The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-05-24

tition, and a consequent control of that
industry by less than a dozen men,
who have reaped enormo profits
therefrom," largely through abuse of
transportation facilities, is charged in
a report just submitted to President
Roosevelt by Commissioner Of Cor.
por%ations Herbert Knox Smith.
Pleading that he had sinned in be-
half of a great political machine, which
1t was his province to build in the
interest of the friends he represented,
Abraham Ruef, fallen political boss
and formerly campaign manager for
Mayor Eugene Schmitz, faced the court
and in a broken voice pleaded guilty
to the charge of extortion.
That Arthur Preston Greene and
Charles H. Roeherer may be extradit-
ed to England was the decision mad
by United States Commissioner
Shields. The men are accused of steal
ing jewelry valued at $4,000 from two
london firms.
The worlds record milk production
for a year by a single 10Y has been
broken by the Guernsey, Dollie Bloom,
according to the report of Secretary
VIM. H. Caldwell. at the annual meet
ing of the Gernsey Cattle club at New
York.
Commissioner Balling of the general
land office has designated July 1 as
the date for opening the Chippewa
Indian reservation in Minnesota, $780,
297 acres being at that time opened
under the homestead laws.
The Sth United States cavalry regi-
ment, Col. H. P. Kingsbury command
ing, which has been on duty in the
Philippines for the last two years, re-
turned on the army transport Thomas.
Frederick w. Spelling, counsel for
Enrico Caruso, the tenor, paid the $40
fine imposed on the singer last Novem-
Der and announced that the appeal to
the appellate division of the supreme
court had been withdrawn. This ends
the case.
Philip Burke, who was arrested at
Hooper, Neb., was brought to Fremont,
charged with being the murderer of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Copple, near Ro-
sale, ThUrston county, Neb., and
made a confession of his crime to Sher-
if Bauman and others.
1t is said that Japan will be among
the competitors for the Noble prize
for literature to be awarded next year.
The empress of Japan is mentioned as
one of the candidates.
Topeka, true to the Kansas charac-
teristics of violent reform, is seeking
to put a lid upon it's canine population
in short, it is proposed to make of
Topeka a dogless town.
Sixty firemen were overcome by
smoke in fighting a fire in the Reming-
ton typewriter building at 325 Broad
way, N. Y. More than a score of the
men were taken to hospitals.
The militia has taken charge of the
Jail at Brunswick, Ga, to protect a ne
gro, Lee Holmes, who is charged with
killing A. A. Sands at Darien Junction
Saturday night. Sands was a promi-
nent white man
Special agents of the Leading rail-
way systems of the United States and
Canada-the detective forces of the
roads-opened their eleventh annual
convention, in Milwaukee. This asso-
citation, known as the Association of
Railway Special Agents of the United
States and Canada, represents sixty
five railway systems.
j. c. Horton, a wealthy retired
wholesale druggist who for years has
been prominent in the political and
commercial affairs of Kansas City, died
at his home at this place.
G. M. Levy, formerly general su
p~erintendent of the Burlington in st
Louis, has been promoted to vice pres
ident in charge of maintenance and
operation of entire Northern Pacific
system.
Engineer M. Munson, his fireman
and head brakeman are dead in
wreck on the Rock Island, near Mar
low, l. T. All dead men are from
Fort Worth.
Six persons were injured, a number
of frame buildings were unroofed ant
many windows were broken by {
storm in Kansas City, Kas., Monday
Copper eclipses all former records
for a single year in production and
dividends in the Lake Superior dis
trict.
Girl masquerading in mans attire IL
given way by her inability to roll q
cigarette and is arrested after having
"hoboed" from Kansas to st. Louis.
Rev. J. s. Clark, of Brooklyn, who
performed the ceremony which made
w. E. Corey and Mabelle Gilman mar
and wife, calls it a "God-made mar
rage"
General elections are held for mem
bers of the lower house of parliament
in Austria under the new suffrage law
the application of which prevents dis
orders.
Attorney General Bonaparte recei,
ed from the Oklahoma authorities a.
official copy. of the constitution re
oaufIy adOntad NV tha statehood rOr