The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-08-07
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts Of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben.
eft Of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.

homa cannot take advantage Of the
state law under which deposits in
state banks are guaranteed.
The second debate between Senator
Long and Joseph l.. Bristow in the
campaign for United States senator
from Kansas occurred In Topeka the
other day before an audience OF $500
persons.
Floods In the vicinity Of Florence,
Col. caused by a cloudburst. caused
a property loss estimated at 100000.
Henry Larson. fireman on the
steamship Horda which just arrived
in New York from La Guna, Mexico,
was taken to the Swineburn Island
hospital with a well-developed case Of
yellow fever.
One man was killed and 25 others
injured, some fatally, In a riot be.
tween Italians and Slavs at Gates. Pa.
AS the result of bush fires. Fernie,
British Columbia Is completely wiped
of the map. Five thousand persons
are reported homeless and without
food. The confiagration Is said to be
the greatest which ever visited Can
ada and ranks only with the San Fran
cisco disaster. Many people have per.
ished In the flames
A l5.year-old boy has been arrested
at Carterville. Mo-. and has confessed
to starting many fires In southwest
Missouri. At the time Of his capture
he was trying to set fire to a woman's
clothing. The boy had served a term
in the Missouri reform school and
was out on parole. He Is considered
irresponsible.
For 20 days during the month OF
out a tenant. The saloon licenses OF
the county expired on July l.
One man was killed and one fatally
injured In a wreck on the Rock Island
railway at Blake. Mo.
Farmers of Douglas county. Kan.
are doing their plowing at night to
avoid the heat.
Mayor Wells OF st. Louis has re.
fused to sign the public utilities bill
passed by the city council. He gives
as reason that 1t was not passed
legally.
Suits were filed in Missouri. Kan
sas and Texas simultaneously In a.
effort to dissolve the alleged lumber
trust recently formed In st. Louis
The suit was to have been flled in
Oklahoma at the same time but was
prevented by Gov. Haskell. The states
will exchange the evidence gathered
when the trial OF the case comes on.
J. b. Case of Abilene, Kan, its
president, has Issued the call for the
annual session of the Trans M isslssip
pi Commercial congress to meet al
San Francisco on October 7 to 10.
Gen. Drain, president Of the Ameri
can Rifle association. was robbed IL
London of two medals recently wor
at the match at Bisley.
The conference at LenoY, Mass, be
tween Attorney General Bonapart,
and leading government prosecutor
resulted In the unanimous decision
to push the cases against the STANDARD
OIL company and to seek to get re
vision OF the decision of the circui
court OF appeals at Chicago In whicl
the fine OF $29 9,0O0, 900 against the oi
company was reversed.
An unknown man fired at an Ohi'
river steamer on which Judge William
II. Taft was a passenger at Cincinnati
Several of the shot struck womal
passenger.
Thomas Tootle. aged 80. millionaire
pioneer merchant and banker OF 81
Joseph, Mo-. Is dead.