The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
THE NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
A Carefully Digested and Con densed Compilation of Cur rent News, Domestic
 and Foreign.

was begun in the supreme court at Washington, when James w. Van Cleave of St. Louis, president of the National Association of Manufactur- CTS, entered suit against the Ameri- can Federatio of Labor and all its affiliated organizations to forbid the publication of its unfair list. The company of which MT. Van Cleave Is the, head is on the unfair list of the American Federation, having been put there at the request of the Iron Holders union, which has grievance against that company.
 The development in the telegra- phers' strike comprised the calling out of leased wire operators in six brokerage houses at Chicago and the issuing of a number of conflicting statements regarding the progress of the strike by the officials of the union, and by those of the telegraph companies. Both sides claim to have the strike won.
 Controlling interest in the New York Dressed Meat Co.,, with offices at No. 407 Eleventh avenue, capital ized for $1-000,000 and which was organized to fight the beef trust, has been acquired by the trust, and will be merged into that combination on October 1.
 The president is expected to rec ommend provision for federal in- quiry into railroad wrecks.
 Deaths from blast furnace acci- dents are said to have been more numerous than the casualties in the Spanish-American and Philippine wars.
 At the close of an all-day con- ference at the department of justice indications point almost conclusive ly to immunity from prosecution for the Chicago X Alton in return for its testimony in the recent prosecu- tion of the Standard Oil Go.
 Believed in Washington that Atty. Gen. Bonaparte, after a conference Monday, will decide that the Alton company did not keep faith in the Standard Oil prosecution, and that the case against the railroad corpora ton will be pushed.
 Senator Dubois of Idaho, at Au- rora chautauqua, advocates federal jurisdiction and prison for Mormon leaders as only way to stamp out polygamy and end growing of Nor mon church.
 Judge advocate general of the army, in his report, says the pas sage of the anti-canteen act has been destructive of discipline by causing the establishment of saloons near military posts,
 Missouri railroads have agreed to carry 150 pounds of baggage on first-class tickets.
 In fight between two old sol diers, comrades of c. A. R. post at Victoria, Mo-, one is fatally stabbed.
 Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary of the treasury, says that with the immense sources of national wealth unimpaired there Is no reason for depression.
 Alexander Jester, tried and ac- quilted few years ago on the charge of murdering the brother of
 Secretary Taft, in speech at Col umbus, Ohio, fayors more stringent railroad regulation and tariff re- vision by the republican p>rty after the next presidential election. Hetty Green, in New York, scores the smart set, declaring that modern girls are extravagant and should have work to do, and that women of fashion spend their time gambling, smoking and drinking. Jamestown exposition not big, but a good show, where much of in- terest is to be seen, heard and en- joyed.
 Government bureau issues a warn- ing against carelessness in the use of concrete in construction of build ings, recounting the dangers.
 German automobile enthusiasts plan to teach the judges the joys of motoring in order to induce them to cease imposing heavy fines.
 Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy will be examined by lunacy commission at her home, the plaintiffs being un- able to get her in court for mental examination.
 Surprising progress being made in construction of all-rail line from New York to Key West and Havana. Unusual engineering feats command