The Springfield herald., 1908-01-17
Miscellaneous.

President Roosevelt has notified
Gov. Sparks of Nevada that federal
troops at Goldfield will be removed
Immediately after the legislature con-
venes in special session, declaring it
to be the duty of the state to provide
police protection to the citizens.
General Manager Heldrege, of the
Burlington railroad at Omaha, an
nounces that because of decrease of
from 10 to 20 per cent in business a
large number of employees in all de-
partments will be laid off.
G. b. Rockwell, aged so. of Rock
well; E. A. Tuttle, of Clear Lake, aged
S5, and w. F. Bowie, of Clear Lake,
aged 10, all pioneer residents of Iowa,
died within few minutes of each
other recently.
The Nebraska railway commission
recently received annual passes over
the Missouri Pacific railroad. They
We're turned over to the attorney gen
eral of the state. The anti-pass law
forbids issuance of transportation to
state officials.
Berlin, Germany, was the scene of
rioting recently when the Prussian
landtag voted down a motion for man
hood suffrage. Demonstrations We're
made in front of the parliament build
ings and the imperial palace. Several
persons were severely wounded by
the swords in the hands of the police
The annual report of Commissioner
Ballinger of the general land Office
shows that in the last two years in
vestigation of land frauds has resulted
in recovering by the government
s3S6251 and 1872 ,224 acres of land
was freed from fraudulent claims or
released from unlawful enclosure
The attorneys for Harry X. Thaw
have subpoenaed the prosecutions in
sanity experts who testified at the for
form of insanity. The move may
cause another lunacy commission.
The United States district attorney
at st. Louis, has made application to
the federal court for an execution
against Former Senator J. r. Burton,
of Kansas, to collect the fine imposed
on him by the court, amounting to
s2.500.
AS result|of suit filed by At
torsey General Hadley, the Western
Union Telegraph company has applied
for a certificate of incorporation to do
business in Missouri.
The second jury to try Harry X.
Thaw for the killing of Stanford White
in New York, has been completed
and from now on rapid progress vii.
be made.
An explosion of natural gas in the
Olivia hotel at Joplin, Mo, caused one
death, the serious injury of one other
person and property loss of $4,000
The battleship fleet has reached Rio
Janeiro, covering about 1900 miles or
one-third the distance to San Fran
cisco.
The trustees of the Soldiers home
at Bath, N. Y, have adopted resolu-
tions declaring that the re-establish-
ment of the canteen at the home is a
necessity.
During 1907 there was nearly SS,-
100000 spent for motor cars in the
United States.
A small copper axe, highly tenn
pered, was recently found on the
shore of Lake Superior at Marquette,
Mich.
AS a matter of retrenchment the
Union Pacific and Burlington rail-
roads have decided to take all porters
from chair cars.
Robbers recently wrecked the safe
of the Bank of Quenemo, Kan, and
escaped with its entire contents, esti-
mated at between $1,000 and $4,000.
Fire in a 13-story building in New
York cost the lives of four men, three
of them liremen, and s5,000,Ovv in pro-
perty.
Benjamin F. Thomas is to be ap-
pointed postmaster at Omaha. Neb., to
succeed Mr.. Palmer, who has held the
position for two terms.
The report that Chancellor An
drews. of the Nebraska university was
to resign, is emphatically denied by
that gentleman.