The Springfield herald., 1907-01-11
Another antI.AmerIcan meeting was

wing tne boycott on Poous iroh
the United States and to dissuade la
borers from going to Panama.
Thomas Tanning, Kansas City
recluse. was recently found murdered
in his home in that city. His papers
had been rifled, but money to the
value of several thousand dollars
was untouched.
The motion of Mayor Schmitz Of
San Francisco, to take the cases
pending against him from the court
of Judge Dunno and assign them
to some other department has been
denied
Near La Crosse, Va, on the Sea
Board Air line the passengers in
Pullman were held up and robbed
of $500 in cash besides great deal
of jewelry, by two bandits, who sue
ceeded in making their escape.
The thirtieth session of the Nebras-
ka legislature began business by the
election of d. NJ. Nettleton, of. Clay
county, as speaker.
One of the most disastrous wrecks
| in the history of the Rock island sys-
| TEN occurred recently near Nolland,
Wabaunsee county, Kansas. More
| than 80 persons, mostly Mexicans,
were killed and 90 were injured. The
wreckage caught fire and several of
the bodies were burned beyond recog'
milton. The telegraph operator at
Volland is held responsible.
A dozen persons were injured, 40
| families were made homeless and O.
900 people were driven from their
homes temporarily, recently by fire
in the west side tenement district OF
New York.
The magnificent silver service for
the battleship Kansas has arrived In
Topeka and will he placed ON exhi-
bition for the benefit of the members
of the legislature
Roy Swartzer, a young telegrapher,
has confessed to willfully causing
wreck on the Oregon Short line at
Peterson, Utah, recently. He stated
that his only motive for the deed was
desire to see the long freight train
plunge into the river
The American Red Cross society
has made an appeal direct to the
farmers of the country for corn and
! wheat to be sent to China to relieve
the famine sufferers in that country.
Joe Cans, the negro champion in
the lightweight class. easily defeated
kid" Herman, of Chicago, in the
eighth round at Tonopah, New, re-
Gently.
The funerals Of many of the vic
. tins of the recent railroad wreck at
Terra Gotta, ID. c., were held in
The last official act of Gov. Mickey
of Nebraska, was the issuing of a par
don to Mrs. Lille. who is serving a
life sentence for the murder of hen
huband.
During 1906, 1.19S,434 persons ar
rived at New York from foreign ports.
The supreme court of Missouri
has extended the time for the filing
of the report of the special commits
sioner in the oil company custer suits
to the April term of court.
President and Mrs. Roosevelts
New Years reception at the White
house was brilliant function and
was attended by about $500 persons.
The president shook hands with each
in turn.
During 1906 there were reported
in New York city 111.772 births, 49,
355 marriages and 7G,2OG deaths. a
substantial increase in all depart
ments.
Charles E. Hughes has been in
augurated as governor of New York
at Albany. The ceremonies were un-
usually brilliant and the attendance
almost unprecedented.
An oil gusher flowing 1920 bar
rels day, exceeding anything on
record in Indian territory, was re-
Gently brought in just outside the
city limits of Sapulpa.
Because she was displeased with
an adverse decision, Rosa We'll, of ST.
Louis, fired bullet at Judge ]. A.
Mcdonald, of the circuit court, dur
ing session of the court recently.
Before she could fire second shot
she was overpowered and taken into
custody
The leading railroads in Kansas
reached an agreement whereby there
will be reduction in freight rates
amounting annually to s1,500.000. All
suits pending in the federal court
against the commissioners are to be
dismissed.
A circular from the war depart
ment states that not in recent years,
except in war time, has the army
been so badly in need of men as at
present.
/ Charges of fraud have been filed
with the post office department
against the New York cotton ex-
change by the officers of the South
ern Cotton association.
An earthquake lasting three hours
was recorded by the seismographs on
the Isle of Wight and other points
in Europe.
Judge Mccall of the federal caurt
at Memphis, Tenn, has declared the
La Toilette fellow servant law un-
constitutional.
One passenger was killed and a