The Dolores star., 1906-06-15

Iconnection with political campaigns
has been passed by the senate.
T. e Dewey, Kansas supreme court
reporter. dropped dead from heart
trouble at his home In Topeka.
Edward 4. Baumann. a clerk in the
United States land onice at Spring
field, Mo. has been discharged because
Of alleged Irregularities.
Suit for $4,000 damages has been
filed in st. Louis against the principal
Of central high school because he s,Is-
pended a pupil on the eve of gradua-
ton for class pranks in which she was
suspected Of having had a part.
4 New Orleans proposes to spend $500
a day during the summer fighting the
yellow fever mosquito following the
methods employed last summer dur
ing the yellow fever outbreak.
Dry weather has materially damaged
the Kansas wheat crop according to
the last report issued by the secretary
of the state board of agriculture
April first the condition Of the crop
was given as s9.5, while the last re-
port makes 1t 70.5.
| Great Britain is planning series Of
elaborate naval maneuvers, in which
325 warships of various types will be
engaged in testing the efficiency of the
new admiralty plans for the protection
Of British commerce.
King Alfonso, of Spain, has issued a
decree granting amnesty to all army
and navy deserters residing In Amer
lea.
The Russian naval court of inquiry
has presented an indictment against
Admiral Rojestvensky, who COM
manded the Russian fleet at the battle
Of the Sea Of Japan, charging incom-
potency and failure in the face of an
enemy. II convicted the penalty Is
DEATH
John w. Foster, formerly secretary
of state OF the United States has been
appointed by the Chinese government
as its representative at the approach
ing Hague conference.
A grand jury is to probe the charges
| Of fraud in the recent Denver election
when certain general utility fran
chises were granted to corporations.
France has sent a warship to Moroc-
l
sasination of French citizen In Tan
gier.
More than 1000 members of the
Ohio national guard are on duty
guarding the coal mines in Jefferson
county. No further outbreak of the
strikers is expected.
In the interstate commerce commits
sion's inquiry at Philadelphia regard
ing railroad connection with coal COM
panies, Vice President Rossiter, of the
New York Central, stated on the stand
that his company had been given more
than$1 100000 worth of stock in
coal company for traffic reasons"
The Indiana state democratic con-
vention adopted platform strongly
indorsing William J. Bryan for the
presidency.
Capt. Byieh. Of the Russian army,
rode the entire distance from Man
churia to st. Petersburg, about 8,7OO
miles. on horseback. He was eight
months in making the journey. His
sole companion was an orderly.
In clash between striking miners
and the state constabulary at Indiana
Pa, eight of the strikers were wound
ed, three of them fatally.
A severe tornado swept over the
country in the vicinity of ST. Paul,
Mimi, recently, killing one person
and injuring many others. Many
buildings were destroyed.
The joint conference of the Ohio
coal miners and operators adjourned
without reaching an agreement. Both
sides declare the fight is now on to a
| finish.
Joseph Boyer, chief clerk in the
Office Of the superintendent of motive
| power of the Pennsylvania railroad,
testified at the interstate commerce
| hearing at Philadelphia that he was
paid regular allowance of from
three to five cents ton on all fuel
coal purchased. Besides this he was
in various coal companies.
The government has made all ar
rangements for the registration for the
lands of the Crow Agency which will
be drawn July 2 at Billings, Mont
The registration dates are June IA to
% at Sheridan and Billings and ex-
Iceptionally low rates are offered 10
excursionists who wish to take a
chance in Uncle Sans big lottery.
Billings and Sheridan have made spe-
cial preparations to care for the com,
fort of the visitors. The fare from
Omaha, Kansas City and Denver will
be $50 for the round trip.
Arkansas democrats have nominated
j. s. Little for governor and Jetfer-
son Davis for United States senator.
Floods were reported in central Kan
sas recently. The main street of Mar
ion was covered by four feet Of water.
Many head Of live stock were drowned
and thousands of acres of wheat, corn
and oats have been damaged.