The state herald., 1908-04-24

lItlu y court.
The hearing of the Standard Oil com
nany's appeal from the So, 100000 fine
imposed by Judge Lands in the feder.
al court at Chicago has been set for
May and s.
The business portion of Schafer,
county seat of Mckenzie county. North
Dakota has been destroyed by fire and
the court house is among the burned
buildings,
The interstate commerce commits.
sion has decided that it has no au-
thorlty to require railroads to estab.
lish special favors for particular oc-
casions by the issue of party rate
tickets for theatrical companies,
The attorney general has refused to
comply with Speaker Cannon's house
resolution asking for facts secured in
investigating the alleged print paper
trust because the inquiry is not fin
ished and to disclose the evidence Sc
cured at this time might affect the in
terests of Justice.
The Missouri Pacific railroad attor.
neys have filed in the federal court
at Topeka motion attacking the con.
stitutionality of the law creating the
Kansas board OF railroad commission
ers.
In accordance with the order of the
state railroad commission the express
companies doing business in Nebraska
have reduced their rates 25 per cent
The members of the old city council
at South Omaha, Neb.. refuse to give
up their offices to their successors.
The matter will be taken into the
courts for settlement
The fight in the New York state
Democratic convention resulted In the
unseating of McCarren delegates. As
Senator McCarren and his followers
left the hall they declared that no
man then in the hall would live long
enough TO see another Democratic
mayor of New York elected.
The big Hauser dam across the Mis-
souri, river near Helena, Mont, burst
recently allowing a great body OF wa
ter to rush down the valley below.
Several small villages were entirely
swept away. hut only two lives were
lost. The dam at Great Falls was
blown up with dynamite In order to
save the smelter at that point.
During an oil fire at Riverside. Cal,
herd of elephants belonging TO
circus nearby stampeded and before
they were rounded up had killed one
woman and injured several men be
sides doing considerable damage TO
property,
The Dorr Street Savings bank Of
Toledo. o., has closed its doors.
Forty Japanese employees Of the
Canadian Pacific railroad recently
lost their lives by a snowslide in the
Cascade In mountains
The condition of Kansas wheat on
April IL was 9l.i according to the
latest bulletin of Secretary F, d. Co
burn. A year ago the condition at
this time was 81 per cent and the
yield amounted to 74.O00O0O bushels.
The scale committee Of operators
aud coal miners In session at Toledo.
o.. has reached nm agreement on all
important points at issue.
Russian troops have invaded Per
sian territory on the Caspion sea for
the purpose OF Furnishing Kurdish
raiders.
Several tobacco ralsers IN the Han.
over Indiana, neighborhood have re.
ceiyed letter enclosing matches These
letters were postmarked. Milton. Ky,
and warned them to plant no tobac.
co this year.
The battleship fleet arrived at San
Diego. Cal, and dropped anchor Just
10 minutes ahead OF schedule. A
hearty welcome was extended the OIL.
GERS and men by the vast crowd who
witnessed the scene.
Striking street car men at Chester.
Pa. recently shot and wounded two
employees of the Chester Traction com.
pany. Three companies of state po.
lice were sent to the scene to quiet
the trouble.
The Alabama law against playing
baseball and other games on Sunday
has been declared unconstitutional.
The findings OF the special master
In the custer suit against the officials
Of Wichita. Kan. have been filed In
the Kansas supreme court In every
instance the commissioner finds for
the state. The courts Judgment will
probably be handed down In July.
The city of Huron. s D.. was recent,
ly entirely surrounded By vast pral.
rlo fires which swept over the ranches
1aat.aVlufs .y.rVfhlnt. IA, a.. .,.tl nh.
damage will amount to thousands OF
dollars,
The French and italian racing auto,
mobiles have been shipped from Seat,
tie. Wash. to Nlndiyostok. slberln
The other machines viii be shipped
later
Personal
judge George Gray sent q letter 10