The Lamar register., 1906-10-31


ing ousted for his failure to enforce
the liquor law.
The exodus OF American marines
from Cuba has commenced, 700 having
sailed on the cruisers Minneapolis
Newark and Denver.
Five robbers blew open the safe Of
the Bank of Vergennes. ILL.,. secured
800, shot and MORALLY wounded Abra
ham Kimmel. merchant, and es
capped.
Gov Folk of Missouri has granted a
respite until December 10 to Mrs. My
ers and Frank Hoffman. sentenced to
be hanged October &c for the murder
of the womans husband in Kansas
City.
The Red Cross executive commit
tee has approved Tn estimate of So
100000 to carry on relief work at San
Francisco to July l. next
Former Senator j. R. Burton. OF
Kansas. has surrendered himself to
the jaiier at Ironton, Mo. where he
Will serve sentence of six months
Imprisonment imposed by the federal
court at St Louis.
BY decision of the Illinois SUI
preme court all mortuary and other
funds of fraternal insurance orders
doing business in the state are sub
ject to taxation. The decision may
cause readjustment of insurance
rates by several orders.
An examination OF the Cuban treas
ury shows more than s12.00O.0O0 on
hand. mostly in American gold. The
books balanced.
The new St Pau! Roman Catholic
cathedral. at Pittsburg. Pa. said to
be the most beautiful edifice in the
state and to have cost $3,500.000. was
dedicated recently with imposing cere-
monies.
An epidemic of diphtheria is re-
ported to exist In Worcester. Mass,
where since August 800 persons have
been afflicted
Judge Wellborn. in the federal court
at Los Angeles. Cal. has decided that
the Santa Fe Railroad company must
produce its freight books in court in
the rebate case now before the grand
jury.
The president has issued his an
nual proclamation calling on the peo-
pie of the country to observe Thurs
day, Nov. 90, as day of thanksgiv-
ing
After a chase lasting sc hours a
sheriff's posse succeeded in capturing
the five bandits who robbed the Saw
yer. n. D.. bank recently OF $4,000.
Most Of the money was recovered.
Postmaster General Cortelyou's
estimate for the maintenance of his
department for 1907 amounted to
s2OG. 1872. net increase of $751;
100000 over 1906.
The grand jury has indicted 80 of
omaha's leading coal dealers. menu
beers Of the coal exchange. on charges
OF violating the antitrust law.
The bank of jamestown. in Moni.
teau county, Mo, was entered by bur.
glars recently and robbed of $1,000
The bandits escaped.
The board OF bishops of the Metho-
dist church have decided to raise $500.
900 to rebuild the churches of the de.
nomination destroyed by the earth.
quake in San Francisco
| The Illinois Life Insurance company
has dismissed its injunction sui,
against the state of Kansas and has
agreed to pay $4,000 n back taxes
ard $500 in penalties and make no fur.
Their fight against its assessment.
The government is watching the
Llcat packers. whom 1t was recently
reported were organizing trust
whose headquarters were to be in
London.
sat, IT,, fy.ft
fornia has recommended that corpora
tons hereafter be assessed on their
gross receipts instead of their net
earnings.
The new French cabinet, headed by
NJ. Clemenceau. as premier and min
lister of the interior has been com
pleted.
Viscount Aoki, Japanese ambassa-
dor at Washington. has filled for
NAL protest with the state depart
ment regarding the discrimination
against Japanese school children by
the authorities at San Francisco
distribution of the $4,000 of gov
ernment money to the Kansas veter-
ans of the Spanish war has COM
meneed Each soldier and officer
gets from one to twelve days extra
pay.
Six troops of the Sixth cavalry have
been dispatched from Fort Mead, S.
D., to reinforce those already in the
field to head OFF the runaway Ute
Indians and return them to their
reservation.
Two duels were recently fought
in Havana by former. government
officials in which three of the par
Elephants were wounded.
The National Association of Life
Insurance Underwriters closed the
most successful convention in their
history at st. Louis recently.
In the custer proceedings against
the Terminal association at St Louis
Judge Finkelnburg ordered the re-
cords of the association brought be-
fore the special commissioner.
Six worlimen were badly burned
by the explosion of a blast furnace
owned by Jones & Laughlin at Pitts
burg. Pa, recently.
An official statement from the
hn, ba