The Dolores star., 1906-09-28


Laurhlin. of Kansas City. Kan, to
call special election to fill the va
cancy caused by tie resignation OF
Mayor Rose.
Revised estimates of the dead n
consequence OF the dynamite explo-
si-n Of Jellico. Tenn, show only ten
fatalities onstead of IL, as ct first re-
ported.
Samuel Bland irnold. who cor
spiracy to abduct President Lincoln
lust before the assassination of the
president by John Wilkes Booth, died
recently at the home of relative in
Wave-ly. suburb of Baltimore. He
was ~ years old.
An edict has been issued at Peking
ordering the abolition of the use Of
orium. both foreign and native, in
China. within decade.
The Pennsylvania railroaa company
has awarded contracts for the
construction of 12.4Oo freight cars, at
an estimated cost OF sl5.O00,00O.
The Missouri state fair board has
designated October1 as children's day,
when all school children will be ad.
mitted to the fair free.
The books of the Peoples bank of
Sedan. Kan, which have been exam
ined following the disappearance of
Cashier Stollard, show a shortage of
s17.7OO.
II. ]. Bone. United States district
attorney for Kansas, has announced
that five of the 13 cattlemen indict-
ed for fencing government land in
the western part of the state will be
not shown that the fences have been
removed as ordered by the courts.
The United States cruiser Dixie has
arrived at Cienfuegos. Cuba. with 300
marines on board to assist the Mari
eta in protecting American planta-
tions there
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-
souri,. has secured from H. Clay
Pierce an admission on the witness
stand that the majority stock of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company is owned
by the Standard Oil company.
The Kansas state superintendent Of
schools has notified the authorities
at Wichita that the negro children Of
that city must attend the separate
schools provided for them or go to
Jail under the state truancy law.
Customs dock No. at Buenos
Ayres. Argentine republic has been
destroyed by fire causing loss of
more than $1.OOO,OOO
William H. Ritter, of Denver, one
of the witnesses whom the state re-
lied upon in the Snyder Doodle case
will be held pending an investigation
into the charge that he was bribed
to stay away.
A terrific typhoon visited Hong
kong. China, recently causing damage
to shipping in the harbor estimated
at more than 100000 and the loss
of upwards of 100 lives.
Survivors of the famous "Iron
brigade" held reunion recently on
Snodgrass Hill near Chattanooga,
Tenn. where they fought in 1868.
The normal school at Stanberry,
Mo-. was destroyed recently by fire
causing a loss of $4,000. Incendiar-
ism is suspected.
Every department of the army has
made arrangements to meet any
emergency that may arise should in
tervention in Cuba become necessary.
By decision of Judge Kohlsaat
in the federal court of Chicago menl-
bers of the four ticket brokers' asso-
Citations, controlling the greater part
of that business throughout the
United States have been perpetually
enjoined from "scalping."
President Roosevelt has extended
the eight hour law to apply to all
public work under the supervision of
any department of the government.
The cruiser Des Mo;nes with Secre-
tary Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon on board arrived ill Ha-
vana harbor on time and the officials
Immediately began the investigation
of the causes of the Cuban trouble.
The National Dental association
has elected DR.. A. H. Peck, of Chica-
go, president, and DR.. d. ]. McMil-
Ian, of Kansas City, as vice president.
The next meeting will be held in
Minneapolis. MINI.
o. B. Stollard. cashier of the Peo-
pies National bank at Sedan, Kan,
mas disappeared leaving note noti-
Tying his wife that he is dafauIter.
The amount of the deficit is not
stated.
The attorney general of Texas has
| filed suits against the Waters-Pierce
Oil company to cancel its license to
do business in the state and asks
hnes and penalties aggregating So
| 22S. 400.
The cornerstone of Chicago's new
county building, which when COM
pleted will he the largest in the world,
! was recently laid with elaborate core