The Monte Vista journal., 1908-02-01
Miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
The Missouri supreme court has ap.
pointed Judge Bruce Of Paris. Mo-, a
commissioner to take testimony In the
custer suit against the International
Harvester company.
The act OF congress OF June I, 1898.
prohibiting railroad companies from
discriminating against members Of
labor organizations In the matter OF
employment has been declared uncon-
stitutional by the United States su-
preme court.
The Missouri supreme court has de-
clared unconstitutional the law requir.
ing that free return transportation be
given to shippers OF live stock with
each car load by the railroads Of the
state.
A missionary has found among the
Indians in Oconto county. Wis. q
Bible given to the Oneida tribe in 1854
by the secretary OF the Prince Of
Wales while the Indians were living
in Massachusetts.
A fresh air school, unique among
educational institutions in this codAtry
will be opened In Providence. r. l..
where pupils will not remove their
wraps and will work under conditions
as nearly resembling An outdoor At.
mosphere As possible.
The government Is arranging 10
manufacture cement for use on the
Panama canal in case the prices OF
the product are too high. A manufac.
turing plant may be installed on the
isthmus.
A severe blizzard recently swept the
Atlantic coast causing much suffering
In New York and Philadelphia. Much
damage was done to small shipping
and street car trafiic was demoralixed.
W. Leo Bockemohle. cashier OF the
suspended bank OF Ellinwood. Kan.
shot and killed himself at his home.
while under arrest charged with max.
ing false statement Of the banks
condition.
Liquor interests In Alabama are re-
sorting to dynamite against the prohi.
bition leaders.
Three submarine torpedo boats re.
Gently made the trip from Newport.
n. L.. to New York In TN hours. This
is the longest trip ever made by boats
Of this class under their own power.
In the first 81 days OF January 44b..
900 hogs were marketed In Kansas
City. This IL $4,000 more than were
ever received there In any whole
month before.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meyer. aged CO
and C5 respectively. were recently
burned to death on their farm near
Bartlexville. OK.
An attempt to overthrow the mon.
archy OF Portugal and establish . re-
public was recently nipped In the bud
at Lisbon. and the leaders arrested.
An attempt Of socialists 10 bring
about . march OF the unemployed
In Chicago was frustrated BY the 20.
lice. DR.. Reitman and two Of bis
followers were arrested for inciting q
riot.
Charles Mot. the American con.
suiar agent at St. Marc. Hayti. has
been dismissed because OF eomplicity
In the recent revolutsoa against Presi'
dent Nord's government.
J. n. Joslln. an eccentric character
Of Topeka. was recently found stran'
gled 10 death In biz home In that city
A burstinG water pipe in Cincinnati
O.. caused damage estimated at 500,
900.
Three boys agsd ave. eight and II
years respectively have confessed "a
burglary II q. Louis.
The ceuissr 0outh Dakota built at
the Union lroa works In California has
bssn placed IN commission.
The American Natioaai Live Stock
association. n session at Dsnvsr. has
endorsed the leasing system Of public
lAnAs.
The supreme eeaft q ths United
olaAes hes dssisd he pstittea for q
aooeol b the CAleago Street railroad
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