The Springfield herald., 1907-06-28

| tion restraining the officers of Kan
sas City, Kan, from interfering with
such delivery.
Gov. Hoch and others were present
| when the $4,000 silver service, the
| gift of the state of Kansas, was pre-
sented to the battleship Kansas at
Philadelphia.
The railroad attorneys have agreed
with Attorney General Hadley to put
the two-cent law into effect in Mis-
souri, for three months before making
any attempt to contest the validity
of the law.
Railroad accounting in the United
States and Canada is to be identical
according to an arrangement entered
into between the two governments.
A suit has been filed in. Philadel
phia by the government to break up
the monopoly of the anthracite coal
carrying railroads in Pennsylvania.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has ordered the NJ. X. & T. rail
way to reduce its rate on coal from
Mineral, Kan, to Freeman, Mo-, from
81 .05 a ton to so cents.
Typhoid fever is again epidemic in
Pittsburg, Pa. 22S cases being re-
ported in two weeks.
The Missouri Republican club of
Kansas City recently gave banquet
at which Harry S. New, chairman of
the national committee was the guest
of honor.
In the Haywood trial at Boise, Ida
ho.. the bomb which was made by
Harry orchard to ki Judge Goddard
was produced in court and identified
by witnesses.
In the federal court at Leaven-
worth, Kan, Judge Amidon appointed
Judge y. T. Hazen, special referee in
bankruptcy to administer the Uncle
Sam company property.
A call for national industrial
peace conference to meet in San
Francisco in July has been issued by
the conciliation committee of that
city, with the encouragement of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
THE body of Midshpman Murfin,
of Jackson, Ohio. the last of the miss
ing occupants of the battleship Min
mesota's launch which sank in Hamp-
ton Roads, has been recovered.
Complaints are coming from parts
of Kansas that INSCRIPTIONS employ
ment agencies are sending workers
to the country before the harvest is
ready.
1t is rumored in oil circles that
John w. Gates, has entered into an
agreement with II. Clay Pierce, to
purchase the interests of the Waters.
Pierce Oil company in Texas.
The Washington University of st.
Louis. recently celebrated its 50th
anniversary. Ambassador Bryce of
Great Britain, was the orator of the
occasion.
cety, at its meeting in Los Angeles,
selected Kansas City as the place OF
the next annual convention.
The telegraph operators employed
by the Western Union and Postal
companies at San Francisco have
struck for 25 per cent increase in
wages, notwithstanding the agree
ment entered into at New York with
Labor Commissioner Ncill.
The state has closed its case in the
Haywood trial at Boise, Idaho, ana
Immediately after the announcement
was made the defense filed a motion
to dismiss the defendant on the
After argument The court overruled
the motion.
The convention at Denver to discuss
the governments policy regarding
public lands organized by selecting
DIR. ]. NJ. Wilson, of Wyoming, as
chairman and Fred p Johnson, OF
Colorado, as secretary.
The National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers association believes that
anti-saloon sentiment will find a
place in the national platforms next
year, ana are preparing to raise Il
large fund to meet the conditions.
The American Sheet and Tinplate
company. and the Amalgamated as
sociation have reached an agree
ment regarding wages for next year.
| The scale of wages in effect now
will stand.
Judge Wood, in the Haywood trial
at Boise, Idaho, admitted as evidence
many articles from the Miners Mag
azine which tended to show the ami
mus of the Western Federation
against former Gov. Steunenberg.
According to the Census bureau
the production of lumber in the
United States for 1906 was $780,
$4,000 feet; of laths 3,S02 100000,
ana of shingles, 1855. .455, 900.
A battalion of infantry stationed
in southern France deserted with
their arms and ammunition and
| joined the revolving wine growers.
They were later induced to return to
their regiment.
An attempt was made by party
of tramps to wreck the fast mail
train on the NJ. X. & T. railroad
near Paola, Kan. They succeeded in
wrecling a freight train.
In the Haywood case at Boise.
! Idaho. letters were introduced in evil
dence showing a conspiracy between
Haywood and orchard to deceive
Mrs. Orchard at Cripple Creek, Col.
regarding the whereabouts OF her