The state herald., 1908-02-28

vote solidly for William j. Bryan ior
president.
The grand jury at Kansas City has
returned IL indictments against j. E.
Brady, former president of the failed
Merchants Refrigerating company.
The indictments allege embezzlement
and wrongful issue OF warehouse re-
ceipts.
There is talk of the president send
ing John Mitchell, the retiring presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers, to
Panama the coming summer TO make
a report on labor conditions there.
The entire middle west was recently
covered with deep blanket of snow.
Railroad and street car traffic was
badly impeded at many points.
The democratic state central COM
mittee of Ohio has unanimously en-
dorsed William j. Bryan for the pres
idency.
The government announces that 1t
is prepared now to begin suit against
railroads which received grants of
land from the public domain to enforce
the terms of those grants. Millions
of acres of valuable land are involved
in the case.
The Iowa supreme court has handed
down decision declaring the commits.
sion form of municipal government
as adopted by the city of Des Moines
to be constitutional in every par
ticular.
The Santa Fe railroad has ordered n
reduction of is per cent in the me-
chanical force all over the system.
At a recent cabinet meeting figures
were submitted by Secretary Straus
showing that immigration had de-
creased nearly 30 per cent during the
past few months.
The council OF administration of the
New York State Bankers association
passed resolution "unequiyocally dis
approving" the provisions Of the AL
drlch bill.
Judge Ball at Chicago has dissolved
the temporary injunction granted to
Suyvesant Fish by which 6,23l
shares OF the Illinois Central were
enjoined from being voted at the an
nual election. The decision is a com
plete victory for +. H. Hartman.
BY an explosion OF ten tons OF dy.
Mantle in a powder mill near Berke.
ley. Cal, four white men and "a Chi.
namen were killed. The shock shook
the entire bay region like an earth.
quake.
Baron Takahira. the japanese am
bassador. was formally received by
President Roosevelt at the White
house recently.
The first test OF the Oklahoma guar.
antce bank deposit law resulted In a
victory for the state The district
court at Guthrie holds that banks are
corporations and as such are account.
able TO the legislature.
Seven men were injured by the ex-
ploslon OF a boiler in manufacturing
plant at Lowell. Mass. recently.
Two deaths from yellow fever have
occurred ON the steamer Crispln at
Galveston, Tex.
The enumeration Of school children
In Oklahoma, just completed, shows a
total OF i75,S47.
A trolley car with 20 passengers
ON board was recently snow bound In
Illinois for "a hours. The passen.
gers suffered for lack OF food.
A movement has been inaugurated
at Burlington. Ia. to drive all gam.
blcrs out OF the state.
Another print paper trust Is In pro,
cess OF formation at Appleton. Wis
which includes all the mills In Mime
sofa, Wisconsin aud Michigan.
Mrs. Stinson. aged 90 years was
burned to death at Wintcrset. Ia, re
Gently and Mrs Mills. nelghbor
dropped dead while watching the dis
astcr,
Attorney General Byers of Iowa
has decided that breworles can not
own saloons In that state.
Uruguay has presented the govern
ment with a bust OF President Roose
welt made by native artists.
All but one Of the 2S men aud boys
who were entombcd In a colllery neal
ahhhpklh, IA recently were rescued
alive and showed no bad effects from
their explosion.
r. l.. Smith. the brakeman on IN,
VI X. a r.. train which was robbed
Of an express package containing 81.
900 recently has confessed TO The
theft. All the money was recovered.
Personal.
nrlg Gen, =, 3 Dodge. a. 3. A., re
Tired, Is dead NJ his home IN Washing
ton. aged 60 years
Former Secretary OF tho Trcasur,
Loalio VI, Shaw, was the guest OF hon
or at The goth annual banquet Of IN,
Kansas city liar association recently
lie Is remarkably pessimiatic regard
ing the republican rhnnraR in tho com