The Springfield herald., 1908-05-08
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WESTERN NEWS.

Fire at La Plata, Missouri, destroyed
J ten buildings and caused a loss of $780,
900.
The Republican state central com
mittee of Oregon has endorsed the can
dldacy of Secretary Taft.
With but one dissenting voice, the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce passed
resolutions which favor the retention
on the Pacific coast of not less than
twelve battleships.
The Oklahoma Legislature is busily
engaged in enacting code of insur
ance laws, and seems to be accumulat
ing the drastic features Oh all the vari-
Gus state laws.
The case of David F. Day, the Du-
range editor, who was charged with
misuse of the mails. has been dis
missed by Judge Lewis in the federal
court at Denver.
Owners of timber In different parts
of the country are organizing assocla-
tions to protect their holdings from
fire by means of system of patrol
by rangers, resembling the work done
by the United States forestry service
in guarding against eXtinguishing fires.
The Womens Christian Temperance
Union of California has written to
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf sub
hitting resolutions of the association
protesting against the serving of in
toxicants at dinners or entertainments
to be given the officers and men of the
Atlantic fleet.
Henry Watterson, after a two weeks
S ay in Washington and two weeks in
New York, has written his view of the
Democratic political situation in the
nation He says he will support Bryan,
who he believes can be elected. and
that Johnson could not win with
Wall street tag" on him.
To call the attention of the govern
ment to what they believe is a delib-
crate attempt to rob them of lands,
deputation of Indian chiefs, represent
ing eve~y tribe of British Columbia
coast Indians, will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May Goth, to interview Sir
Wilfrid Laurier.
Fen S. Hildreth, receiver of the land
Office at Phoenix, Arizona, has been
suspend I'd pending the investigation OF
his records by an inspector, which Is
in progress. The nature of the charges
or suspicious is not made public. Hill
dreth says the courts investigation
will vindicate him.
previously passed by the Senate pro-
viding for the establishment of a state
industrial college for women. Domes-
tic science will be the principal thing
taught at the new school and girls be-
tween the ages of twelve and thirty
five are to be admitted as students.
The state Prohibition convention of
Kansas elected thirty-four delegates to
the national convention at Columbus,
Ohio, selected candidates for both
houses of Congress and n full state
ticket. Rev. e. C. Shouse of Parsons
was named for United States senator
and Rev. Albert l.. Hope of Abilene
for governor.
In the Federal Court at Denver the
hearing of test case, instituted as
a result of mutual agreement be-
tween Clifford Pinchot, head of the
forest bureau, and the Colorado Cat
tie and Horse Growers Association,
Judge Lewis decided that the forest
bureau has not only the right to bar
stock from forest reserves, but has
the still further power of making ii
obligatory upon cattle owners to see
that the cattle do not stray upon the
reserves, whether the reserves are
fenced or not. the Colorado law to the
contrary Notwithstanding.