The state herald., 1907-03-08

taw nation has teen upheld by the
United States supreme colrt in the
case ~ Wallace IS. Adams.
Th- supreme court OF the United
States in deciding Texas case held
that the common lawright Of individ-
uals to apply to the courts for re-
dress against the railroads for dis
elimination was destroyed by the pas
sage OF the interstate commerce com.
mission law and such complaints
must come through the commission.
Lyman X. Lane, former financial
clerk in the office Of the Indian agent
at Muskogee, l. T.. has been arrested
charged with the embezzlement Of
1886 of government funds.
By vote of 10 to 40. Senator Jo-
seph w. Bailey has been exonerated
by the lower house OF the Texas legis.
lature of charges of irregular acts in
public life.
BY the carelessness OF porter who
threw a lighted match into keg OF
"fireproof' paint an explosion was
caused at st. Joseph, Mo-. which re-
suited in fire loss of $4,000.
The $4,000 employees of the Colo.
rado Fuel & Iron company ceased
work for two hours and half re-
Gently during the progress OF the
funeral Of Frank j. Hearne, presi-
dent of the company.
A joint resolution mas been intro
duced in congress to empower the
president to exclude from the malls
publications which contain the revolt
Ing details Of the Thaw trial and
other cases Of a similar nature.
The Y. NJ. C. A. building at Utica.
N. Y, was totally destroyed by fire
recently. causing loss of sl5O,OjO.
The supreme court of Indiana has
declared unconstitutional the employ
ers liability law except as regards
railroads.
A destructive tornado recently
struck the town OF Washington, Ark,
and almost literally wiped 1t out of
existence. Two negroes were killed
and many persons injured
William ]. Oliver. the Knoxville.
Tenn. bidder on Panama canal work.
declares he has been handed q
lemon" in exchange for $4,000 Of his
money, by the government ut Wash
ington.
The United States treasurer's re-
port for February shows a surplus for
the month OF SS,205,OO0.
A suit has been filed at Concord.
N. H.. by relatives of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy. head of the Christian
Science church. against the trustees
OF the institution to compel an &c.
counting of the financial affairs OF
the church.
While wrokmen were tearing down
a building In Kansas City recently
the walls collapsed. killing one man
and seriously injuring four others.
Out OF 215 candidates for this years
Rhodes scholarships 1888 passed the
prescribed examination. or these IS
will be chosen to go to oxford next
October. The scholarships are worth
81 500 year.
According to recent census bul.
letin out of only two fifths OF the pop
ulatlon OF the United States more
than half million persons died In
1905. Consumption caused the great
est number OF deaths.
A woman and three children were
found dead mt St Louis. Nearby lay
u nearly empty bottle Of patent
medicine which had been recently
purchased.
by the explosion Of dynamite in
the home OF Rev. ]. b. Title, q Bap-
tist minister OF Carmi. H., Mr.. little.
his father. wife and baby were killed
outright. and two children OF the fam
lily were fatally injured.
A party headed by Speaker Cannon
and Senator Curtis OF Kansas will
spend month during March and
April cruising In the West Indies.
South America the Panama canal and
Cuba will be visited.
Harry X. Thaw. recently eniivened
an extremely duh session OF his trial
by issuing brief statement In which
he charged District Attorney Jerome
with unprofcssional remarks In court.
and In conclusion declared that his
wifc's natural real goodness was
above the comprehension Of the prose.
cutting attorney.
Chief Engineer Stevens reports that
during February 100000 cubic yards
OF dirt were removed from culebra
cut on the Panama canal.
Tho George Washington university
hns appointed committee To raise
10000 10 purchase n now siic for
the Institution ut the national cap.
ital.
Recent advices from Nicaragua sny
that tho .overnormcnt forces have
captured two towns In Honduras af-
ter delivering n crushing defeat 10
the Hondurean ,rmy.
Thomas Baldwin. wealthy III.
nois farmer. recently shot md killed
f.,ur ncraona Mt Colfax HS Ind been