The Springfield herald., 1906-10-05

groes and two of them killed and an
other injured. Negroes also killed
| two men in the suburbs.
DR.. l.. ID. Brown, territorial veter-
marian. stated that there is an cpl
demic of Slanders at McLoud, Ok,
where four horses have died of the
disease and four more were killed by
| DR.. Brown.
A tropical hurricane recently caused
great damage along the gulf coast
| from New Orleans to Florida. Wires
are down and details are lacking.
Pensacola reports the worst storm in
| aged to some extent
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, has secured from II. Clay
Pierce an admission on the witness
stand that the majority stock Of the
| Waters-Pierce Oil company is owned
by the Standard OIL company
President Palma and Vice President
| Capote, of Cuba, have resigned. Prac-
tically the Cuban government has
ceased to exist and all that prevents
absolute anarchy is the fear of the
strong arm of the United States.
A decision has been reached by the
department of justice that the new
meat inspection law does not apply
to foreign meat products shipped
into this country.
A salute of IL guns in honor OF
Brig. Gen. Zebulon Pike was recently
fired from the summit of Pixies Peak
in honor of the discoverer. A bronze
tablet commemorating the event was
also unveiled.
AS result of recent Investigations
of the insane asylum at Norfolk. Neb..
three former attendants have been ar
rested charged with assault upon pa
tients.
Orders have been issued by the
navy department for the Glacier to
stop at Joppa while EN- route from
the Philippines in order to allow the
crew to visit the Holy Land. This
is considered an unusual privilege.
The strike of the boilermakers. ma
chinists and blacksmths of the Wa
bash railroad has been ended by the
company granting an increase in
wages.
A monument to Zebulon Pike. the
discoverer of the peak which bears
his name, was unveiled recently at
Colorado Springs with fitting cere-
mony.
A general order has been promul-
gated by the war department pronibit-
ing the soliciting of pension or other
claims against the government on
military reservations or at military
posts.
The government is experiencing
great difficulty in securing horses
and mules for the army. Cavalry
horses are now quoted at s14O and
mules at $3.50 per head.
President Roosevelt has sent 500
to Admiral Thomas to be used to
help pay the costs of the suit insti-
tuted in Newport, r. L., to deter
mine whether man may be exclud-
ed from place of amusement be-
cause he is wearing the uniform Of
the United States army or navy.
Fifty representatives of lumber
bama. Louisiana and Mississippi re-
Gently met in ST. Louis and formed
an association. A capital of several
million dollars was represented.
Three persons were killed and 81
injured in the wreck of Wabash
The train ran into an open switch
and all the passenger cars but one
turned over and We're burned.
In the federal court at Wichita,
Kan. the Boyce Cattle company
pl aided guilty to fencing government
land and was fined $3.50 by Judge
Pollock.
Paul o. Stensland, self confessed
embeZZler and wrecker of the Milwau-
kee Avenue State bank of Chicago,
IN less than six hours after his arrival
in Illinois pleaded guilty and was
taken to the Joliet penitentiary to
serve an indeterminate sentence. the
MAXIMUM length of which is IA years
The Cuban congress in special ses-
sion failed to act on the designations
0' Presid mt Palma and his cabinet
because of inalilitv to secure a quo
rum. thus allowing the government of
the republic to die by default The
United States marines were immedi-
ately landed at Havana to protect the
tire 'sury
The recent gulf storm devastated
Mobile, Ala, damaging 5000 houses
and causing a loss of life variously
estimated at from five to so. The
storm ragged for sc hours the wind
at one time reaching a velocity of
80 miles an hour. The wholesale
business district was inundated to a
/ de0th of seven feet
The 50th anniversary of the found
ing of Lawrence. Kansas. was recent
iy celebrated in that city Gen.
Hugh Cameron. the kansas Hermit
who is the sole survivor of the first
party 90 locate there. was present.
Kansas City and Los Angeles have
been added to the list of post offices
in which authority has been given
to discontinue the back stamping of
mail.
/ Kansas farmers are now asking
for help to huslS the largest corn crop
in the history of the state.