The Springfield herald., 1908-04-24

The Missouri supreme court has Is
sued a writ of mandamus ordering
Judge Wallace to transfer the Kansas
City theater cases to Judge Porter
fields court.
The hearing of the Standard Oil com
pany's appeal from the s29,240.Ooo fine
imposed by Judge Landis in the feder-
al court at Chicago has been set for
May and s.
The business portion of Schafer,
county seat of Mckenzie county, North
Dakota, has been destroyed by fire and
| the court house is among the burned
buildings.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has decided that it has no au-
thority to require railroads to estab-
lish special favors for particular oc-
casions by the issue of party rate
| tickets for theatrical companies.
The attorney general has refused to
comply with Speaker Cannon's house
resolution asking for facts secured in
I investigating the alleged print paper
trust because the inquiry is not fin
ished and to disclose the evidence Sc
| cured at this time might affect the in
| terests of justice.
The Missouri Pacific railroad attor-
neys have filed in the federal court
at Topeka motion attacking the con
stitutionality of the law creating the
Kansas board of railroad commission
| ers.
In accordance with the order of the
state railroad commission the express
companies doing business in Nebraska
have reduced their rates % per cent.
The members of the old city council
at South Omaha, Neb., refuse to give
up their offices to their successors.
The matter will be taken into the
courts for settlement.
| The fight in the New York state
Democratic convention resulted in the
unseating OF McCarren delegates. AS
Senator McCarren and his followers
man then in the hall would live long
enough to see another Democratic
mayor of New York elected.
The big Hauser dam across the Mis-
souri, river near Helena, Mont, burst
recently allowing a great body of wa
ter to rush down the valley below.
Several small villages were entirely
swept away, but only two lives were
lost. The dam at Great Falls was
blown up with dynamite in order to
save the smelter at that point.
During an oil fire at Riverside, Cal,
herd of elephants belonging TO a
circus nearby stampeded and before
they were rounded up had killed one
woman and injured several men be-
sides doing considerable damage to
property.
The Dorr Street Savings bank of
Toledo, O., has closed its doors.
Forty Japanese employees OF the
Canadian Pacific railroad recently
lost their lives by a snowslide in the
Cascade in mountains
The condition of Kansas wheat on
April II was 9l4 according to the
latest bulletin of Secretary F. ID. Co
burn. A year ago the condition at
this time was 81 per cent and the
yield amounted to 100000 bushels.
The scale committee of operators
and coal miners in session at Toledo,
O., has reached an agreement on all
important points at issue.
Russian troops have invaded Per-
sian territory on the Caspion sea for
the purpose of furnishing Kurdish
raiders.
Several tobacco raisers in the Han
over. Indiana. neishborhood have re-
ceived letter enclosing matches. These
letters were postmarked. Milton, KY,
and warned them to plant no tobac-
CO this year.
The battleship fleet arrived at San
Diego, Cal, and dropped anchor just
IL minutes ahead of schedule. A
hearty welcome was extended the Off
GERS and men by the vast crowd who
witnessed the scene.
Striking street car men at Chester
Pa, recently shot and wounded two
employees of the Chester Traction COM
pany. Three companies of state po-
lice were sent to the scene to quiet
the trouble.
The Alabama law against playing
baseball and other games on Sunday
has been declared unconstitutional.
The findings of the special master
in the custer suit against the officials
of Wichita, Kan, have been filed in
the Kansas supreme court. In every
instance the commissioner finds for
the state. The courts judgment will
probably be handed down in July
The city of Huron, S. D.. was recent
ly, entirely surrounded by vast prai-
re fires which swept over the ranches
destroying everything in its path. The
damage will amount to thousands of
dollars.
The French and Italian racing auto
mobiles have been shipped from Seat
tie. Wash, to Vladivostok. Siberia
The other machines will be shipped
later.
Personal
Judge George Gray sent a letter to
the Delaware Democratic convention
positively declining to be a candidate
for president. The convention in