The Springfield herald., 1910-06-17
The WORLD IN
PARAGRAPHS
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
Eioh COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINas AND HAPPENING THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WEsTER RN.

The National Congress OF Mothers
opened its sessions in Denver Friday
night and were welcomed by Governor
Shafroth. Delegates are In attendance
from all parts of the country.
Capt. Stephen O'Connor. U. s. A.. re-
tired, is on trial at Tombstone. Ariz..
for the murder OF DR.. A. Q. Russell at
Duquesne January 2Sth. There were
no witnesses to the killing. which was
the elimination of five-year feud.
The Department of Utah. Ladies' Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, was
instituted at Salt Lake City. Sunday,
under the direction of Della r. Henry.
national president Of Kansas City. Salt
Lake City Is the headquarters for this
department.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
on Friday resumed its through sleep
ing car service over the San Pedro
route to Los Angeles. which had been
discontinued since December 31st. be-
cause of the latter road having been
destroyed for miles by washouts.
The Denver Times has been sold by
ex-SenatorSThomas M. Patterson to y.
N. Hustled of Denver. and the new
owner will take possession July 1st.
Hugh O'Neill will have the editorial
and Wallace P. Doty the business man
agement. The price is said to be
around $165.OO A new plant will be
installed.
The murderers OF Saburo Ichimura,
the Japanese banker OF Ogden, Utah,
who was killed at the Japanese mis-
sion Saturday night, when two men at
tempted to hold up the house. are still
at large. The police say nothing tan
gible leading to the identity of the
youthful desperadoes has been uncov-
cred.
A Jury in the United States Circuit
Court in San Francisco rendered YER
dict giving judgment Of s26S.446 TO
claimants against three insurance
companies that sought to escape pay
ment on thirty-five policies held by
property owners who lost heavily in
the fire on April 1s. 1906. A legal in
terest OF $56616 is added TO this
amount. The defendants are the Com
mercial Union Assurance Company,
Alliance Assurance Company and Pal
atine Insurance Company.
The convention of the Rocky Noun
tain district of the National Letter
Carriers Association. in session at
Denver Sunday, elected officers and
passed several important resolutions
relative to the general welfare of the
organization. among them one favor
ing the retirement of their men at 60
years of age on pension. They do not
favor the plan of holding out pay to
build up pension fund. believing that
the government should maintain 1t in
dependently Of any assistance from the
carriers.
Following the state capital election
In Oklahoma. which decided by large
majority for Oklahoma City as against
Shawnee and Guthrie. were some ex-
citing incidents. w. B. Anthony, Sec
retary of Governor Haskell, in fast
automobile ride. carried the seal of the
state from Guthrie to Oklahoma City
after taking 1t secretly from the secre-
tary of states office. Citizens of Guth-
rie obtained a temporary injunction
from the state courts against members
of the state Legislature to prevent the
removal of the state offices. They also
prepared to file suit for permanent in.
junction.