The Springfield herald., 1910-07-29
GEN e RAJ.

From the Inheritance tax paid to the
state of New York Is 1t estimated that
the late E. H. Harriman's estate 10
worth $71.O53.737.
Four thousand Louisville shop en-
ployes of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad received an unsolicited in
crease of six per cent.
After four months suspension OF
coal mining in Illinois settlement OF
the trouble has been reached between
the operators and striking miners.
Chairman Burke of the House com.
mittee on Indian affairs. has been mott.
fled that there will be no attempt to
open the Rosebud and Pine Ridge
lands in South Dakota before next
spring.
AS a climax to a night and day OF
rioting in the yards of the Grand
Trunk railway. Pinkerton detectives
stoned and five passenger trains
stalled for hours was followed by an
attempt Sunday afternoon to derail
eastbound passenger No. s. known as
the Detroit and New York express.
The population of Chicago has
passed the :wo million mark. accord
ing to the 1910 school census made
public Wednesday. The total minor
population of the city is S14.115. an In
crease of 66.76S over the census OF
1903. Based on the minor count the
total population is 100000.
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson, who was
abroad June 18th last, when the fed
eral grand Jury indicted him. together
with James a. Patten and five others
for conspiracy in restraint of trade
in connection with the operation OF
an alleged cotton pool. surrendered
himself to United States Commits
sioner Shields in New York and was
released ION $1,000 bond.
Formal announcement has been
made by j. T. Templeton, secretary OF
the Bucks Stove & Range Company of
ST. Louis, OF the end of the fight with
organized labor. The employees of the
plant are to be organized. The an
nouncement says in part: 1.-The pres
ent management is and always has
been, friendly to organized labor. We
for its protection and advancement.
A special council of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen has been called
to meet in St. Louis August list to out
line the demands for increased wages.
shorter working hours and better work
ing conditions upon which the train
men on all railroads operating between
Chicago and the Pacific coast and the
Gulf Of Mexico. to and including Can
ada, will insist, even to the extent OF
striking if necessary to obtain them.
Workmen opening the entries Of the
Letter mine at Zeigler. ILL.,. which were
closed by an explosion more than
year ago, Saturday found six bodies
which were entombed by the explo'
sion. They were well preserved and
easily identified.
General Manager W. H. Meyers of
the Pennsylvania railroad and the com
mittees representing the $4,000 train
men and conductors employed on the
lines of the road east of Pittsburg,
have agreed on basis for the settle
ment of the wage controversy.
The national convention of the An
cient Order of Hibernians at Portland,
Ore, elected as national president
James j. Regain of St. Paul, Mimi.
the present national vice-president
Minnesota presents the unusual
spectacle of state with its treasury
filled to Overlooking. If the recon-
mendations of Governor Eberhart are
followed all the taxes will be abro-
gated for the year 1911, as there Will
be plenty of money coming in through
ordinary collections, together with
the surplus of almost $2.OO0.OoO. to
keep the state machinery moving.