The Dolores star., 1908-08-14
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WESTERN NEWS.

Kendall college, at Muskogee, Okla
homa. owned by the Presbyterians,
has been sold to Muskogee capitalists
for $4,000
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Stewart, the noted
temperance advocate, known all over
the country as Mother" Stewart, died
at her home in Hickeville, Ohio. on
the 7th inst. aged ninety-two years.
lionaire owner Of railroads, banks.
the secretary of state Of Missouri for
NAL declaration OF his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator.
On the 5th inst the annual corn
dance was held at the pueblo OF Santo
Domingo. almost forty miles south Of
Santa Fe. N. M. For the first time q
moving picture machine took the
dance. which was witnessed by large
crowd of tourists.
At Los Angeles Wednesday night
Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic
candidate for President in 1904. deliv-
cred his first speech OF the present
campaign in behalf Of William ]. Bry-
an and John w. Kern, before an au-
dience OF 1000 people at Temple audi
torium.
At the closing session OF the Ma
tional Travellers Association conven-
tion at Milwaukee, q resolution was
adopted condemning the parcels post
plan, the secretary being instructed to
send a copy OF the resolution to every
congressman and senator throughout
the United States.
Henry Waterson, editor Of the Louis.
vile Courier-Journal, who is chairman
Of the newspaper committee Of the
Democratic national campaign com
mittee, has appointed Hon. T. M. Pat
terson of The Denver News q men,
ber OF the Democratic press commit
tee of advisement.
After serving three years in the
United States army in the Philippines
and receiving an honorable discharge,
Buntaro Kamagai, a japanese, applied
for admission to citizenship under the
laws of the United States and has
been refused his papers by Judge c.
H. Hanford Of the Federal Court at
Seattle.
The Hearst Independence party is
planning to put full state ticket in the
field in Kansas by means OF a petition
containing the names Of $500 voters
Mr.. Waterbury is being actively aided
by E. C. Fowler. for many years secre.
tary of the Populist party. The con-
verts to the new movement expect to
raise 81 900 for headquarters expenses.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail
way has announced that its engineers
and architects have completed the
plans for its new Madison street pas
senger terminal in Chicago, which will
cost when completed in the neighbor-
hood Of $G0.000.000. and which will in
clude facilities for handling over a
quarter Of q million passengers every
twenty-four hours. The officials hope
to have it ready for occupancy by Jan
uary, 1910.
After burning six days the forest
fires in Calavaras county, California,
was brought under control. Thousands
Of dollars worth of property have been
destroyed. The fumes Of the Utica
mine was burned out for distance of
several hundred feet, cutting Of water
supply at Angels camp and stopping
work on several mines. The fire ap-
preached close to the famous Calavaras
grove Of big trees. and was only stop
ped by the heroic efforts OF 900 men,
who worked with the forest rangers
in fighting the flames.