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Miles CITY, Montana, reported tenl-
perature of 10S degrees July 31st.
In letter to w. j. Bryan Governor
Johnson of Minnesota places himself
at the disposal the national Democratic
committee for working purposes. He
says he will be available about Septem-
ber and will go where wanted
Gov. John S. Little of Arkansas, has
been placed in a sanitarium at st. JOS
eph, Mo. He has been suffering from
nervous breakdown almost ever
since his election, which has developed
acute melancholia. His condition is
not encouraging.
Special agents OF the government are
said to be in Chicago trying to col
lect evidence to substantiate proceed
ings for the disruption of the Harri-
man system of railroads upon the
ground that the combination is in vio-
lation of the Sherman antitrust act.
The Western Federation of Miners,
at its annual meeting in Denver, just
closed, was in session for seventeen
days. President Charles H. Meyer was
reelected and Denver was chosen as
the next place of meeting as well as
the permanent headquarters OF the Or
ganization.
Rex Beach. the novelist, who re-
turned to Seattle from bear hunt in
Alaska short time ago, with Sc
we're attack of irittis that threatened
total blindness, is still confined to a
dark room in the hospital, but spe-
cialists in charge say the crisis has
been passed and his sight will not be
permanently affected.
President j. B. Case has issued the
call for the annual session of the trans
Mississippi Commercial congress, fix
ing the dates for Oct. 7th-10th at San
Francisco. An exceptionally strong
program, with a promise of addresses
by Taft, Bryan, Secretary Garfield and
many men prominent in national at
fairs, is being prepared.
]. P. Burford of St. Louis, said to
be a wealthy manufacturer of that
city and an extensive mine owner, Of
fers reward of 81 900 for information
as to the whereabouts of his wife, Mrs.
Anna Burford, who accompanied him
from st. Louis some two weeks ago
and disappeared from the Nattick ho-
tel on July goth.
Charles w. Bryan remitted on We'd
nesday to Governor Haskell, treasurer
of the National Democratic commit
tee, 81. 1.504.95, given by 101 contribu-
tors to the campaign fund. Governor
Haskell telegraphed that two hours
after his selection as treasurer had
been announced, 2,7S0 was contributed
by sixty-two local residents. This
sum, he stated, came without solicit
tation.
Life Imprisonment was the punish
ment meted out to Mrs. Sarah Morasch
Saturday in the District Court of Wy
andotte county, Kansas, for the muir
der of four-year-old Ruth Miller, a
niece Of the woman by marriage. Mrs.
MCrasch sent poisoned candy through
the mail to Ella VanMeter, fourteen
years old, half sister to the murdered
child. The older girl for whom it was
intended, did not die.
On account of rate and publicity rul-
ings of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, the Canadian Pacific, Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Santa
Fe roads have served notice upon
shippers that they will go out of the
export trade to China. Japan, Australia
and New Zealand November LIST, and
practically will abandon the import
trade. 1t is feared that this will cause
the abandonment OF all the Oriental
steamship lines. which. 1t is predicted.
will fall into the hands of the Japan
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