The state herald., 1908-03-13

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| launched at st. Paul when the Demo-
cratic state committee indorsed him.
| The Bryan men declare they will Or
ganize in every county and fight for
F., the delegates.
Charges of defaming President
Roosevelt have been filed with the
Methodist church authorities against
Rev. j. r. Day, chancellor of the SYRIA
cuse university. Dr. Day is member
of the New York Conference.
The final death list of the Cleveland
public school horror is placed at l6f.
All but 90 of the bodies were identi-
| fed.
The steamer Rotterdam, the 24,150-
ton Holland-American liner has been
safely launched at Belfast, Ireland.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
Bankers association has been called
/ for May 13 and IA at Kansas City.
Two carloads of powder, which were
in the center of freight train. ex-
ploded near Litchfeld ILL.,, while the
train was going at full speed. Two
men were injured and the entire train
was destroyed.
Des Moines, Ia, is threatened with
strike of the street car employees.
Back taAes on the estate of the late
Marshall Field were settled in Chicago
by the payment of $1,000.000.
An anarchist made an attempt to kill
the Chicago chief of police in his home
but succeeded only in wounding the
chiefs son and was then shot dead by
the chief himself
The interstate commerce commits
sion has denied all petitions by the
railroads for an extension of the time
within which to comply with the pro-
vision of the nine-hour law relating to
telegraph operators.
The Nebraska State Railway com.
mission announces that its records
show that the railroad freight business
has made an improvement of about 90
per cent.
Statistics relative to suicide in Prus-
sia show that during II months 1928
persons ended their own lives.
The Nebraska Democrats held their
state convention at Omaha recently
and named 16 delegates to the Denver
convention. The delegation was or
dered to vote as unit for William
Jennings Bryan for president.
Japan is threatening to use force
against China to recover the steamer
Tatsu Maru, which was recently cap
tured with load of arms destined for
Chinese revolutionists.
The Nebraska railway commission
has ordered the Union Pacific to re-
store the trains recently annulled on
the branch lines in the state.
The agricultural bill as agreed upon
by the house committee carries appro-
priations amounting TO sll. .i3G,41G.
The first section of the electric
street car service in Shanghai. China,
has been successfully inaugurated.
The Ohio Republican convention re-
Gently held in Columbus was unanl.
nous for Secretary Taft for president.
The resolutions contain Instructions
to the delegates to vote for Mr.. Taft
at all times.
The Kansas Republicans In state
convention at Topeka named Senators
Long and Curtis and Robert McGonigle
and Grant Hornaday for delegates at
large TO Chicago. The delegates were
given ironclnd instructions for secre-
tary Taft for president
Secretary Straus has issued an or.
der to all immigration officials to con.
fer with local police with view TO
securing their cooperation In an ef.
fort to rid the country OF alien an.
archists and criminals falling within
the law relating TO deportation.
One hundred and siXt-.eight bodies
have been recovered from the ruins of
the public school building Mt Cleye.
land, Ohio. OF these only llc have
been identified.
An investigation OF the labor condl.
tlons in the turpcntlne camps, planta'
lions and other industries OF the south,
especially the existence OF peonagc,
has been ordered by the house OF rep.
rcscntatiyes.
The monthly statement OF the pub.
lie debt shows that during February
there was an Increase NJ s7,7S3.iO9
Honolulu is preparing to entertain
the battleship fleet when II arrives
there.
Nathan Vldlyer. special deputy
attorney general OF New York. has
been, arrested. charged with opprcs.
sion In office.
Personal.
Thomas ]. Callan the messenger OF
Gen. Custer who brought reinforce