The Springfield herald., 1907-10-04

for the recognition of their organi-
zation.
conspiracy to start revolutionary
movement in Cuba has been discov-
cred by Gov. Magoon. 1t is believed
York capitalists.
Attorney General Bonaparte has In
structed United States district attor-
neys to bring suit against various rail
roads throughout the country to re-
cover penalties incurred by them for
alleged violations of the safety ap-
pliance law.
The challenge of Sir. Thomas Lip
ton for race for the Americas cup
in 1908 has been declined by the New
York Yacht club The club was I'M
able to limit the length of contestants
to 6S feet as requested by the chal-
lenger.
Cyrus Baldwin, So years of age, one
of the wealthiest residents of Kane
county. Illinois, recently committed
suicide after killing his aged wife.
| Gems PARA, Ducasse and Miret
have been arrested by the secret
police in Cuba charged with conspir-
| ing against the public order.
Many prominent Episcopalians from
all parts of the world attended three
days session of the international con-
vention of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew at Washington. The Lord Bish-
op of London was prominent figure.
Twenty persons were injured in a
rear end collision in tunnel between
Paris and Cherbourg, France. Several
Americans were among the victims.
Physicians of the marine hospital
service in charge of the bubonic
plague situation in San Francisco
say there is no danger of an epidemic
of the disease, although cases will
continue to occur for considerable
period.
Judge Lands. in the United States
district court at Chicago, has decided
that the Chicago & Alton railroad
should not be further prosecuted for
rebating in connection with the Stand
and Oil company.
The League of Republican Clubs of
Pennsylvania has formally. endorsed
Senator Kpox for the presidency.
The Asiatic cruiser squadron con-
sisting of the West Virginia, Colorado,
Maryland and Pennsylvania has ar
rived at San Francisco from the
Philippines.
A decisive victory was won by the
state of Nebraska when federal
Judges T. C. Munger and w. N. Nun
ger denied an injunction to the rail
roads to prevent the state from enforc-
ing the laws reducing grain rates.
The Standard Oil company has dis
tributed 4 100000 copies of a pamph-
let which declares that the company is
the victim of ''persistant and ad-
roit" attack on the part of the federal
authorities.
Eight Greek laborers were recently
killed in wreck on the Southern
Pacific railroad in California. Friends
of the victims chased the engineer
and fireman of the train into the hills
and then proceeded to dcmolish the
cars of the train.
An incendiary fire at Wuchow.
China, cost the lives of 100 persons
and destroyed property valued at
s250.O00.
Eight persons were killed and sew
eral others injured in wreck on the
Pennsylvania railroad at Duncannon,
Pa, recently.
The big turbine steamer Lusitania
made the return trip to Queenstown
from New York in five days four
hours and 10 minutes, or three hours
and 25 minutes more than her west
ward run.
The total deposits in the Kansas
banks at the END of September were
144,220,51S.71s an increase in one
year of s20.000,0O).
The federal grand jury at San
Francisco has returned indictments
against the Southern Pacific Railway
company and the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company. charging them with
giving bribes on shipments of goods
from Japan. The indictment contains
124 counts.
An injunction has been granted in
district court of Wyandotte county,
Kansas, forbiddinS members of the
Kansas City livestock exchange to
obey the rules of that organization
which require them to boycott non
members.
l.. b. Williamson of Findlay, Ohio,
has confessed to an attempt to bribe
juror in case against the Standard
Oil company tried in that city last
June.
While in st. Louis recently Mrs.
Root, wife of the secretary of state,
! declared herself emphatically in favor
of the re-establishment of the army
canteen.
A racing automobile, while going
at 60 miles an hour at the Morris
Park track in New York, crashed
into fence, killed the driver and in
jured 20 other persons.
The trial of George A. Pettibone, one
of the men charged with the murder
of former Gov. Steunenberg of Idaho,
has been set for October 10.
A fight over a church edifice led to
the arrest of Presiding Elder Hope
of the United Brethren church while
| preaching at Chanute, Kan.
The sultan of Morocco has sent his
| jewels to France as part security for
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