The state herald., 1909-04-02
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS.
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

The Minnesota bill prohibiting the
sale or manufacture of Intoxicating
liquors was killed in the House, as
was also the anti.treating bill.
That Goose island, lying in the Mis-
souri, river between Kansas City, Mo-,
and Kansas City, Kan. belongs to the
state of Kansas is the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States.
One person was killed, four others
were injured and property damage es.
timated at $4,000 resulted from tor
rado which swept through Laredo,
Tex, and vicinity on the night Of
March 23rd.
"Out of hell! Back to Eden!" This
This is the exhortation given young
men of the Chicago Hebrew institute
by Rabbi Isaac Landman of Philadel.
rhia, who declares that hell is the city
and Eden the farm.
The California legislature adjourned
at noon March 2ith. Governor Gillett
spoke in both houses. thanking the
members for having strengthened his
administration by the enactment Of
laws demanded by the people.
A tornado in Wise county. Texas. did
great damage on the night of March
sd. 1t hit the towns OF Sanger. Green.
wood, Grafton, Dan. Slidell, Bridge.
port and Decatur. Twelve persons are
known to have been killed.
Archbishop Jean Baptiste Pitaval
on March 23rd received official notice
f-om the Vatican at Rome of his ele
vation TO the archepiscopatc of Santa
Fe. He took the oath of office and
made profession of faith the same day
at Santa Fe before Vicar General
Nourchegu.
Prospects of a Greater Chicago sub.
way system have been advanced by the
uncovering of cherished hopes fostered
by the Illinois Central railroad, which
wants subway of its own. II is said
that other railroads will be accorded
equal rights and that the electrification
Of all lines will be insisted on.
The executive committee of the
Western Passenger Association has
recommended that the same basis of
fare as last year. namely. one and
half fare for the round trip. be made
this season for the state fairs In II.
.iLois, Iowa Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Nebraska, with minimum OF one dol.
lar.
II is announced by the representa-,
tiycs Of eighteen roads that legal
fights on the 2-cent fare laws in states
adjoining Missouri will be brought by
the railroads operating in Missouri
The 3.cent local ticket rate and the
2,0OO,mlle interchangeable book will
be put into effect in Missouri Aprlt
IOth.
The will OF James Millillln, banker
and phllanthropIst OF Decatur. ILL.,,
who died In Orlando. Fla. March 25th.
has been made public Practically his
entire estate valued at Sl,5OO,O0O. is
left In the hands OF five trustees for
educational and charity purposes in
the city OF Decatur The widow gets
the $4,000 home and $4,000 a year
Tor life,
A new worlds amateur indoor rec.
ord for the Marathon distance of
twenty.slS miles 3S5 yards was set
at Chicago March 2Gth by Sidney
Hatch. a Chicago man. when he won
In 2:li30O 10. The former record was
2:5i:i5 2,5 and was held by Matt Ma.
loney, the eastern amateur. who re.
Gently became professional. There
were seventy starters
The passengers. conductor and por.
teI OF Pullman car on the Denver 4
Rio Grande railroad. which was stand
inE ON a switch at Burnham station
about a mile from the Union depot In
Denver to await morning before the
passengers were called up, We're held
Ip and robbed by two masked men
about o'clock on the morning Of
March Goth From -four male passon.
rcrs. the conductor and porter the rob,
lcrs secured si7975. They left no
clue TO their Identity,