News and Miscellany

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jun 8, 1911

News and Miscellany

— Wheat sold at wholesale in Chicago, May 29, for $27 a ton. This is declared to be the highest price ever reached for this staple in that city.

— A destructive wind- and rain-storm swept over northern Ohio on May 30. Several persons were killed and a large number injured. Much property also was destroyed.

— May 29 fourteen persons were killed and twenty-one injured at McCook, Neb., in a head-on collision of two passenger-trains on the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.

— Henry L. Stimson, of New York, has been appointed Secretary of War in place of Jacob N. Dickinson, of Tennessee, who voluntarily resigned in order to look after his own business interests.

— One of the worst fires seen for many years in Quebec, Canada, swept through the business section of that city on May 27, wiping out two large factories, several dwellings, and entailing a property loss of $250,000.

— Ten acres of burned territory in the center of Coney Island, where “Dreamland” stood, resulted from a fire which swept over that section, May 27. Losses to property-owners will amount to $3,000,000. It is thought that the fire was of incendiary origin.

— May 23 the New York Public Library was dedicated, and passed into the hands of the public. The building cost $9,000,000. The merging of several book collections furnishes a large collection of books for the reading public. President Taft spoke at the dedication of the building.

— The Hukwang loan for the construction of railroads in China was signed at Peking, May 20, by the representatives of American, British, French, and German groups of bankers. Thirty million dollars is provided for the enterprise. Twenty million dollars more is provided as an additional sum in case of emergency.

— The capital of Oklahoma will remain Oklahoma City, according to the decision of the United States Supreme Court, rendered May 29. The tribunal declared constitutional the Oklahoma statute enacted last December to remove the capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City.

— The United States Weather Bureau Service states that this year has seen the hottest and driest weather during the month of May which has existed for forty years. It is feared that great damage to crops will result from the prolonged drought. The heat, especially in Eastern cities, has been very oppressive, and many prostrations, with a number of deaths, have resulted.

— In a decision rendered May 29, the Supreme Court of the United States sustains in all vital points the contention of the government for the dissolution of the Tobacco combine. Six months is allowed in which to effect the dissolution. The trust is held to be a combination in restraint of trade, and a monopoly in violation of law. The decision is regarded as a most comprehensive and sweeping victory for the government.

— According to the budget presented by Chancellor Lloyd-George in the House of Commons, the estimated expenditures for the current year for Great Britain amount to $906,170,000. This is $38,000,000 more than last year. Of the increased expenditure, the navy, civil service, and old-age pensions account for the greater part. Pay for the members of the House of Commons will absorb $1,750,000, while the coronation will add $1,500,000.