The Lamar register., 1908-03-25

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vice from the state of Nebraska to the
battleship which bears its name will
take place at San Francisco on May s.
An attempt was made recently to
wreck fast passenger train on the
Santa Fe near Garden City. Kan
The supreme court of Nebraska has
decided that liquor dealers are in
directly responsible for deaths OF per-
sons to whom they sod liquor and de
ciared that damages could be col
lected
The building and loan associations
of Kansas have increased their re-
sources nearly sl.000,00 in the last
year.
The first trial by jury in the canal
zone was recently held at Cristobal.
The county and city superintendent
of schools of the Missouri valley are
TO hold a meeting at Kansas City
April IL
The invitation of Japan TO have the
battleship feet visit a port in that
country on their return to the Allan
tic has been accepted by the govern
ment
After adopting the scale committee
report the national convention of
United Mine Workers OF America, in
session at indianapolis. adjourned sine
die. All miners in districts which
have no contracts and where no nego-
tiations are pending were ordered to
cease work on April l.
An attempt was made recently to
blow up the plant of the Continental
Portland Cement company near St
Louis.
-Four alleged private detectives of
Chicago have been arrested charged
with attempting to blackmail Chief of
Police Shippy and Mayor Busse.
While playing Indian at Suffern. n.
Y, ten-year-old boy had one OF his
legs burned of by a companion who
burned him at the stake.
Machinists, boilermakers and mem.
bers of kindred trades to the number
of / 500 working in the Denver and Rio
Grande shops have gone on a strike.
Under the direetion of Secretary
Root a committee has been formed at
Washington TO execute SO far as pos
sible the suggestions of the last Pan
American conference held at Rio ia
metro last year.
England. Germany and France have
each sent war vessels to Haiti to pro-
tect their interests there where a gen.
eral massacre of the white residents
/ is feared.
Students to the number of 1000 at
! Ann Arbor. Mich. wrecked a theater
and overpowered the police. When
the fremen appeared to turn water
upon them they captured the hose
and paraded the streets until weary.
Miss Wilhelmina Crawford, 90 years
old. of Lowell. Mass. has adopted a
man 46 years of age as her son.
The Davis bank at Hoffman, Ok.
was recently robbed in daylight of
Z $500 in currency. The holdup was
much like that at Tyro, Kan, a few
days before.
For the second time within a few
weeks Pittsburg. Pa, has suffered
from a flood. The high water came
with such suddenness that much valu-
able property was destroyed.
The United States supreme court
has affirmed the findings of the federal
court for the western district of Mis-
. Soull TIE <tllnouI
company, Swift & Co., Morris & Co.
and the Cudahy Packing company OF
of Kansas City were fined SIS. 900 each
for accepting rebates. The Chicago
Burlington and Quincy Railway com
pany was also fined $4,000 for giving
rebates
The Republican state convention OF
Iowa instructed their delegates for
Secretary Taft and adopted a resolu.
ton calling for tariff revision at a
/ special session of congress. William
b. Allison was Endorsed for senator.
In duel at st. Petersburg, Lieut..
Gen. Smirnof was probably fatally
wounded by Lieut.. Gen. Fock. The
officers fought with pistols at 20 PAGES.
The sentence of Gen. Stoessel to ten
years Imprisonment in a fortress for
surrendering Port Arthur to the Japa-
nese has been confirmed b. the en-
peror of Russia.
A conference of labor leaders rep.
resenting III different national and
International unions was in session at
Washington to consider the proposed
amendments to the Sherman anti-trus,
law made necessary by recent de.
cis!ons of the supreme court declar-
ing labor unions trusts.
In a petition filed in the federal
court at Lincoln. Neb., the Missouri
Pacific Railroad company takes the
radical stand that the state through
the railroad cimmission has no juris-
diction over it in any way and that
it is an Interstate corporation subject
only to federal control.
Several American and foreign war
ships are at Port Au Prince, Haiti to
protect the foreign interests which
have been threatened by the disquiet.
ing political situation in the black re.
public
Personal.
Bishop Charles II. Fowler of the