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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 8, 1906

— The Russian government has decided, tentatively, on December 30 as the date for holding the election for members of the new parliament.

— A new combine has been formed in New York City ostensibly to fight the milk trust which now has control of the entire milk business of New York City.

— Thirty-two prosecutions have been ordered against the Pullman Company for the alleged use of drug-preserved milk and cream on its dining cars between New York and Chicago.

— Three hundred and fifty drivers of electric automobiles went on strike in New York City on October 25. A riot occurred when one who refused to strike attempted to operate such a vehicle.

— The Illinois Audit Company, organized on behalf of shippers of that State, will bring civil and criminal suits against railroads entering that State, for discrimination in freight rates. The suits will aggregate $30,000,000 for overcharges and damages.

— There is prospect of a serious clash between the band of Ute Indians which has left their reservation, and the soldiers sent to turn them back. The Indians have refused to surrender, and the officer in command of the troops has telegraphed for two additional companies of soldiers.

— Advices from Rome express the fear that the continued strain between the Catholic Church and the Spanish government may lead to a revolution in Spain. The Spanish ambassador at the Vatican attempted to smooth over the difficulty, but his course was disapproved by his government, and he was threatened with recall.

— Because a meat trust had secured control of the entire meat business of Mexico City, and had greatly increased the price of meat, the Mexican government has taken the matter up, and will operate meat markets throughout the city and the federal district, selling meats at actual cost, or lower, if necessary, to drive the trust out of business.

— The German steamer “Hermann,” was sunk in the Channel on October 28, and twenty-three of her crew were drowned. On October 30 the Russian steamer “Jessica,” foundered in the Gulf of Bothnia. The captain and thirty of the crew were lost.

— A deformed native woman of north Australia has been discovered by Professor Klaatsch, the explorer. She has feet that are shaped like hands. Professor Klaatsch claims in finding this woman to have found the missing link between the man and the ape.

— There was much excitement at the opening of the British Parliament on October 23, caused by a band of women suffragists storming the chambers and demanding the right of suffrage. The police had much difficulty in expelling the intruders, some of whom were finally arrested, and, refusing to furnish bail, were committed to jail.

— Captain Amundsen and his crew of five men, who recently succeeded in navigating the northwest passage and in discovering the magnetic pole, are now in Chicago. They expected to have received a bonus of $100,000 offered by the British government for the accomplishment of such an undertaking, but have learned that the reward has been withdrawn.

— There was somewhat of a riot at New York on October 30, when a meeting of anarchists was raided by the police. The meeting was held for the purpose of extolling the slayer of President McKinley. There were many women in the audience, and they joined at once in the attack upon the police. A number of both men and women were arrested.

— Latest reports from Japan still indicate much bitterness of feeling against the authorities of San Francisco for excluding Japanese children from the schools attended by white children. The journalists have decided to combine in an effort to excite public opinion and cause the authorities to effect a solution of the difficulty, though it is reported that they agreed not to advocate anything of a violent nature.

— Much race animosity is being stirred up wherever the theatrical play “The Clansman” is given. Recently at Brockhaven, Miss., after the production of the play, the whites threatened to form a Ku Klux Clan and drive the negroes out of the community. The latter immediately began forming bands of whitecaps, and have committed some depredations. It may be unnecessary to remark that the minister who wrote the play was hardly working along the lines laid out by the Master.

— Four years ago the Japanese government appointed a committee to investigate the matter of adopting the Roman characters in place of the characters which they now use in printing. As that committee has not yet reported, Japanese educators have taken up the matter, and have associated themselves for the purpose of promoting the use of the Roman characters. This new association numbers among its members some of the most prominent men in Japanese affairs.