The Springfield herald., 1907-05-17

a law taxing all dealers in firearm0
. who sell revolvers 80 per cent on their
gross receipts. 1t is .intended to stop
the practice of carrying revolvers in
| Texas.
Seventy-fivc members O: The Omaha
grain exchange have made n trip
! through Southern Nebraska and Kan
| sas to make a persona! investigation
of the damage to the growing wheat
crop.
! The Kansas supreme court has is
sued writ of custer TO compel the
city of Leavenworth TO cease lice-is-
ing saloons and other unlawful re-
sorts.
President Roosevelt gave a dinner
70 Gen. Kurok the Duke of Abruzzi,
Vice Admiral Ijuin and other repre-
sentatives of foreign powers who have
come to this country to visit the
jamestown exposition.
Judge Pollock of the Omitted States
district court at Topeka, Kan, over
ruled motion to discharge the re-
ceiver he appointed recently for the
Uncle Sam OIL company.
A special train loaded with Shrin-
ers was wrecked on the coast line of
the Southern Pacific railroad near
Surf and 20 persons killed and as
many others dangerously injured.
A Southern Pacific passenger train
collided with a string of runaway
freight cars near Lordsburg, N. NJ. the
engineer was killed and fireman badly
scalded.
Upwards of 1000 delegates repre-
senting 3O,OOO,OO0 persons will attend
the. worlds fifth Sunday School con
vention at Rome. King Victor EN-
manuel of Italy will be honorary pres
ident.
During April 133,452 immigrants ar
rived in New York mostly from South
ern Europe and the May record Will
probably be still greater from the
record of the first ten days.
The Illinois legislature has passed
the local option bill by decisive
vote. r,
Queen Victoria, of Spain, recently
gave birth to a son. The fact was
Immediately heralded throughout the
kingdom and caused widespread Joy
among the people Much stately cere-
mony was observed at the palace in
Madrid. all the officials of the court
being present to greet the new born
prince.
The New York court of appeals
has sustained the right of Attorney
General Jackson to attack the title of
George b. Mcclellan as Mayor of New
York city on behalf of William r.
Hearst. ."--.v ~.
The government crop bulletin
shows the average condition of the
winter wheat crop on May to have
been S2.9 per cent, :. The acreage is
about five per cent less than that har-
vested last fall
The Kansas state text book com
mission has let contracts aggregating
100000 for books to be used in the
schools of the state for the next five
years. The so-called book trust only
got one award
/ The Chicago journal recently pub
lished long article charging that
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners. had
Served term in Joliet penitentiary
Meyer denies the charge.
An order for steel rails has been
placed with the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company which calls for 100000
tons at a cost s5,OO0,O0O. The rails
are for the Hartman lines.
The differences between Mexico
and Guatemala have been amicably
settled, Mexico withdrawing her de,
mahd for the extradition of the muir
| derers of Gen Barrillas. is
The}Shriners in session at Los AN
| geles. Gals. have chosen st. Paul as
the meeting place of the 1908 con
clave. .-A.- ,s~= yss.S.5 ','.- .e1ss - '3; >
Twenty-nine st, Louis persons have
been subpoenaed' to appear before the
federak court at Denver, COLI regard
ins1fraudulent coal land claims in that
stNe q 81, ..
disastrous fire in which two per
.Esons lost theis lives and IA nupbar of
Others were injured. oecnssed. in Kan,
sas City when the University, build
ing, occupied by many musicians and
artists, was completely plestroyed. ).
Garland Moore who killed hi:
sweetheart. Clara West, at Bois dare
Missouri, has. been convicted of sec
ond degree murder and sentenced tt
% years in the pententiary.
1t is stated in Washington that the
president in his speech at Indian
apolis on May so, proposes to give
a fun and conservative statement oI
his views regarding the railroad legis
lation needs of the country.
VIZ o. Douglas, the former 5loar
clerk Of the Trust Company of Amer
lea. has pleaded guilty#pf ittfp ;larcens
OF s112,OO0 worth of railroad stock
While on the wttRess5sfap pd1.u5 De:
Moines. la, ssHadfield. dii.prHhsain7
!. of the state, fell dead from heart dis
ease.
\ suburban passenger train on thu
Burlington railroad, was wrecked re
Ecently near Chicago. One pa sac age
Was KILLED and about 30 othatss in
jured. az II,
Three men were wounded, two pro
, badly fatally, in a feud fight, nea