The Globe-republican., 1909-04-29

| murder or GOeDel In lJ0U eXcep
henry e. Youtsey now serving sen
tence in the state penitentiary.
Secretary Coburn of the Kansas stat
board of Agriculture has issued thu
first report on 1909 crop conditions IL
which he placas the present whea
acreage at 6,0s2, 1000 and the condition
88.05.
The money with which to pay thu
big fine of the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany to the state of Texas amounting
to S1,S04,000 was sent from New Yorl
in currency. Many of the bins being
of $4,000 denomination.
At the annual meeting Of the Asso
ciated Press resolutions were adopted
calling upon the senate to abolish the
tariff on wood plup and reduce the
tariff on newsprint paper as recon-
mended by the special committee ap
pointed year ago by the house. The
action desired has already been taken
by the house.
The Newspaper Publishers asso
citation held its annual meeting at the
Waldorf-Astoria New York, $50 news.
paper men attending.
The Dukes who control the Ameri-
can Tobacco company are reported to
be planning to organize giant cotton
mill corporation in the south.
Chief Justice Kane of the Oklahoma
supreme court has issued an order
for special term of court to convene
at Ada for the purpose of impanelling
grand jury to investigate the lynch
ing at Ada.
Independent oil producers have ap-
peared before President Taft and the
senate finance committee IN an effort
to prevent oil and its products being
placed on the free list In the tariff
bill now before the senate.
Judge Bryant of the United States
circuit court for the eastern district
of Texas has ordered that all of the
property of the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany in Texas be turned over to the
state receiver and held subject to all
debts of the company which will in
clude the fine of $1,6000OO assessed
against the company for violation OF
the Texas antitrust laws.
Dispatches from the City of Mexico
tell OF an eruption of the volcano of
Coima and severe earthquake fol-
lowing that startled the inhabitants
but caused no serious damage.
The Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
has issued an order releasing all parts
of the country from quarantine on ac-
count of foot and mouth disease as the
disease has been completely eradi-
Gated.
Further investigation of the systa.
matte smuggling of Paris gowns into
New York has caused the custom
house officials to declare that probably
$1,OO0,0OO worth of goods has been
Struggled into that port each year for
the past ten years.
An application for charter for the
Kansas Democratic League has been
filed at Topeka. The purpose of the
organization is to start a movement
by which a Democratic newspaper
may be established in every county in
Kansas.
The senate committee on finance
Will present an amendment to the
tariff bill providing for the appoint
ment of customs court to hear cases
appealed from the boards of apprais-
ers.
Senator Cummins of Iowa has offer
ed an amendment to the tariff bill in
the senate providing for a graduated
income tax commencing with two
per cent assessment on incomes of
$4,000 and increasing to six per cent
on 100000 and over.
After a bitter close and exciting
contest the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution elected Mrs. Scott Of
illinois president general by vote of
436 while Mrs. Story received AIS.
President Gomez of Venezuela. has
issued decree granting freedom to
all the men taken prisoners at the
time of the overthrow Of the Castro
administration last December.
The Missouri house of representa-
tives defeated a measure taxing cor
porations 25 cents for each $1,000
Of capitalization.
Plans are being formed at st. Louis
TO establish a line of modern freight
boats on the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers.
Appropriation of $4,000 to pay the
travelling expenses of the president
for the year 1910 is proposed in an
amendment to the census bill.
In accordance with the proclamation
Of Gov. Deneen Illinois observed April
70 as Arbor day.
The New York Produce exchange
has passed resolutions calling upon
congress to remove the tariff on wheat.
Eight vessels will participate in the
cruise Of the naval Militia on the
treat Lakes August 8 to 10.
Personal.
William NJ. Stewart ex-senator of
Nevada died at a hospital in Washing