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thus Ear 10 deaths have occurred

sent to protect the Mexican border.
The Sulloway age pension bill,
passed by the house, failed In the
/ senate.
Reciprocity failed OF enactment In
/ congress, hence the call for an extra
/ session.
/ The president has called an extra
session of congress to convene the
( ith of April.
The American National Red Cross
cabled another 81, 900 for the relief OF
| the starving in China.
Mrs. Maldwin Drummond was rob-
bed OF $4,000 worth OF jewels on
board an Atlantic liner.
Washington. d. C., has raised 1884,
900 as its share OF the $4,000 Red
Cross endowment fund.
The total number of bills introduced
during the three sessions of congress
Just closed reached 33.015.
Presidential suffrage for women
was voted down by the Kansas house
in committee of the whole.
The government has begun pro-
ceedings against an alleged combine
in manufacture of electric lights.
Secretary of State Knox. who is en-
joying a vacation in the south. will
visit Cuba before returning to Wash
ingtOn.
The Christian Herald has sent an
other $4,000 10 the state department
for transmission to China to aid in
famine relief.
Kansas City owners of the Luck
/ Tiger mine in Sonora, Mexico, have
been advised that the rebels have
seized the property.
/ Lord Amphill, in the house of lords,
declared England's inaction Is respon'
/ sible for Canada desiring reciprocity
with the United States.
/ Professor c. Emery of Yale has
been designated by President Taft to
continue as chairman OF the tariff
board at a salary of $500 year.
Two hundred women. most OF them
accompanied by their husbands, at
! tended a boxing match in Syracuse
| y. Y. given for the benefit Of a hos.
pital.
Sir Thomas Il. Shaughnessy, presi'
dent of the Canadian Pacific, an.
nounces that road will spend $4,000
900 for improvements In the coming
year.
Congressman Champ Clark was ten
dered an informal banquet by Phila'
delphia democrats who have been &C
tive in reorganization plans for the
city and state.
Governor Coiquitt sent a message
to the Texas legislature censuring II
for voting to adjourn Saturday merely
because their pay drops from IS to 81
day on that date.
After spending nearly six years in
the federal prison at Leavenworth
Frank G. Bigelow, the Milwaukee
banker. was released, according to
| authoritative reports.
+ The California assembly adopted
e a resolution condemning the United
y States senate for seating Lorimel
and rebuking the two California sen
ators for voting for him.
The house approved a bill to pro
A vide for the erection of a monumen
over the grave of President John Ty
a Ter at Richmond. Va. The limit of Ell
pense in the bill is $4,000.
q Seventeen Hindus. now detained a
:. Seattle must be admitted. though ur
r desirable citizens. because of loor
4 hole In immigration laws, according
% to n ruling by Secretary Maggie.
II The main building of Mount s.
Mary's college. large and We
a equipped Roman Catholic institutio
Ie on Watching mountain. near PlalI
field. n. j.. was burned Thursday, Ell
d failing a loss of more than S2O0.0Ot
The Missouri senate passed a bi
submitting to the people at specii
D. election to be called by Gov. Hat
Ig ley. a proposition to vote $1,000. 0C
lie bonds for rebuilding the burned cap
toll at jefferson City
e. The first venire was exhausts
m without a jury being secured In Oh
cago to try Charles Erbstein and A
~ thur Mcbride on the charge of co
es spiracy to defame the character
States Attorney Wayman.
G. Breaking all records by some tho
In sands. the total number OF publ
and private bills introduced in Il
Is house during the three sessions
at the congress just closed was 1911
n besides 1900 resolutions of warrior
kinds.
w In a speech at Akron, o.. Giffo
at Pinchot urged republican progressio
"a. Governor Wilson and commits
ranracantinp tho hamoprafie ainri
Tx of the legislature are formulating
Is bill for election reforms which tn,
az will submit to the New Jersey Leg
lature. II provides direct primari
m for all Offices.