The Springfield herald., 1906-06-08

In baseball game at Kansas City.
Howard Newton, II years old. one OF
the players, was struck over the heart
by a pitched ball and died almost in
stantly.
A fraud order has been Issued
against the National Bond company
of St. Louis. with branch offices at
various other cities, denying 1t the
use of the mails.
| A saloon keeper of Fort Smith. Ark.
recently offered Mrs. Carrie Nation
drink when she entered his saloon.
The result was that Il large mirror
and most of his glassware was
smashed by the irate old lady.
More than half OF Gov. Folks mail
each day now consists of letters con-
cerning the hanging of Mrs. Aggie
Myers, the Kansas City woman con-
victed of having murdered her hus-
band.
Almon Clarence Abel. formerly
prominent minister of the Methodist
Episcopal church in Chicago. pleaded
guilty in that city recently to a charge
of bigamy and was sentenced to an
indefinite term in the penitentiary.
George w. Layne. president of tho
Joplin Savings bank, which failed re-
Gently, has been arrested on warrants
charging him with offenses against
the state banking laws. He was re-
leased on bonds amounting to $4,000.
The Associated press has received
a dispatch from President Cabrera. of
Guatamala, saying that the revolution
in that country had been crushed
out.
Nine men were burned. two of them
seriously, in a gas explosion in a mine
at Monongahela, Pa.
The work of rebuilding the ruined
portion of San Francisco has come
to standstill owing to the dillatory
tactics of the insurance companies.
Harry Simmons and Franklin Ever
hart, Americans. charged with selling
fraudulent mining stock in England,
have been convicted in London.
Two street cars and an automobile
were entirely destroyed and several
persons injured in a collision at Gin
cinnati recently.
The federal grand jury at Las Vegas,
N. NJ, has returned indictments against
the Santa Fe railroad company and
the Colorado Fuel G Iron company
for granting and receiving rebates on
coal shipments.
The lower house of the Russian par
lament was indignant at the recent
execution of eight revolutionists at
Riga. and after several revolutionary
speeches were made ordered Il bill
submitted within five days abolishing
capital punishment
Alfonso Mi, King of Spain and
Princess Era of Battenberg, grand
Gently married in Madrid, amid scenes
OF oriental pomp and ceremony. The
king is 20 years of age and his bride is
1S
Three children, eight. six and two
years old. named Van Stet of KaLiia-
kee, H., We're found smothered to
death in an old trunk in their home.
The pubic rejoicing over the mar
riage of King Alfonso and Princess
Ena at Madrid was marred by the en-
plosion of bomb which was thrown
at the royal carriage as the newly we'd
ded couple were returning from the
church to the palace An electric wire
defectel the missile which probably
saved the lives of the royal pair. Six
teen persons Immediately surrounding
the carriage We're killed and several
injured.
The Missouri republican state con-
vention at Excelsior Springs nomina.
ted b. U. White, of Brookfeld for
superintendent of schools and William
Flentge of Cape Girardean, for railroad
commissioner.
The United States circuit court for
the eastern district of Wisconsin has
handed down decision against the
Milwaukee Refrigerator company and
six railroads. The defendants wers
convicted of giving and receiving re.
bates on shipments of beer
The South McAlester, |. T Daily
Capital has been sold to n corpora
tion of 20 influential citizens.
The steamer Erin was run into and
, cut in two by the steamer Cowle re-
Gently in the St. Clair river and five
members of the Erins crew were
drowned. The collision occurred in Il
fog.
INtctlNeT VI lHe uutst
First National bank of Topeka, pro
misses 10 per cent dividend to deposit
tors by the first of July.
The supreme court of Missouri has
made an order ousting the Delmar
Jockey Club of st. Louis, ordering the
corporation dissolved and its affairs
wound up. A fine OF $1,000 was also
imDosed This is a victory for the
state against the ST. Louis race track
gamblers.
I Representative Robert Adams, of the
Second Pennsylvania district COM
mitted suicide by shooting in his
apartments at the Metropolitan club
at Washington. II was Mr.. Adams
who drafted. introduced. reported and
passed through the house of represen-
tatives in one hour the declaration of
war against Spain.
Congressional.
Both houses of congress adjourned
over Decoration day.
The statehood conferees have agreed