The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-04-16

The Kansas supreme court has rem.
dered judgment OF custer against
Mayor Harsha OF Hutchinson, Kan,
aud other city officers on the ground
that they have permitted violations of
the prohibitory law.
Insurance Superintendent Barnes
has barred the Illinois Surety company
from transacting business in Kansas.
Gov. Campbell of Texas has called
the legislature in special session for
the second time.
An Immense ice gorge formed at
Niagara Falls completely stopping the
How of the river and for the second
time In the memory of man the great
cataract was silent
The French government has in
formed the state department at Wash.
ington of its determination to expel
former President Castro OF Venezuela
from Fort De France and compel his
return to Europe.
IRE explosion Of $4,000 pounds Of
powder at the Dupont Powder mills at
wayne, ~ j., destroyed the eight
buildings OF the plant, killed one wom-
an injured 75 persons and wrecked
houses even in the surrounding coun.
try
Glove workers from les factories I'm
New York have petitioned the senate
10 place a heavier duty on womens
gloves so the industry may be built
up in this country.
An agreement has been reached by
which the senate committee will rec
ommend that 100000 tons OF Philip
pine sugar may come into this country
free OF duty.
The report of Bank Commissioner
Dolley shows that the state banks of
Kansas contains deposits amounting
to s93,12l,2S7.9S which is a gain OF
sS.94i,19S.35 since last November.
Pending decision from the ST.
Louis circuit court on the Injunction
asked against the railroads Uf Mis-.
souri, to prevent raising the passenger
rate to three cents per mire, all ex-
isting rates will continue In effect.
Four tobacco warehouses containing
100000 pounds of tobacco were burn
ed at Mayfie!d. Ky.
After three weeks OF consideration
the Payne tariff bill was passed by
the house Of representatives by a vote
OF 2l7 TO l6l, but two Republicans
voting against the measure and four
Democrats for Il.
Mexico is to build q $3,O0O.O00 New
National theater
The emperor of Russia has con-
ferred upon Premier Stolypin the
knighthood Of the order Of the White
Eagle.
or the Oriental commerce amount.
ing to $4,000, 100000 the United States
enjoys five per cent of the imports
and 10 per cent of the exports.
Arrangements are being made to
found an "Airman's School in Ger
many TO teach the operating OF dirigi-
BILE balloons.
Government attorneys who had the
cases against Gov. Haskell and other
Oklahoma men in charge announce
that the cases will be dropped.
A. f. Stllwell president of the Kan
sas City, Mexico & Orient railroad with
a party of English capitalists has
started on a trip over the line TO
Mexico.
Attorneys representing nearly all
the railroads operating In Kansas held
4 conference in Topeka and it IL un-
derstood that they decided TO permit
the two-cent fares 10 continue In that
state for the present.
The National Executive committee
Of the Liberal party has issued a call
for meeting of the state committees
OF the party in 81. Louis June 90.
Following long established custom
the children OF the capital rolled their
Easter eggs on the White house lawn
TO the music OF the Marine band as
usual.
Three cases of bubonic plague were
| discovered on the British steamer
( Kubens while in the harbor at Ant.
/ weTp.
| The Hamilton club of Chicago held
/ It's 18th annual Appomatox day ban.
! quet N the Auditorium Annex with
/ Secretary OF War Dickinson rs the
/ guest of honor.
/ Business failures In the United
States for the week ended April s
were 2s7, against 20i last week, and
| 25i in the like week OF 1908.