The Springfield herald., 1907-11-08
Hts ;cilaneous.

Many cases of typhoid fever are re-
ported in the western part OF Kansas.
The state board of health Is to inves-
tigate.
Four Indianapolis ministers attended
recent prize fight in that city to OBJ
tain data for sermons.
In a recent wreck near Bingen-on-
the-Rhine six persons were killed and
IA dangerously injured.
Three Americans and 20 Filipinos
were injured recently by the collapse
of the new railroad bridge over the
Pasig river near Fort Mckinley. in the
Philippines.
Many national lanks throughout
the country have adopted the sugges-
ton of Comptroller of Currency
Ridgely that additional circulation be
taken out.
The entire tobacco crop OF 1907
pledged to the American Society Of
Equity in Kentucky. aggregating 49,
900 900 pounds, has b zen sold to an
English company for $1.600,000, the
highest price paid since the civil war.
In battle between United States
troops and Navajo Indians in southern
Utah, three of the Indians were killed
and Chief Bylillie. who caused the
disturbance and nine of his followers
were arrested.
A replica of the famous Turnbull
sun dial at Corpus christi college. Ok
ford, England, has .een presented to
Princeton university by Sir William
Mather. NJ. P.
The Central Life Insurance COM
ANY of Fort Scott, Kansas. has been
barred from doing business in Texas.
A special session OF the Louisiana
legislature has been called to consider
regulation of railroads and other cor
porations.
Mrs. Katie Cathors. of Wichita.
Kan, who was recently swindled out
of $4,000 by Sylvester Harrison of
that city, has become insane from
brooding over her loss.
Five directors and two employees of
the Mattoon City Railway company
have been indicted charged with re-
sponsibility for the death of IS per
sons in a wreck at Mattoon, ILL.,. last
August Federal Judge Grosscup is
among those indicted.
Banks In nearly all the larger towns
of Kansar have put into effect rules
/ limiting the amount depositors may
draw out. The amounts vary from s.
up.
| The financial condition throughout
the country is becoming better every
day, and bankers and business men
Z ND
check plan of doing business a great
success.
7 A third operation has been per
| formed upon John Mitchell. president
of the United Mine Workers OF
America, at LaSale. Ill.
| The enlisted men of tie North At.
lantic feet are to present handsome
loving cup valued at $4,000 to Helen
NJ Gould in the near future.
I Nearly the entire town of Karatagh
Russian Turkestan, has been destroy.
ed by landslide. 1t is estimated
that 1900 persons lost their lives.
The Daily Sentinel, a new independ
ent paper. has been launched at juno
ton City, Kansas. H. NJ. Bunce and
/ "A. ~. SOlD. are tlle pupilSueio. ..
| William Spoden, of Aurora. ILL.,, has
commence an attempt to live for sc
days on nothing but saurkraut.
Small investors are flooding Wal
street with orders for low priced
stocks. The orders are for from one
to 25 shares and are purchased out
right for cash
| President Roosevelt will issue the
proclamation. admitting the new state
of Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 16.
Samuel Whitlow, charged with the
murder of Miss May Sapp at r-oran
Kan, has been released on $4,000
bond.
BY order of the mayor theaters ant
all business houses in Omaha are to bt
closed on Sunday hereafter.
The stock of gold in the count,
amounts to $500. 900 900. of which tn,
United States treasury holds $250.oO0.
900 not covered by certificates.
Elmer II. Dearth, former state insur
ance commissioner of Minnesota, hal
been acquitted of the charge OF &C
cepting bribe.