The Lamar register., 1907-06-19

Tie uldJdht wal that
In one day recently 20,SS1 undeliv-
cred letters were returned TO senders
by the dead letter office.
The 2O0th anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Church of England
in Connecticut was recently celebrat-
ed with elborate ceremonies at STRAIT
ford.
Four jointists of Cherokee, Kan,
have been fined 800 and costs and
sentenced to 30 days on the rock pile
for violating the prohibitory law.
A suit has been filed in Philadel-
phia by the government to break up
the monopoly of the anthracite coal
carrying railroads in Pennsylvania.
Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court, has denied the apph-
cation of H. II. Tucker for writ OF
habeas corpus in the contempt case
| from Leavenworth.
Judge Smith Mcpherson, in the fed
! eraI court at Kansas City has issued
temporary restraining order TO
prevent the Missouri stale auditor
from collecting n tax of cents on
sales of futures in grain and stocks.
The Southwestern Interstate Coal
Operators association has elected
James F. Elliot, of Haileyville, l. f.
| president to succeed the late w. c.
| Perry.
The test questions of the Kansas
| state board of medical examiners
were stolen from the state printing
office at Topeka and peddled among
the candidates for examination AT
! Kansas City. Kan. Many of the ilo
young men will have to take the en-
animation over again.
In the Haywood trial at Boise, Ida
no. the prosecution is corroboratins
the story of Harry Orchard. letter
| was traced by post office books from
Pettibone in Denver to Orchard IN
| San Francisco.
By agreement of the board of man
| ayers of the insane asylum at ST
Joseph, Mo-. Superintendent WOOD
son. was eyonerated of the charges
brought against him. He Immediately
| resigned and the resignation was ac-
cepted.
The state courts of Missouri and
the federal court at Kansas City are
| in n clash over, the enforcement OF
the two-cent passenger fare law ana
the maximum freight rate law,
A crisis was reached in the parlia-
mentary situation in Russia when
the government demanded the sur
render of 30 members of the lower
house with the alternative of dis
| solution unless the demand was com
| piled with. The ultimatum was re-
jected by the douma-
| The Catholic church of the Sacred
Heart. one of the finest edifices In
| Ottawa. Ont, was recently destroyed
by fire.
A dramatic scene was enacted at
Boise. Idaho, when Harry Orchard
| and former Gov. Peabody. of Colorado
| met face to face in law office, Or
chard was taken back at first Du'
| the governor treasured him and the
two shock hanGs.
A jury of IL men has returned
| verdict of guilty against Mayor
| Eugene f. Schmitz Of San Francisco
on a charge of extorting money from
| the French restaurant keepers. The
| sentence of the court was deferred.
| The executive committee of the
Cattle Raisers' association of Texas
| has decided to stand by the live
stock commission men in their fight
against the post norton order of the
| packers regarding cows and heifers.
| The Japanese residents OF San Fran
cisco are arranging to demand an IN
demnity of the United States govern
ment for the alleged assaults on them
in that city.
| The cross-examination of Harry
| Orchard, the main witness In the
| Haywood trial at Boise, Idaho, has
been completed. He was in the
| chair for six days, and only once did
| the attorneys succeed in breaking
him down. and that was when he
was questioned regarding his CONVEX
| sion to Christianity.
In the federal court at Leaven'
| worth, Kan. Judge Amidon, of North
| Dakota denied the motion of II. ii.
| Tucker for a postponement in the
| Uncle Sam on company receivership
| case.
A launch from the battleship
| Minnesota, containing six midship-
men young officer and members
of the crew recently disappeared
while going from the jamestown ex-
position to the vessel. The suppose
ton is that the launch was run down
by passing steamer and all on
board were drowned.
Injunction proceedings have been
filed in the federal court at Kansas
City to restrain the Missouri rail-
road commission from enforcing
either the two-cent passenger fare
law or the maximum freight rate
law passed at the last session of the
legislature.
The green bugs which worked so
| much havoc to Knowing crops in
Kansas and Oklahoma are now pres
ent in portions of Ohio.
The viceroy of Canton, China has
reported to the Pekin government
,b,t tho disorders at I,ienchOw and