The Lamar register., 1908-01-15

bion, Ill, causing a loss of 100000.
| A 14-year-old boy at Greensboro, Pa,
shot and killed a negro burglar whom
he discovered in his home.
The state department at Washing
ton denies that there is any friction
whatever between this government
| and Japan over the immigration Ques-
ton.
The second jury to try Harry X.
Thaw for the killing of Stanford White
in New York, has been completed
and from now on rapid progress VIII.
be made.
Cooper Union, New York, was flied
to sveriiowing recently to hear Sec
rotary Taft discuss the relations of
capital and labor. The secretary was
quizzed by the audience and answered
promptly and effectively all questions
asked.
Berlin, Germany, was the scene of
rioting recently when the Prussian
landtag voted down a motion for man
| hood suffrage. Demonstrations were
maze in front Of the parliament build
ings and the imperial palace. Several
persons were severely wounded by
the swords in the hands of the police.
G. b. Rockwell, aged so, of Rock
well; &. A futile. of Clear Lake, aged
So. and w. F. Bowie, of Clear Lake,
aged 40, all pioneer residents of Iowa,
died within a few minutes of each
other recently.
Urbin Angney, captain of last years
football team and all-round star ath-
lete of Kansas university, committed
suicide at Lawrence by jumping from
the dome Of Fraser Hall at the uni
versity grounds. A note left by Ang-
ney addressed Dear Jesus" would
Indicate that he was insane.
The Supreme Court of South Da-
kota has decided that dealing in flu
lures is not gambling within the
meaning of the law.
Governors have been asked to desig-
nate a single representative of the
national guard of each state to take
the examination for appointment as
second lieutenants in the regular
army.
w. ]. Bryan was the principal
speaker at the Jackson Day banquet
of the Jefferson club of Chicago. His
subject was 1.-THE Point of View"
Liquors valued at $1,000 were re-
Gently poured into the sewers of To-
peka by county officers under orders
of the court.
In the federal court at st. Paul,
Judge Sanborn appointed A. B. Stick
ney and c. A. ]. Smith receivers for
the Chicago Great Western railway.
The cause of the trouble was the
roads inability to pay notes maturing
this year.
Commissioner Ballinger, of the pub
lie land Office, has resigned. Fred
Dennitt, assistant commissioner. has
been appointed to succeed him.
Gov. Hoch has called the Kansas
legislature to meet in special session
on January 16. The proclamation
says several matters of state import
ance create an emergency.
Walter c. Stewart, superintendent
OF the st. Joseph lighting plant, has
been indicted charged with carrying
men long. dead on the city pay roll.
A monument to the officers and
sailors who lost their lives in the
disaster on board the gunboat Ben
nington in 1905, was unveiled re-
Gently at San Diego, Cal, with fitting
ceremonies.
Victor Murdoch has recommended
w. G. Edwards to succeed his father,
NJ. NJ. Murdoch. as postmaster at
Wichita. Kan.
The federal grand jury at Washing
ton has indicted E. NJ. Vandyke, a
former chemist and ink maker in the
government printing plant, for graft
in selecting dry colors.
A skiff containing nine men in the
employ of the Kansas Natural Gas
company overturned in the Missouri
river near Leavenworth, Kan, and all
but two were drowned.
A bill providing for the construction
OF the Panama canal and the gov
eminent of the canal zone introduced
in congress places full authority in the
hands of the president.
The rumor that Japanese reserve
army men have been called home by
Japan is denied authoritatively by
Japanese representatives in Washing
ton.
The United States supreme court
has declared unconstitutional the con-
gressional enactment of June IL, 1906,
known as the employers liability
law"
The Jacksonian club of Omaha,
Neb., and 400 guests celebrated the
occasion of "old Hickory's" New Or
leans victory with banquet, the
principal feature of which was
speech by w. ]. Bryan.
The district court of appeals, at San
Francisco. has set aside the convic-
ton of Former Mayor Schmitz, in the
French restaurant cases, declaring
that no law was violated. Notwith-
standing the fact that Abe Ruef plead
ed guilty to extortion he will now be
freed of that charge.
President Roosevelt has sent a mes.
sage to congress urging that in pre-
pairing for the next census the 1000
or more extra employees be appointed
under civil service rules.
The American torpedo boat destroy.
er dotilla has reached Pernambuco,
Brazil. on its way to the Pacific.
The interstate commerce commits
sion in its annual report to congress