The state herald., 1908-03-27


take place at San Francisco on May s.
An attempt was made recently to
wreck fast passenger train on the
Santa Fe near Garden City, Kan.
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 100000 in the last
year.
The first trial by jury in the canal
zone was recently held at Cristobal.
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
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 .
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 blackmail Chief Of
Police Shippy and Mayor Busse.
While playing Indian at Suffern, n.
Y. a ten-year-old boy had one of his
legs burned off by companion who
burned him at the stake.
Machinists, boilermakers and mem.
bers of kindred trades to the number
of 1900 working in the Denver and Rio
Grande shops have gone on a strike.
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
England, Germany and France have
each sent war vessels to Haiti to pro.
tect their interests there where gen
eral massacre Of the white residents
is feared.
Students 10 the number of 1000 at
Ann Arbor, Mich, wrecked a theater
and overpowered the police. When
the firemen appeared TO turn water
upon them they captured the hose
and paraded the streets until weary.
Miss Wilhelmina Crawford. go years
old, of Lowell Mass, has adopted a
man i6 years of age us 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. n few
days before.
For the second time within few
weeks Pittsburg, Pa. has suffered
from a flood, The high water came
with such suddenness that much valu.
able property was destroyed.
The United States supreme court
has affirmed the findings of the federal
court for the western district OF Mis-.
souri, wherein the Armour Packing
company. Swift & Co. Morris a Co.
and the Cudahy Packing company OF
of Kansas City were fined $4,000 each
for accepting rebates. The Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railway com
pany was also fined $4,000 for giving
rebates.
The Republican state convention OF
Iowa instructed their delegates for
Secretary Taft and adopted resolu.
ton calling for tariff revision at n
special session of congress. william
II. Allison was indorsed for senator
In n duel at st Petersburg. Lieut.
Gen. smirnofi was probably fatally
wounded by Lieut.. Gen. Fock. The
officers fought with pistols at 20 PAGES.
The sentence OF Gen. Stoessel to ten
years imprisonment in fortress for
surrenderlng Port Arthur to the Japa.
nese has been confirmed By the EN-.
peror OF Russia.
A conference OF labor leaders rep.
rescnting III different national and
international unions was In session at
Washington to consider the proposed
amendments to the Sherman antitrust
law made necessary by recent de.
cisions OF the supreme court declar.
Ing labor unions trusts.
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 clmmisslon has no Jurls.
dic,ion over II In any way and that
II Is an Interstate corporation subject
only TO federal control.
Several American and foreign war.
ships are at Port Au Prince. Haiti to
protect the foreign interests which
have been threatened by the dlsquIet.
Ing political situation In the black re.
public"
Personal.