The state herald., 1907-03-29

President Roosevelt has deciared
that the recent visit of Gov. Deneen
ana Attorney Gen. Stead to the
White house did not concern politics
in any form. This should settle a
lot of newspaper guessing as to the
object of the meeting.
A lockout of the building trades
unions has been put in effect at
Seattle. Wash.
Recent heavy rains have caused
disastrous floods in the Sacramento
and other valleys of California.
The entire business section of
Gotebo. Ok. has been destroyed by
fire. The loss Ia estimated at $4,000.
The thermometer at Guthrie, Ok.
recently registered 1902 degrees In the
shade. breaking all records for heat
in March in the territory.
DR.. julius II. Weinsberg we'll
known physician OF St. Louis was
recently shot and badly wounded by
his lS-year-old son.
All the laborers employed In the
ihNpubllt lloh oltNi company
East Chicago struck recently for
higher wages.
The plans of the battleship Nebras-
ka, which is under construction In
the Moran Brothers yard in Seattle,
Wash, have been stolen rom the
desk of the superintendent,
The 18th annual meeting OF con-
gress will be held at Muskogee, l. T..
November 10 to 22.
The Nebraska supreme court has
decided that Gov. Sheldon need not
pay 800 a month rent for the use
of the executive mansion as a place
of residence.
The Laurel Oil G. Gas company are
to build 1000 barrel Independent re-
finery at Sapulpa, /. T.
The store of Joseph Tusa, fish
dealer of Philadelphia was recently
wrecked by bomb supposed to have
been thrown into the place by Black
Hand agents.
An American mail bag, the contents
of which are valued at 100000 was
recently stolen while en- route from
| New York to Paris.
Colorado officials propose calling n
convention of Western stockmen 10
oppose the presidents policy of en-
forcing the collection of taxes for
grazing on public lands.
An engine and tender attached TO
Denver G. Rio Grande passenger
train recently left the rails on n curve
and plunged down fifty-foot em-
bankment. None OF the passengers
was injured.
An examination OF the accounts of
Frank Jones, teller OF the Charlotte,
n. c.. National bank shows n short
age OF s6s.00O, Jones has disappeared
Officials of the Brotherhood of
| Trainmen generally express the opin-
ion that n peaceful settlement Of the
wage question on the Western
railroads will be reached In the near
1 future
The expense Of sending nm army OF
pacification to Cuba TO date amounts
TO s2.500.o00. The Cuban government
will be given all the time necessary 10
pay the bill.
Stockton. Cal. recently experienced
the most disastrous flood In It's his
tory. All the public utilities were
demoralIzed.
Five workmon We're recently killed
by the collapse of the lining of n
blast furnace which they were repair
, Ing at Woodward. Ala.
! The San Francisco grand jury, which
has been investigating the alleged cor
1 ruption In the city government. has
returned 75 indictments for bribery,
IS OF which are against Abraham
Ruef. the political boss of the city.
The United States now ranks third
among the worlds exporters Of manu-
featured goods.
Disastrous prairie fires have been
prevalent recently In Nebraska and
South Dakota Two women were
burned to death near Bonesieel aud
ianohmen have lost thousands Of dol
lars IN buildings burned.
/ WIN Wv NANfNFN
telephone nj Berlin have succeeded in
exchanging words at distance Of
two miles. by using 80 foot poles,
The bill requiring railroads to pay
municipal taxes ON terminal property
IN addition To the mileage yalunilor.
has passed both houses OF the NcbrnE-
ka legislature
Seven American Rhodes scholars
oompcicd In the recent oSford-cam-
bridge field sports ana carried Oft
two firHts and one third prize.
! In u raid ON a gambling resort nt
Fort Worth. Tex. County Attorney
J. u. Mclean and an assistant were
killed by william Thompson. pro-
prieior Of the place. Thompson WAS
later fatally wounded by n posse.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. has been
chosen second assistant manager o.
the Harvard university crew by rho
athletic committee Of the university.