The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-04-29

Miscellaneous
James Lally, charged with murder,
was burned to death in a fire which
destroyed the jail at Seneca. Kan. He
was awaiting trial on the charge of
having killed Herbert Jordan and is
thought to have set fire to his bed
with suicidal intent.
Rev. DIR. +. Knight Sanders has
been elected president of Washburn
college at Topeka, Kan, to succeed
DIR. Norman Plass.
Before the special grand jury at New
York investigating the Metropolitan
traction officials Thomas F. Ryan de-
clared that 50 per cent of the stock of
all the railroads of the country Is wa
ter.
The $50 mile automobile race at
Briarcliff. N. Y, was won by Louis
Strang in 80 horsepower Italian
car. The time was ) hours, ii min
utes. 10 Is seconds.
The gunboat Dubuque has been or
dered to Caracas, Venezuela. to act as
dispatch boat for Minister Russell.
The federal grand jury at Topeka.
Kan. has returned another Indictment
against II. II. Tucker, Jr.. secretary of
the Uncle Sam Oil company, charging
him with using the mails with intent
to defraud.
The supreme court of Illinois has
rendered n decision declaring the new
local option law passed last year con-
stitutional. Every point on which the
law was attacked was pronounced
valid by the court.
In the United States court at Chi
cago Judge Kohlsaat has issued an In
junction against express companies
restraining them from issuing express
franks.
A writ of habeas corpus. returnable
at Poughkeepsie on May 9, has been
granted to Harry X. Thaw. The ac-
ton is move to obtain Thaw's re-
lease from the insane asylum.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association in session at New
York. adopted resolutions thanking
President Roosevelt and severely cen
surfing Speaker Cannon and Repre-
sentatives Payne and Dalzell for their
actions in connection with bills aimed
at the print paper trust.
The Kansas State Federation of
Democratic clubs is to hold conven-
ton at Salina. Kan, on May IS.
The first tornado of the season in
Nebraska recently swept through Cum
ming county, and into Thurston county,
killing three people and injuring
number of others. Several houses
were destroyed.
In hA 7
tlon the Republicans polled less than
10 per cent of the total vote cast.
The severest rain and hail storm in
years visited northern and central Ok
lahoma recently.
Gov. Hughes has issued a proclama-
ton converting the New York legisla-
ture in extraordinary session on
May IL.
David Weatherbee, aged 10. his wife
and daughter, were cremated recently
by the burning of their home in Cen
terville. Pa.
Ferd Warner, member of the St
Louis house of delegates, has been
convicted of bribery and sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
The Mckinley home in Canton, O..
has been donated to the Catholic
bishop of that diocese to be used as
a non-sectarian hospital.
The Illinois state Democratic con-
vention adopted the unit rule and in
structed its delegates to the national
convention to vote for W lillian ]. Bry-
an for president.
At Ottawa, Kan. Frank Schneck
was convicted of killing his wife and
two little children.
The president has stated that he is
opposed to the appointment of com
mission to consider amendments to
the Sherman antitrust law on the
ground that the people are fully in
formed on the subject and that action
should be taken at the present session
of congress.
A reward of $500 has been offered
for the return to Wichita. Kan, of
Scott E. Whine, president of de-
funct mortgage company, who myster-
iously disappeared SINE time ago.
A division of far eastern affairs of
the state department has been created
by Secretary of State Root. 4,
The second Indictment against II.
II. Tucker, formerly secretary of the
Uncle Sam Oil company, has been
quashei in the federal court at To,
peka.
The federal grand jury in New ork
is investigating the wrapping paper
trust