The state herald., 1907-05-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of tie
Past Seven Days.
intcrestinE Items Gathered from AL
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small spnGc for tho
Eeneht Of Our Rendcrs.
Personal,

pioyes OF the Shelby Steel tube com-
pany charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States in connection
with furnishing tubes for war ves-
sells, has turned state evidence and
entered Il plea Of guilty.
William ID, Haywood is being tried
at Boise, Idaho, on the charge of
having murdered former Governor
Steunenberg
died recently at San Antonio, Tex, at
the age of i19 years. He was present
at the battle of the Alamo.
Frank II. Butler, who was charged
with the murder of the Marvin boy at
Dover, Del, has been released from
custody. for want of sufficient evil
dence against him.
A. L. Stilwell and a party of 80
capitalists who took a trip over the
lines OF the Orient railroad in Mexico,
have returned.
Miss Harriet Haskell, principal OF
the famous Monticello. ILL.,, Seminary
for the past 40 years, is dead aged ".
A. c. Tally. former secretary OF the
Missouri state populst committee,
and for several years part owner and
editor of the Columbia Statesman, is
dead of pneumonia.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield
has accepted the resignation of Tams
Bixby commissioner of the Five Civil
lied tribes in Indian territory.
DIR. NJ. p. Creel, of Centerville, Kan,
has been elected one of the vice pres
idents OF the National Association of
Pension Examining Surgeons.
Francis NJ Brown. democrat. was
recently elected mayor of Lincoln,
Neb.. by a majority Of 81 votes.
Ex.United States Senator Edmund
G. Ross. of Kansas. whose vote saved
President Andrew Johnson from i'm.
peachment. is dead at Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
DR.. Frank Billings. Of Chicago, has
been elected president of the Nation
al tuberculosis association.
Mrs. Eustace Brown, OF Olathe has
been chosen president OF the Kan
sas Federation of Women's clubs.
Gen. Kuroki and suite were the
guests of Secretary Taft at dinner
In Washington recently.
Senator Thomas c. Platt. OF New
York, announces that he will retire
from public life at the end of his
present term.
miscellaneous.
Secretary of Agriculture James WILL
son has issued statement In which
he states that while the seeding Of
spring wheat In the northwest Is some
what backward there is plenty Of time
yet In which to mature a crop.
The motion for bill OF particulars
filed by w. ID. Haywood. on trial ut
Boise. Idaho. for completely In the
murder of former Gov. Stuenenberg.
was denied by Judge Fremont Wood.
The Wyoming Woolgrowers' asso-
citation accuse the eastern buyers with
conspiracy TO force down the price of
wood regardless OF the demand Of the
manufacturers.
There were no less than ten torna-
does reported in Northern Texas In
one day recently. The property loss
Is enormous but the loss OF life is
comparatively small.
As n precautionary measure. street
speaking and preaching has been
stopped In Bois. Idaho. during the
trials OF the Western Federation OF
Miners officials.
A bill providing for the establish
ment and functions OF an administra-
tive council at Dublin has been intro
duccd In the British house OF COM
mons.
A. n. Chisholm. former paying teller
In n Birmingham, Ala. bank. has been
sentenced to six years imprisonment
for cmbczzling 100000 Of the banks
funds.
The North Coast Limited the crack
train ON the Northern Pacific, was re-
Gently held up by bandits who killed
the engineer and wounded tho fire
man. They were frightened away be-
fore getting any money.
The Anhcuscr- Bush Brewing COM
pany has filed its answer In the su-
preme court OF Kansas confessing
judgment In custer. offering TO pay al
costs and withdraw from the state.
A federal grand Jury In New York
has returned indictments against
several western railroads for granting
rebates TO tho American Sugar Re-
filming company.
The state department at Washington
has received information that diplo-
matte relations between Mexico and
Guatemala have been terminated.
A sixstory building In Omaha oeou
pied by the Parlln. orendorff a Co.
dealers In farm implements. collapsed
recently. No ono was killed
Eleven OF the Italians. who have
been on trial at wilkcabnrrc. Pa.
have been found guilty Of having
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