The Springfield herald., 1907-11-01

stroyed b fire. The loss is S3O0,OOO.
In the first cabinet meeting since
last June the financial situation and
the growing needs of the navy were
the principal topics of discussion.
In the resolutions adopted by the
Lake Mohonk conference the general
policy of the government in the treat
ment of the Indians was heartily ap-
proved.
. Two men snatched $1,000 in curren'
cy from bank runner in the SUB
treasury in Philadelphia recently
They were pursued and captured and
the money recovered.
The government is preparing to buy
100000 pounds of copper for use in
the Salt river reclamation project in
Arizona.
The Ute Indians on the Cheyenne
River reservation have become unruly
again and troops have been sent to
queil the disturbance.
The Farmers Union of Texas has
S75 100000 tied up in loans on the
cotton crop in an endeavor to hold
the staple for 10 cents a pound.
In the federal court at Birmingham,
Ala. an involuntary petition in bank.
ruptcy was filed against the Southern
Steel company, a s25,000,000 corpora
ton.
Sylvester Harrison, noted charac-
ter of southern Kansas has disap-
peared from his home in Wichita with
S31 900 in currency. He is charged
with embezzlement and passing spur
ious checks. He is believed to be in
sane.
Col. Benham Cameron, of Stagvillo,
n. c., was elected president of the
National Farmers congress at Oklaho-
ma City. The selection of the next
meeting place was left to the eXecu.
tive committee.
The Security Investment company OF
Pittsburg, Pa, Westinghouse institu'
ton, has become involved, and will
necessitate temporary suspension or
receivership for several Westinghouse
industrial concerns.
Up to the present there have been
73 verified cases of bubonic plague in
San Francisco. with 46 deaths.
On her last trip the turbine steamer
Lusitania made the run from New
York to Queenstown in four days %
hours and 46 minutes.
Secretary Metcalf has announced
that it is definitely settled that the
Atlantic fleet will leave Hampton
Roads on December 1G for its cruise to
the Pacific coast.
President Roosevelt has announced
that he will use his influence for sep
crate statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Americas fleet of 16 battleships will
return from the Pacific by way OF the
Suez canal and thus encircle the globe.
President Roosevelt has celebrated
his 49th birthday
The Thanksgiving proclamation is.
sued by President Roosevelt names
November IS as Thanksgiving day.
Four girl babies were born recently
to Mrs. John Barben wife of n farmer
who lives six miles from Lawrence,
Kan.
Congress is to be asked to establish
the rank of vice admiral for Rear
Admiral Rohley ID. Evans who is 10
command the Atlantic fleet on its Pa
cific cruise.
Nome, Alaska, has had another seri-
Gus fire involving property loss aggre-
eating 100000.
An honorary monument TO the mem
ory of the late Brig Gen. John NJ.
Thayer, erected by the state of Ne
braska, has been dedicated at Omaha.
Swiss societies in Chicago cele-
brated the 6U0tn anniversary of the
republic of Switzerland.
The earthquake in Italy badly dam
aged rs towns and villages and 30
were less seriously damaged.
Forty-eight persons were injured.
eight OF them seriously, in collision
of electric cars at Providence. r. |.
Thomas F Regan. former police COM
missioner of San Francisco. has
brought suit against McClure's Maga-
zine for 100000 damages for defama-
ton of character in connection with a
write-up OF the San Francisco graft
scandal
About 400 delegates representing AZ
oldttSt dtltlueu tue lluSl conference
of the National Civic Federation at
Chicago. Nicholas Murray Butler. of
Columbia university, presided,
A French accommodating column in
Morocco. was surrounded by 5000
Moors, and the timely arrival of Gen.
Drude with reinforcements was all
that saved it from annihilation.
In his address at Nashville. Tenn,
President Roosevelt declared that he
was responsible for turning the light
on Wall street affairs. but was not
responsible for what that light re-
vealed He also declared there would
be no let-up in his present policy of
prosecuting illegal corporations.
In accordance with an order given
by the mayor all the liquor joints in
Pittsburg, Kan, have been closed.
Mayer and Company, stock exchange
brokers in New York, have failed for
$G.OOOOOO.
The Santa Fe Railroad company has
announced voluntary raise in salary
TO all telegraph operators in the EN-.
ploy of the company,
President Roosevelt has been urged
to recommend a revenue tax on hre.
works to the next congress, the pro-