The Dolores star., 1906-11-02

Ey a cecisioa OF the Illinois su-
pre,nc court all mortuary and Other
funds OF fraternal thsurance order.
doing business in the state src cub
ject to taxation. The DECISION may
cause a readjustment OF Insurance
rates by several orders.
An examination of the Cuban treas
ury shows more than Sl2 1000 900 on
hand. mostly In American gold. The
books balanced.
cathedral, at Pittsbnrg. Pa. said to
be the most beautiful edifice in the
state and to have cost s3.5O0, 900. was
dedicated recently with imposing cerc-
monies.
The heaviest snow on record fell
along the eastern slope Of tho Rocky
mountains recently. At Denver the
fall was 81 inches on level while
some places reported four feet. At
Alliance. Neb.. two feet has fallen
and railroad trafIlc was at q stand
still.
After blowing up the safe Of the
State bank of Sparks. Ok, robbers
escaped with $500 in currency after
exchanging 100 shots with citizens
attracted to the scene by the expo
sion.
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-
day, Nov. 90, as day Of thanksgiy-
ing.
After a chase lasting 36 hours n
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
$2O6,662, 1872. a net increase of $l5,-
100000 over 1906
The grand jury has indicted 30 Of
Omaha's leading coal dealers, mem-
bers 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 $2,7OO.
The bandits escaped
The board Of bishops of the Metho-
dist church have decided to raise $780,
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 suit
against the state of Kansas and has
agreed to pay $4,000 in back taxes
and $500 in penalties and make no fur.
ther fight against its assessment.
The government is watching the
Ilcat packers, whom 1t was recently
reported were organizing a trust
whose headquarters were to be in
London.
The State Tax commission OF Cali
fornia has recommended that corpora
tions 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
81 ~
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
menced 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 In
surance Underwriters held a three
days session in ST. Louis recently.
The national council of the Creek
Indians has adopted resolutions
charging that the Creek nation has
been defrauded out of thousands OF
dollars in the sale of their lands and
ask for an investigation by congress.
Suits have been filed in the federal
court at Topeka against the Rock Is
land, Missouri Pacific, Kansas City
Southern and Chicago Great Western
railways for violations of the safety
appliance regulation of the Interstate