The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-04-17

tary display.
Final motions to quash the indict-
ment against the Standard Oil COM
pany have been overruled by Judge
Lands in the federal court of Chi
cago.
Appropriations of the recent
Nebraska legislature aggregating
$25O,OOO have been vetoed by Gov.
Sheldon. The loss falls heavily on
state educational institutions.
Butcher workmen in the various
packing plants throughout the West
are preparing to demand an Increase
in wages.
A negro killing and burglary have
so aroused the citizens of Altus. OK
that they have driven all the negroes
from the city.
The forestry bureau of the govern
ment has ordered 100000 trees planted
in the Garden City, Kan, reserve this
spring.
Word comes from Shanghai that
conditions in the. Chinese famine dis
trict are growing worse. Five thous-
and persons are daily dying of starva-
ton. The relief committee appeals
to America for $3,O0O,J0O in the next
three weeks to aid the sufferers.
After celebrating AZ hours and
eight minutes. the jury which has
been trying Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White in New
York; reported to the court its inabil-
ity to agree on verdict and were dis
charged Seven of the IL men favored
murder in the first degree and five
favored acquittal. The prisoner was
remanded to Jail without bail.
President Bonilla. of Honduras has
surrendered to the Nicaraguan forces
at Amapalpa. thus ending the war
between the two Central American
republics.
In preparation for the nine hour
law, the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road is closing scores of its smaller
offices throughout Iowa.
Acting Gov. Moore has signed the
bill prohibiting trading in futures in
Arkansas.
Gov. Hoch has granted "A condi-
tional pardon to Willie Sell, who has
been serving life sentence in the
Kansas penitentiary since 1888 for
the murder of his father. mother,
brother and sister. The principal
condition is that he must not exhibit
himself for the purpose of making
money.
II. II. Tucker, Jr., secretary of the
Uncle Sam Oil company, with head
quarters in Kansas City. Kan. has
been indicted by the FEDERAL grand
Jury at Topeka on a charge of using
the mails to defraud. Tucker claims
he is being prosecuted by the Stand
ard Oil company.
d. C. willoughby who recently
wanted in Des Moines, Omaha and
Denver for Issuing fraudulent deeds
to farm land in the west.
A passenger train on the St Johns
bury and Lake Champlain railroad
plunged down 40 foot embaniiment
killing one person and injuring about
10 others.
None of the express companies
doing business in Nebraska have
lowered their rates in compliance
with the new state law which re-
duces charges % per cent.
The New York Herald Publishing
company has been sentenced to pay
fines aggregating S3l 900 on pleas
of guilty to using the United States
mails for improper purposes.
The policies of President Roosevelt
were recently indorsed by the Con
necticut legislature by rising vote.
At a banquet in New York Senator
Spooner. of Wisconsin, warmly de
Tended the United States senate, say.
ing there was not In the world n
legislative body more loyal to public
interests.
Moore's Opera House at Nevada.
Mo. was recently destroyed by fire.
The news that Gen. Lee Christmas,
of Memphis. Tenn, had been killed
in Honduras by Nicarasuan soldiers
has been confirmed.
In the federal court at Chicago
Judge Lands decided that the Stand.
ard Oil company may produce evil
dence showing that it did not intend
to violate the law in the acceptance
of unlawful rates.
Dr. Kinnard. commissioner of the
Society of Friends. who was sent to
Russia to investigate famine condi-
tions. says there are 100000 people
in danger of starvation in the south.
eastern provinces. he appeals to the
Anglo-Saxons for s2.5OO,OOO to aid
them.
Senator La Toilette. of Wisconsin.
in a recent interview declared in
favor of the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Gov. Campbell. of Texas. has vetoe
on constitutional grounds the Santa
fe railroad consolidation blli recently
passed by the legislature.
At a recent banquet at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. William ]. Bryan was
requested to preselt the name :.
Theodore Roosevelt to the mex,
national democratic convention
Mrs. Annie Arp has brought suit
against three prominent physicians
of Davenport, Ia, whom she claims
left a sponge in the body OF her hus-
land after an operation, which later
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