The Springfield herald., 1907-08-30


ference of attorneys general.
Representatives of the different Ia
Dor organizations employed in the
shops of the Missouri Pacific sys-
TEN are to have a conference in st.
Louis with a view to affecting set
tlement of the timers strike.
A dispatch from Shanghai says the
situation in China is growing more
threatening and the revolutionary
movement is becoming more pro
nounced.
The Moors suddenly decended upon
TIE French camp at Casa Blanca,
and sharp fight ensued which last
ed from I to IL a. m, when the
French drove the Moors back.
The accidental explosion of three
house at Fort Tatten at Willets
Point, l.. l., severly injured three ar
tillerymen who were loading shells.
| Heavy loss of life is reported from
central Japan because Of floods.
NJ. Camille Flammarion, a French
astronomer, after making some recent
observations of the planet Mars, an
nounces his belief that there is life
| there.
A revolt of the insane prisoners in
Clinton prison at Dannemora, New
| York, resulted in the death of one
convict and the serious wounding of
several others by the guards.
The paymaster of manufacturing
concern in Philadelphia was recently
held up in broad daylight and robbed
of satchel containing $4,000.
Gen. Greely, in his annual report,
complains that during the past ten
years the remounts for the army
have gradually deteriorated in quality
and have steadily increased in price.
The Kansas state tax commission
has issued an order that hereafter
all real estate in the state shall be
assessed at its full cash value.
The Moroccan situation is regard
ed in Paris as having assumed dis
tinctly more serious aspect. The
fear is expressed that the whole
country will soon be ablaze with IA
naticism. A new Moorish army has
appeared before Casa Blanca and Gen.
Drude has asked for reinforcements.
The majority of the county attor
neys of Kansas recently held secret
conference in Topeka with Attorney
General Jackson. The principal topic
discussed was methods of enforcing
the liquor laws of the state.
The town of Ridgeway, Pennsyl-
vania, reports 80 cases of typhoid
fever, - cases of spinal meningitis
and 16 cases of infantile paralysis in
the care of local physicians.
Secretary Cortelyou has decided
that the Wall street furry is only af-
fecting spectators and he will not
lend government aid at this time.
James NJ. Shumaker, former SUI
perintendent of public buildings and
grounds at Harrisburg, Pa, has is
sued a statement saying that he is
ready to tell all he knows regarding
the capitol graft scandal He charges
that the whole steal grew out of an
attempt to cover up n treasury short
age.
A Beloit, Wisconsin, surgeon recent
ly operated upon two of his sons for
appendicitis. This is the fourth OPP
Grafton he has performed in his own
family.
For the first time since the Amer
lean occupation. the island of Leyte,
is now in peaceful condition and all
the American troops have been with
draw
y vigilance committee has been
organized at Wichita, Kan, whose
purpose it is to protect white wom-
en- against murderous assaults of ne
gro thugs.
Three registered mail pouches con-
tanning about S25O,0OO disappeared re-
Gently from Il Burlington train be-
tween Denver and oxford, Neb. Post
office inspectors and detectives are
working on the case.
The jury in the Sassaman case at
Warrensburg, Mo, returned a verdict
of guilty of first degree murder
and fixed his punishment at 90 years
in the penitentiary.
Gov. Hoch has transmitted letter
to Lne state board of railroad com
missioners demanding to know if
they intend to order a fiat two.cent
passenger rate in the state. He in
Inmates that a special session of the
legislature will be called unless such
action is taken.
The Baltimore e Ohio railroad
company has issued orders that all
employees wEo drink liquor while on
duty shall be discharged.
At conference at Sycamore Hill
between the president and represen-
tatives of the navy department, it was
decided that the Atlantic fleet of bat
( tleships should start for the Pacific
| in December next.
Owing to a strike of 400 meat wag
on drivers New York is threatened
with a meat famine.
President Roosevelt was the prin-
! cipal orator at the laying of the
| cornerstone of Cape Cod Pilgrim Me-
mortal monument at Provinceton
| Mass, He took occasion to declare
that the administrations policy of
| prosecuting wealthy wrongdoers
would not be changed to quiet the
wall from Wall street.
The plant of the Cumberland Steel
company at Cumberland Md, has
/ Lurr ed causing a loss of s350,000
In the Salisbury Cathedral mar.
| BILE ta' has been erected to the