalo at Cornto, Nicaragua, to Pan
anna.
Major Henry S. Howe. United
States Army, retired, died In his home
in Washington, SS years old.
FOREIGN.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will sail for
New York on June 10 on the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria, according to his
present plans; he announced that his
reception here must be nonpartisan.
The Duke of Orleans issued mani
festo to his adherents saying that the
liquidation scandals had proved the
worthlessness of republican institu-
tions and that he was ready to go to
Paris when there was a chance Of
overturning the present rule.
Ex-President Roosevelt paid another
visit to Omdurman under the guidance
of Slatin Pasha
Speeches in the House of Lords
showed opposition to changing the
hereditary principle; John Redmond
predicted a general election within
month.
The French Chamber expresses
confidence in the governments prom
Use Of full investigation of the Church
liquidation scandal.
Nine Breshkovskaya was sen.
fenced to exile in Siberia; she has re-
fused offers of friends to pay for spe-
cial privileges.
Mr. Roosevelt and members of his
family made trip to the battlefield at
Kerreri, returning to Khartoum where
they were guests at a dinner at the
palace.
Lord Roseberry moved in the up
per house that the peers resolve them
selves in a committee of the whole to
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