The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-08-07
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Miles City, Montana. reported tenn
perature of 1O8 degrees July 31st.
In letter to w. J. Bryan Governor
Johnson Of Minnesota places himself
at the disposal the national Democratic
committee for working purposes. He
says he will be available about Septem
pr and will 90 where wanted
Gov. John s. Little OF Arkansas, has
been placed in a sanitarium at st. Jos.
eph. Mo. He has been suffering from
nervous breakdown almost ever
since his election. which has developed
acute melancholia. His condition is
not encouraging.
Special agents Of the government are
said to be in Chicago trying to col
lect evidence to substantiate proceed
ings for the disruption of the Harri-
man system of railroads upon the
ground that the combination is in vio-
lation Of the Sherman antitrust act
The Western Federation of Miners,
at its annual meeting in Denver. just
closed, was in session for seventeen
days. President Charles H. Meyer was
reelected and Denver was chosen as
the next place of meeting as we'll as
the permanent headquarters Of the Or
ganizatiOn.
Rex Beach, the novelist, who re-
turned to Seattle from bear hunt in
Alaska a short time ago, with Sc
we're attack of irititis that threatened
total blindness. is still confined to a
dark room in the hospital. but spe-
cialists in charge say the crisis has
been passed and his sight will not be
permanently affected.
President J. B. Case has issued the
call for the annual session of the trans
Mississippi Commercial congress, fix
ing the dates for Oct 7th-10th at San
Francisco. An exceptionally strong
program, with promise Of addresses
by Taft, Bryan. Secretary Garfield and
many men prominent in national af-
fairs. is being prepared.
j. P. Burford Of st. Louis, said to
be wealthy manufacturer of that
city and an extensive mine owner, Of
fvs a reward of 81 900 for information
ITO the whereabouts OF his wife, Mrs.
Anna Burford. who accompanied him
from st. Louis some two weeks ago
and disappeared from the Nattick ho-
tel on July Goth.
Charles w. Bryan remitted on We'd
nesday to Governor Haskell, treasurer
of the National Democratic commit
tee. $1,504.95. given by 1O1 contribu-
tors to the campaign fund. Governor
Haskell telegraphed that two hours
after his selection as treasurer had
been announced, 2.7S0 was contributed
by sixty-two local residents. Thia
sum, he stated, came without solici-
tation.
Life Imprisonment was the punish
ment meted out to Mrs. Sarah Morasch
Saturday in the District Court of Wy
andotte county, Kansas, for the muir
der Of four-year-old Ruth Miller, a
niece of the woman by marriage. Mrs.
Morasch sent poisoned candy through
the mail to Ella VanMeter fourteen
years old, half sister to the murdered
child. The older girl, for whom it was
intended, did not die
On account of rate and publicity rul-
ings of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, the Canadian Pacific, Great
Northern, Northern Pacific. Southern
Pacific. Oregon Short Line and Santa
Fe roads have served notice upon
shippers that they will go out of the
export trade to China, Japan. Australia
and New Zealand November 1st, and
practically will abandon the import
trade. 1t Is feared that this will cause
the abandonment Of all the Oriental
steamship lines, which, 1t is predicted,
~ fall into the hands of the Japan