The Dolores star., 1908-01-03

rines. has reported to Secretary Mel-
calf that for the first time In many
months the marine corps is up to its
full complement OF $500 enlisted men,
For strategic purposes and to pre-.
vent their bombardment by a hostile
fleet the locks and dams on the Pan
anna canal are to be constructed four
miles inland.
What Is said to be the worst epi
demic OF sickness since 1889 is being
experienced in Pittsburg, Pa. and ply.
sicians estimate that thousands OF
persons are prostrated by typhoid
fever. pneumonia and the grip.
ncers and elect delegates to the ma
tional convention at Chicago.
Gov. Sparks of Nevada has issued a
call for a special session OF the legis.
lature to consider the situation at
Goldfield and President Roosevelt has
countermanded the order removing
the federal troops until the Legislature
can act.
Three persons were killed and II
others injured in a rear-end collision
on the elevated tracks of the Pennsyl
vania railroad at Camden, N. j., re-
Gently.
A Worchester. Mass, boy, who sent
Christmas present to the president
received ten dollar bill and person
al letter in acknowledgement.
The first saloon keeper placed on
trial in Chicago for violation of the
Sunday closing law was acquitted by
a jury.
The enrolment of teachers at the
annual state association was smaller
this year than usual, less than 1000
being present.
Forty-two damage suits against the
Central Illinois Traction company on
September have been settled for SAL
900.
The situation between the line and
stan officers in the navy has become
SO acute since the resignation of Ad'
miral BrownsOn that congress will
probably be called upon to settle the
controversy.
At Havana on Christmas day the
University of Louisiana football team
defeated the University of Havana
team by score of Sc to 0.
Senator Dillingham;, chairman Of the
immigration commission, says no rec
concentrations for important legisla-
tion will be made to congress for at
least year.
A Cleveland, o., philatelist recently
paid $4,000 for a STAINS issued at
Alexandria. Va. In 1847.
An Internal machine was accident
ally discovered among the Christmas
mail at Erie. Pa, by clerk. 1t was
addressed to citizen of the city
The police are investigating.
Sister Theresa, Catholic nurse al
a Milwaukee hospital. was recently
shot and killed by an insane patient
G. E. Lovely, postmaster at Ocean
Park. Cal, has been arrested charged
with embezzlement of government
funds.
The American ship Atlas has
reached San Francisco from Balti
more after a voyage lasting 275 days
One hundred and twenty Thousand
people were fed in New York OF
Christmas by the Salvation army.
u. 8. Griffin. of Jefferson county
Kansas, has been appointed inspector
of denatured alcohol in the trans
Missouri district. He will have head
quarters at Kansas City.
The Prairie Oil and Gas company
of Kansas, has doubled its capita
stock and is now $20,000.000 cor
| poration.
The only Chinese woman in Pitts
burg, Pa. fell dead Christmas da,
from smoking too much opium.
A phonograph with number o
records of the voices of all the grea
singers of the present day has beer
deposited in a specially prepared
vault in Paris which is not to b.
opened for 100 years.
President Roosevelt has received
and accepted the resignation of Rea
Admiral Brownson as chief of bureau
of navigation. Capt. Winslow ha
been appointed to succeed the ad
miral.
Five men alleged to have robbed
the bank at Aldrich, Mo-, on Decem
ber IL have been arrested at Carlo
| III.
The Missouri supreme court has is
sued a temporary rule prohibitinl
Judge ]. L. Fort from trying tn
Kansas City theatrical cases until th
court decides on the constitutionalit
of the law creating the second divis
ion of the Jackson county crimina
court.
Admiral Evans has reported tn
arrival of the battleship fleet at Por
of Spain. Trinidad, to the navy dc
partment. Secretary Metcalf sen
Christmas greetings to officers an
men.
The postmaster general has issue
a fraud order against A. W. Griffin 4
Son, of Oklahoma, who claimed to b