The Dolores star., 1907-05-31

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One man was killed and % persons
injured In a wreck on the Southern
Pacific railroad near Los Angeles,
Cal. the wreck was caused by un.
known parties loosening the rails on
a trestle, which spread under the
weight Of the engine precipitating the
cars into a ravine.
A monument to the memory Of
Ensign Bagley, the only naval Of
ficer killed in the war with Spain
was recently unveiled at Raleigh
N. c.. In the presence of 10000 spec
tators.
A copppr bronze equestrian statute
of Gen. John B. Gordon was recently
unveiled It Atlanta, Ga.,
The San Francisco grand jury re-
turned Indictment against six mil
lionaires in one day on charges OF
bribery rs well as bringing addition
indictments against Abraham Ruel
and Mayor Schnitz.
Gov. Hoch, OF Kansas, in his Mem
orial day proclamation, calls atten-
tion to the law passed by the last
session Of the legislature which makes
it a misdemeanor to carry on any
ball game, horse race or other sport.
ing event on that day.
Eight or ten persons perished In
fire that consumed lodging house
at San Jose, Cal.
Reports from Toxic state that the
Japanese are again excited over al
legged attacks made upon japanese
restaurants in San Francisco.
The French Minister, at Tangier,
reports that the Sultan's representa-
tive has promised to accede to all the
French demands.
A police census just completed gives
the population OF the District of Col
umbia as 329.591. of whom 96,1SS are
negroes.
There is serious lack OF farm
hands In the Northwest. according to
reports received by the Great North.
ern railroad. Farmers are offering
$35 and $40 month for help
Six men alleged to be the leaders
of the mob that lynched a negro at
Sterrett, II, March 81, have been ar
rested by United States marshals and
held on charge of murder.
At Claxton, Ca, two negroes were
lynched, one white man and two ne
groes were killed and seven other per-
sons were injured as the result of an
attempt to capture a negro who had
criminally assaulted a white woman.
Five white men were killed and
four fatally injured In an explosion of
molten metal in a blast furnace at
Pittsburg. Pa.
Ten indictments have been re-
turned against President Heggeman.
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company by the New York grand
jury on charge of forgery and per-
jury.
Parties presumed to be strikers
short circuted the trolley wire on
some Of the San Francisco car lines
and caused an explosion In the power
house which burned out the switch
board putting out of commission all
lines north of Market street.
A. T. Pigg, charged with bribing a
juror in Topeka. was recently re-
turned from California to stand trial.
The court Of appeals of Kentucky
has handed down a decision declaring
the last city election in Louisville
void and ordering new election in
November next. The governor is
given power to fill the vacant offices.
According to a recent census
bulletin the United States leads in
the manufacture of shoes.
The live stock commission men at
the various packing centers are re-
senting recent order of the pack
ers regarding inspection of cows and
| heifers. Resolutions have been
adopted to refuse to sell under the
proposed rule; and shippers were
notified to hold cows and heifers on
the farm for the present.
A tornado of small proportions re-
Gently visited Snyder, Ok, causing
considerable damage to property. No
fatalities were reported.
Commissioner R. A. Anthony, who
took the testimony in the custer suit
of the state of Missouri against the Re.
public, Standard and Waters-Pierce
Oil companies, has filed his report
with the supreme court of the state
He sustains every allegation of At
torney General Hadley's petition and
recommends that the companies be
ousted from the state.
The failure of the State bank OF
Manitou, Ok, with capital of $1O..
900, has been announced.
A bulletin issued by the census
bureau places the consumption OF
wood pulp in the United States in
1906 at 3.646,693 cords as compared
with S.19S,123 cords in 1905.