The Lamar register., 1907-02-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
BeneAt OF Our Readers.

AcSShtiy III hOcneSt0f, N. I.
| Emperor Wilhelm, of Germany. is
planning a visit to King Alfonso OF
Spain this spring.
q. II. Mckinnie of Beloit. Kan, rep
resentatives from Mitchell county in
the Legislature is dead.
Mary 8. Anthony, sister Of and life
long co-worker with Susan B. Anthony
died recently at her home in Roches
ter. N. Y.
United States District Judge
Charles d. Parlange, of New Orleans.
died suddenly in that city of apoplexy.
! The republican caucus Of the New
Jersey legislature has nominated
Frank o. Briggs for United States
senator to succeed John F. Dryden.
I Mrs. Drusilla Morrell, whose ihus-
band fought in the war of 1912, is
dead in Brooklyn. N. Y, at the age Of
1O2.
DR.. George E. Ladd. who for ten
years has been director of the Mis-
souri, state school of mines at Rolla.
has resigned his position to engage
In the mining business.
Richard w. Morgan, of Boulder
county. Col. has been expelled from
the state senate for accepting h
John B. Mcdonald, who constructed
the subway In New York. has been
elected president of w. J. divers
Panama Construction company.
Former Congressman Benjamin w.
Harris. known as the father of the
new navy" is dead at his home in
Massachusetts.
Preston II. Leslie. former govern
of of Kentucky and later governor of
the territory of Montana, is dead at
his home in Helena.
John d. Rockefeller has announced
a gift of $32.OO0,O0o to the general
education board.
CONGREGATIONAL.
The investigation by the senate COM
mittee on military affairs OF the
Brownsville, Tex, ARRAY has COM
menced.
The president has signed the gen.
eral service pension bill recently
passed by congress,
The provision in the Indian appro
priation bill which allowed the full
pioouS " bCh thtii hdo bSCh
defeated in the senate by vote OF
81 to o. The provision to sell the
surface of mineral lands was also de.
feated.
Representative Murphy. of Mis-
souri,, has introduced bill in the
house to repeal the act admitting Okla
homa to statehood on the ground that
the constitutional convention at
Guthrie has failed TO comply with the
the conditions of the enabling act.
The scarlet fever and diphtheria cpl
denies which have been raging in
Chicago have broken out with renewed
violence. All records were broken re-
Gently when 4O7 new cases were re-
ported in one day.
The senate has agreed to appoint a
committee to consider the revision OF
the land laws of the country.
The house committee on judiciary
has submitted a report declaring that
congress has no Jurisdiction or au-
thority to suppress abuses or anchor
ate conditions surrounding woman or
child labor. The committee holds
that the subject is within the police
power of the various states.
The senate has passed the Indian
appropriation bill.
The house has passed the river and
harbor bill carrying an appropriation
of $S3.0O0,O00. A survey Of the Mis-.
souri, river from its mouth to Sioux
City is provided for.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate to give the president absolute
control of the Panama canal.
The house recently passed 725 pri.
vate pension bills in 80 minutes. max
| ing a new record.
MiscelIasssss.
In a sensational speech at Lincoln.
Neb.. State Senator Patrick accused
the brewery and distillery interests
with trying to corrupt the legislature
and prevent the passage of unfriendly
bills.
Representatives from the various
oil producing states of the west met
recently in Topeka to secure uniform
laws for the control OF the oil in.
dustry.
The California senate has passed a
bill making IT a crime to dock horses
tails and prohibiting the Importation
into the state Of horses with locked
tails.
meeting Of the National Mckinley
Memorial association was held In
Washington recently to hear the re.
ports of the various officers.
Stanford White threatened to kill
| Harry Thaw. according to a witness
in the New York murder trial who
notified Thaw of his danger.
An icicle falling 40 feet in a mine
shaft at Carterville. Mo-, instantly
killed Jack Lavette. of Kansas City
| Gov. Hoch of Kansas, has sent a
special message to the legislature ask
ing for more stringent prohibitory and
gambling laws.
The approximate value Of the Mar.
shall Field estate is placed at $75.OOO,.
900 by the executors Of the will.
Mayor Schmitz and members of the
San Francisco school board have
started for Washington to confer with
the president regarding the exclusion
| of Japanese from the schools.
1t is announced that the Hammont
Packing company and Morris & Co.