The Springfield herald., 1906-08-24

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over u whale boat of the French
Northern squadron, which is lying
OF the port of Tangier, Morocco.
The admiral in command has ordered
an inquiry.
At the SD annual convention OF
the International Typographical un-
ion held at Colorado Springs, Col.
300 delegates We're present, repre-
senting 10000 union printers.
The shah's rescript to the grand
vizier as finally amended orders the
formation of national consultative
assembly for Persia composed of rep
resentatives of all classes from
princes down.
The trade OF the United States with
its non-contiguous territories for the
fiscal year just closed amounted 10
sl19.364 ,511.
Secretary of the Navy Charles j.
Bonaparte, in an address delivered be-
fore the Allegheny Chautauqua near
Cumberland, Md, advocated the
death penalty for anarchists who di-
rectly or indirectly seek to take
life, and Imprisonment and whipping
for those guilty of lesser offenses
All strikers on the Mexican Central
railroad have returned to work.
After an unexplained absence of 81
years Prof. Charles II. Frye, former
superintendent of the Chicago Nor
NAL school has returned to his home.
f. d. Coburn, secretary of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture esti
mates the Kansas wheat crop at 81,
3S5,676 bushels. The estimate is
based on reports of correspondents up
to August s.
The government purchased $4,000
ounces of silver at &C 62 cents an
ounce recently. This is the first pur-
chase of silver bullion by the treasury
| for l3 years.
The American Apple Growers asso-
'iation held two days session at
| ST. Louis recently after which they
left for a tour of the Missouri and
Arkansas apple belt as the guests of
the. Frisco railroad
Citizens of Clay Center Kan, re-
Gently hanged Attorney General Cole
man in efligy because he had hled a
suit in the name of the state to pre-
vent the city from issuing bonds to
build a municipal electric light plant.
The pope, in his encyclical to the
French bishops declares absolutely
that the cultural associations pre-
scribed by the law of France cannot be
formed without violation OF the
sacred rights of the church. The
newspapers in France which support
the government strongly disapprove
of the encyclical.
The Society of the Army OF the
Philippines at their annual meeting in
Des Moines. Ia. elected Maj. Gen. Nc
Arthur as chief. Kansas
City was selected as the place OF meet
ing for next year.
In a bargain day rush at st. Joseph
recently, one women was fatally in
jured and several others badly hurt.
Numbers of others were carried out
of the crowd in fainting condition.
| A report of the statistics committee
of the Apple Growers association in
session at St Louis recently esti-
mated this years apple crop at &c.
900 900 barrels.
King Edward, of England, and En-
peror William, of Germany, had a con-
ference recently at Friedrichshof,
Prussia. The topics under discussion
were not made known.
Another warrant has been issued
charging Cashier Herring, of the
wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State
bank, of Chicago with forging note
or $4,000.
The annual parade of the G. A. r.
at the Minneapolis encampment was
as usual notable AFFAIR. 1t was
three hours in passing given point.
According to dispatches received by
the state department Santo Domingo
is again in revolutionary ferment.
1t is estimated that l25,O0O visitors
attended the annual oncampment of
the G. A r. at Minneapolis.
Bubonic plague has broken out in
Campos, Brazil.
France intends erecting a handsome
structure in Washington for its EN-
bassy.
President Roosevelt received mes
sage from citizens of Brownsville,
Tex, requesting the immediate with
drawal of the negro troops stationed
there. The matter was referred to
the war department for action.
The French cabinet after discuss
ing the pope's encyclical, decided to
maintain the law regarding the sep
aration of church and state.
The republican senatorial conven-
ton in the Thirty-seyeuth Iowa dis
trict has taken 3,69S ballots without
nominating candidate.
The bank clearinss of San Francis
co show much activity in business
there. There is continued increase
over those of a year ago.
The National bank of Chelsea, Mass,
has been closed by the comptroller
of the currency and a receiver ap-
pointed. The failure was caused by
excessive loans to the president of
the institution.
The Polish National Alliance or;
the United States hes filed bill in
the Chicago courts asking for an
other receiver for the Milwaukee
Avenue State bank.
Fifty men were recently entombed