The Springfield herald., 1907-07-19

trust law disagreed ana were uis'
charged.
An Indictment has been returned
In the federal court at Chicago
against the Santa Fe railroad for
granting rebates to the Garden City.
Kan, Beet Sugar company.
Judge Lands, in the federal court
at Chicago. has refused the request
feller for the withdrawal of the sub
poena recently issued for their client.
Judge Chytraus, of Chicago, has de
clared the law passed by the last
legislature prohibiting the sale oi
cigarettes in Illinois invaled.
Three men were killed. one was
fatally injured and IS others were
hurt in the collapse of concrete
building under construction in Phila
delphia recently.
Emmet Dalton, the Kansas bandit.
recently paroled by Gov. Hoch, was
operated on at Topeka hospital for
wound in his arm received in the
raid in Coffeyville Is years ago.
The japanese paper Hocni. has
withdrawn the offensive interview re-
flecting on the personel of the Am
erican navy which was credited to
Admiral Sakamoto.
The Wisconsin assembly, by vote
of GO to 40 passed the senate resolu
tion favoring the election of United
States senators by direct vote.
The government has filed suit in
the federal court at New York to dis.
solve the so-called tobacco trust. The
petition also asks that receiver be
appointed.
Galena and Empire City, Kansas,
have been merged under one munici.
pal government.
The federal court of appeals at St
Paul has affirmed the verdict oil the
federal court of Nebraska. which con,
victed George c. Ware of fraudulent
land entries.
The Wisconsin legislature has pass
ed the two-cent passenger fare bill.
A Rock Island passenger train run
ming between Ell Reno and Kansas
City was wrecked near Peabody. kan.'
and the train crew and several pas
sengers were seriously injured.
The Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
railroads have been asked to furnish
the government with data regarding
the number of japanese carried by
them in Texas, New Mexico and Ari.
zona.
A Maryland jury took just five min.
utes to acquit Mrs. Bowie and hel
.F nj, oF urla |. i'll,
ing the betrayer of Mrs. Bowie daugh
ter.
Three distinct earthquake shocks
were recently reported from Burling
ton, Ia.
The National Educational associa-
tion has indorsed the work Of the
simplified spelling board.
President Alnador, OF Panama, has
left New York for three months
tour of Europe.
The next international convention
of the Christian Endeavor will be held
in ST. Paul, MINI, in 1908
A second Japanese has beer de-
tected in making sketches and draw
ings of Fort Rosecrans. Cal.
A Japanese newspaper correspond
ent at Seoul, Korea, says the Korean
emperor has abdicated the throne.
Seven persons We're killed and
many injured in an explosion in a
secret bomb factory at Odessa.
Six of the largest women's organi.
cations have petitioned the National
Educational association for member.
ship in that body. The idea is to bring
the school and home in closer relation.
ship.
The United States government has
filed Is suits at Tulsa, |. T.. alleging
fraud on the part of prominent citi-
zens in acquiring town lots. The prop
erty in question is valued at 81 900 900.
Chester B. Runyan paying teller, of
the Windsor Trust company OF New
York, has disappeared with s96,315 of
the company's funds. The directors
made good the loss.
W. d. Haywood. secretary of the
Western Federation of Miners. who is
being tried for completely in the mur-
der of former Gov. Steuncnberg, went
on the stand at Boise, Idaho and cate
gorcally denied all the statements in
the evidence of Harry Orchard.
The pension department will urge
congress at its next session to equal
ize the pensions of soldiers widows
on a basis of sl2.
A Russo-Italian commercial treaty
has been signed at st. Petersburg.
A Japanese has been arrested at
Fort Rosecrans, Cal, while in the act
of making drawings of the fort.
Mark Twain was given banquet
on the eve of his departure for home
by the lord mayor of Liverpool Eng
land. Many prominent citizens were
present.
The defense in the Haywood case
claims to have discovered that Harry
Orchards grandfather was a maniac
on the subject OF crime.
Nineteen life insurance companies
have withdrawn from Texas as a
result of new state law
Five Swiss Alpinists have scaled
the hitherto unclimbed peak of Pom
clone Cavagnuls in Ticino which is
5000 feet high.
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