The Springfield herald., 1906-08-10

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Moines, Ia.
Two new flour mills have Just
been completed at Kansas City with
capacity of $500 barrels per day
which gives the mills of that city
total capacity OF 1900 barrels o1
flour per day.
The French embassy at Washington
has been instructed TO express the
deep regrets of the French govern
ment at the killing of Lieut.. Clarence
England, on board the cruiser CHAT
tanooga, by the crew of french
cruiser while at target practice
John C. Hately. receiver FOR the
Zion City industries has issued an ap-
peal to the moneyed believers in the
Dowie doctrines to contribute for the
relief of the destitute of the commun-
ity stating that many are underfed
and insufficiently clothed.
Traffic over the Mount Gents rail-
road, interrupted by the recent cloud
burst has been entirely re-established
The Hill trunk companys plant al
Nashville, Tenn. has been gutted by
| fire.
Mrs. Corey has been granted di'
vorce from her husband the president
cf the United States Steel company,
in the courts at Reno, New. on the
grounds of desertion. The question
of alimony was not brought up, as ii
was stated at the trial that salts
factory financial settlement had been
arrived at between the parties.
A negress, living in Kingston, KY,
recently gave birth to six children.
| They were were all alive at last ac-
counts.
According to the suggestion OF
Chairman Sherman that each repub-
lican in the country contribute col
lar to the congressional campaign
fund, President Roosevelt enclosed
his money in a letter to Mr.. Sherman
| heartily endorsing the plan
The hanging of Allen Matthias,
negro, who criminally assaulted
white girl, took place at Mayfield,
Ky, in legal manner recently. 1t
was just 80 minutes from the time the
jury was sworn in until the negro
was pronounced dead.
A letter was made public in Chica-
go recently in which William j. Bry-
an demands the resignation of Roger
Sullivan as national democratic coIh-
mitteeman from Illinois, charging
that he holds the Office through fraud.
Mr.. Sullivan in a caustic statement to
the press refused To step down.
The encampment of regulars and
national guard at Chickamauga Ma
tic nal park has been formally opened.
che entire Russian garrison a.
Svnaborg, Finland. with the exception
of rcrr companies of infantry, revolted
recently seized all the artillery and
machine guns and gained complete
control of the fortress. Fighting con-
tinued for several hours and many
were killed or wounded on both sides.
Frederick Best, of Salina, Kan, re-
Gently died in Kansas City hospital,
as the result of the bite of q hog.
The Iowa republicans in state con-
vention at Des Moines nominated
Gov. A. B. Cummins for third term
and a full state ticket. The platform
adopted declared for revision of the
tariff and a primary election law and
opposes free passes and corporate in
fluence in politics.
The federal authorities have began
an investigation of an alleged COM
bination to raise prices of lumber i'll
San Francisco.
The Importation of rice into the
Philippines during the past fiscal year
decreased 60,O72,411 pounds, valued at
s3,0S4 ,1S3 in gold.
The answer of the Lilly Drug COM
pany to the suit of the government
has been filed at Indianapolis. 1t
practically admits the existence of the
trust but denies active connection with
it.
The total registration for lands in
the Shoshone Indian reservation which
recently closed was 10,5S3.
Colorado recently celebrated the
Both anniversary of its admission t.:
the union.
The state department at Washing
ton has been notified that the Guate-
malan army has been disbanded in ac-
cordance with the recent Marblehead
treaty.
An official telegram from Helsing
fors. Finland says all the mutineers
in fortress at Sveaborg have surrend-
court martials are already trying the
men implicated
The New York law restricting the
labor by women and children to ten
hours q day and 60 hours a week i'll
a factory was declared 'an unwar-
ranted invasion of constitutional
| rights IL a decision handed down by
Justice Olmstead in the court of spec
ial sessions recently.
Clifford S. Hixton, bookkeeper
| for the Union Trust company of Pitts
| burg, Pa. has confessed to embezzing
$125,000 from the bank. The money
was loEt in stock speculation.
The American Association of Opti-
clans, in annual session at Rochester,
| N. Y, elected Briggs S. Palmer, Of
Boston. Is president and Thomas
GowaD!ociS, of Kansas City. vice pres
ideEt. Kansas City was chosen as the
next p!acc of meeting.
An Innovation in banking methods
was ina lgurated recently when a
hank whi.h will remain omen thrOupn-