The Lamar register., 1907-07-03


student. was killed and the otter oc'
cupants seriously injured.
For the eighth time the Cornell
crew succeeded in winning the eight
cared race at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Columbia was second and the United
States Naval academy third.
The premature c.:nlcsicn of box
of dynamite near lola. Charlotte
county, Va, killed eight persons ana
injured six otaers.
At New London, Conn, Harvard
won the eightoared freshman race by
close margin. while Yale won the
varsity four cared race by ten
lengths.
AT Findlay. Ohio. the jury in the
trial of the Standard Oil company on
charge of violating the state anti
trust law disagreed and were dis
charged.
The pension department Will urge
congress at its next session to equal
ize the pensions of soldiers wi iows
on basA CT sl2.
The board of police commission ers
| OF San Francisco has denied perniis-
sion to japanese 20 keep intelligence
offices in that city.
Judge Lands, in the FEDERAL court
at Chicago. has refused the request
of the attorneys for John ID. Rookie
teller for the withdrawal of The sub
poena recently issued for their client
A RussoItalian commercial treaty
has been signed at ST. Petersburg.
Judge Chytraus. Of Chicago, has &C
clared the law passed by the last
legislature prohibiting the sale Of
cigarettes in Illinois inva.ed.
According to the verdict OF a Jury
in the federal court at Fort Dodge,
: Iowa. grain transactions on boards o.
trade are gambling and debts thus
contracted can not be collected.
Mrs. Russell Sage has sent 10 the
| Lincoln Farm Association contribu-
ton of $4,000 to the fund for the
| reservation of the Abraham Lincoln
farm and log cabin.
/ Yale defeated Harvard in the an
nual varsity ciehtoared race at New
London, Conn. by scant boats
Loat's length before the largest crowd
that ever witnessed race on tn,
! Thames river. The time was 2l:l0-
L. H. Hartman, the railroad mag
nate. was arrested DUNG tie Yale
Harvard boat race at New London.
+ Conn, and confined on revenue cut
tor for violating the rules OF the
course.
| All of the mail carriers of Butte
! Mcnt., have gone On n strike. declaring
chat they could not live on the salaries
paid at present by the government.
On the Kickapoo Indian reservation
rear Horton, Kan. Jack Masquat and
his wife were struck ~ lightning and
killed.
! A destructive flood is reported in
the Saltwater Valley, Montana Five
of the seven bridges over the Still
water river were carried out
In the United states district court
at Chicago Judge Lands overruled
the motion OF the Standard OIL com
/ pany for q new trial of tie case in
which they were recently convicted
1 of Relating.
The sentencing Of MAYOR Schmitz
of San Francisco, convicted OF eAtor-
Lon, has been postponed by Judge
Dunno, until July s. Schmit@ must
remain in jail.
! Harry Waugh han, Edward Fay mo {
and George Ryan. the threc CONFLICTS
In the Missouri penitentiay who
killed their guards in desperate at
tempt to escape. were hanged in the
county Jail at jefferson City.
After hearing the message IRON
Premier Clcmenccan the French siae
growers have voted unanimously 10
continue the agitation in the 5out1
of France for laws against wine adui
teration.
The navy department has sent tne
new cruiser Milwaukee to Central
American ports in anticipation CT
trouble between Salvador and Nioar-
algua.
A subcommittee appointed by ;he
president to consider departing ntal
reforms has disapproved the service
pension plans for &C, Ornamental cn.-
ployes.
Plans are being made by the Kansas
I board of railroad commissioners TO
make trips on handcars over the rail
way lines to see what the exact
physical conditions really are
An Austrian naval expert now
visiting in Cincinnati. declares tl.'
! japanese shells used in the war with
I Russia were loaded with liquid ar
as an explosive.
Governor General Smith sitter
months tour OF inspection. has r.
| turned to Manila and announce that
Pulajanism is ended on the ISLANDS
of Samar and Leytc.
The comptroller of the Treasury l.as
! decided that the charges for irais
! por,ation of any body of orxrnlzci
militia. when travelling under order,
of the department, are payable the
same as regulars troops.
PRIMER Campbell Brannermam has
moved a resolution i'll the British
house of commons curtaiiing the pow
/ er of the house of lords.
! The treasury department las re.
ceived the announcement " The