The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-24

The director of the mint has pur-
chased 100000 ounces OF silver at
1913 cents per fine ounce.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the petition OF
Former United States Senator Bur-
ton, of Kansas, for rehearins IN
the case in which he is under SEN
tence of Imprisonment and line anu
1t is expected he will begin serving
the six months sentence at once.
The Spanish ministry has AZ
nounced that the war budget has
been increased by s2,160O0O.
The genera, manager of the Iowa
Central railway has announced an
increase in the pay of the telegraph
operators of the system beginning
November 1.
A negro has been sentenced 10
life Imprisonment in Iowa for as
sault
The Southern Steel company has
purchased the properties of the Geor-
gia Coal & Iron company. the con-
sideration being in the neighborhood
of 100000.
The Chicago club of the American
baseball league defeated the pennant
winners of the National league in the
sixth championship game by score
of to 3 and in doing SO won the
championship of the world
An examination OF the Cuban treas
ury shows more than $l2,0O0,0OO on
hand, mostly in American gold. The
books balanced
Fire destroyed six stores and shops
in the town of Sentinel, Ok, recent
II.
The statement of receipts and ex-
penditures of the postoffice depart
ment for the year ending June 30,
1906. show reduction in the annu-
ri deficit from s14.572.5S4 in 1905 to
s10,5l6,99G in 1906.
The Ohio supreme court has de-
oided that the Drake investigating
committee created by the legislature
last winter to investigate affairs in
cincinnati and Hamilton county was
Illegal.
The American Bankers association
held its 32d annual session in st. Louis
recently. Delegates from every state
md territory and the dependencies of
The United States to the number of
1000 were present
The Railway Signal association
comprising more than 800 members
! ON practically all countries of the
world held their tenth annual con-
vention in Washington recently.
In the terminal case at st. Louis
Judge Adams in the federal court of
appeals. decided that Special Commits
Toner Rombauer had no power to
commit witness to Jail.
Seneca. S. c., a town of 1000 inhabi-
ilnts was recently burned, supposedly
ly negroes in retaliation for the de-
.truction of a negro school a short
lime before. Militia were sent to the
scene of the disturbance.
The New York Central railroad and
lis traffic manager, Frederick l.. Pom
rroy, were convicted of rebating in
The federal court at New York on six
rounts recently. The maximum pen
atty is 100000.
The mandate of the supreme court
OF the United States in the case Of
former Senator Burton of Kansas has
been issued and he will begin his six
months term of imprisonment in the
Iron county (McD Jail at once.
Testimony has been presented to
the interstate commerce commits
sion ut Chicago attempting to prove
the existence of a grain trust.
Four persons were killed recently as
the result of an explosion of gasoline
in store near Colina, o. Several
others were badly injured.
The president is considering the adj
visibility of appointing a fiscal agent
to take charge of the revenues of
the Cuban government in order that
the United States may be reimbursed
for the expense of Intervention in the
recent insurrection in the island.
A tablet commemorative the first
permanent settlement of the old
Northwest Territory" YVES unveiled
recently or the college campus q
Justice Brewer of the federal SUI
preme court has granted a stay OF
execution to Mrs. Ageie Myers, con-
demEed to hang in Missouri on Octo-
Der &c until he can examine the full
record in the case.
A tropical hurricane which swept
| over Cuba. doing considerable dam
age at Havana reached the eastern
coat OF Florida AMI caused destruc-
ton at Miami and vicinity.
| Ma !ntta. o. ty Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. Many prominent persons from
| all parts of the country were present.
An explosion of natural gas wrecked
| the home of E. C. Vausht, in St. Jo-
seph. recently. injuring Mr.. Vaught's
| daughter and two workmen.
The fight for the control of the
| Illinois Central railroad between the
Hartman and Fish interests culmi-
n9tod at Chicago recently in victory
| for Stuyvesant Fish.
| The grand jury in the federal dis
/ trict court at Jackson. Tenn. has re-
turned an indictment against the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
which contains 1924 counts.
In rid by United States marsh 'ls
at Del Rio. Texas. recently several
members of the Mexican revolutionary
iunta were arrested and Il number OF