The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-09-19


Jamaica to form n food reform com.
mittee, in order to get the people tc
develope the agricultural resources OF
the colony and discontinue the i'm
portation OF corn, peas and othe;
foodstuffs
Santa Fe passenger train wen
into the ditch near Lewis, Kan, ans
one mai clerk was killed and two In
1ured. Several other persons were
hurt, but not seriously.
AT Rushville, Ina. three men were
killed by coming into contact with a
Darbed wire fence that had been ac-
cidentally charged with electricity
from the plant of a traction company.
Secretary Eonaparte has ordered a
court martial for Capt Comfy and
Lieut.. Pressy of the cruiser Alabamu
for neglect of duty.
James F. Devlin, a fireman on a
railroad at Escanaba. Mich, has re-
ceived $4,000 for patent steam
turbine marine engine. The North
German Lloyd Steamship company
was the purchaser.
Ten persons in three different fam
lilies of Kalamazoo, Mich, were pois-
oned recently by eating dried beef.
The Worlds Homeopathic congress
held a well-attended session at At
lantic City. n. j. recently.
leyte Pulajanes recently made n
night attack on the camp of a de-
tachment of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, colored. and before being
driven off succeeded in killing two
and wounding eight soldiers.
The Chicago grand jury has re-
turned indictments against the d.
rectors of the wrecked Milwaukee
Avenue State bank. of which Paul o.
Stensland was the president, charg-
ing embeZzlement in various amounts.
While engaged in robbing the Hotel
Hamilton in Wichita, Kan, Joseph
Fitzpatrick was shot and killed by a
hackman who witnessed the affair
from the street.
In the peonage case now being tried
at Cape Girardeau, Mo-, negro wit
nesses who We're held by the Smith
family tell of the brutality of their
alleged employers who forced them
to work under armed guards.
The attempt to amend the constitu-
ton of the Improved Order of Red
men to exclude liquor dealers, saloon
keepers and professional gamblers
frcm the order was defeated.
A fire in East 81 Louis destroyed
sales stable and the st. Clair hotel.
Thirty guests in the hotel escaped
with emily their night clothes. Thirty
two mules were Moderated.
In order to guard against any
drunken demonstrations on Mexican
Independence day. september 16, the
mayor of every city throughout the
country has been ordered to close all
saloons in his territory.
The steamer Prince Adeibert recent
ly left TanSier. Morocco. having on
board Paul o. Stensand, president of
the wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State
bank.
Robbers broke into the bank of
Akeley. Mimi. recently and succeeded
in carrying away $4,000 in currency.
Lieut.. R. E. Trcadwell, of the Phil
ippine scouts has been killed by Pula-
james near Barauen.
A joint conference of cattlemen's
organizations is 10 be held in Kan
sas City or October 9 to further the
cause of reciprocity for the benefit OF
the live stock industry.
The Cuban congress in special ses-
sion has granted President Palma
the fullest authority and the free use
of public funds in suppressing the
present insurrection
Attorney General Hadley, of Mis-.
souri,. has secured from II. 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.
Two violent and seemingly distinct
storms visited Johnson county, Ne
braska recently resulting in the death
OF four persons and the fatal injury
to two Others. Much property was
damaged
One hundred and twenty sailors of
the United States cruiser Denver were
landed in Havana recently for the
purpose of protecting American citi-
zens and their property. Marines
from tHe eunUOat MARIETTA were also
landed at Cienfuegos.
After having Travelled around the
world fucitive from justice for
nearly a year. Granville NJ. Gwyn,
former cashier of the bank of Hayti,
No. who left a shortage of sl7,021,
has returned and voluntarily given
himself up 10 the authorities.
The scientists of the agricultural
/ department have demonstrated that
there is profit in making alcohol from
the waste material of corn canneries.
Fifteen gallons have been secured
from ton OF cobs.
After a protracted conference with
Secretaries Taft and Bonaparte and
Acting Secretary of State Bacon Pres
ident Roosevelt has addressed a let
ter TO the Cuban minister at Wash
instCn ms king known the policies OF
the administration regarding the pres
ent situation in the island. The pres
/ ident gays that unless the Cubans i'm
mediately show ability to maintain or
der the United States will be COM
PEELED to take control under the