The Springfield herald., 1906-07-20

The federal grand jury at Cleveland,
TO-, has commenced the investigation oi
violations Of interstate commerce anu
antl-rebate laws alleged to have been
committed by various prominent rail-
roads and the Standard Oil company.
The cement sidewalk and floor layers
Of Chicago, who have been receiving
30 cents per hour, have gone on
strike demanding an increase OF
cents an hour
| The war department has received
word that the transport Thomas mas
been pulled off the rocks near Guam
without serious injury to the vessel
and that its journey to Manila has
been resumed.
Employees of grain elevators in
South Chicago have struck, demanG-
| ing an increase to 35 cents an hour.
The drydock Dewey thas arrived
at Olongapo.
By authority of the United States
senate the interstate commerce COM
mission is to investigate the reia-
tons existing between the railroads.
elevators and grain buying interests
of the country. to determine what IN
| nuenca special favors granted by the
roads have had on the market ana
what injury has been done to pro-
| ducers.
Jonah Williams, his wife Miner Va
and son Wesley, of Evansville, Ind,
have been sentenced to prison 1or lie
for the murder OF James Leigh.
]. B. Sloan, jr., chief of the presi-
dents secret service corps, has been
fined $40 for assaulting photographer.
| An advance of per cent in wages
in cotton mills in 80 or more cities,
towns and villages in southern Massa-
chusctts and Rhode Island has been
granted.
The civil service commission mas
decided to recommend the inclusion
of the internal revenue service in the
classified service and 1t is expected
that an order carrying the plan into
effect will be issued soon.
Justice Brewer, of the United states
supreme court, has signed writ OF
error transferring the contempt case
of Mayor w. w. Rose, of Kansas City,
Kan, from the Kansas supreme court
to the federal body.
Turkey is making strenuous efforts
to dissuade the United States from
elevating the legation at Constanti-
nople to an. embassy.
Rev j. l.. Ray. pastor of the Chris
,ian church at Magnum, Ok, recently
shot and killed w. II. Stephenson, of
that place, and then took his own
life before he could be captured.
The court martial at Cronstadt has
rendered verdict acquittins Admiral
Rojestvensky of the charge of sur
rendering his vessel TO the Japanese
at the battle of the Sea Of Japan.
Four subordinate officers were cctl-
Yicted and sentenced to death by
shooting with recommendation to
the emperor for mercy.
Charles w. Miller, attorney general
of Indiana, declares that he has plenty
Of evidence to prove that children
were allowed to gamble at the resorts
at French Lick Springs.
In the United States district court
at Chicago the Alton Railroad COM
pany was fined an aggregate of $40.-
900, and John Faithorn and Fred A.
Wann, former officials of the road.
were fined $4,000 each for giving re-
bates to the Schwarzschild & Sulzber-
ger Packing company on freight ship
ments from Kansas City.
THE supreme court of France has
annulled the condemnation of Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus, the Hebrew officer OF
the French army. who, 10 years ago,
taI of !, oil, t,-na
degraded and sentenced to exile on
Devils Island, French Guinea. The
decision restores the officer to his
rank in the army us though he had
never been accused.
A cloudburst accompanied by
landslide washed away part of the
Mexican city of Oceampo. Chihuahua.
Ten persons were killed and many
injured
At Cedar Rapids, Ia, seven little
children who went wading at pic
mic got beyond their depth and were
drowned.
A runaway motor omnibus in Lon
don recently overturned killing eight
passengers and injuring score of
others. =.
Lynnville, Ind, "a town of 1000
population, was recently practically
destroyed by fire, supposed TO be OF
incendiary origin. ~
At the second annual conference of
the Reformed Hungarian church held
at Phoenixville, Pa, $4,000 was ap-
propriated to erect monument to
George Washington, at Budapest,
Hungary.
The suit of the state of Kansas
against Treasurer T. T. Kelly to re-
cover s1O,575S7 for missing interest
coupons from school bonds, has re-
suited in the discovery that Mr.. Kelly
had overpaid this account in the sum
of s2.10
new paper. the Oklahoma Com
stitution, official organ of the democ-
racy of Eastern oklahoma, has been
launched at Tulsa. |. T. 1t is semi
weekly now but expects to soon enter
the daily field
The District of Columbia grand jury
has returned indictments against the
officials of the various ice companies