Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-04-29
WORLD NEWS OF
THE WEEK.
Covering Minor Happenings FFo'n
All Over the Globe
DOM ESTIC.

supplanted as New York State leader
by u. S. Acknowledgement Wicker
sham
1t is estimated that 10000 sermons
on tuberculosis were listened to Sun
day by 100000 persons throughout
the United States.
Commander Peary made an address
at the memorial service at Ithaca for
Ross G. Marvin, who lost his life on
the North polar trip.
Richard Croker before sailing for
England predicted the passing OF the
old political parties and the formation
of a new one, run by the people.
Mrs. Israels presented the main
features of the Dance Hall bill to the
members of the Womans Municipal
League Mayor Gaynor sent word to
them not to be too strait laced
Speaker Ward refused to accede to
Gov Forts suggestion to appoint a
committee of the New Jersey Legisla-
ture to investigate charges of de-
bauch at the windup of the recent ses-
sion at Trenton.
Miss Marjorie Gould was married
Il.
tholomew's Church, New York City.
disorderly crowd of women fought the
police in the street.
Lower retail prices ror potatoes,
flour and other necessaries were de-
clared an indication of a general re-
ducton in food costs soon
Albert w. Wolter was placed on
trial before Judge Foster, in General
Sessions, New York, for the murder
of Ruth Amos Wheeler.
William j. Bryan returned from a
tour of South America and had a talk
with Mayor Gaynor.
Arbitrators on wage differences
between the New York Central road
and employees began sessions, and
the Lackawanna and it's workers, who
are to abide by the decision, were rep
resented.
WASHINGTON.
The new home of the Bureau OF
American Republics was opened to in
formal inspection.
Mr.. Taft confers with the Republi-
can Representatives from Ohio over
gramme.
President Taft nominated NJ. Drew
Carrel, of Illinois, for Secretary OF
Porto Rico.
A bill authorizing the President to
make Withdrawals of public lands for
purposes of conservation was passed
in the House.
nf NnlOradn
prepared to renew his demand for an
investigation of the sale to the Sugar
Trust of Frar lands in the Philip
pines.
Assistant Attorney-General McKer-
cher obtained what he believes to be
a strong foundation for the Govern
ments case against the bull pool in
cotton.
President Taft greeted the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution at the
opening of their congress in Washing
ton.
Senator Overman charged that the
committee investigating the high cost
of living seeks to spend $4,000 IN
gathering material for campaign
text book.
Oberlin M. Carter, the army engi.
neer involved in the Savannah harbor
contract frauds, lost all his fortune by
decision of the United States Supreme
Court.
FOREIGN.
Mail advices from Cuba say that
grave fears are entertained regarding
the possibility of trouble at elections.
owing to the distress prevailing among
the laboring classes in the interior
Theodore Roosevelt attended SER
vice at the American Church in Paris,
was the guest of Ambassador Jusse-
rand at luncheon, and made trip to
st. Germain; the newspapers highly
praise his address at the SOrbonne.
Arthur Nevin's American opera
"Pola" was heartily applauded by the
German Crown Prince, Crown Prin-
cess Augustus William on it's second
performance in Berlin.
Paris art critics pronounce eighty
per cent. of the so-called Rembrandts
in America are copies or forgeries.
The Vatican denied the report that
the Papal Nuncio at Vienna had been
recalled because he met Theodore
Roosevelt in that city.
Infantry and machine guns were
sent to Santa Clara, Cuba, from Ha-
vana, owing to fear that General Es-
tenoz is attempting to organize a
negro revolt
More paintings signed by masters
were seized at the de Gatigny cha
teau; the so-called count admitted
that his real name was Daulby, and
that he was born in London; Henri
Rochefort says that not five hundred
of the twenty-five hundred alleged
Rembrandts in America are genuine
Mr.. Roosevelt was received in the
Hungarian Parliament House as "the
most efficient agent in our time in ad-
vancing the moral regeneration of ma
tions."