The Springfield herald., 1907-05-24
The plant of the American smeltin.

troubles, throwing 1900 men out OF
employment, has resumed operations.
A coroner's jury investigating the
wreck of the Shriners special train
in Southern California where 81 per-
f., accident was caused by defective equip
ment.
The grand jury at Joplin, Mo, has
returned los indictments against sa-
| loon keepers. gamblers and keepers OF
disorderly houses. The officials de-
clare that from now on the law Will
be rigidly enforced.
There is serious lack of farm
hands in the Northwest. according to
reports received by the Great North
ern railroad. Farmers are offering
$35 and $40 month for help.
The charter of the Peoples Ice, Stor
age and Fuel company of Kansas City,
Mo-, has been revoked by the circuit
court, and the companies forming the
trust have been fined an aggregate of
s32.5OO.
An interesting feature of the next
republican national convention will
| be reunion of the delegates who for
SO ballots voted for Gen. Grant for n
third term at Chicago in 1880.
Six men alleged to be the leaders
| of the mob that lynched a negro at
| Sterrett, |. T., March 81, have been ar
rested by United States marshals and
held on charge of murder.
The insular bureau has selected l.
200 more American teachers for
schools in the Philippines.
Abraham Ruef who pleaded guilty
! to extortion, went before the San
Francisco grand jury and testified
| against those connected with the cor
ruption in the deal with the United
Railways company.
In the submergence test at Newport,
r. l., the submarines Octopus and
Lake remained under water for "a
hours continuously. All hands were
to the surface.
President Roosevelt has been pre-
sented with solid gold folding card
comforting on him life membership in
the National Association of Profes-
sional Baseball Leagues, with the
privilege of admission to all games
played by the clubs composing the as
sociation.
In the federal court at st. Louis,
Judge Adams denied the application
of H. Clay Pierce. the oil magnate,
for writ of habeas corpus and or
:. l.: ~ DI, of
the Texas authorities. After giving
notice of appeal Pierce was admitted
to bail in the sum of 100000.
A rainstorm accompanied by high
wind did considerable damage in Kan
sas City recently six persons were in
jured. one dangerously.
The Chicago Milwaukee G St Paul
Railway company pleaded guilty to
rebating in the federal court at New
York and was fined an aggregate Of
O.OOO which was Immediately paid.
The Wisconsin senatorial deadlock
has been broken by the election of
former Congressman Isaac Stephen
! son, to succeed Senator Spooner. The
deadlock had been in existence since
April 16.
Governmental returns show that
the deaths from the plague through
out India for the six weeks ending
May II reached the appalling total OF
45l ,S92.
Judge Pollock, in the federal court
! at Topeka, has issued temporary In
junction against the authorities of
Kansas City, Kan. restraining them
from interfering with the delivery OF
| beer by the Kansas City Breweries'
company.
The exports of canned beef for
, April amounted to S93.O17 pounds
against 4.12l 900 pounds in the same
month last year.
Chairman Walter F. Brown. of the
Ohio state republican committee de-
clares the rank and file of the party
| in that state favor Secretary Taft for
| president
An official copy of the constitution
recently adopted by the Oklahoma
| convention has been received in
! Washington and Secretary Bonaparte
will pass on number of legal ques-
tions involved in it.
Because one of their comrades was
| killed by terrorists Cossacks entered
the spinning mills at LODI. Russian
Poland, and shot down 40 workmen
and officials.
Wheat prices took another jump
recently and July, September and
| December options all reached higher
than the dollar mark in the Chicago
market.
The report that Mayor Schmitz OF
San Francisco had turned over the
reins of government of the city to a
committee of business men is en-
phatically denied by that individual,
Judge Wood caused a sensation in
| the Haywood trial at Boise, Idaho, by
criticising the publication in the
newspapers of an interview with
Harry Orchard, the states most i'm
portant witness. Steps We're taken &c
avoid such occurrences in the future
Five thousand dollars worth of iu-
toxicating liquors was recently de-