The Springfield herald., 1907-04-19

ment against the Standard OIL com
pany have been overruled by Judge
I Lands in the federal court of Chi
cago.
Appropriations of the recent
Nebraska legislature aggrogating
S25O.OOO have been vetoed by Gov
sheldon. The loss falls heavily on
state educational institutions.
Butcher worlimen in the various
packing plants throughout the West
are preparing to demand an Increase
in wages
A negro killing and burglary have
so aroused the citizens of Altus, OK
that they have driven all the negroes
from the city.
The forestry bureau of the govern
ment has ordered 10000 trees planted
in the Garden City, Kan, reserve this
spring.
Word comes from Shanghai that
conditions in the Chinese famine dis
triCt are growing worse. Five thous-
and persons are daily dying Of starva-
tion. The relief committee appeals
to America for $3,OOO.JOO in the next
three weeks to aid the sufferers.
After celebrating Al hours and
eight minutes, the jury which has
been trying Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White in New
York, reported to the court its inahil-
ity to agree on a verdict and were dis
charged. Seven of the - men favored
murder in the first degree and five
favored acquittal. The prisoner was
remanded to jail without bail.
President Bonilla. of Honduras has
surrendered to the Nicaraguan forces
at Amapalpa. thus ending the war
between the two Central American
republics.
In preparation for the nine hour
law. the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road is closing scores of its smaller
offices throughout Iowa.
Acting Gov. Moore has signed the
bill prohibiting trading in futures in
Arkansas.
Gov Hoch has granted condi-
tional pardon to Willie Sell, who has
been serving a life sentence in the
Kansas penitentiary since 1888 for
the murder Of his father, mother,
brother and sister. The principal
condition is that he must not exhibit
himself for the purpose Of making
money.
II. II. Tucker. Jr., secretary of the
Uncle Sam Oil company, with head
quarters in Kansas City, Kan. has
been indicted by the federal grand
jury at Topeka on a charge of using
| ola $
he is being prosecuted by the Stand
ard Oil company.
D. C. Wiloughby who recently
sailed from New York for Europe, is
wanted in Des Moines. Omaha and
Denver for issuing fraudulent deeds
to farm land in the west.
A passenger train on the St. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad
plunged down a 10 foot embankment
killing one person and injuring about
10 others.
None of the express companies
doing business in Nebraska have
lowered their rates in compliance
with the new state law which re
duces charges % per cent.
The New York Herald Publishing
company has been sentenced to pay
fines aggregating $3l 900 on pleas
of guilty to using the United States
mails for improper purposes.
The policies of President Roosevelt
were recently indorsed by the Con
nccticut legislature by a rising vote
At a banquet in New York Senator
SDooner, of Wisconsin, warmly de
Tended the United States senate. say,
ing there was not in the world a
legislative body more loyal to public
interests.
Moore's Opera House at Nevada
Mo. was recently destroyed by fire
The news that Gen. Lee Christmas
of Memphis, Tenn. had been killed
in Honduras by Nicaraguan soldiers
has been confirmed.
In the federal court at Chicago
Judge Lands decided that the Stand
ard Oil company may produce evi
dence showing that it did not intend
to violate the law in the acceptance
of unlawful rates.
Dr. Kinnard, commissioner of tho
Society of Friends. who was sent to
! INhH7ld W INV t9AlHhlt lhlhiAt NO4lAI
uuns, says there are 2O,OOO,OOO peop,e
in danger Of starvation in the south
eastern provinces. he appeals to the
Anglo-Saxous for $2,5OOOOO to aid
them.
Senator La Toilette. of Wisconsin
in a recent interview declared in
favor of the denomination Of Presr
dent Roosevelt.
Gov. Campbell, OF Texas has vetoel
on constitutional grounds the Santa
Fe railroad consolidation mi recently
passed by the legislature.
At recent banquet at Chat.
tanooga. Tenn, William J. Bryan was
requested to present the name .
I Theodore Roosevelt to the mex,
national democratic convention.
Mrs. Annie Arp has brought suit
against three prominent physicians
of Davenport, Ia. whom she claims
left a sDouge in the body OF her hus,
land after an operation which later
caused his death. She asks 5000
damages.