The log cabin Democrat., 1908-07-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.

DcUScT lTdlu IS uOI euOuSu JO pun . child under the wheel, the St. Paul Railway won a $25.000 damage suit brought by the parents of Matthew Schwindt, at Milwaukee, Wis, who claimed that, on account of the suc- tion, the boy was drawn in and lost his arm under a train. The jury brought in a verdict after the con test was made that the railroad could not be mulcted for $25,000 on that ground. The jury, however, assess ed the road $10,OO0 for not having guard fences. To make test, a 13-year-old boy was placed near the track, while train was sent by him. He felt only breeze, he said.
 Seven miles of steamers under charter to the Standard Oil Con- pany to load case oil for the Far East, are anchored in the Upper Bay at New York, with the oil con- pany paying demurrage of from $125 to $200 a day on each ship while they are waiting their turn to load. The Standard Oil Company, taking advantage of an overstocked steam CT market, found it profitable to charter during the winter as many ships as it could lay hands on and at sufficiently low rates to permit the paying of weeks of detention fees on each vessel. Shipping men think it is one of the most daring exploits the Standard Oil Company has ever made in the export trade.
 Monk Gibson, negro, was hanged ut Cuero, Tex, Friday afternoon for murdering the Conditt family in Ed la, in September, 1905. The gal lows was open to public view. He made no confession. All that he said on the gallows was: 'Not guilty" Fully 5000 people went to Cuero to see the hanging. A special train took more than 200 from Edna, where the murders took place. Fred Powell was hung at Victoria last year for the same crimes. Con- ditt was away from home when bis wife, 14-year1old daughter and three sons were butchered in their home, the two women being outraged. Gib- son was convicted on circumstantial evidence.
 When Taft gave up his war port folio, he handed in his ninth resig- nation of public office. He never has been "fred." Here is the record of his climbing: Assistant prosecuting attorney of Hamilton county, Ohio; judge of Common Pleas Court, Ham, ilton county; Circuit Court, Superior Court. solicitor general of the Uni ted States, district court justice, Cin- cinnati; head of the Philippine Commission, governor of the Philip pines, secretary of war.
 The new dirigible balloon belong ing to the French War Department, the Republique, has made a success ful initial flight. The airship car ried a cargo of 2,SOO pounds, includ- ing its crew, and remained in the air 35 minutes, travelling at an aver age height of 300 feet.
 The Locke anti-racing bill, recent ly passed by the two branches of the Louisiana legislature, was signed Thursday by Governor Sanders. The measure provides that it shall be in effect 30 days after the affixing of the signature of the governor.
 An attempt was made to wreck a Missouri, Kansas and Texas passen- ger train by placing heavy tie on the track at Highlands, east of Tusla, Okla. The obstruction was discovered and removed just in time to prevent disaster.
 A bill to prevent the drinking of intoxicating liquors on passenger trains in Louisiana was passed by the house Wednesday night, 51 to II. The bill had previously passed the Senate.
 The hottest day of tho yea, witt the mercury standing at 94 degrees, brought death and suffering to Chi cago Monday. Seven deaths were reported to the coroner's office, ano heat prostrations were numerous.
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