The Springfield herald., 1907-06-14


has sent TO each member of the Lear,
O. directors OF the Western Un!-n
| Te ~raph company, statement OF
| grio tanccs.
\ Jury has been secured to try the
! Haywood case at Boise, Idaho. One
| month was taken up in securing the
jury and 1t is predicted that the
trial will last 60 days longer.
| The rules of the civil service com.
mission have been so amended as tc
prohibit all persons in the classified
civil service from taking an active
part in politics.
-Four members of a fishing party
were drowned by the capsi2ing of
their boat in Wunder's Lake nea.
Page Neb.
| According to the government bull
letin the average condition of grow
ing cotton on May 25 was 70.5 per
cent.
| Gov. Glenn, of North Carolina, an
pounces that his state will vigorous
" fight the suits of the railroads at
tempting to set aside the new laws
reducing freight and passenger rates.
San Francisco japanese have de-
cided 10 send a special envoy to
Toxic to urge modification of the
immigration pact made recently be.
tween Japan and the United States.
| Allentown. Pa, is Investigating a
concerted attempt by incendlares to
destroy the town.
II. II. Tucker. the Indicted sec
retary of the Uncle Sam Oil Com
pany. has been sentenced TO three
months Imprisonment i'll the Topeka
Jail for contempt of court by United
States Circuit Judge Hook. The act
OF contempt was a sensational affi.
davit filed by Tucker alleging col
lusion between federal judges and
the Standard Oil Company.
A United States signal corps off
successful balloon trip from Wash,
inSton to Harrisburg, PG., in
hours and 81 minutes
| rs. Mary Spaugh has been &C
quilted Of completely in the killing ol
Sheriff Polk of Iron county, Mo-, fol
which her TWO sons are now undel
sentence.
The Wabash railroad has been con
victed in the federal court at Spring
field, ILL.,. of violating the law regard
ing safety appliances on freight cars
The railroads of Nebraska have
served written notice on the state au.
thorities that they intend to attack
the constitutionality of the two ceni
fare law.
The railroads of Missouri have de
cided to comply with the two cent
rate eXc,l sions.
After having weathered storms fol
nearly 10 years. the old sloop of wa,
ST. Louis was recently sold at Phila
delphia as junk for $4,210.
The saloon element at Frontenac
Kansas recently caused the arrest o.
two preachers on charge of boot
Logging" ard when they were re
leased from Jail they were badl!
beaten by a crowd of saloon sympa
thizers.
The Kansas City Transportation
company has purchased two boats tt
carry freight between ST. Louis and
that city on the Missouri river.
A notable conference on the sub
ject of trust prosecutions was held
at the White house recently, partici
pated in by the president. members
of the cabinet and several officials
f,om the department of justice. Tnt
Harriman-Alton deal was the princf
pal topic of discussion.
Harry Orchard, the principal wit,
ness for the state against w. d. Hay
wood. was placed on the stand at
Boise, Idaho, and detailed many
blood-cur!ing crimes leading up
the murder of former Gov. Steu
berg. in all of which he charged the
Western Federation of Miners eXecu.
tive committee were implicated
The statement of the prosecution
in the Haywood case at Boise, Idaho,
scathinsly arraigned the officials of
the Western Federation of Miners,
declaring that the state was ready
to prove that Meyer Haywood and
Pettibone We're responsible for many
other deaths beside that of Gov.
Steunenberg.
The viceroy of Canton, China has
reported to the Pekin government
that the disorders at Lienchow and
Pakhoi have been suppressed and
that all missionaries are safe.
A fIve-year-old girl at Mount
Sterling, H., was killed by stepping
on a loose board which flew up
striking her in the face and imbed-
ding nail in her brain.
George P. Decker, 81 years old has
confessed to causing $4,000 fire
at Newport News, Va, to cover up
| the theft of $50.
Dynamite was exploded under n
| San francisco trolley car recently,
but fortunately no serious damage
was done.
Army worms are so numerous in
Southern Missouri and Arkansas that
they interfere with railroad traffic.
An explosion of powder in Il rail-
| road camp at the foot of Lookout
mountain in Tennessee, killed three
tra;pnop ;pi,rod several otbera and