The Springfield herald., 1908-02-21

The officers and men of the goth
Kansas regiment are to receive med
ais, congress having voted them to vol
unteer soldiers who performed service
In the Philippines after their term of
enlistment had expired.
Five hundred or more American
school teachers will visit Europe next
summer for the inspection of schools
| and the methods of teaching in use
| there. The arrangements are being
made by the National Civic Federation.
The Burlington railroad has with
drawn all passes issued to doctors and
lawyers in Nebraska on account OF
threatened prosecution by the state
railroad commission.
The Pittsburg. Pa, stock exchange
has opened for business after having
been closed three months on account
of the financial furry.
The act of congress of June l. 1898,
prohibiting railroad companies from
discriminating against members OF
labor organizations in the matter OF
employment has been declared uncon-
stitutional by the United States su-
preme court.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany has been fined 500 at Helena.
Mont. for violating the 1G-hour law
by compelling crew to work % con-
secutive hours. The case will be ap-
pealed to test the law.
The Missouri supreme court has de-
clared unconstitutional the law requir-
ing that free return transportation be
given to shippers of live stock with
each car load by the railroads of the
state.
Suit has been filed in the federal
district court at Cincinnati charging
the American Express company with
violation of the postal laws in carry
ing first-class mail matter without a
stamp being affixed.
Smallpox has broken out in the Ne
braska university and Chancellor An
drews has directed that all students
be vaccinated at once.
The president has ordered COM
pany of infantry from Fort Gibbon to
Fairbanks. Alaska, TO help authori-
ties in keeping peace among striking
miners. The troops will have to make
a journey of $50 miles on dog sleds.
Owing to the growing intimacy be-
tween the regular army and the militia
a new division has been created in the
war department to be known as the
division of militia affairs.
Lincoln's birthday was celebrated at
Grand Rapids, Mich, by brilliant
banquet at which Secretary Taft and
nth hnr mont SnnakarS
Two thousand persons occupied seats
at the tables.
C. w. Morse, the New York banker
and promoter, has been indicted by the
federal and state grand juries for mis-
application of the funds of the bank.
The Kansas railroad commissioners
have ordered the railroads of the state
to put into effect the maximum freight
rate tariff by February IA.
p. p. Mast G. Co., dealers in agri-
cultural implements at Springfield, o..
have been placed in the hands Of re-
ceivers.
Six automobiles recently started
from New York in a race of 10000
miles to Paris. The best part of year
will be consumed in the journey.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has announced that there will be
no extension of time on the nine-hour
law relating to railroad train dispatch
ers, telegraph operators and tower
men. The law goes into effect on
March 4.
The United States naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba, is said to be the
finest of its class in the world.
The West Virginia senate has de.
feated the proposition to submit the
prohibition amendment to the consti-
tuition to vote of the people.