The Dolores star., 1906-12-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Nest Important Happenings c1 the
Past Seven Days.
InterestinE Itens Gathered from All
DaFts Of the World ConaenaoA
lnto Small Space for the
DsneAt of OuR ReaAers.
Personal.

EA- A-M2yuF fNOSe VI AduSdS City,
Kan, against whom the Kansas SUI
preme court assessed fine of 81 900
for contempt for assuming the du-
ties Of mayor after having been GUST
ed by the court, has paid the fine
and costs amounting to $1,562.G4.
John C. Moore, on trial for the muir
der of his wife in Arkansas City,
Kansas. was found guilty of murder
in the first degree.
William Lanyon of lola. Kan, has
sold his interests in the smelter syn
dicate at lola and his smelters at
Caney and Deering to New York and
Boston capitalists.
John Speer, who figured in the
Kansas free state troubles died recent
ly in Denver, Col. Mr.. Speer was
printing the Lawrence Tribute at the
time of the Lawrence Massacre by
Quantrell's men and his printing plant
was destroyed and his two sons killed
He escaped by hiding in a corn field
Eugene Hagan of Topeka, Kan, an
attorney and prominent In democratic
political circles is dead.
A twenty-ounce baby was born re-
Gently to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Claw
son of Thomas. Ok.
George Burnham, jr., vice president
and general counsel of the Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance company of New
York, has been convicted Of the lar
ceny of $500 from the companys
funds.
s. e. Howell, president OF the Oma-
ha Coal Exchange, charged with 79
others with maintaining trust. has
been convicted.
F. E. Grimes, former state treasurer
Of Kansas voluntarily paid the state
$9,3Sl, to settle the alleged shortage
during his administration, although
personally he was was not benefited
one dollar by the deficit.
Daniel F. Raum, one of the most
prominent attorneys of Peoria, ILL.,.
and a son OF Green B. Raum, former
commissioner Of pensions. has con-
fessed TO forgeries amounting to $10,-
900.
Gen. Nogi. the Japanese command
er who captured Port Arthur, was
recently thrown from his horse in
Toxic and seriously injured.
CONGREGATIONAL.
A bill has been introduced in the
house to amend the railroad rate law
SO that newspapers can exchange ad-
vertising space for transportation.
The house by decisive vote
agreed to an increase of the salaries
of members of the cabinet, vice pres
ident and the speaker, but refused to
increase the pay OF senator's and rep
resentatives in congress by vote Of
1873 to 107.
The agreement made by the pow
ers at the Morocco conference held
at Algeciras, Spain, has been rati-
fled by the senate.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
nations of William H. Moody to be
an associate justice of the supreme
court; Charles ]. Bonaparte as at
torney general; Victor H. Metcalf, as
secretary of the navy and Oscar s.
Straus. asecretary Of commerce and
labor.
By vote of 142 to 25 the house
has gone on record as opposed to
the simplified spelling as advocated
by President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
senate in executive session an agree
ment of the powers to prohibit the
sale or importation of fire arms, opium
or intoxicating liquors to the South
Sea Islands.
The resolution offered by Reprosen-
tive Miller. of Kansas, providing for
an investigation of the Lumber
trust" has been adopted by the house.
The Indian appropriation bill for
1908 carrying $s,OOO,O0O has been
Indian affairs.
President Roosevelt recently sent a
special message to congress giving
the results of his recent observations
In Porto Rico and making various
recommendations regarding the gov
ernment of the island, the most i'm
portant of which was that in regard
to granting full citizenship to the peo-
pie.
Representative Ransdell, of Texas,
has introduced bill appropriating
$250,000 for the determination Of the
Texas fever tick.
The urgent deficiency bill carrying
an appropriation of $5S0,50O has
J passed the house.
Misceiinn~eas.
The simplified form of spelling will
continue to be used in all correspond
ence emanating from the White
house.
Emperor William threatens to dis
solve the reichstag and order new
ELECTIONS unless the appropriations