The Springfield herald., 1906-09-28

once to Join Taft and Bacon in Cuba
to assist In suppressing the insurrec-
ton
BY the explosion of the boiler of \
freight engine near Monongahela.
Pa, the engineer and fireman were
killed and four other trainmen severe
ly injured.
The United States cruiser Dixie has
arrived at Cienfuegos, Cuba, with 300
marines on board to assist the Mari
eta in protecting American planta-
tions there.
In report to the Interstate Com
merce commission, the Pennsylvania
railroad shows that In its lines east
of Pittsburg and Erie. 1t owns 133.-
All freight cars and that 130,915 or
9S per cent of fhese are equipped with
air brakes.
In violent explosion at Havana.
Cuba, two brick buildings were
wrecked. six killed and many injured.
1t is suspected the building was dyna-
mited.
Attorney General Hadley. of Mis-
souri,, has secured from H. 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.
The Kansas state superintendent Of
schools has notified the authorities
at Wichita that the negro children of
that city must attend the separate
schools provided for them or go to
toll h2 .tuto lnu
Customs dock No. at Buenos
Ayres. Argentine republic has been
destroyed by fire causing a loss Of
more than $1.OO0.0OO.
William H. Ritter, of Denver. one
of the witnesses whom the state re-
lied upon In the Snyder Doodle case
in st. Louis has been arrested. He
will be held pending an investigation
into the charge that he was bribed
to stay away.
Eight masked men held the people
of White Cloud, Mich. at bay recent
ly while they robbed the banks Of
$4,000 in currency.
The steamship City Of Seattle, en-
route to Alaska went on the rocks
near Victoria recently. The passen-
gers were reported safe.
BY recent decision Of the United
States supreme court interest upon
government bonds is taxable in the
various states.
Survivors of the famous Iron
brigade" held a reunion recently on
Snodgrass Hill near Chattanooga,
Tenn. where they fought in 1868.
The normal school at Stanberry,
Mo-, was destroyed recently by fire
causing loss of $4,000. Incendiar-
ism is suspected.
made arrangements to meet any
emergency that may arise should in
tervention in Cuba become necessary.
BY decision of Judge Kohlsaat
in the federal court of Chicago mem-
bers of the four ticket brokers' asso-
Citations. controlling the greater part
'of that business throughout the
United States have been perpetually
enjoined from "scalping."
President Roosevelt has extended
the eight hour law to apply to all
public work under the supervision of
any department of the government.
Gov. Mcdonald, of Colorado, has
called dry" farming congress to
be held in Denver November %. 23
and "a next.
The cruiser Des Mo;nes with Secre
tary Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon on board arrived i'll Ha-
vana harbor on time and the officials
Immediately began the investigation
of the causes of the Cuban trouble.
The National Dental association
has elected DR.. A. Fl. Peck, of Chica-
go, president, and DR.. d. ]. McMil-
Ian. of Kansas City, as vice president
The next meeting will be held in
Minneapolis, Minn.
o. b. Stollard, cashier OF the Peo-
! pies National bank at Sedan. Kan.
has disappeared leaving Il note noti-
| flying his wife that he is a defaulter
| The amount of the deficit is not
! stated.
| The attorney general of Texas has
filed suits against the Waters-P Pierce
Oil company to cancel its license tc
] wv pu9ihNso III 'hN Stuic hShs
fines and penalties aggregating s5..
22S.40O
The royal Bavarian mint at Munich
was recently entered by robber.
through Il dry underground canal an;
$3.50 taken.
The cornerstone of Chicaso's new
county building, which when com
pleted will he the largest in the world
was recently laid with elaborate cerc
monies. Vice President Fairbank.
was the orator of the occasion.
At Springfield, Mimi, II building
were demolished by belarcd lorna
do recently. No lives We're lost.
BY an agreement between those in
terested the legatees of the will o
! Russell Sage are to receive doubl
the amount Of their legacies. TIL
will was admitted to probate withou
protest.
The entire fleet of 500 fishing junk
were lost in the recent typhcon n
Hongkong. China. This increases til
mortality to 10000 persons.
Heavy rains in southwestern Kan
sas have caused much damage alon
tic Ninnescah river. The state fs
hatch cries Mt Pratt and Tur,p u,ar