Fined $29,000,000
Chicago, Aug. 5—Saturday after
n00n Judge Landis rendered a
decision in the matter of the fines
t0 be paid by the Standard Oil
Company, for violating the federal
|atv$. The fine imposed amounts
to $29,240,000 When Judge
Landis ascended the bench he
faced the greatest array of legal
talent ever assembled in one court
room. Two hundred extra chairs
Weii necessary to accomodate the
unU'Ual number of lawvers. Be
fore rendering his decision the
report of the grand jury was read
and the judge dismissed that body
with a brief speech, then he read
the decision in the most important
case ever tried in the United States
courts, imposing the above
mentioned fine Rockefeller was
at his home near Cleveland when
he received word of the decision,
and it has been impossible for any
one to secure an interview with
him since.
Cleveland, Aug. 5—When in
terviewed regarding the fine im
posed on the Standard Oil Co., by
Judge Landis, John I). Rockefeller
said that the judge would be dead
a long time before the fine was
paid. He said in fact that many
remarkable things might hanpen
before the millions were paid lit
refuses to make any further state
ment regarding the matter.
Pittsburg, Aug. 5—$WK)0 i>
missed from the First National
Bank of Turtle Creek* Allhougl
there is no trace of the missinu
money the janitor has been ar
rested, it being thought that tin
money had been left on thecountei
when the hank was closed and lit
had abstracted the bundle.
Amsterdam, N. Y. Aug. 5—Iticit
aid Mansfield went insane last
night, and is now a raving maniac.
He continually declaims famous
parts of his speeches, much the
' tine as John McCulloch.
New York, Aug. 5—A race riot
between whites and blacks at a
ball game yesterday in which oOOU
people were participants, caused
tie- death of two people and titty
more were seriously injured. It
required 300 police to quell the
riot.
Denver, Aug. •»—1 he entire
brotherhood of trainmen went on
a strike in Colorado last night
tying up all of the southern
\vstem. They demand an increase
of two cents per hour in wages.
lacoma, Aug. 5—The body of K.
Obeto, the Jap who killed his fel
low countryman here Tuesday, has
been found under a bridge with
a bullet hole in his head.
Paris, Aug. 5—The foreign office
has received some kind of an ex
planation and excuse for the Mor
rocco troubles. The exact text is
unknown, but it is said that the
governors of the provinces are
blamed for *he trouble. The ar
rival of warships at the scene had a
good effect and all is quiet now.
Teheran, Aug. —Turkish troops
are invading Persia. They are
destroying cities and mass icr. ing
the inhabitants. Sixty women
and children have been killed.
j Chicago, Aug. 6—Voiiva, being
| stripped of his power hv a decis
ion of the court, has deserted
Zion and will withdraw entirely
! from the colony. H*‘ is succeeded
by Deacon Lewis, who was Down's
' choice as leader of the sect.
Chicago, Aug. 0.—Judge Landis
has’cceivetl a telegram from the
Peoples Security Co., of Wall
street, offering him a retainer of
$2o,(XX) to act as chief council for
j the company lie refused the of
fer, as lie is now intent on prose
cuting the railroad rebate eases
which are before him.
i
Fairhaven, Mass., Aug. (».— I he
family of H II. Rogers Relieve
tlia* lie is suffering from apoplexy
and that In* will not recover from
the recent stroke, wliidi was at the
time attributed to the heat.
Portland, Me., Aug ♦ > Perry
leaves here f< r New York tomor
row, and wili star? iti a few nays
for the trip to ihe north pole.
Cleveland. Aug. **> —1> . Fhxetier,
tu*ad ph\>;cian of the Roekef<-l!er
instiMit'- iiere, ha- di~<- ■ .cml a
successful -ertim for spina' nu niu
getis 1 ie dis ov* rv is attracting
great attention in the medical
world.
Los Angeles, Aug. ti - Id'** be
ing tak* u to the ho-pital in an
ambulance. Hr. I)a\, a wealths
pioneer of this section was in
stantly kill'd yesterday evnin .
A Santa F< tram struck the vehicle
smashing it 'ompletely and kill
ing the doctor.
(■ reen"vich, t >un., Aug. i*
Evangelist Henry Spilkins was
mobbed on the Street here last
night by farmers w.n> believe tiiat
Ie* is practicing witchcraft. A
bomb was hurled at him, hut the
explosion did not injure him
Seattle, Aug, 6 — Frederick
! Bouley. a well known Alaskan,
died at Providence hospital last
i night. Bouley left all of his af
fairs in the hands of Robert Kn
glish. Cancer caused his death.
Port Arther, Ontario, Aug. 5—
Capt. Young and a hotly of soldiers
planted the British flag on Isle
Boval. Lake Superior, yesterday.
I he island lias been claimed by
Canada and the Cnited States,
and it was thought the Britisheis
%
would meet with opposition but
there was no trouble.
Seattle, Aug. 5--Nellie Johnson,
of Kirkland, has been arrested ior
horse stealing. She hired the horse
to go after her husband, A. K.
Johnson, who had deserted her
W hen she eaught him he per
suaded her to 'ell the horse to
him and then made his es<ap-\
New York. Aug. f»—In order to
stop the epidem.e of crime which
has been raging In*re hitclv, a re
» Ill st has he-n made to the police
commissioners that •’><H) additional
police he put on duty. The re
quest was signed by a large num
ber of gins ami women of the city.
Seattle, Aug. o—At the ball
game here y»s»rday decisions of
the umpire in the Sealtie-Butte
game eau-ed a riot The crowd
br ke (h wn tin* bleachers and
rushed the players. During the
tight which ensued seveial were
seriously injured, ton Walsh,
pitcher for Sea tie, was badly in
jured and wi.i b*. unable to play
for some film?.
Spitzberci n, Aug. •' — Wellmans
! u111 for the north pole starts the
I V a of this month. He began
idling' hi:- halooi. today.
N* w Orica ns, Aug. •»—Williams
lias won the senatorial race, de
feating Yardaman hv a small
majority
Scatl U , Aug. h. — A parly of ex
perts represent ing the Rot hehilds
are here preparing for a trip to
Latouehe i.-l iiid. where they will
exploit copper properties recently
acquired. Huy say that the in*
tere-t- I>aeking thi- party are ready
to spend million' in tin Prince
William Sound country if t e
showing is satisfactory.
San Francisco, Aug.<* Arrange
ments have heeli practically all
completed for a to round con
test hetween Tommy Burns and
Jack Johnson. The tight will take
place labor day at Coltna,
Sea tile, Aug. ♦>—The Montara
sailed this morning for Katalla
loaded to her full capacity. The
Saratoga arrived hist night from
Valdez.
New York, Aug. 7—A Greek as
saulted a girl on the streets ves
terday afternoon and a mob of
2,000 people formed in pursuit of
the man. Policemen were sent to
the scene and hard tight to pre
vent the mob from lynching the
Greek. The Fourteenth street
station was enti civ surrounded
hv the angry <ioh ami it was
thought for some time that an at
tempt would he made to break
into the building. Five police
men were seriously injured in the
light.
Washington, Aug 7—The de
partment of justice announces
that it is proposed to start a suit
against the Standard Oil in St.
Louis under the Sherman act to
compel the dissolution of the cor
pot at ion
(libralter, Aug 7—The British
! cruiser Antrim, with ”>»K) troops
has started for M roceo.
Washington, Aug 7—James < iold
' and wife were arrested while cross
ing the Lngli-h channel on a
churgt of murder. They had w ith
them a trunk containing the body
of a beautiful woman, and were
' arrested for killing her. 1 hey
declare that the woman was shot
hv her lover at Mon»c Carlo while
she was visiting with them and
they were trying to remove the
hotly to avoid any notoriety.
San H'raneiseo, Aug 7—The (Hass
trial has been postponed until
Monday,
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