The Forrest City times., 1907-01-11
Terse Telegrams

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 Mother and sister of William Spaugh. who is under death sentence, fail to induce Gov. Folk of Missouri to inter- fere with execution. Railroad, insurance, liquor, pure food and county accounting bills to | be presented to Texas legislature. lowan contracts for G.000 acres of walnut timber near Rolla, Mo, to supply 6,o00.000 gun stocks for United Sthtes army service. St. Louis advocates of a deep water way to the gulf offered only ten min utes before Chairman Burton of rivers and harbors committee, are indignant and may return home from Washing | ton.
 l Crumpacker bill providing review in federal courts of fraud orders" is- sued by postmaster general passes house.
 1 Attorney General Jackson of New York files suit to oust Mayor McCIel- Ian, charging election fraud, and as. serts incumbent is usurper Shifts costs on defendant l The American National Red Cross Is receiving large cash subscriptions l for the relief of the Chinese famine sufferers.
 | The army appropriation bill pro- vtdes that the office of lieutenant gen. efal of the army shall cease to exist az soon as it becomes vacant. Lieut.. Gen. MacAr.hur. who now holds that rank, will retire for age in 1909. | Mayor of Fayette, Mo, succumba to wound received while hunting sup. posed burglar in his home.
 Military reception and dance held by Governor and Mrs. Folk, accordina to custom, Is brilliant function.
 Conference between Hill and Harri- man representatives reported to have resulted in settlement of all differ. | ences.
 Passage of railway employees Him. tied hour bill will be urged by Senator La Toilette, who will cite wreck near Washington.
 Bulls and beara of Wall street are to inaugurate devotional services on the curb at opening of business daily.
 Presideht McCrea of the Pennsyl- vania, who takes active charge today in Philadelphia. is expected to mako many changes in the personnel.
 Rev. DfH s. J. Nicolls, St. Louis. in sermon, says the signs of the times Indicate the approach of Christ's king dom.
 Gov. Folk gives an intimation that he will commute death sentence of Aggie Meyers, who is under sentence to be hanged Thursday.
 The federal soldiers home at St James. Mo, likely will be investigat ed by Gov. Folk. following superlntend- ent's resignation.
 Arcib shop GlenEon, of St. Louis Catholic diocese, asserts that hone for France lies in united Christendom.
 Purdy's report on Brownsville riots is favorable to Roosevelt.
 Suit is entered at Jackson. Miss. to nullify the bords of the Yazoo ( Mis- sissippi Valley line, now a part of the Illinois Central system.
 General demand for wage increase and an eight-hour day will result from conference in Chicago of the chiefs of railway brotherhoods.
 The western lines are opposed to the reciprocal demurrage movement. and shippers associations in convention ia. vor federal law for its enforcement, Representative Alonzo Tubbs famous anti-upping measure is introduced in the Missouri house and is numbered "23"
 Inquiry into operation of railroad biock-signal systems Is instituted by interstate commerce commission.
 President Roosevelt announces that he will be unable to deliver an address at Missouri state university com. mencement next June.
 The Rev. Father Richard Slevin. for. merly of St. Louis, is appointed to presidency of Detroit college.
 Shippers call far-famine conference. and grievances against roads will be discussed in Chicago.
 Assistant Attorney General Purdy. at San Antonio, Tex, secures names of two men missing from Fort Brown barracks during raid at Brownsville. Tex.
 Western lines managers continus conference with engineers committee. but reach no settlement of the eight. hour demand.
 Missouri supreme court elects Judge James B. Can't chief justice.
 Mississippi cotton men re-elect Clark president. notwithstanding his desire to retire.
 Western Fruit Jobbers' association to ask federal investigation of ex. press company shipping methods.
 President George Gould of the Mis- souri Pacific has left St. Louis to in spect the southern lines. He can see nothing but prosperity ahead.
 James McCrea, of Pittsbure. sue ceeds the late A. J. Cassatt as presi. dent of the Pennsylvania, and an- nounces there will be no change in policy.
 Wisconsin Central said to be arrang- ing for close traffic alliance with m