The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-10-30

his store in broad daylight by a negro
who made his escape
The Kansas tax commission has re-
fused TO reduce the assessed value of
the property of the Rock Island Rail.
road company from s53.07S.11S.
Complete returns from the referen.
dun election in Cleveland, o., show
/ that tie thrce-cent fare franchise was
defeated by the narrow margin of Cos
votes The total number of votes cast
was 1898, with 1854 in favor of the
franchise and 3S.249 against it.
Broughton Brandenburg, who was ar.
rested at Akron. o., on telegram
from New York in connection with
the Cleveland letters sold to the New
iorl; Times, has been released on $500
bail.
During dinner given by Baron
/ kancko at Tokyo to the officers Of the
American feet, Rear Admiral Sperry
| was presented with a picture OF the
/ landing of Commodore Perry's feet in
/ Japan. The frame of the picture was
! made Of oregon pine taken 10 Japan
q by Commodore Perry.
Two MeXicans charged with foment-
, ing a revolution against Mexico have
| been convicted in the federal court at
| El Paso, Texas.
| City officials of Cleveland, O..
charge that 10000 Illegal votes were
cast in the recent referendum elec.
ton. If the claim is sustained a new
election will be held
The federal court at st. Louis has
refused the application of the NJ, x.
G. T. and 50 other western railroads
for an Injunction restraining the In.
terstate Commerce commission from
| rates on cattle.
The report of the foreign mining
experts who have been investigating
the mining industry in this country
with important recommendations for
minimizing the loss of life in coal
mines, has been submitted to Pres
| ident Roosevelt.
Perry Greathouse, special police
man Of Kansas City, Kan, shot and
mortaily wounded his l6.year-o!d
daughter. who intercepted a bullet in
| tended for her mother.
Attorneys for Harry X. Thaw have
taken an appeal 70 the federal court
of appeals from the decision Of Judge
Young of Pittsburg who dismissed
Thaw's application for a writ of
habeas corpus.
The Carnegie Hero Fund commits
sion at its last quarterly meeting is
sued 4S medals besides $4,000 in cash
donations to life savers. A number of
Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska per
sons were beneficaries.
| Floods are reported in the Arkansas
and Verdegris rivers in Kansas.
Many bridges have been washed out
west of Garden City. In the vicinity
of CoffeyVlle considerable damage is
reported.
The second pipe line doubling the
system of supply between the Kansas
natural gas fields and Kansas City has
been completed.
Bolated reports indicate that the
storm of October IL in the Philip
p pines was the worst of which there
. is any knowledge of. The death list
, will reach over 300
Binding twinc will be cheaper In
Kansas next summer. Warden Has
kell Of the state penitentiary an
nounces that he has purchased almost
) the entire supply Of sisal for the prison
plant at much lower price than il
; has ever been bought before.
: Fifty-five separate shocks of earth
quake were recorded on the seismo
graph at Manila in y hours recently
Because she was old and in poor
health Miss Anna NJ. Conwell of Pitts
bug Kan, took a fatal dose Of lauda
mum in hcr apartments. She left let