The Springfield herald., 1906-07-13

| luSI year 1.-Two ueECItHt NesSSio "AeAA
gross registry OF $4.;,744 tons.
The supreme court of Colorado has
granted writ of supersedeas which
prevents the removal of the district
attorney and sheriff at Denver for al
legged completely in election frauds.
The supreme court of New York has
rendered decision holding that the
high rates imposed upon members OF
the Catholic Mutual Benefit associa-
tion are void and that members may
recover all payments in excess OF for
mer rates.
Proceedings have been instituted In
Orange county Indiana to revoke the
charter of the Franch Lick Springs
Hotel company for allowing gambling
on the grounds of the company,
Thomas Taggart, chairman of the
democratic national committee is pres
ident of the company.
BY Vote of 253 to 22i the French
chamber of deputies has annulled the
|election of Count Boni de Castellane,
to that body on the ground of cor
ruption and bribery.
The town of Socorro, N. NJ, exper-
fenced violent earthquake shocks re.
|cently, which lasted intermittently for
eight hours. No serious damage was
done but the people were badly scared
Eleven miners were run down and
killed while walking on the track of
a branch railroad near Altoona. Pa.
recently by a runaway car which was
started down the mountain by un-;
known parties.
The Missouri supreme court has
overruled the motion to have the
Aggie Meyers case reviewed by the:
court in banc. The fate of Mrs
Meyers now rests entirely with Gov,
Folk.
The Commercial Travellers Anti
trust League has invited President
Roosevelt to preside at their recep-
ton to William J. Bryan to be held
in New York early in September.
They claim to be non-partisan and
regard the president as being as much
opposed to trusts as is Mr.. Bryan.
Fourth of July pardons were granted
by Gov. Folk, of Missouri. to Marion
Hedgepeth, one of the Glendale train
robbers, and Richard Lear, a ST. Louis
murderer.
Former President Grover Cleveland
is suffering from a bad attack of
asthma at his home in Princeton, N. J,
The attorneys of Harry X. Thaw,
have decided to allow his plea of not,
guilty of first degree murder to stand.
| Chairman Knapp, of the inter-
state commerce commission. has noti-.
fed the Omaha Grain Exchange that
the Frisco rates between Kansas City,
and Memphis are Illegal.
Leading English citizens propose
placihg memorial in the Salisbury
cathedral to the memory of the victims
of the recent wreck in that city, most
of whom We're Americans.
Thomas Johnson, of Duncan, l. T.
and james Carson of Lindsay, l. T.,
were killed in, a rear end collision on
the Rock Island railroad at Maple Hill,
Kan, recently.
| For the first time in its history the
| English challenge cup for oarsmen
has been won by foreigners, the Bel
gian crew winning the trophy in the
recent races at Henley.
Henry Meldrum, former United
States surveyor general for the district
| of Oregan. has been sentenced to 60
day Imprisonment at hard labor on
each of is counts and to pay a fine
of $3.50 on each of 81 counts of an in
dictment for land frauds.
The Santa Fe has announced a cut
in grain rates of IA cents per 100
pounds from any point on the system
The cut also applies to export ship
| ,pantc IN Galveston TeyaS
Admiral Rojestvehsky has pleaded
guilty before the Russian court mar
| tiai of surrendering his vessel to the
Japanese. The penalty of the offense
is death under the Russian law.
August Rosenberg, an alleged an
archist of Seattle, Wash. has been
arrested at Altoona, Prussia, charged
with having designs on the life Of
Emperor WQliam.
The government transport Sheridan
recently left San Francisco for Ma
Mia with sl1 100000 on board,
| The record of casualties to cele-i
brants OF the Fourth of July this year,
according to the Chicago Tribune, is
81 dead and 3.55l manned or injured,
some of them fatally.
The great church of st. Michael, at
| Hamburg. Germany, has been entirely
destroyed by fire -.
The Chicago & Alton railroad and
John N Faithorn and Fred A. Wann,
former officials of the road. have been
convicted of rebating in the federal
court at Chicago,
| The Kansas supreme court has
found Mayor w. w. Rose. of Kansas
City, Kan, guilty Of contempt in ac-
cepting the office after being ousted
by the court He was fined $1,000
and costs to be paid within 90 days.
If not paid within that time he is TO
stand committed to the Jail at Topeka
until both fine and costs are paid.
A federal warrant has been issued
at Guthrie, Oh. for the arrest of Mrs.
Carrie Nation on charge of sending
obscene matter through the mails
The Objectionable matter was con-
tained in a lecture to young men
published in her paper The Hatchet"
Upon her arrival in London Mrs
Thaw, mother Of the murderer Of
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