The Springfield herald., 1908-01-03

on the elevated tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Camden, N. j., re-
Gently.
A Worchester, Mass, boy. who sent
a Christmas present to the president
received ten dollar bill and person
al letter in acknowledgement.
The first saloon keeper placed on
trial in Chicago for violation of the
Sunday closing law was acquitted by
a jury.
The enrolment OF teachers at the
annual state association was smaller
this year than usual, less than 1000
being present.
Forty-two damage suits against the
Central Illinois Traction company on
account of wreck on the road last
September have been settled for $41,-
O0O
The situation between the line and
staff officers in the navy has become
so acute since the resignation of Ad-
miral Brownson that congress Will
probably be called upon to settle the
controversy.
At Havana on Christmas day the
University of Louisiana football team
defeated the University of Havana
team by a score of Sc to O.
Senator Dillingham;, chairman of the
immigration commission, says no rec
concentrations for important legisla-
tion will be made to congress for at
least year.
The United Churches of God at Des
Moines, Ia, have been accused OF ac-
cepting money for support from sa-
looms.
A Cleveland, o., philatelist recently
paid $4,000 for STAINS issued at
Alexandria, Va, in 1S47.
Admittance to a dancing academy
was recently refused at San Fran
cosco to member of the crew of the
cruiser Philadelphia, because of his
uniform. The matter will be reported
to Washington.
Sister Theresa, a Catholic nurse at
a Milwaukee hospital, was recently
shot and killed by an insane patient.
C. e. Lovely, postmaster at Ocean
Park, Cal, has been arrested charged
with embezzlement of government
I funds.
The American ship Atlas has
reached San Francisco from Balti-
more after voyage lasting 275 days.
i One hundred and twenty thousand
people were fed in New York Oh
Christmas by the Salvation army.
u. s. Griffin, of Jefferson county.
Kansas, has been appointed inspector
of denatured alcohol in the trans
Missouri district. He will have head
quarters at Kansas City.
Tho ir;a opd connopy
of Kansas. has doubled its capital
stock and is now s20,00O.OO0 cor
poration.
The only Chinese woman in Pitts
burg Pa, fell dead Christmas day
from smoking too much opium.
Five men alleged to have robbed
the bank at Aldrich, Mo-. on Decem-
ber 10 have been arrested at Carlo,
III.
A phonograph with number OF
records of the voices OF all the great
singers of the present day has been
deposited in specially prepared
vault in Paris which is not to be
opened for 100 years.
Fire in San Francisco destroyed an
entire block of business buildings
4
President Roosevelt has received
and accepted the resignation of Rear
Admiral Brownson as chief of bureau
of navigation. Capt Winslow has
been appointed to succeed the ad-
miral.
The Missouri supreme court has is
sued a temporary rule prohibiting
Judge J. l.. Fort from trying the
Kansas City theatrical cases until the
court decides on the constitutionality
of the law creating the second divis-
ion of the Jackson county criminal
court.
Admiral Evans has reported the
arrival of the battleship fleet at Port
of Spain, Trinidad. to the navy de-
partment. Secretary Metcalf sent
Christmas greetings to officers and
men.
The postmaster general has issued
fraud order against A w. Griffin &
Son, Of Oklahoma, who claimed TO be
government land locators for veter-
ans, their widows and orphans
Clarence Young, Topeka druggist,
has been sentenced to pay fine Of
sl00 and serve lS0 days in Jail for
selling cocaine as headache powders.
A mob of citizens at Henryetta,
Ok, took a negro murderer from jail
and lynched him recently.
St Paul, Minneapolis and Des
Moines banks have resumed cash
payments.
The government is asking for bids
for heavier-than.air flying machine
| for the army and specifications have
been issued.
| The Rock Island Railroad company
| has entered a plea of guilty in "a
cases at Chicago charging violation of
the law prohibiting the confinement
| of live stock in cars longer than 2S
| hours. tI
A verdict of not guilty was rendered
in the trial of the train crew of the
Baltimore & Ohio train that was
wrecked at Terra Gotta. d C.. in De-
cembcr, 1906, in which 43 persons
were killed. The charge was man
| slaughter.
Attorney General Jackson has in
stituted proceedings in the Kansas Sill