The Lamar register., 1908-02-05

I The Standard OIL company has &C
quired a monopoly of the oil business
in South Africa.
| After withstanding a run for one
day the Oriental bank at New York
failed to open Its doors.
The South Carolina legislature has
killed the statewide prohibition bill.
The operating vice-presidents of a
large number of railroads held con
ference with President Roosevelt for
the purpose OF securing delay in the
enforcement of certain laws about to
become operative. They were referred
| to the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The act of congress OF June 1, 1898.
prohibiting railroad companies from
discriminating against members of
labor organizations in the matter of
employment has been declared uncon-
stitutional by the United States su-
| preme court.
The Pittsburg, Pa, stock exchange
has opened for business after having
been closed three months on account
of the financial furry.
With the swearing In of George p.
Wetmore as senator from Rhode Island
the membership of the senate is in
creased to 92 for the first time in the
history of the country.
The recent argument of District At
torney Jerome in the Thaw case was
in decided contrast to that of the for
mer trial. Instead of abuse for the
defendant and his wife, he had only
Ii Il,
denounced Stanford White in unmeas-
ured terms.
The Oriental bank Mt New York sue
cessfully withstood run of deposit
ors who were frightened by the failure
of the New Amsterdam and Mechanic
and Traders banks.
At a recent auction sale in London
American buyers succeeded in getting
the flag of the American man-of-war
Chesapeake and the "Balaclava Blu
gle," two or the most valuable relics
offered.
The Carnegie Hero Fund commits
sion has donated $4,000 to the wild
ows and children of $50 victims of
the Jacobs Creek (Pa.) mine disas-
ter.
The Oklahoma house has passed a
measure prohibiting the smoking of
cigarettes in the state.
The taking of testimony in the gov
ernment's suit to dissolve the tobacco
trust, has been transferred from New
York to Louisville. Ky.
The warehouse of Henry Coburn &
Co., in Indianapolis, was recently de-
stroyed by fire. The loss on building
and contents aggregated 81 100000.
James Short, an old settler of Lyon
county. Kan, and a civil war veteran,
committed suicide at Emporia recent
ly.
The 18th annual banquet of the
Kansas Day club was held at Topeka
as usual. S. J. Haskins. of Olathe.
was chosen president for next year.
| The new reciprocity agreement be-
tween France and the United States
was recently signed at Washington
by Secretary Root and Ambassador
Jusserand.
The taking of evidence In the Thaw
case was brought to sudden end
when District Attorney Jerome re-
fused TO put witnesses on the stand
TO rebut the testimony of alienists for
the defense.
The supreme court of Ohio has de-
clared the state primary law to be
| valid.
Two thousand delegates attended
the 10th annual convention OF the
Southwestern Lumbermens associa-
ton recently held in Kansas City.
At Newton, Kan. a fire in the bust
ness district destroyed six stores caus-
ing a loss of $1500O0.
Coal operators in the Oklahoma field
have SO far refused to grant an in
crease in wages to miners and unless
such action Is taken before April 1 a
strike of 10000 will result.
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany has been fined 500 at Helena,
Mont, for violating the 16-hour law
by compelling crew to work % con
secutive hours. The case will be ap-
pealed to test the law.
The New Amsterdam bank and the
Mechanics and Traders bank of New
York have closed.