The Dolores star., 1907-11-01

Heunepan canal connecting Lake Mich
igan with the Mississippi river has
been formally opened to trafic.
saved.
The Iowa Central car shops at Mar.
shalltown have been completely de-
stroyed hre. The loss In $500, 900.
In the nrst cabinet meeting since
last June the financial situation and
the growing needs OF the navy we're
the principal topics OF discussion.
In the resolutions adopted by the
Lake Mohonk conference the general
policy OF the government In the treat
ment of the Indians was heartily ap-
proved.
Two men snatched 5000 In curren-
cy from a bank runner In the sub
treasury in Philadelphia recently.
They were pursued and captured and
the money recovered.
The government is preparing to buy
1000. 900 pounds Of copper for use in
the Salt river reclamation project In
Arizona.
The Ute Indians on the Cheyenne
River reservation have become unruy
again and troops have been sent to
queIl the disturbance.
The Farmers Union OF Texas has
$75.000.000 tied up in loans on the
cotton crop in an endeavor to hold
the staple for Is cents a pound.
In the federal court at Birmingham.
Ala. an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against the Southern
Steel company. a $25.0O0. 900 corpora
ton.
Sylvester Harrison, q noted charac-
ter OF southern Kansas. has disap-
peared from his home inrWichita with
S31 900 in currency. He is charged
with embezzlement and passing spur
iOus checks. He is believed to be in
| sane.
Col. Benham Cameron. OF Stagville.
N. c.. was elected president Of the
National Farmers congress at OklahO-
ma City. The selection OF the next
meeting place was left to the execu-
tive committee.
The Security Investment company Of
Pittsburg. Pa, a Westinghouse institu.
tion. has become involved. and, will
necessitate temporary suspension or
receivership for several Westinghouse
Industrial concerns.
Up to the present there have been
73 verified cases Of bubonic plague in
San Francisco. with 46 deaths.
On her last trip the turbine steamer
Lusitania made the run from New
York to Queenstown in four days. %
hours and 46 minutes.
Secretary Metcalf has announced
that 1t is definitely settled that the
Atlantic feet will leave Hampton
Roads on December lG for It's cruise to
the Pacific coast.
President Roosevelt has announced
that he will use his influence for sep.
| crate statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Americas feet OF l6 battleships will
return from the Pacific by way OF the
Suez canal and thus encircle the globe
President Roosevelt has celebrated
his 49th birthday. ~
The Thanksgiving proclamation Is.
sued by President Roosevelt names
November Is as Thanksgiving day.
Four girl babies were born recently
to Mrs. John Barben wife of farmer
who lives six miles from Lawrence.
| Kan.
Congress is TO be asked to establish
| the rank OF vice admiral for Rear
Admiral Rohlcy ID. Evans who is to
command the Atlantic fleet OH its Pa.
citic cruise.
Nome. Alaska. has had another seri.
GUS fire involving property loss aggre-
eating S3O0. .OO0.
An honorary monument to the IN, M
ory Of the late Brig, Gen. John NJ.
Thaycr. erected by the state of Ne
braska. has been dedicated at Omaha.
| Swiss societies in Chicago cele-
brated the 6O0tn anniversary Of the
republic of Switzerland.
The earthquake in Italy badly dam.
aged 2S towns aud villages and 81
were less seriously damaged
Forty-eight persons were injured.
| eight of them seriously. in u collision
of electric cars at Providence. r. l.
Thomas F Resan. former police COM
missioner Of San Francisco. has
brought suit against McCiure's Maga-
zine for 100000 damages for defama-
tion OF character in connection with a
write-up OF the San Francisco graft
| scandal
About 400 delegates representing 42
states. attended the trust conference
of the National Civic Federation at
Chicago. Nicholas Murray Butler. OF
Columbia university. presided.
French reconnoitering column in
Morocco. was surrounded by 5000
| Moors. and the timely arrival OF Gen.
Drude with reinforcements was all
that saved 1t from annihilation.
In his address at Nashville. Tenn,
President Roosevelt declared that he
was responsible for turning the light
on Wall street affairs. but was not
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