The Dolores star., 1906-07-06


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DsnsAs 81 0ss Readers.
]. =. Nillette, Of Springfield, was
nominated BY the republicans for state
senator at the convention held 1t
Lamar. No.
Judge b. r.. Webb, q Texas lawyer
of note and author Of several law
books, shot and killed himself in the
city park at Fort Worth.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
took tea recently with Emperor Will
liam ON board his American built yacht
Meteor.
land, has accepted an invitation to pre-
side at the reception to William J.
Bryan at New York in August. Hem
~ Waterson will deliver an address.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Edward r. Durham as United States
marshal for the Western district OF
Missouri for a third term.
Andrew L. Harris, who recently sue
ceeded the late Gov. Pattison in the
gubernatorial chair of Ohio. is Ill at
his homo in Eaton.
J. w. Moore, of Marion, republi-
can was nominated by the democrats
Of the Fourth Kansas district as
candidate for congressman against J.
M. Miller on a tariff reform platform.
| John F. Stevens. chief engineer, and
| the entire canal commission propose
| to sail for Panama to start the work
there in earnest.
Eva Booth commander Of the Saliva
tion Army In the United States Is
seriously Ill at her home in New York.
Secretary Taft will visit Fort Riley
and Fort Leavenworth this fall and
will make two speeches in Kansas
while on the trip. ~
Rev. William Wiggington. Baptist
minister OF Linneus, Mo-, has mar
ried more than 1000 couples during
his ministry. He has a record Of all
persons he has married.
Col, Oswald Herbert Ernest of the
corps Of engineers has been retired
for age with the rank Of brigadier gen.
eral
Dr. e. B. Mccoy. of Caney. Kan.
has been arrested charged with the
murder of his wife who was reported
to have committed suicide by shoot
ing herself with a revolver.
Mrs. David Reed. sister Of Gen
George A. and Thomas Custer who
were killed In the Indian battle Of the
Little Big Horn In Montana June rs,
1875. died at her home in Monroe
Mich. aged so years.
Mrs James Tanner, wife Of the COM
mander-in-chief of the G. A. r. was
killed recently in an automobile acci-
dent at Helena, Mont.
ConEressionaI.
The senate and house passed the
meat inspection bills placing the cost
Of inspection on the government. The
provision placing date Of inspection on
canned meats was eliminated.
The pure food bill has been passed
by both houses of congress.
The railroad rate bill has passed both
houses of congress and has been
signed by the president 1t goes into
effect in 60 days.
Congress has passed a bill appro-
priating $5.000.000 to satisfy the claim
Of the eastern Cherokees. The attor-
ney's fees amount to $750,000.
The senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Franklin Lane, of Califor-
mia. to be member of the interstate
commerce commission to succeed
Joseph w. Fifer. of Illinois.
The lower house of congress has
passed bill granting $1,000 each to
the families Of the two San Francis
CO firemen who lost their lives While
fighting the fire in the hold of the
transport Meade in San Francisco har-
Dor.
BY a vote OF six to five. the senate
committee on inter-oceanic canals has
decided not to go to the Isthmus OF
Panama and take testimony in the
canal Investigation.
A bill has passed congress authoriz-
ing the secretary of war to deliver to
the Leavenworth Monument associa-
tion of Leavenworth, Kan, condemned
cannon to be cast into Ia statue of
Gen. Leavenworth.
The senate committee on judiciary
has presented report to that body
which declares that congress has no
right to regulate insurance. The COM
mittee promises to give the reasons at
later date.
The senate has passed Senator La
Follette's joint resolution extending
the scope of the inquiry now being
conducted by the interstate commerce
commission so as to have it include the
transportation and storage of grains
The conference report on the naval
appropriation sill has been adopted
by the house.
The general deficiency bill. carrying
an appropriation of $10.245, 500. has
been reported to the house.