The state herald., 1907-11-22

| minutes, Mrs, Romadka, the wealthy
Milwaukee woman who was charged
with series of burglaries in Chicago
was convicted and sentenced to pris
on for term of from one to 20 years
Her counsel declared in court that
she was being "railroaded" to prison
to shield other persons.
In gratitude for the present good
| government the commercial organiza
tions of Cuba are planning to give an
elaborate banquet to Gov. Magoon.
Many fires have been started re
Gently in Enid, Ok, by incendiaries,
whose object seemed to be to cover
up operations of burglars.
The Nebraska state railway com.
! mission has issued an order directing
the railroads and express companies
to give improved service to the dairy
men of the state
The National w. C. 7. U. has Sc
lected Denver, Col, as the next meet
ing place.
John William Reid, of st. Louis,
has been arrested in Paris on the
charge of swindling.
The Salvation army is planning to
purchase several transatlantic steam.
ers to carry immigrants from Eng.
land to Canada.
The railroad embargo on grain be.
tween Buffalo and New York has
been raised. A million bushels of
grain will be shipped to the seaboard
each week until the close of naviga.
tion.
j. G. Wilson, promoter and presi-
dent of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
company, of Kansas City, has been
arrested by the federal authorities
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud.
The third Russian parliament has
been opened in st. Petersburg with a
great show OF patriotic enthusiasm.
Two men were killed in Cincinnati
by the explosion of a boiler in a pre-
serving factory recently.
Arguments in the suit of the inter
state commerce commission to COM
pei +. II. Hartman to answer certain
questions regarding stock transac.
tions were submitted In the federal
court at New York. The Decision
was deferred until December l.
Two men were killed and four in.
jured in an explosion in a nitro
glycerine factory at Bradner. Wood
county. Ohio. recently. The factory
was demolished and a number OF
houses shattered
The complaint OF the North Pacific
Lumber association charging various
railroads with determinations and un.
lawful concert of action has been
filed with the Interstate commerce
commission.
Gen. Mackenzie. chief engineer OF
the army. has prepared estimates OF
the appropriations for the war de-
partment. The estimates for FORTH.
cations aggregate s23.4Gl,9l1. and
rivers and harbors, s27, 10000
The attorney general OF Nebraska
has brought suit against the Union
Pacific railroad charging discrimina.
tion against cattle shipper OF the
state. The penalty may be from 500
to $1,000
The National Credit association will
hold its next convention at Denver In
June.
]. II. Richards. president OF the
mining congress In session at Joplin.
Mo. has stated that President Roose-
welt had promised to recommend to
congress the inauguration OF bureau
OF mines as a department OF the gov
ernment.
The United States mint at Philadel.
phia is engaged In coming s52 .000. 900
In double eagles which will be dis.
tributed among the sub-treasuries In
various parts OF the country TO re-
lievc the financial rtringency.
oiiicials at the Lawton. Ok. land OF.
flee have received instructions from
Washington to suspend payment OF
final proofs upon all land In that dis.
trict for 30 days In order to relieve
the farmers during the money strln.
gency.
The United States fish commission
Is sending carload OF lobster fry
AA'ih 'h' h'''' ~
Booth Bay. Me. to the Pacific coast
as u FIRST experiment at breeding lob.
sters there.
The Kansas state board OF health
has ordered the arrest OF ten butch.
ors In that state for selling cmbalmed
beef.
Former Secretary Shaw. In nm nd.
dress before the chamber OF com.
mcrcc OF New Haven. Conn. advo.
Gated empowering national banks to
issue additional circulation equal to
30 per cent OF their capital stock with.
out deposit to secure It's redemption
In order to give elasticity TO the cur.
rcncy.
Fifty British baitleships. In addition
to land batteries, thundercd n noisy
salute 10 the emperor and empress
OF Germany Mt Plymouth when the i'm.
perinl yacht landed the party for
visit to tho royal family Of England.
Attorneys for the Missouri Pacific
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