The Springfield herald., 1907-09-27
Miscellaneous.

In the taking of testimony in the
government suit against the Stand
ard Oil company at New York attor-
ney Kellogg established the fact that
the company's profits from 1899 to
1906 inclusive amounted to $49O,315,-
934, or at the rate of more than $751;,
the company's assets increased from
s200.791, ,623 to 1871 ,664,531.
The cornerstone of the Garfield
monument in Ocean park at Long
Branch, n. j., was laid on the 26th
anniversary of the death of President
Garfield.
A council meeting at Whiting. ma,
vent the passage of an ordinance
granting a long term franchise to a
street car company.
The annual meeting of the mem
bers of the Associated press held in
New York adopted resolutions approv-
ing the course of the officers in deal
ing with the telegraphers' strike.
A wealthy New York physician
found his crippled son, from whom he
lice court on charge of begging. A
reconciliation followed.
San Franciscan has had 81 cases OF
bubonic plague to date 19 of which
have proven fatal.
At a recent special election Chicago
rejected the new charter granted by
the legislature by majority of e. 900
votes.
Eight thousand men participated in
the parade of the annual encampment
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows at st. Paul.
Warrants for the arrest of IA per-
sons involved in the state capitol
scandal in Pennsylvania have been
issued at Harrisburg. They will be
prosecuted both criminally and civilly.
At a special meeting in New York of
the American Newspaper Publishers
association resolutions were adopted
calling the attention of the president
to the existence of a paper trust and
! favoring the immediate placing of
wood pulp and paper on the free list.
A charter has been granted to the
Journal Publishing company, of Wich-
ita. Kan. The company will publish a
daily and weekly newspaper.
The first returns from the Oklaho-
ma election indicate the ratification of
the constitution by an overwhelming
majority the adoption of statewide
prohibition and the election of the
| democratic ticket.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been
suffering from a plague of mosquitoes.
( Chickens and birds have been killed
and many horses injured.
The 25th annual convention of
Women's Christian Temperance Union
of Missouri recently held three days
session at Sedalia.
George A. Pettibone. in jail at
Boise. Idaho, on charge of com
plicity in the murder of Former Gov.
Steunenberg is reported to be critical
ly i'll with liberation of the bladder
The school enrolment of New York
city this year is 1887.
Twenty-eight persons were recently
poisoned in Kansas City by eating
Ice cream purchased from a local
druggist. All will recover.
Judge Grosscup, in the federal court
at Chicago, has fixed the amount of
pond in the Standard Oil case at Sc
900 900.
Two brothers named Johnson, of
Sioux City Iowa, were recently drown.
ed at st. Joseph, Mo-, by the overturn.
ing of their boat
stantly.
New York city is threatened with a
milk famine.
While handling a revolver which he
supposed was unloaded, John j. Haut,
son of the president of a bank at St
Paul, Neb, shot himself through the
| heart.
The Grecian government Las de
- tc establish legation at Wash
'ington.