Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


this aftrnoon by the Boys Corn Con
test association and the Kansas But
ter Makers conference. The Kansas
Corn Breeders association and the
State Dairy association will meet to-
morrow. The Kansas Good Roads as.
ISOLATION and the State Draft Horse
Breeders association will hold their
initial meetings on Wednesday after
noon. On Thursday and Friday con-
ventions Will be held by the Kansas
Veterinary Medical association, the
Kansas Cattle Breeders association,
the Swine Breeders conference and
the Aberdeen-Angus, Shorthorn, Here
ford. Poland China, Duroc-Jersey and
Berkshire societies.
The feature of the week will be the
third annual meeting and corn show
of tie Kansas Corn Breeders asso-
citation. The Sunllower state is par
tlcnlarly famous for its corn crop. and
farmers take particular pride in ex-
hibiting the best products OF their
tields at the annual state shows This
year the entries are more numerous
and of better average quality than
ever before. Numerous premiums. con
sisting mainly of agricultural imple
ments and supplies. will he distributed
among the winners. contest has
also been arranged for the youthful
farmers. and many handsome prizes
Will he given to the boys who has sent
corn grown by themselves for exhibi-
tlon.
Boston. Mass. Dec. 30.-Secretary
of War Taft arrived in Boston at
O'Clock this morning. An honorary po-
lice guard. under command OF Captain
Ritter and composed of five patrol
men. escorted the secretary from the
station to the home OF Mrs Samuel
Carr on Commonwealth avenue The
secretary left Washington yesterday
afternoon. Secretary Taft's visit TO
Boston indirectly for getting the sec.
ond call on Massachusetts, delegates
to Chicago with other New England.
ers who do not happen To have first
choice Is understood. While Secretary
Taft will make his principal speech
before the Merchants association to-
night. quite an extensive program has
been mapped out for him during the
day
Reno. New. Dec. 30.--A special ses-
sion OF the Nevada Legislature will be
called today by Governor John Sparks.
The governor says that he Will issue
the proclamation and that the date OF
conveniDg will be in about two weeks
The call is made at the request OF
President Roosevelt who has notified
Nevada's governor that such action
must be taken or the troops now sta
toned at GoldHeld will be removed
Notification OF the decision to assem-
BILE the legislature has been trans
mitted. Sparks says, to Washington. =
Washington, Dec. 30.-Governor
Sparks of Nevada today wired Presi-
dent Roosevelt that he is now pro
pairing a proclamation calling the leg
islature of Nevada into an extra ses-
sion. According to the president s last
communication to the governor troops
will now he ordered to remain at
Goldfield for three weeks more.
Clairington. o., Dec. 30.-Edward
Hutchinson, Baltimore & Ohio railroad
agent here. was bound, robbed and
burned to death in the station at an
early hour today. The murderers got
away with large sum of money.
Trey bound and gagged Hutchinson
After taking his watch and money
they ransacked the station and set II
on fire. The theory advanced to ex
plain the cold-blooded murder is that
the burglars were recognized by
Hutchinson. and they decided to burn
him as he lay bound in order to con
ceal their identity
Denver. Dec. 30-Judge Lewis OF
the federal court this morning quashed
all the indictments and sustained all
demurrers in the coal land fraud cases.
thereby releasing about fifty promt
nent defendants from prosecution. Re.
Gently he quashed indictments in TIM
ber frauds and today's action brings
to naught the work of the special jury
called last May. Among the defend.
ants who escaped prosecution are 8.
w. Keitel and about fourteen others
OF st. Louis, comprising the Yampa
Coal company; Charles e. Herr OF Du-
range. Robert Forester. Benjamin N.
Freeman of Durango and George Coe
Franklin of Durango. The government
attorneys gave notice they will take
the case to the United States court
of appeals and fight 1t through.
Manchester. N. H.. Dec. 30.-The
factories of +. NJ. Hoyt company, man
ufacturers of boots and shoes. which
closed down several weeks ago, re-
sumed operations today. Almost eight
hundreds hands. the largest force en-
ployed In factories since they began.
were at work after the shops opeled
this morning
Denver. Dec. Ex-senator Patterson