The Lamar register., 1906-07-11

granted writ OF SupersedeaS which
| prevents the removal of the district
| attorney and sheriff at Denver for al
legged completely in election frauds.
The supreme court Of New York has
rendered decision holding that the
| Ligh rates imposed upon members OF
| the Catholic Mutual Benefit associa-
| ton are void and that members may
recover all payments in excess of for
mer rates
Proceedings have been instituted In
Orange county Indiana to revoke the
charter of the Franch Lick Springs
Hotel company for allowing gambling
on the grounds of the company.
Thomas Taggart. chairman of the
democratic national committee is pres
ident OF the company.
By Vote of 253 to 22i the French
chamber of deputies has annulled the
election of Count Boni de Castellane,
to that body on the ground of cor
ruption and bribery.
The town of Socorro, N. NJ, exper-
fenced violent earthquake shocks re-
Gently. which lasted intermittently for
eight hours. No serious damage was
done but the people were badly scared.
Eleven miners were run down and
killed while walking on the track of
a branch railroad near Altoona, Pa.
recently. by runaway car which was
started down the mountain by unj
known parties.
The Missouri supreme court has
overruled the motion to have the
Aggie Meyers case reviewed by the
court in banc. The fate of Mrs
Meyers now rests entirely with Gov.
Folk
The Commercial Travellers Anti
trust League has invited President
Roosevelt to preside at their recep-
ton to William ]. Bryan to be held
in New York early in September.
They claim to be non-partisan and
regard the president as being as much
opposed to trusts as is Mr.. Bryan.
Fourth of July pardons were granted
by Gov. Folk, of Missouri. to Marion
Hedgepeth, one of the Glendale train
robbers. and Richard Lear. st. Louis.
murderer.
Former President Grover Cleveland.
is suffering from bad attack of
asthma at his home in Princeton. N. J.
The attorneys of Harry X. Thaw,
have decided to allow his plea of not
guilty of first degree murder to stand.
Chairman Knapp. of the inter
state commerce commission, has noti-.
fed the Omaha Grain Exchange that;
the Frisco rates between Kansas City
and Memphis are Illegal.
Leading English citizens propose
,ra ,,,a,,,arfa1 in Ca1f tel,
cathedral to the memory OF the victims
of the recent wreck in that city, most
of whom were Americans.
Thomas johnson, of Duncan, I. T.
and James Carson. of Lindsay, |. T..
were killed in rear end collision on
the Rock Island railroad at Maple Hill,
Kan. recently.
For the first time in its history the
English challenge cup for oarsmen
has been won by foreigners, the Bel
gian crew winning the trophy in the
recent races at Henley.
Henry Meldrpm, former United
States surveyor general for the district
of Oregan has been sentenced to so
day imprisonment at hard labor on
each of IS counts and TO pay a fine
OF SZJD on each Vi Il coutllS VI an III
dictment for land frauds.
The Santa Fe has announced a ,ut
in grain rates of IL cents per 100
pounds from any point on the system
The cut also applies to export ship
ments 10 Galveston, Texas.
Admiral Rojest7eLsky has pleaded
guilty before the Russian court mar
tiai of surrendering his vessel to the
Japanese The penalty of the offense
is death under the Russian law.
August Rosenberg, an alleged an
archist OF Seattle. Wash, has been
arrested at Altoona. Prussia. charged
with having designs on the life of
Emperor William.
The government transport Sheridan
recently left San Francisco for Ma
Mia with s1l,000,000 on board.
The record of casualties to cele-.
brants of the Fourth of July this year,
according TO the Chicago Tribune. IS
81 dead and 3,55l manned or injured,
some OF them fatally.
The great church of st. Michael, at
Hamburg. Germany, has been entirely
destroyed by fire.
The Chicago & Alton railroad and
John n. Faithorn and Fred A. Wann,
former officials of the road. have been
convicted Of rebatins in the federal
court at Chicago.
The Kansas supreme court has
found Mayor w. W. Rose, of Kansas
City. Kan. guilty Of contempt in ac-
cepting the office after being ousted
by the court He was fined $1,000
and costs TO be paid within 20 days.
If not paid within that time he is to
stand committed TO the Jail at Topeka
until both fine and costs are paid.
A federal warrant has been issued
at Guthrie. Ok. for the arrest of Mrs.
Carrie Nation on charge of sending
obscene matter through the mails.
The Objectionable matter was con-
tanned in a lecture to young men
published in her paper THE Hatehet."
Upon her arrival in London Mrs.
Thaw, mother OF the murderer of
Stanford White. was told of her sons