The Dolores star., 1907-01-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
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ter's team and buggy. has been ar
rested at Anadarko. I. T., to which
point he had driven the team.
George l.. Shredder, a confidential
clerk. Of Duke, Lemon & Co., live
stock commission firm at the Kansas
City stock yards has been arrested on
O charge of embezzlement.
James McCrea, first vice president
Of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburg. has been elected president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany to succeed the late A. J. Cas-
satt.
William H. Mackey, jr., has been
re-appointed to be United States mar
shall of Kansas.
Frederick McMasters, United States
consul at Zanzibar. has rendered his
resignation because Of the small sal
ary attached to the office.
Prof. Otto Benndorf, the noted arch
aeologist, is dead in Vienna
F. M. Robertson, OF Wilson coun-
ty, Kansas, has been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
State Senator s. 8. Benedict.
Mai Gen. Won Der Launitz, pre-
feet of police OF st. Petersburg was
saot and instantly killed In the insti-
tute of experimental medicine. The
assassin was cut down and killed by
an officer.
geon in the United states army, is
dead at his home In Denver. aged
SO years.
Daniel Garman, who was engineer
Of the train on which President Lin
coin made his famous midnight Jour-
ney from Harrisburg to Washington.
recently died at Lebanon. Pa.
Rev. John c. Brooks, youngest
brother Of the late Phillips Brooks,
Is dead In Paris.
George A. Murphy. of Muskogee, l.
T., is to be the chief speaker at the
Kansas Day banquet at Topeka on
January 20.
e. W. Hastings. an actor Of New
York, was killed recently in a wreck
of the overland limited train on the
Union Pacific in Nebraska.
Conxres.i0nal.
Prominent Cherokee women have
prepared a memorial to congress ask
| ing that body to set aside the decree
Of the supreme court which abrogated
the rights Of intermarried whites.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate to prohibit the sale Of lands in
the government domain on which are
situated beds of coal and other miner
ais until such deposits are exhausted.
Miscellaneoas.
In the custer suit Of the state of
Missouri against the Delmar Jockey
club of st. Louis, writ of error to
the supreme court of the United States
has been granted by Chief Justics
CAN'T.
| The southern portion OF Indiana Is
suffering from floods. Fifteen schools
in Gibson county alone were COM
PEELED to close on account of tine high
water.
By direction OF the president, Sec
retary Hitchcock has issued an order
notifying registers of local land Of
ficers to destroy all illegal enclosures
on public lands after April l. next.
Andrew Carnegie has notified Secre-
tary Root of his intention to contri-
butte $750,0O0 for the purpose of erect
ing building in Washington for the
use of the bureau of American repub-
lies.
Judge Garland, of the United States
dfCfrfn of Fol n
has rendered a decision holding that
the state board of railroad commits
sioners has jurisdiction over express
companies.
The annual report of Assistant Post
master General Hitchcock shows that
there are 65,6O0 postoffices in opera.
ton and 205,2SS persons find employ.
ment in them.
Two hundred delegates representing
boards Of trade and commercial or
ganizations met recently in Chicago
and formed the National Reciprocal
Demurrage Association.
The position of commissioner of
the general land office, which is to
become vacant on March by the re-
tirement OF Commissioner Richards
has been offered to Phillip G. Stew
art, Of Colorado Springs.
According to figures furnished by
the New York Word the powder trust
made profit in sales to the govern
ment during 1906 of $a,34S.s64.
Los Angeles, CAL, is the latest city
reported to be suffering from fue]
famine. No coal or wood is to be had
in the city at any price.
The International Aero club has
decided to hold an international bal
loon race at st. Louis next October
The second annual exhibition OF
the Western Stock Show association
will bs held in Denver, Col. from
January 10 to 26 inclusive.
The state bank examiner has closed