The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-10
Secular News Of the Week.

Charges that j. P. Morgan is seek
ing to use the United States govern
ment to further $10,000,000 deal were
recently made in connection with the
proposed treaty with the republic of
Honduras, which is under considera-
ton by the senate committee on for
eign relations. The treaty provides
an arrangement whereby Morgan and
Co. will be guaranteed the payment
of $10,000,000 to be advanced for the
finding of part of the Honduran debt,
which originally amounted to 100000.
1t is proposed that, under the terms
of the agreement between the United
States and Honduras, the bankers be
allowed to make committee which
shall have supervision of the collec-
ton OF customs in the Central Ameri
can republic. A certain percentage of
the customs revenue then will be ap-
piled to the liquidation of the debt
assumed by the Morgan syndicate.
The United States will be looked to.
for the enforcement of this arrange
ment if it should be ratified.
The joint resolution admitting Ari-
IONA and New Mexico to immediate
statehood, but withholding approval of
the constitutions of both states until
the people have voted on certain pro-
posed amendments to them, recently
passed the house of representatives
by a viva voce vote. The resolution
requires Arizona to vote on an amend
ment removing the recall provisions
it applies to judges, and requires New
Mexico to vote on an amendment max
ing it's constitution more easily
amendable in the future. Neither
state is required to adopt the amend
ments proposed by Congress. Whether
they are approved or rejected by the
proposed referendums the constitu-
tons of the new states will stand
finally approved when the respective
votes have been taken.
An important decision defining the
rights of farmers under the state of
South Dakota drainage law has been
made by the supreme court, in case
arising in Turner county. The deci-
sion is to the effect that boards of
county commissioners cannot longer
arbitrarily refuse person additional
drainage when he discovers that a
ditch already constructed needs to be
made larger to drain the land through
which it passes.
One of the most unique county seat
fights in the history of South Dakota
and the Northwest is in progress in
the new county of Mellette which was
formed from coded portion of the
Rosebud Indian reservation, and which
lies along the South Dakota Nebraska
border. One of the unique features of
the contest is the participation in it
by number of Sioux warriors, whose
allotments of land are in the ceded
portion of the country, and who
therefore feel that they should have a
say as to where the county seat of the
new county should be.
After a career of six weeks, the
Deutschland, latest of the models of
Count Zeppelin's Inflated dirigible
balloons, stranded May IT. on the roof
of its shed, total wreck. The finish
of the airship was less spectacular
than that of its predecessors, but more
complete. Fortunately, the crew and
passengers escaped injury. The ac-
cident occurred as the Deutschland
was being released for a passenger
| trip. Just as the airship cleared the
shed violent gust of wind drove her
back against the entrance. At the inn
pact several of the balloonettes burst
and the released gas destroyed her
equilibrium. The army of men at the
guide ropes chung on desperately, but
were powerless against the wind, and
another gust lifted the airship bodily
and she dropped upon the roof Of the