The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
seven 2o-foot spans of the BurlinE-

of the entire bridge. which Is mile
in length. avoided.
Justice Morgan ]. O'Brien, chair
man OF the Thaw commission in lun-
acy, has resigned on account of pre-
vious engagements and David Nc
Clure, well-known attorney, has
been appointed to succeed him.
An important conference was re-
Gently held at the White house re-
garding the railroad situation gener-
ally. 1t was said a plan was outlined
for the federal regulation of railroads
which is to be submitted at the next
session OF congress.
The Spanish government has issued
an official note expressing Its concur
renee in the French occupation OF a
Moroccan city.
The conference at Chicago between
trainmen and general managers OF
Western railroads In an endeavor to
avert the threatened strike was a
failure. The managers declare they
will demand arbitration by the gov
ernment.
Capt. Hooker, of the subsistence
department, U. S. A, stationed at
Omaha, has been authorized to pur-
chase 3,746,O00 pounds of corn meal
for immediate shipment to China.
Ripe peaches were recently gathered
in Louisiana, months ahead of the
usual time.
A wind storm recently. swept over
| western Indian territory to the Texas
border, doing considerable damage at
Rolf and Marietta. No lives were
lost.
Three men who had robbed store
at Leominster, Mass, were found dead
on top of freight car at Summer
vile. 1t is thought they were struck
by low bridge.
| The Brewers of st. Louis have gone
on strike for an increase of wages
| An examination of the accounts OF
Frank Jones, teller of the Charlotte
N. c., National bank shows short
age OF S6S.000. Jones has disappeared
Mexico has been requested by the
republic of Salvador to intervene, and
use her best efforts to bring about
peace in Central America.
The first witness before the ThaM
lunacy commission was the defend.
ant himself, who for two hours an.
swered a running fire of questions by
the commissioners The examination
was held in private.
w. Il Hearst has filed five suits
for 100000 each against the Chicago
Tribune, alleging libel as basis fol
his action.
The miners union of Butte, Mont.
has accepted q sliding scale of wages
and has signed five year agreement:
with the operators.
The supreme court of Minnesot;
has handed down a decision uphold
ing the right Of the Great Northern
railroad to issue the $G5,O0O,OO0 o
stock authorized by the Director
some months ago
Representative Charles i. Scott. O
lola, Kan, who recently returned
from the lsthmus, delivered an ad
dress at Kansas City on the Situation
in Panama" He was enthusiastic
over the progress of the work on tn
canal.
Chairman Knapp of the lEterstat
Commerce commission, and commits
sioner of Labor Neill have gone t.
Chicago in an endeavor to settle TIL
trouble between the trainmen ant
the various railroads of the West.
Twenty-six persons were killed ant
100 injured in disastrous wreck Ol
the Southern Pacific railroad a
Cotton, Cal, recently. The train raj
into an open switch while going a
the rate of 40 miles an hour.
The population of the United States
inclusive of Alaska and the insula
possessions. in 1906 was 93.1S2,2i0.
The executive officials of the rail
roads operating in Missouri ant
Arkansas have agreed on plan tt
contest the two cent fare laws re
Gently passed by the legislatures o
the two states.
Justice Fitzgerald has appointed ;
commission in lunacy to inquire int
the present mental condition of Harr.
X. Thaw. Two lawyers and docto
compose the body. The murder tria
will be postponed pending the repor
of the commission.
The United States court of appeals
at ST. Louis has decided that th'
refusal of a passenger to pay fare OF
railroad train makes him subjec
to ejectment regardless of whether
he later changes his mind.
The president has completed the I'm
migration commission authorized by
the last congress by the appointment
of Labor Commissioner Neil, Prof
jerks, of Cornell, and w. R. Wheeler
of Oakland, Cal. There are also three
senators and three representatives OF
the commission.
The great gas well recently brought
in near Sapulpa, 1. T. has become
ignited and 5O,OOO,OOo cubic feet OF
gas is being wasted daily.
The railroad committee Of the Ne
passage a bill cutting sleeping car
rates 80 1-3 per cent and express
charges 20 per cent.
Attorney for Abraham Ruef of San
Francisco have dismissed the habeas
| corpus proceedings in the United States