The state herald., 1907-12-20

ally notified that the Dattleshlp Meet
assembled in Hampton Roads is ready
TO proceed ON its long cruise to the
Pacific.
The coroner's jury has returned q
verdict that the recent mine disaster
at Fayette City, Pa, in which 3S men
lost their lives was caused by INSULT.
cient ventilation.
Gen. Funston has reported to Wash
ington that the conditions at Gold
field, New, were worse than he ex.
pected, but martial law will not be de.
clared until an outbreak occurs.
The Nebraska university won the
anual oratorical contest with the
Iowa university recently held at Lin.
coln
A small china teapot that once be-
longed to Edmund Burke was re-
Gently sold in London for $2.100.
The republican state central com.
mittee of Kansas will meet in Topeka
December 2S to fix date and place OF
meeting of the state convention.
At Allentown, Pa, the cries o! an
infant saved the lives of eight per
sons. but not before the baby's faith.
er and brother had been asphyxiated
by coal gas.
In an affidavit filed at Chicago,
Stuyvesant Fish declared that II he
could get majority of proxies in the
Illinois Central Railroad company. ho
would depose Il. II. Hartman from
the directorate of the company.
Alfred ii. Smith, vice-president and
general manager of the New York
Central railroad. has been placed on
trial on charge of manslaughter
growing out of wreck on that road.
John G.. Jenkins. formerly president
of the First National bank of Brook.
lyn, and his three sons have been In.
dicted by the Kings county grand jury
for conspiracy and forgery
For the third time the Missouri su'
preme court has reversed and re-
manded the case of John M Speyer,
who killed his little boy at Kansas
City several years ago. A fourth
trial will be given him in January.
The supreme court has advanced
the hearing of the cases against the
Armour. Swift and other packing com.
panies accused of accepting rebates.
to January 20.
The supreme court of Missouri has
reversed and remanded the case OF
Cashier Mispagel of st. Louis, Mo,
who was convicted of embezzlement
and sentenced to two years in the
penItentiary.
In the recent municipal election in
Boston the republican ticket was
elected by n plurality of 1000 votes,
The Texas court of appeals has
affirmed the decision of the trial court
In the states custer suit against the
Waters-Plerce oil company. Every
contention of the state is upheld.
The city civil service commission
OF Chicago recently discovered that
l.10O laborers hired to remove snow
after the great storm two years ago.
were stlll on the city's payroll. They
were dropped.
A federal grand Jury to investigate
the murder OF joseph A Walker. /,
government secret service agent. near
Durango. Col. has been impanelled AT
Denver.
The secretary OF War has decided
that the provisions OF the eighthour
law do not apply to the employees OF
the military prison at Fort Leaycn.
worth.
Assistant Secretary Murray OF the
department OF commerce and labor,
Charles T.. Nelll. commissioner Of In.
Dor. and Herbert Knox Smith. com
missioner of corporations. have gone
TO Goldhold. New, TO investigate the
mining troubles.
In the Pcttibone trial at Boise. Ida
no. Harry Orchard was the frst wit
ness ON the stand for the prosecution
] lie repeated the essential part Of his
story told In the Haywood trial some
months ago.
+. ottway Snldler. manager of q
branch OF the failed California Safe
Deposit aud Trust company. killed
himself In his ofice at San Fran
cisco recently.
Tho Interstate Commerce eommls
sion has ordered the Santa Fo and 9th
er carriers to reduce rates ON coal ship
menta from Colorado TO points 10
Kansas.
Congressional.