The state herald., 1907-10-25

| Hartman yOtlng stocK COntrOlleQ by
him in the Illinois Central Railroad
company on the ground that state laws
prevent one railroad company owning
stock in another.
Hampton G. Westcom testified at
the hearing of the federal suit against
the Standard OIL company that the
company found 1t "expedient" to sell
much of their product through socalled
independent companies that were real
ly owned and operated by the Standard.
The Commercial 1elegraphers by a
referendum vote have declared their
intention to continue the strike.
A difference of opinion has arisen
in Porto Rico between the insular au-
thorities and officers of the United
States courts over the payment of the
expenses of the latter
The Wall street stock market was
recently thrown into turmoil by the
collapse of prices of United copper
company stock. The stock dropped
from $50 to $40 in one day. Two large
brokerage firms suspended and +. A.
| Heinze was compelled to resign from
the presidency of the Mercantile bank
of New York.
A meeting between King Edward Of
| England and the czar OF Russia is
to take place at Copenhagen.
The passing of sentence on the
Santa Fe railroad convicted of rebat-
ing at Los Angeles, Cal, has been
| postponed until November A.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Telegraphers' union has sus-
pended S. ]. Small as president of the
organization.
The stock market Of Montreal, Can
ada. was recently thrown into panic
by the passing of the quarterly divi-
dend of the Detroit United Street Rail-
way company. most of the stock Of
which is held In that city.
The Nebraska railway commission
has issued an order limiting the
in that state to 25 miles an hour until
the roadbed has been repaired.
Five persons, two men and three
women. have been arrested in Joplin,
Mo. suspected of blowing up the
News-Herald printing plant with dy.
Mantle.
The last Indian pow.wow was re-
Gently held in Collinsvllle. |. T. Ge-
ronimo. the old Apache chief. was the
principal figure.
]. n. Sapp has employed counsel to
aid in the prosecution OF S. +. Whit
low, charged with the murder OF May
Sapp at Moran. Kan.
A dollar bushel was recently of.
fered for wheat at Arkansas City. Kan.
By a caye-in in the ballast quarries
of the Mexican Central railroad at
Victoria i6 laborers were killed and
II others fatally injured.
The trial OF George A. Pettibone.
charged with completely in the assas-
sination OF ex-Gov. Steunenberg, OF
Idaho. Is set for October rs Mt Boise.
The failure of Haller. Sochlc & Co.
an old banking house OF Hamburg.
Germany. has been announced. The
liabilities are estimated at $1,000. 900.
Commercial business between Glace
bay. n. s.. and Clifden. Ireland. is now
being accepted by the Marconi Wire.
less Telegraph company.
The first carload OF buffalo from the
New York gardens have been turned
loose in the government reserve In the
Indian territory
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Lane is authority for the statement
that the Southern Pacific railroad has
continued TO give rebates TO shippers
In defiance OF the Hepburn law. The
facts will bo laid before the depart.
ment OF justice.
Attorney General Hadley OF Nilsson.
ri has given an opinion In which he
holds that the state railroad commits.
sloners have the pcwer TO reduce the
rates charged by express companies
In that state.
The Santa Fe Railroad company has
announced a voluntary raise In salary
to all telegraph operators Ia the en-.
ploy of the company.
Fifty persons were killed and GOO
injured and every building In tho town
Of Fontinet, Ind, was wrecked recent.
ly by the explosion Of the Dupont Pow.
der companya works there, The shock
Of the explosion was felt 200 miles
away and buildings two miles distant
were destroyed and the occupants In.
iurcd,
Judgment has been entered In the 81.
Louis courts against John Morton. n
Joplin Mo. mining promoter. for
s537, ,03O.e2. lie was charged with
selling n paper mine In the zinc dis.
trlct.
The State Savings bank OF Butte.
Mont. In which =. Augustus iIclnzc In
the prlncipa, stakeholder. closed it's
doors ON account Of u run caused by
the failure Of llelnEo brokerage firms
IN New York.
Tho farmers and their wives from
all parts Of tho country TO the number
OF 1900 attended the National Farm.
crH' congress recently held at oklaho.
ma city,
nall.ea atsaap,Itaa ,ba s.f. a.. a.