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,c ' trpujjnKtr tj t The Commoner. .VOLUME 11, NUMBER 20 10 .' II I I " - f Tho Illinois Btato senate, by a vote of 35 to 11, adopted a resolution ex pressing tho sonato's disapproval of Judgo Petit's action in the Tilden habeas corpus proceedings. Senator Benson of Decatur, spoko at length in opposition to the resolution insist ing Petit was fair in his decision which freed Tilden, Cummings and Bonodict, Senators Hurburgh and Johns urged tho adoption of the resolution. At Portland, Ore., Governor Wood row Wilson, of Now Jersey, said: "I am glad to bo in Oregon, whoso sys tora of govornment I greatly admire. I bollovo it is ono of tho most repre sentative, most progreslve states in tho union. I believo firmly in the referendum, which originated in Ore gon and which will soon bo included Jn tho statutes of every state, prob ably extending to the federal statutes. Without doubt, tho direct primary laws should bo extended to every olectlvo office, as this would assure tho people control of their own affairs and assist In ending tho reign of sel fish organization and private manage ment, from which tho govornmont has long suffered." A news item, in tho New York Tri bune says: The old Aaron Burr , home, a largo three-story colonial structuro in lGlst street, just west of Fort Washington avenue, on Washington Heights, was sold at auc tion. The parcel, together with four lots, was knocked down to Horace L. Kemper for $34,500. The house was used by James Madison, fourth presi dent of the United States, as a sum mer homo. It was sold for tho estate of Loyal L. Smith, which holdings realized $254,500. The Helm committee of the Illinois state senate, after an investigation, has reported that William Lorimer was elected to the United States senate through bribery. Theodore Roosevelt, in a news paper article, advocates tho recall of judges. Ho says: "They (the people) must have power to act," and they should exercise this powe'r "whenever they have been forced to come to tho conclusion that any judge, no matter how upright and well-intentioned, is fundamentally out of sympathy with a righteous popular movement." The Victoria memorial unveiling was the scene of a brilliant function in London in which King George and his cousin, Emperor William, took part In an address at the University of California Governor Woodrow Wil son, of New Jersey, commenting on regulation of corporations, said that the people by this time should have seen the futility of penalizing cor porations as such. Governor. Wilson suggested that tho responsibility ought to fall on tho officers as individuals. The Prussian diet adopted a bill which gave Berlin a population of close to 3,500,000, making the city rank next to London and New York. The budget presented in tho British house of commons contains a proposal to pay members $2,000 a year. The Ohio house passed the senate bill limiting the hours of work of women to ten hours a day. The veto bill was introduced in the house of lords and formally passed its first reading. The republicans of the Ninth Iowa district took 130 ballots and nomi nated W. R. Greene, ofVAudubon as candidate for congress to succeed Former Congressman Walter I. Smith. He will be opposed by W. F. Cleveland. as a justice of the supreme court in place of James O'Gorman. A resolution advocating uniform marriage laws throughout the United States, requiring physical examina tion of both parties to a marriage contract before, marriage, was adopt ed by tho western Unitarian conference. The Wisconsin legislature has con curred in the income tax amendment. Germany has followed up her rep resentations to the Mexico govern ment of two weeks ago concerning danger to Germans at Cuernavaca and elsewhere in Mexico. Announcement was made by the incorporators of the national Mc Kinley birthplace association that Joseph G-. Butley, jr., Youngstown, 0., was elected president. Governor Dix sent to the senate for confirmation the nomination of Daniel F. Cohalan of New York city A Paris cablegram, carried by the Associated Press says: France paid a terrible toll for her magnificent endeavor to attain supremacy of the air, when a monoplane, the driver of which had lost control, plunged into a group of members of the cabinet who had gathered to witness tho start of the race from Paris to Madrid, killing the minister of war and injuring the prime minister, his son and a well known sportsman. The dead: - HENRI MAURICE BERTEAUX, minister of war. ' The injured: Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis, premier and minister of the interior. Antoine Monis, son of, the premier. Henri Deutsch De La Mourthe, the aged patron of aeronautics, automo biling and other sports. A large number of other persons of note had narrow escapes from in jury. The accident occurred on the avia tion field at Issy-Les-Molineaux, where 200,000 persons had gathered to see the start of the race. In New York city, the federal government commenced suit against the lumber trust alleging that it is in restraint of trade under the Sher man anti-trust law. As a result of peace negotiations be tween the Mexican government and - . i ssn Locate in the Texas Gulf Coast Country An Opportunity for Wealth and Independence for All Who Buy a lract of Irrigated Land in the Famous Mission, Texas, Project. If you EVER intend to buy land, to make a change in your condition for the better, to make an investment that is sure to bring big returns, let us advise you by all means to investigate the possibilities of tho Famous Mission Irrigated Lands, in tho Gulf Coast Country of Texas. But do it THIS YEAR. Hundreds of people are flocking to this valley, establishing small and large farms, going into business, or buying income bearing farms for winter homes. There is a chance for YOU to. become a member of this thriv ing Mission colony, if you act NOW. But tho opportunities to buy in this Mission project are getting less every day. In a very short time all of these valuable lands will be taken up, and then you cannot buy except at prices beyond your reach. The Mission Lands, like all other irrigated projects, are sell ing rapidly. Irrigation farming is tho ideal farming. At Mission t you will find intensive farming at its best. These rich lands are cut up into 10, 20, 40 and 80 aero tracts, dotted with the homes of happy, prosperous people. In the irrigated districts you will una smaiier larms, more nomes ana nearer neighbors, closer markets and moro progressive people than you will find in any section of the country. 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