The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-05-16

MiscelloneOus.
The governor general of Ekaterinos-
Law has been assassinated by six I'M
revolvers at him and escaped.
The so-called fundamental laws"
recently announced in Russia and
which it was thought had been with
drawn in the interests of peace have
been published and made the perman-
ent laws or constitution revokable on
ly by the emperor's decree, thus great
ly curtailing the power OF the newly
elected parliament
Russia has decided in favor of the
big ship policy and is planning the
construction OF battleship of 1880
tons.
A meeting of the members elect of
the new Russian parliament was re-
Gently raided by the police and SOL
diers in st. Petersburg and the MEM
bers dispersed.
John Alexander Dowie and w. C.
Voliva have reached an agreement
upon the proposition for mutual rep
resentation in the management OF the
financial affairs at Zion City.
After carrying on negotiations for
nearly three months The miners in the
anthracite field have accepted the pro-
position of the operators to continue
the award of the strike commission
until March 81, 1909. The mines win
open Immediately.
SUIT mas been instituted by the gov
eminent in the federal court at In
dianapolis against the so-called drug
trust for violations Of the Sherman
antitrust law. The PARTIES to the
combination include the Proprietary
Association of America, the National
Wholesale Druggists association and
the National Association of Retail
Druggists.
The government has taken a stand
against the petition of the state OF
Kansas asking permission to file a
suit in the supreme court Of the
United States on behalf OF the NJ. X.
& r. railroad company to get control
Of lands in Indian territory.
James b. Felker, treasurer of New
huryport, Mass. has confessed to d
shortage of Ss5 900.
One hundred members of the Massa-
chusetts legislature were recently
summoned before the grand jury at
Boston to testify regarding charges
of bribery in connection with the de-
feat of the anti-buciet shop bill.
The new cornell of the empire. or
upper house of the Russian parlia-
ment was recently opened by Count
Solslly, its president, with elaborate
ceremonies.
Two men were killed and several
| badly injured in Il grade crossing col
lision between a street car and train
| recently at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Maynard NJ. McDole, freshman
at Missouri University was shot in the
head and several other students In
jured in fight at Columbia recently
between several numbered students and
men connected with Cole Bros, circus
Four trainmen were killed and foul
others injured on the Norfolk & West
ern railroad near Lynchburg. Va, re
Gently.
| Augustus St Gandens has been
secured rs sculptor for the proposed
| Thomas Jefferson monument to bt
erected in Washington.
The American consul at Hankow
China. reports disastrous flood with
great loss Of life and property in HUI
nan province.
A receiver has been appointed fol
the Standard Beet Sugar company a
Leavitt, Neb. The plant is the larges
in the west and cost originally s1.277,
900.
Vesuvius is again reported to b,
showing considerable activity.
William w. Rose, who was recent,
ousted from the Office of mayor o
Kansas City, Kan. by the state SUI