The Springfield herald., 1908-08-07
NEWS TO DATE
IN PARAGRAPHS
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN NEWS.

Miles City, Montana. reported a tenn
perature of los degrees July 31st.
Suits against the alleged lumber
trust were simultaneously begun on the
goth ult. in Missouri. Kansas and OK
lahom. and papers are being prepared
for a suit in Texas.
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
Il nervous breakdown almost ever
since his election, which has developed
acute melanchoiia. His condition is
not encouraging.
The Aero Club of Columbus. Ohio.
has been formed with nineteen charter
members. and will send u committee
10 Chicago to ask the federation OF
American Aero clubs to select Colum-
bus for the international balloon race
to be held this fall.
Special agents OF the government are
said 10 he 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 II. Meyer was
reelected and Denver was chosen as
the next place of meeting as well as
the permanent headquarters OF the Or
ganization.
President ]. 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
prosram. with promise OF addresses
by Taft, Bryan. Secretary Garfield AMI
many men prominent in national al
fairs, is being prepared.
J. 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 .504-95, given by 101 contribu-
tors to the campaign fund. Governor
Haskell teiegraphed 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 solici-
tation.
Life Imprisonment was the punish
| uent meted out to Mrs. Sarah Morasch
Saturday in the District Court of Wy
| audotte county, Kansas. for the muir
der of four-year-old Ruth Miller, a
niece of the woman by marriage. Mrs.
Morasch sent poisoned candy through
the mail to Ella VanMeter, fourteen
years old, a 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 1st. and
practically will abandon the import
trade 1t is feared that this will cause
the abandonment of all the Oriental
will fall into the hands of the Japan