The Lamar register., 1907-11-20

minutes, Mrs, Romadka, the WeaitnS
Milwaukee woman who was charged
with a series OF burglaries in Chicago
was convicted and sentenced to pris
on for a term OF from one to 20 years
Her counsel declared In court thai
she was being "railroaded" to prison
to shield other persons.
In gratitude for the present good
government the commercial organiza
lions of Cuba are planning to give an
elaborate banquet to Gov. Magoon.
Many fires have been started re
Gently in Enid. Ok. by incendiaries
whose object seemed to be to cover
up operations of burglars.
The Nebraska state railway com
mission has issued an order directing
the railroads and express companies
to give improved service to the dairy
men of the state.
The National w. c. T. u. has So
lected Denver, Col, as the next meet
Ing place.
John William Reid, of st. Louis
has been arrested in Paris on the
charge of swindling.
The Salvation army is planning to
purchase several transatlantic steam.
ers to carry immigrants from Eng
land to Canada.
The railroad embargo on grain be-
tween Buffalo and New York has
been raised. A million bushels Of
grain will be shipped to the seaboard
each week until the close Of naviga-
ton.
]. C. Wilson. promoter and presi-
dent of the Interstate Fiscal Agency
company, OF Kansas City, has been
arrested by the federal authorities
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud.
The third Russian parliament has
been opened in St.. Petersburg with a
great show Of patriotic enthusiasm.
Two men were killed in Cincinnati
by the explosion Of boiler in q pre-
serving factory recently.
Arguments in the suit Of the inter.
state commerce commission to COM
pei E. H. Hartman to answer certain
questions regarding stock transac-
lions were submitted in the federal
court at New York. The Decision
was deferred until December 1.
Two men were killed and four in
jured in an explosion In a nitro
glycerine factory at Bradner, Wood
county. Ohio. recently. The factory
was demolished and a number OF
houses shattered.
The complaint Of the North Pacific
Lumber association charging various
railroads with determinations and I'M
lawful concert of action has been
filed with the interstate commerce
commission.
Gen. Mackenzie, chief engineer OF
the army, has prepared estimates Of
the appropriations for the war de-
partment. The estimates for forth
cations aggregate $23.461.911, and
rivers and harbors, $27.OO0.00o.
The attorney general OF Nebraska
has brought suit against the Union
Pacific railroad charging -discrimina-
ton against cattle shipper Of the
state. The penalty may be from 500
to $4,000.
The National Credit association will
hold Its next convention at Denver in
June.
J. H. Richards, president Of the
mining congress in session at Joplin
Mo-, has stated that President Roose-
welt had promised to recommend to
congress the inauguration OF bureau
of mines as a department of the gov
eminent.
The United States mint at Philadel.
phia is engaged in coming So, 900, 600
in double eagles which will be dis
tributed among the sub-treasuries in
various parts Of the country to re-
lieve the financial etringency.
Officials at the Lawton, Ok, land Of
flee have received instructions from
Washington to suspend payment OF
final proofs upon all land in that dis
trict for 80 days in order to relieve
the farmers during the money strin-
gency.
The United States fish commission
is sending a carload of lobster fry
from the government hatcheries at
Booth Bay, Me-, to the Pacific coast
as a first experiment at breeding lob
sters there.
The Kansas state board of health
has ordered the arrest Of ten butch.
ers in that state for selling embalmed
beef.
Former Secretary Shaw, in an ad
dress before the chamber of com
merce of New Haven, Conn, advo
Gated empowering national banks to
issue additional circulation equal to
so per cent of their capital stock with
out a deposit to secure its redemption
in order to give elasticity to the cur.
rency.
Fifty British battleships, in addition
to land batteries. Numbered a noisy
salute to the emperor and empress
of Germany at Plymouth when the i'm
perial yacht landed the party for a
visit to the royal family of England
Attorneys for the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company announce their in
tention to contest the constitutionality
of the Kansas law creating the state
board of railroad commissioners be
fore the United States supreme court
Out of 100 precincts which voted on
the question of licensing saloons, un
der the Illinois local option law. lac
voted against license and 20 fol