The Springfield herald., 1908-04-03
A Jury has found r. ]. Greene of

| remonstrances with the excise board
and eXacting cash payments for the
withdrawal of the suits.
/, The circuit court at Joplin, Mo-, has
decided that the city council of Car
thage may not reduce telephone
charges as contemplated in an ordi-
nance recently adopted.
| Several dozen women. members OF
the First Methodist church of Chilli
cothe, Mo-. have pledged to the church
to pay off debt, the money they ex-
pected to spend for new hat this
spring.
The circuit court at Toledo, o.. has
affirmed the decision of the lower court
by which 20 prominent lumbermen of
Toledo must serve six months in the
county Jail for violation of the anti
| trust law.
| AS result of heavy rains part OF
| the dam of the Commonwea Power
company at Kalamazoo. Mich, went
out inflicting heavy damage to the
| structure which cost s250,O00.
Former Adjutant General Bulkeley
| Wells of Colorado, who took a leading
part in the suppression of labor trou-
| bles in that state In 1904 and 1905, and
| who now is general manager of the
Smuggler Union mine at Pandora, mar
rowly escaped death by the explosion
of bomb placed under his bed at his
home. He was blown into the yard,
tho bed was demolished and blown to
fragments and one side of the house
was blown out Mr.. Wells escaped
without serious injury.
Chilapa, Mexico, city of $1,000 in
habitants, was recently visited by a
violent earthquake which destroyed
many of the principal buildings. Fire
following the shock completed the
work of destruction. There was little
If any loss of life.
Damages in the sum of $4,000 has
been awarded E. l.. Phillip, president
of the Union Refrigerator Transit
company of Milwaukee, against the
Mcclure publishing company for libel.
| The suit was tried in New York.
The North Dakota Democratic state
convention adopted resolutions indors-
| ing William j. Bryan and instructing
their delegates to the national conven-
tion to vote for his nomination.
The sick rate on the canal zone for
February was only 1856 per thousaad.
| This is the most favorable report yet
issued by Col Gorgas, the chief sani-
| tary officer OF the commission.
The Illinois Republican state conven-
ton was solid for Speaker Cannon for
president. Senators Cullom and Hop
kins, Gov. Deneen and Postmaster
Ia.1,
gates at large to the national con-
veltion.
The Leland hotel at Springfield, ILL.,,
one of the best known hotels in the
country, was practically destroyed by
| fire recently. There was no loss of
| life, but most OF the delegates to the
state Republican convention lost all
thei.' baggage.
The Genrman government has de-
clined to receive DR.. David Jayne Hill
as American ambassador to succeed
| Chcrlemagne Tower, resigned. The
| objection to DIR. Hill is one purely
personal to Emperor William. DR.. Hill
is at present American minister to The
| Hague.
| Tenness ee Republicans in state con
vention at Nashville engaged in a
rough and tumble fight, two factions
attempting to organize the convention.
| Two conventions were finally held
both electing delegates at large to the
national convention.
Tre American car in the New York
| to Paris automobile race has reached
San Francisco far ahead of any of its
| competitors. After thorough over
hauling, it will be shipped by steamer
to Valdez where the Journey across
Alaska will begin.
| The government has accepted the
invitation of China to have the battle
ship fleet visit Chinese port on its
voyage back to the Atlantic. No fur
ther invitations will be accepted.
The Wear Coal company of Pitts
burg. Kan, has been absorbed by the
Western Coal G Mining company.
I In commenting upon the recent rate
| decision of the federal supreme court,
| Attorney General Hadley of Missouri
| declared the ruling practically repealed
the Eleventh amendment to the consti.
| tuition.
The postofIice department has is
sued 1 fraud order against II. H.
Tucker, Jr., former secretary Of the
Uncle Sam Oil company of Kansas
Personal.
David Starr Jordan. president of the
| Stanford university, was taken violent,
| ly i'll on a train in California. Symp.
toms of appendicitis were developed.
Il. r. Nichols, president of the Kan,
sas State Agricultural college at Man.
| haitian has annOunced his resignation