The Glenwood post., 1907-04-20


Final motions TO quash the indict-
ment against the Standard Oil COM
pany have been overruled by Judge
Lands in the federal court of Chi
cago.
Appropriations Of the recent
Nebraska legislature aggregating
$3.50. 900 have been vetoed by Gov
Sheldon. The loss falls heavily on
state educational institutions.
Butcher workmen in the various
packing plants throughout the West
are preparing tc 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
merit has oIGSlcA 17o,""3 tIees 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 diving of starva-
ton. The relief committee appeals
to America for $4,000, 200 in the next
three weeks to aid the sufferers.
After deliberating AZ hours and
eight minutes, the jury which has
been trying Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White in New
York, repor' I'd to the court its inabil-
ity to agree on a verdict and were dis
charged. Seven of the IL men favored
favored acuuittal The prisoner was
remanded to jail without bail
President Bonlla. of Honduras has
surrendered to the Nicaraguan forces
at Amapalpa, thus ending the war
between the two Central American
republics.
ard Oil COMPANY.
d. C. Willoughbv 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 40 foot embankment
killing one person and njuring about
Is 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 s3l 900 on pleas
of guilty 10 using the United States
mails for improper purposes.
The policies of President Roosevelt
We're recently indorsed by the Con
necticut Legislature by rising vote.
At banquet in New York Senator
Spooner, 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 evil
dence showing that it did not intend
to violate the law in the acceptance
of unlawful rates.
Dr. Kinnard. commissioner of the
Society of Friends, who was sent to
Russia to investigate famine condi-
tions. says there are 200OOOOO people
in danger of starvation in the south
eastern provinces. He appeals to the
Anglo Saxons for s2,500,O0O to aid
them.
The Rock Island railroad company
has been found guilty by the federal
grand jury at Topeka, Kan, of cruel
ty to animals and fined $500 because
it carried live stock without feed and
water for more than 2S hours.
The Standard Oil company las been
found guilty on "A criminal charge or
accepting rebates, by Chicago jury,
on ,4G3 counts.
Judge Cowan has directed that the
station of the Great Northern railroad
at Church's Ferry. n. D., be closed for
one year becouse drayman used it
for storing beer thus violating the
state prohibitory law.
The Kansas supreme court has is.
sued a temporary restraining order
5Sainst the brcweries and allied con-
Germs which prevents them from
transacting business in the state or
removing their property pending
hearing which will be held April 22
on motion to perpetually enjoin them
from transacting any business IN vYo-
lation of the prohibitory law.
At recent banquet at Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, William J. Bryan was
requested to present the name of
Theodore Roosevelt to the next
national democratic convention