The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from Al,
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
BeneAt of Our Readers.
Personal.


company of New York.
Myron X. Sturtevant, national bank
examiner for Oklahoma. has resigned
10 accept the position of cashier OF
the Central National bank of St
Louis.
Joseph Turner. the first manu-
facturer of razors in America, died
recently at Worcester, Mass.
The Tooth anniversary of the birth
OF Henry w. Longfellow. the poet,
was observed throughout New Eng
land recently.
w. A. Garrett has been elected
president of the Scaboard Air line to
succeed Alfred Walter, recently de-
ceased.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Shallenbarger has resigned his
position and Representative McCleary
of Minnesota, has been named to take
his place.
David p. Dyer, of st. Louis, has
been appointed judge of the fedsral
court for the eastern district of Mis-
souri, For several years he has been
attorney for that stii t.
b. Pearsa,l. quartermaster of the
worth, dropped dead recently OF
Bright's disease. Fe was formerly
mayor of Fort Scott, Kan.
Wendell Phillips Garrison. son of
William Lloyd Garrison, the noted
abolitionist, and for more than 40
years editor o. the New York Nation
is dead.
Orson d. Mum, head Of Mum &
Co, publishers of TIE Scientific Amer
lean died recently at his home in New
York
Sylvester r. Rush. of Omaha, Uni
ted States district attorney for Ne
braska. has been appointed assistant
attorney general of the United States,
and will have charge of the prosecu-
lions of public land frauds through
out the country.
Wilhelm Rapp. editor of the Illinois
Stats Ze!tung since 1861. died recent
~ at his home in Chicago. He was
10 years old.
Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, Chinese
minister to the United States, has
been elected president of Andover
academy alumni association.
Congressional.
The Beveridge amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill pro-
viding that packers must date the
cans of meat products was defeated in
conference.
The senate has PASSED the pension
app opriation bill carrying an appro-
priaticn of s1i5,0OO,cOo.
The serae has adopted the Bever'
ri
place on inspected meats the date Oh
inspection.
Both houses of congress have
passed resolution creating JOINT
committee of five senators and five
representatives of the Sixtieth con-
gress to revise and cod-fy the laws
of the United States.
After n notable battle between the
two great parties the house recently
passed the ship subsidy bill by the
close vote of 1876 to l49 Forty-one re
publicans voted with the democrats
against the measure.
The bill making it possible for
farmers to establish stills of limited
capacity for the manufacture of alco-
hol to be denatured has passed both
houses of congress.
All theaters, skating Kinks. dance
halls and all places of public amuse-
ment in jefferson City, Mo-, have
been closed on account of the small
pox epidemic.
Senator Knox. of Pennsylvania.
made a strong speech in the senate
recently in opposition to the reso-
luton unseating Reed Smoot of Utah.
Miscellaneous.
The Nebraka supreme court has de-
clared valid the amendment to the
state constitution adopted at the last
election providing for railway COM
mission of three members. The body
will begin work Immediately.
The resignation of John F. steve .
as engineer in chief of Panama canal
construction has been announced
from the White house. The presider
has decided to TRANSFER the work t.
the engineering branch of the army.
The chief of police and chief Of
detectives CT Salt Lake, Utah. have
been arrested CHARGED with con-
spiracy to fleece tourists passing
through the city.
The second big fire within a month
almost devastated the business sec
ton of Mound Valley, Kans., recent
ly. causing loss of 100000.
Horse racing in Arkansas has been
permanently killed by the signing of
the bill prohibiting pool selling in the
state by acting Gov. Moore.
The supreme court has denied the
right of Kansas t, intervene as trus-
tee in the Mis- souri, Kansas and Texas
raj way suit to reco er FIR rail-
road vast tracts of valuable land in
Indian territory and dismissed the
case.
The United STATES supreme court
has upheld the Nebraska ate tax
law in a case invol ing the tax on
railroad pr perty.
Both branches of the Missouri leeis-
lature have pass d the two-cent fare
bill and it will become law when
signed by the governor
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