The Lamar register., 1907-10-30

saved.
The Iowa Central car shops at Mar
shalltown have been completely de-
stroyed b fire. The loss is 100000.
In the first cabinet meeting since
last June the financial situation and
the growing needs of the navy were
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 $4,000 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
100000 pounds of copper for use in
the Salt river reclamation project in
Arizona.
The Ute Indians on the Cheyenne
River reservation have become unruly
again and troops have been sent to
quell the disturbance.
The Columbus, Ohio plant of the
United States Steel corporation, en-
indefinitely.
The Farmers Union of Texas has
s75,000,000 tied up in loans on the
cotton crop in an endeavor to hold
the staple for Is cents pound.
In the feo-ral court at Birmingham,
Ala, an involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against the Southern
Steel company. a $25,000,000 corpora
ton.
Seattle, Washington, has a case of
bubonic plague.
Sylvester Harrison, a noted charac-
ter of southern Kansas has disap-
peared from his home in Wichita with
$31 900 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.
Thomas F. Rcgan, former police COM
missioner of San Francisco, has
brought suit against McClure's Maya
zine for 100000 damages for defama-
ton of character in connection with a
write-up OF the San Francisco graft
scandal.
The Security Investment company of
Pittsburg. Pa. a Westinghouse institu-
ton, has become involved. and will
neccssitate temporary suspension or
reccivership for several Westinghouse
industrial concerns.
All nine OF the balloons ehsasei IN
the race Tor the Bennett cup nave saie'
ly landed. Inc German paiiooh rom
mern won. landing at Asbury fark' ~
j.. $50 miles from st. LOUIS. Lisle de
France was second, landing near 'he
ioilihiern' ne he"' 'aee VIII oe "e'o
III uerHiahy -.
ABOUT 4oo aeiesa'es repr'Seh.i"s -
states attended tne orus' oo".e'e "'.
Oh the Na.ionai Civic re"ela.,on az
Shicaso. Nichoias MURRAY nu'iei' Vi
ooiu,ipia university, presiue".
rrehen Recommending eoi""'" ~
MOROCCO was surrounded ny o.ooV
Noors' ana the tihieiy arli'"i VI "en.
80 VIZ" s,,,,,..,
IN ms auuress u. N"sn''',e' i."".'
rresiueht i'oose'ei' "eoia' :" 'n". u.
was responsive LOT tur"i"s 'he ''sn
on Waii street analrs' put was ho'
responsible Tor what that heht re
vealed. He also declared there wouiu
be no let-up in his present poilcy OF
prosecuting illegal corporations.
A run of depositors on the Knicker-
booker Trust company. one OF the larg-
est banking institutions in New York,
recently caused 1t to close its doors.
At the same time tremendous slump
occurred in the price of stocks in Wall
street. The West is not affected to
any great extent by the furry.
Section six of the Sherman anti
trust law. which gives the government
mower to seize trust goods. has been
nut into effect for the first time by
the seizure of n large consignment of
ciearettes at Norfolk Va. owned by
'he 'opaeco trust ~ in INC
soous INT .ius' must p'o nc. -.
not combination III RESTRAINT VI