The Springfield herald., 1908-07-24

The town of Baltic, Ohio, containing
500 people, was practically wiped out
by fire on the 10th inst. Starting III
flour mill, the flames destroyed up
ward of forty homes and business
buildings. The loss is estimated at
100000.
Commander Robert E. Peary sailed
from sydney, Nova Scotia, on the lith
inst on the steamer Roosevelt IN an
other attempt to reach the North pore
Ills last remark as he went over the
ships side was that he expected TO ac-
complish his purpose.
In the United States Circuit Court al
Chicago on the 10th inst. Judge Z. L.
kohlsaat decided that the issuing OF
railroad transportation to publishers In
payment for advertising is in violation
of the provisions of the Hepburn act
which prescribes that rates shall be
alike to all.
| BY vote of 81 to the city council
of Cleveland passed an ordinance de-
creeing that henceforth no private eel
ebration of the Fourth of July by the
use of firearms or fireworks shall oc-
cur. The ordinance was the result OF
,he death of ten persons in this year S
Independence day observation.
The lepers located on the island OF
Molokai have purchased a large guam
tity of daylight fireworks which will
be used to salute the Atlantic battle
ship fleet as it passes the island. A
large place which, on its explosion
will form the word Welcome, has
been placed in a position of vantage.
Henry Farman's preparations for his
trip to the United States from Paris
are complete. His aeroplane will be
shipped aboard the steamship Phiia-
delphia. His paraphernalia includes
model one-tenth the size of the aero
plane, with which test of the wind
and atmospheric condition Will be
made before his flights.
Pressed to take some action to pre-
vent the American beef combine from
obtaining control of the retail beef
trade in Great Britain, Winston Chur-
chill, president of the Board of Trade,
informed Lord Robert Cecil in the
House of Commons that the operations
of the six firms constituting the beer
combine were receiving the careful at
! tention of the government.
With view of lessenlng the number
of accidents occurring throughout the
United States, the American Anita
dent Association of Sharpsville, Penn
sylvania. has asked the press of the
country to make special feature of all
accidents occurring in this country.
placing the occurrences under reSu-
lar heading as is done with sporting.
financial and other features that are
classified.
| A Berlin news bureau has received
private dispatch from Sosnowice,
Russian Poland stating that plot
agains, the life of Emperor Nicholas
has been discovered there. The con
spiracy. according to the dispatch, was
well planned and had many ramifica-
tions. More than 100 men and women
were arrested at Sosnowice, charged
with being implicated in the plot, and
other arrests are impending.
After two years of litigation over
the will of Daniel B. Wesson. who died
in August, 1906, leaving a s2o,o00,OO0
estate, a compromise has been reached
| in the Supreme Court OF Massachu-
setts. BY its terms. after specific be-
quests of over $4.0o0.000 are filled,
the residue is to be divided equally
among Walter II. Wesson. Joseph
| Wesson, Sarah ]. Bull and the four
children of the late Frank Wesson.
| As a forerunner of the general in
crease of about ten per cent in freight
rates to be made by the eastern trunk
lines SOON the New York Central rail
road has filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission new rate on
sugar and coffee between New York
and Chicago This means an IL per
cent increase in the present freight
rates on coffee between the two cities
and seven and two-thirds per cent in
crease in the present rate on sugar.