The Lamar register., 1907-05-15

prince. "
Portions of Siberia recently exper-
fenced severe earthquake shock.
The New York court of appeals
has sustained the right of Attorney
General Jackson to attack the title
! George b. Mcclellan as Mayor of New
York city on behalf of William r
Hearst.
The government crop bulletir
shows the average condition of the
winter wheat crop on May 1 to have
been S2.9 per cent. The acreage IL
about five per cent less than that har
vested last fall.
The Kansas state text book com
mission has let contracts aggregatine
100000 for books to be used in tho
schools of the state for the next five
years. The so-called book trust only
got one award.
The Chicago Journal recently pub
lished a long article charging tha'
Charles II. Meyer, president OF the
Western Federation of Miners. haC
served term in Joliet penitentiary
Meyer denies the charge
An order for steel rails has been
placed with the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company which calls for 10000
tons at a cost 100000 The rails
are for the Hartman lines.
The differences between Mexico
and Guatemala have been amicably
settled, Mexico Withdrawing her de-
mand for the extradition of the muir
derers of Gen. Barrillas.
The Union Pacific railroad has de-
clared a quarterly dividend of 81 per
cent.
A shaft OF granite As feet long an
five feet five inches square at tn,
base has been completed at Branford
Conn. 1t is to be used to commemorate
the completion of the Sault st. Mari,
canal.
Twenty-Five st. Louis persons have
federal court at Denver, Col, regard
ing fraudulent coal land claims in that
state.
A disastrous fire in which two per
sons lost their lives and a number oil
others were injured, occurred in Kan
sas City when the University build
ing. occupied by many musicians and
artists. was completely destroyed.
The Shriners In session at Los An
geles, Cal, have chosen st. Paul as
the meeting place of the 1908 con
clave.
Garland Moore, who killed hi.
sweetheart, Clara West, at Bots dare
Missouri, has been convicted of sec
ond degree murder and sentenced tc
25 years in the pententiary.
II is stated in Washington that the
president in his speech at Indian.
apolis on May 80, proposes to give
full and conservative statement OF
his views regarding the railroad legis
lation needs of the country.
w. o. Douglas, the former loar
clerk of the Trust Company of Amer
lea. has pleaded guilty of the larceny
OF $4,000 worth of railroad stock.
While on the witness stand at Des
Moines. Ia, James Hadfield, a pioneer
of the state, fell dead from heart dis
ease.
A suburban passenger train on the
Burlington railroad was wrecked re
Gently near Chicago. One passenger
was killed and about 20 others in
jured.
The trial of w. d. Haywood, sec
rotary of the Western Federation OF
Miners, for completely in the murder
of former Gov. Steunenberg. of Idaho
has begun at Boise. The trial pro
misses to last for several weeks.
Three men were wounded, two pro
badly fatally, in feud fight neal
Nevada, Mo-, recently.
In a rear end collision near Ham
, ilton. Ohio. one man was killed, ont
fatally and two others seriously in
, jured
In the United States circuit court Of
Indiana, the so-called drug trust was
perpetually enioined from combining
in restraint of trade.
The Susan B. Anthony memorial
fund of 100000 to promote the cause
of equal suffrage has been completed
The eruption of the Stromboli vol
cano has become more violent and the
apprehension is growing. Almost al
the inhabitants of the island have
made their escape.
The strikebreakers running cars II
San Francisco were recently show
cred with roses and carnations by the
ladies of the city.
Princeton university has received {
gift of 100000 from private fam
lily whose name is not made public
The San Francisco fire of April
, 1906. swept away not only all TIL,
profits of the insurance companies fol
4G years, but cost them $79,7OS.174 il
addition, according to Statement
! recently issued by the National Boart
of Underwriters.
The Union Pacific railroad earned
during the year ending June 30. 1907
i s32, 100000 over operating expenses.
! H. c. Pierce. head of the Waters
Pierce Oil company, recently surren
dered himself to the authorities at 81
Louis, on the indictment returne,
against him in Texas charging per
jury. A writ of habeas corpus was i'm
mediately issued by the federal court