The Lamar register., 1908-03-11

launched at st. PAU When tne DeWo
cratic state committee Endorsed him.
The Bryan men declare they will Or
ganize In every county and fight FOR
tho delegates.
Charges OF defaming President
Roosevelt have been filed with the
Methodist church authorities against
Rev. J. X. Day. chancellor OF the SYRIA
cuse university. DIR. Day Is n member
of the New York Conference.
The final death list OF the Cleveland
public school horror is placed at 167.
All but 20 OF the bodies were identi-
Ned.
The steamer Rotterdam. the 24,f50-
ton Holland American liner has been
safely launched at Belfast. Ireland.
The annual meeting OF the Kansas
Bankers association has been called
for May IS and IA at Kansas City.
Two carloads of powder. which were
In the center of a freight train. ex-
ploded near Litchheld. ILL.,, while the
train was going at full speed. Two
men were Injured and the entire train
was destroyed.
Des Moines, Ia, Is threatened with a
strike OF the street car employees.
Back taxes on the estate OF the late
Marshall Field were settled In Chicago
by the payment OF 81 100000.
An anarchist made an attempt to kill
the Chicago chief OF police In his home
but succeeded only in wounding the
chiefs son and was then shot dead by
the chief himself.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has denied all petitions by the
railroads for an extension of the time
within which to comply with the pro-
vision of the nine-hour law relating to
telegraph operators.
The Nebraska State Railway COM
mission announces that Its records
show that the railroad freight business
has made an Improvement OF about SO
per cent.
Statistics relative to suicide In Prus-
sia show that during ~ months 1928
persons ended their own lives.
The Nebraska Democrats held their
state convention Mt Omaha recently
and named 16 delegates to the Denver
convention. The delegation was or
dcred to vote rs a unit for William
Jennings Bryan for president.
japan is threatening to use force
against China to recover the steamer
Tatsu Maru. which was recently cap
tured with load of arms destined for
Chinese revolutionists.
The Nebraska railway commission
has ordered the Union Pacific to re-
store the trains recently annulled on
the branch lines in the state.
The hill npraa1 upOu
by the house committee carries appro-
priations amounting to 81. 436.il6.
The first section OF the electric
street car service In Shanghai. China.
has been successfully inaugurated.
The Ohio Republican convention re-
Gently held in Columbus was unani-
nous for Secretary Taft for president.
The resolutions contain instructions
| to the delegates to vote for Mr.. Taft
at all times.
The Kansas Republicans In state
convention Mt Topeka named Senators
Long and Curtis and Robert McGonigle
and Grant Hornaday for delegates at
large to Chicago, The delegates were
given ironclad instructions for Secre-
tary Taft for president.
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der to all immigration officials to con
/ fer with local police with view to
securing their cooperation in an ef
fort to rid the country of alien an
archists and criminals falling within
the law relating to deportation.
One hundred and sixt .'-eight bodies
have been recovered from the ruins OF
the public school building at Cleve
land. Ohio. OF these only liz have
been Identified.
An Investigation Of the labor condi
lions In the turpentine camps. planta
tons and other industries OF the south
especially the existence OF peonage
has been ordered by the house of rep
resentatives-
The monthly statement OF the pub
lie debt shows that during February
there was an Increase of S7.7S3.l09.
Honolulu is preparing to entertain
there.
Nathan vidiver. special deputy
attorney general OF New York. has
been arrested, charged with oppres
sion in office.
| Personal.
Thomas j. Callan the messenger OF
Gen. Custer who brought reinforce
ments. but too late to save the com.
mand from the Indians at Little Big
Horn. Montana. is dead in Yonkers
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Ellwood T. Hance. first vice presi-