The log cabin Democrat., 1907-09-05

have long defied the police, startled the residents of Bellport, l.. l., by dynamiting the postoffice and a gen. eral store adjoining, and footing both places.
 Officials of the Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad (the Clover Leaf route) offer a reward for man who for five years has been a constant menace to that line by setting fire to bridges.
 Mediums plot barred by myste- rious woman in blue, a witness in Vanderbilt sanity hearing. Fish Harahan fight due to demand by Fish that Harahan be busted from presidency of Illinois Central.
 Prosperous West has no fear of panic, says Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, back from inspection trip.
 Western railroads are preparing to enlist the aid of shippers in all parts of the country to influence the interstate commerce commission, Ii possible, to relieve them of the ne- cessity of complying with the provis- ions of section of the interstate commerce act, which relates to the posting of tariffs. The roads insist that enforcement of the provision re- quiring the keeping on file in every station of two copies of schedules established, showing rates between all points on their own lines and be- tween all points on other routes when a joint rate has been estab- lished, would work great hardship on them and be practically without benefit to the public.
 Chicago's habit of spending the vacations outside the city is blamed by the health department as being responsible for much typhoid.
 A tilted lover shoots and probably fatally wounds the girl who refused him and then shoots his eye out in an effort at suicide.
 Boston stock broker and a chauf- feur are killed and four other per sons are injured near Naragansett Pier, R. l., the automobile in which they are riding overturning and striking stone wall.
 President Roosevelt leads cam paign in Washington to drive out gamblers, being determined to make the capital clean city.
 Frost losses in the Canadian north west stimulates large European pur- chases of American wheat and prom ise to curtail export competition with this country. Corn near 60c level, and oats soar into fifties.
 Wall street finally recovers from its hysterical condition and better feeling prevails in the stock market; ; scarcity of money being felt in the east, though the west seems we'll sup piled.
 Two witnesses in Cox murder case ambushed near Sandy Hook, Ky.
 Hanna's grandson and six of par tv hurt in auto wreck. Car hits butchers cart.
 Strike in 1906 makes Missouri coal statistics show heavy decrease in output.
 Cuba at mercy of yellow fever germ is statement of service paper. Politics blamed.
 Clemenceau takes control in Mo roccan tangle. To consult with President Fallieres.
 Brazil plans to give exposition in 1908, in which no foreign country will be invited to participate.
 The Missouri and Kansas Ship pers' Association has filed complaints of overcharges in Kansas City on switching before the interstate com merce commission and seeks recov- cry.
 Two Oklahoma lines built for Frisco have been formally deeded over to the system.
 The belief is that the Clover Leafs purchase of the Chicago X Alton is the beginning of the formation of a strong system.
 The Chicago tunnel has made contracts for freight handling with nearly all the lines entering that city.
 Two men control Clover Leaf line. Hawley and Hubbard in position to dominate expanding system.
 Panama canal cruise shows value of "the big ditch" Cost only one- fourth of trip around Horn.
 Cairo citizens would pay expenses of Roosevelt troops.