The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-11-14

president of the Illinois Central rail
road Il. II. Hartman. who controls the
Union Pacific system OF roads has OBJ
tanned control of lines which will ex
tend from the Atlantic TO the Pacific
and from the lakes to the gulf
Unofficial returns indicate that the
democratic state ticket was elected In
Missouri by about G.000 majority.
A decision by Judge Garland, of the
United States court OF South Dakota.
express companies are declared to be
common carriers and subject to the
orders Of the railroad commission of
that state.
Complete returns from the new
state of Oklahoma show that the
democrats elected SO and the repub-
licans 10 delegates to the constitu-
tional convention.
Sewer laborers. while eating their
lunch around a fire near Pittsburg,
Pa. placed ten sticks of dynamite
near the fire to thaw and the explo-
sion which resulted killed two of
them instantly and injured 10 others
more or less seriously.
A secret mutiny Of dissatisfied lib
erals was held in Havana recently
to protest to Gov. Magoon regarding
his recent appointment OF mederates
to office.
The national assembly of Panama
has approved a bill prohibiting gam.
bling in the republic.
A majority of the delegates electeu
to the constitutional convention of
the new state of Oklahoma are demo-
Gratis. The Indians as a general rule
having voted the democratic ticket.
The Aero club of America an
nounce that next years balloon race
for the James Gordon Bennett cup
will be held at st. Louis.
The new Bixby hotel In course OF
erection at Long Beach. Cal, col
lapsed and about 100 workmen were
carried down in the wreckage OF the
seven story building. Seven men
are known to have been killed and
many others were injured.
After a search of five months by
agents of the United States immigra-
ton commission. Giovanni Bruno. n
Sicilian. believed to be one OF the
most dangerous of Italian anarchists.
was arrested at Keen, n small sta :
ton near Denver.
The Haskell Indians. of Lawrence.
Kan, were defeated by the football
team of the University of Texas at
Austin by score of IS to o.
The federal grand pury at st. Louis
will take up the investigation of the
St Louis end of the alleged oil COM
bine with a view to the :nsti, ution
of criminal proceedings against per
sons involved.
Mount Culibra. situated 40 miles
west of Trinidad. Col. is reported in
a state of eruption. smoke and vapcr
having been seen issuing from the
mountain.
Indictments have been returned by
n federal grand jury at Plttsburg.
Pa. against officials Of the Shelby
Steel Tube company on the charge
of conspiracy to defraud the govern.
ment ia connection with the boiler
tubes furnished the government for a
number of battleships.
Four Texas rangers were attacked
while asleep in camp between For
dyce and Rio Grande City by band
of armed MeXicans and battle en-
SUI in which four OF the at acliinr
party were killed. one fatally wounded
and two captured. Tie rangers suf
fered no loss.
An extra freight train went througH
n bridge at Camden. l. T., recently
ard the engineer and fireman we
killed. The engine and seven freight
cars fell into the river.
One thousand coopers struck in
Chicago for an increase in their pay
of three cents per barrel
A call has been issued for a caucus
of the democratic members of con
sress to meet in the nail of the house
of Representatives December 1.
Joseph Walton. young man o
Newton. Kan, was killed by tran
at Sedgwick. Kan.
The president has appointed Attor
ney General Moody as justice Of I'll,
supreme court to succeed Jusiic,
Brown who retired some time ago.
Gov. Beckham. of Kentucky. ha!
been successful in his contest witt
Senator McCreary for the Unite,
States senatorship from that state.
A fine of $1,000 and costs of prose
cution for operating in RANT c
trade has been assessed against tn,
Standard Oil Company at Findlay. o
Sentence was suspended for co day
TO give defense time to fill a pe.ilio,
in error
The STANDARD Oil company has an
nounced n voluntary increase in wage
of employees in the Galena Signal OF
and Eclipse refinerles. located a
franklin. Pa. About $50 men will b,
benefited.
emperor William Is suffering witt
heavy cold.