The state herald., 1908-02-07

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After withstanding 4 run for one
day the Oriental bank at New York
failed TO open its doors.
The South Carolina legislature has
killed the statewide prohibition bill.
The operating vice-presidents of a
large number of railroads held CON
ference with President Roosevelt for
the purpose Of securing delay In the
enforcement of certain laws about to
become operative. They were referred
to the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The act OF congress of June l, 1898,
prohibiting railroad companies from
discriminating against members OF
labor organizations in the matter OF
employment has been declared uncon.
stitutional by the United States su.
preme court.
The Pittsburg, Pa, stock exchange
has opened for business after having
been closed three months on account
OF the financial furry.
" I'LL lA' ms Ill VI btOikt .
Wetmore as senator from Rhode Island
the membership of the senate is in.
creased to 80 for the first time in the
history OF the country
The recent argument of District At.
torney Jerome in the Thaw case was
in decided contrast to that of the for.
mer trial. Instead OF abuse for the
defendant and his wife, he had only
kind words for young Mrs. Thaw and
denounced Stanford White in unmeas.
ured terms.
The Oriental bank at New York sue
cessfully withstood a run of deposit
ors who were frightened by the failure
OF the New Amsterdam and Mechanic
and Traders banks.
At a recent auction sale in London
American buyers succeeded in getting
the flag of the American man-ofwar
Chesapeake and the "Balaclava Bu-
gle" two or the most valuable relics
offered.
The Carnegie Hero Fund commits
sion has donated s25.O0O to the wild
ows and children of $50 victims of
the Jacobs Creek (Pa) mine dIsas-
ter.
The Oklahoma house has passed a
measure prohibiting the smoking OF
cigarettes in the state.
The taking of testimony in the gov
ernment's suit to dissolve the tobacco
trust, has been transferred from New
York to Louisville. Ky.
The warehouse OF Henry Coburn &
Co, in Indianapolis, was recently de-
stroyed by fire. The loss on building
and contents aggregated 100000.
James Short, an old settler OF Lyon
county, Kan. and civil war veteran.
committed suicide at Emporia recent
ly.
The 18th annual banquet OF the
Kansas Day club was held at Topeka
as usual. S. j. Haskins, OF olathe.
was chosen president for next year.
The new reciprocity agreement be-
tween France and the United States
was recently signed at Washington
by Secretary Root and Ambassador
Jussernnd.
The taking OF evidence In the Thaw
case was brought TO sudden end
when District Attorney Jerome re-
fused to put witnesses on the stand
to rebut the testimony OF alienists for
the defense.
The supreme court of Ohio has de-
clared the state primary law to be
valid.
Two thousand delegates attended
tho goth annual convention OF the
Southwestern Lumbermen's nssocia-
tion recently held In Kansas City.
At Newton, Kan. fire in the bust.
ness district destroyed six stores caus-
ing loss OF sl50,000.
Coal operators In the Oklahoma field
have so far refused to grant an In.
crease in wages to miners and unless
such action is taken before April n
strike OF 10000 will result.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany has been fined 800 at Helena,
Mont, for violating the lG.hour law
by compelling n crew to work 20 con
seeutive hours. The case will be ap.
pealed to test the law.
The New Amsterdam bank and the
Mechanics and Traders bank OF New
] York have closed