The Springfield herald., 1909-12-10

burlington Ia, has adopted The
commission pian OF a city government
by vote OF 1888 to 1858.
reports OF the election on the 2sth
ult. show that the proposed prohibit
ton constitutional amendment was de-
feated at the polls in Alabama by =
considerable majority.
Temperance leaders at the national
headquarters of the various anti-sa-
loon force in New York City declare
that no doubt exists but what Uncle
Sam will soon entirely abolish alco-
holic stimulants in any form in it,
army and navy.
Eight men imprisoned In the Lon
don mine Of the Tennessee Copper
company at Ducktown, Tenn, as the
result of shaft house fire. were res
cued the next day. None was injured.
The miners were protected from
smoke and gas by partition which
they built.
Announcement Is made at Bradford
Pa, that the sixty hand-blown glass
plants of the country will apply for ar
ticles OF incorporation under the laws
of Pennsylvania for company to be
known as the Imperial Window Glass
Company of the United States. It will
be capitalized at $1O.OOO.OOO.
The Orphans Court at Philadelphia
sustained the validity of the will of
the late Anna T. Jeanes, who left
much of her fortune to charitable and
educational institutions. The estate
is estimated to be worth between $4,-
100000 and Ss,OOO.OOO. The will was
attacked by thirty-six heirs-at-law.
Eighty thousand persons are starv-
ing in Armenia, according to advices
received at Worcester, Mass, by EN-
lily G. Wheeler. secretary Of the Ma
tional Armenia and India Relief As
ISOLATION, and 5000 orphans need aid.
She says that unless aid is sent speed
lily from America, large number of
Armenians will perish.
Captain Palmer E. Pierce of the
United States army. who is president
of the International Athletic Associa-
ton, has issued call for the annual
meeting OF that body in New York
City on December 2Sth and has an
nounced that the subject of football
revision will take up considerable
portion of the program.
M. Barthou, the French minister
of Justice, has instructed the public
prosecutor at Grenoble to begin an &C.
ton against a local priest for placing
a communal school under an interdict.
This will be the first prosecution un-
dertaken directly by the state in con-
nection with the church campaign
against the public schools.
Fanatical Moros and Sananos
forced fight on detachment Of con-
stabulary under Lieutenant Elarts
near Mount Malindang, Mindanao Isl
and. few days since. Six members
of the constabulary, four porters and
one policeman were killed and one
of the constabulary was wounded. The
aggressors left twenty of their number
dead when they finally scattered.
The joint committee of railway man
ayers at Chicago has issued the fol-
lowing statement: 1.-The millions of
people who will suffer by reason OF
the growing paralysis Of traffic Of thir-
teen railways entering St. Paul and
Minneapolis, and by the throwing out
of employment of thousands of men
engaged in mining, manufacturing and
commercial business requiring rail-
road facilities, should know that this
situation is due to the refusal of the
membership OF the Switchmen's Union
of North America to abide by the pro-
posed arbitration Of differences"