The Dolores star., 1908-03-13
Miscellaneous.

The death rate in New York for 1907
was lower than any Of the other large
cities of the world, being 1S.4S of
which the greatest number was caused
by tuberculosis with heart disease
second
One thousand blank money orders
stolen from Chicago sub-station are
being filled in and passed on mer-
chants in Indiana and Illinois.
The conspiracy case against Au-
gustus Hartje. John Welshons and
Clifford Hooe. in which the defendants
were charged with attempting to
blacken the reputation of Mrs. Hartje.
resulted In acquittal on instructions
from the trial judge at Pittsburg, Pa.
While a public school building in
New York was burning recently the
1000 pupils present marched out in
perfect order singing America"
Much excitement has been created
throughout England by letter writ
ten by Emperor William of Germany
to Lord Tweedmouth. head of the
British admiralty. The Kaiser is sus-
pected of having designs against the
English navy.
Two more automobile records were
broken at Ormond. Fla. when a car
was driven 100 miles in one hour and
IL minutes, IS LIS seconds. and another
made mile in 35 seconds.
A stock company with 100000 capi-
tai has been organized at Salina. Kan,
to build an electric line to connect
several towns in Central Kansas.
March gales recently did consider.
able damage in Kansas City and Chi.
cago. One man was killed at Kansas
City by live wire.
A treaty OF arbitration between the
United States and Mexico has been
agreed upon.
In the auto races at Ormond, Fla.
Emanuel Cedrino averaged n miles
an hour for 300 miles. breaking the
worlds record.
Flour milled from Chinese wheat 1.
underselling American flour at Harbir
and American trade in Manchuria 1.
threatened.
All the coal mines of Iowa are ex
pected to close down after April !
when the present wage agreement ex
pires.
The Chicago police have come t.
the conclusion that L.azrus Averbucl
was alone in his attempt to take tn,
life of Chief of Police Shippy.
John Coe, clerk out of employ
ment recently applied at the Bellevue
hospital. New York, to be "Oslerized.
He was placed in the psychopathi,
ward for observation as to his sanity
The United States troops that hav,
been in Goldfield. New, for thre,
months keeping the peace between tn,
miners and mine operators have re
turned to their former station in Cali
fornia.
A Minneapolis. Minn., undertaken
assistant confessed to robbing bodie
in his charge and has been sentence,
to the state prison.
The Retailers Commercial Union
composed of merchants of Iowa, Min
nesota, South Dakota, Kansas an,
Missouri, held its annual session II
st. Louis recently.
The third of the Pennsylvania's fou
tunnels under East river at New Yorl
has been opened.
The government has concluded tn
taking Of testimony at Washington ii
It's suit to dissolve the Standard OF
company. The work will shortly b.
resumed in Cleveland. o.
The fire drill averted what nigh
have been a repetition of the Cleve
land tragedy when fire broke out II
a high school at Grand Rapids. Mich
while 1900 pupils were busy ct thei
studies. At a signal the pupils marched
out in perfect order and the building
was emptied in 2h minutes.
The federal grand jury at st. Louis
has returned Indictments against tn
Frisco Railroad company and Char
man-Dewey Lumber company of Kan
sas City. for rebating.
Virginia has adopted the electro
chair as means OF execution in plac'
of hanging