The Springfield herald., 1908-03-27

Fire supposed to be OF incendiary
origin destroyed the yard of the Rob
inson Lumber company at Tulsa, Ok.
causing loss of 100000.
Because of warning letters ant
night-riders tobacco growing in the 4.
counties of the White Burley district
in Kentucky has practically ceased
Tenant farmers are moving away and
land owners are offering their farms
for gale.
Mr.. Coudrey of Missouri has intro
duced n bill providing that all ex-presi
dents of the United States shall be
come honorary members of the United
States senate for life and as such shall
receive u compensationof $4,000 a
year
The suit wherein the government at.
tached 100000 worth of property OF
Oberin NJ. Carter on the ground that
it WAS part of the Green and Gaynor
funds obtained by fraudulent con-
tracts in Savannah harbor improve
ments has been decided against the
government.
Following nearly one year of litiga-
ton the interstate commerce commits
sion has rendered decision holding
that it has no jurisdiction or control
oyer through-freight rates from inland
points direct to foreign ports.
| The presentation of the silver ser
vice from the state of Nebraska to the
battleship which bcarg its name will
take place at San Francisco on May s,
'--' ,n tho cannl
me nrst trial by J..y -
zone was recently held at Cristobal.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
decided that liquor dealers are in
directly responsible for deaths of per-
sons to whom they sold liquor and de-
clared that damages could be col
lected.
The building and loan associations
of Kansas have increased their re-
sources, nearly S1,00O00O in the last
year.
The county and city superintendent
of schools of the Missouri valley are
to hold meeting at Kansas City
April IA.
The invitation of Japan to have the
battleship fleet visit port in that
country on their return to the Allan
tic has been accepted by the govern
ment.
After adopting the scale committee
report the national convention of
United Mine Workers of America, in
session at Indianapolis, adjourned sine
die. All miners in districts which
have no contracts and where no nego-
tiations are pending were ordered to
cease work on April l.
An attempt was made recently to
blow up the plant of the Continental
Portland Cement company near St.
Louis.
Four alleged private detectives of
Chicago have been arrested charged
with attempting to backmail Chief of
Police Shippy and Mayor Busse.
While playing Indian at Suffern, N.
Y, ten-yearold boy had one of his
legs burned off by companion who
burned him at the stake.
Under the direction of Secretary
Root a committee has been formed at
Washington TO execute so far as pos
sible the suggestions of the last Pan
American conference held at Rio ia.
neiro last year.
Miss Wilhelmina Crawford, % years
old. of Lowell. Mass. has adopted a
man 4G years of age as her son.
The Davis bank at Hoffman, Ok.
was recently robbed in daylight Of
5000 in currency. The holdup was
much like that at Tyro, Kan, a few
days before.
For the second time within a few
weeks Pttsburg. Pa, has suffered
from n flood. The high water came
with such suddenness that much valu-
able property was destroyed.
In petition filed in the federal
court at Lincoln, Neb., the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company takes the
radical stand that the state through
the railroad cimmlssion has no juris.
diction over it in any way and that
it is an interstate corporation subject
only to federal control
In duel at st. Petersburg, Lieut.
Gen. Smirnoff was probably fatally
wounded by Lieut.. Gen. Fock The
officers fought with pistols at 20 PAGES.
Leck Allen is dead as result OF
injuries received in n prize fight at
St Joseph, Mo-, with Fritz Gutzen-
berger.
An attempt was made recently to
wreck a fast passenger train on the
Santa Fe near Garden City, Kan.
Personai