The Lamar register., 1901-07-24
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building.
The Santa Fe railway has 1876 oil
burning engines on its lines in south
ern California.
The total number of plague cases in
Cape Town up to June 18th was ia,
with 1888 fatalities.
Senior Frederico Errnsuriz, president
of Chill, died on the 18th instant. He
has been unwell for a year.
The Canadian department of trade
and commerce has decided to establish
a fast Atlantic steamship service.
General Maxine Gomez has returned
to Cuba and expressed himself as well
pleased with the result of his trip to
the United States.
Chinese officials will try to erase all
the scars of war and evidences of for
eign occupation ut Pekin before the
Emperor's return.
Toledo Short Line Electric Railway
Company with the Everett-Mo syn
dicnte has been concluded.
About n million bicycles and 6.OOO
motor carts are In use In France. The
latter number represents an increase OF
forty-one per cent. In one year.
A fire near Great Bend, Kansas, on
the 18th instant, burned 10000 acres
of standing wheat. William Gerhardt,
a farmer, is said to have perished.
Officials who have had in charge the
preparation of the Philippines tariff
estimate that 1t will bring in n reve-
nue. of $4,000, 600 for the first year.
Colonel John Mosby, the ex-Confeder-
ate cavalry leader, has been appointed
Il special agent of the federal land of
flee and assigned to duty in Nebraska.
The Massachusetts Republican state
convention has been called to meet in
Boston, October 4th. Governor Allen
Of Porto Rico will be invited to pre-
side.
Oil was recently struck at Granite,
Oklahoma territory, at depth of -
feet, spOuting to the surface in large
quantities. The well will be bored
deeper.
The San Francisco board of supervis-
Ors has adopted n resolution formally
accepting Andrew Carnegie's offer of
$I5O.0OO to that city for public librnry
buildings.
The State Department has received
the amount of the American indemnity
for the claim against Turkey. sos, 900.
through the American legation at Con-
stantinople.
Many protests are being made be-
cause the Russian authorities mt Port
Arthur, China, are opening all letters
to and from the American and Euro
peon residents there.
Emperor Nicholas. according to dis
patch from st. Petersburg, has issued
an order that sos, 600 men shall be re-
cruited for the Russian army and navy
during the present year.
Every beneficiary certificate issued
by the Endowment Rank of the
knights of Pythins will be protected
SO says an address issued by the su-
preme officials of the order.
Edward Hanlon of Toronto is to be
the Columbia Uniyersity's permanent
rowing coach nnd is to make New
York his home in the future, and will
become an American citizen.
The Duchess of Albany will accom-
pany King Edward on his approaching
visit to Scotland, and the betrothal Of
her royal highness to Lord Rosebery
will be announced during the visit.
"A Valparaiso dispatch says that ].
Pierpont Morgan has purchased the on
ly railroad line completed across the
Andes. connecting Chile and Argen-
tine. The price paid was $3.50. O.OOO,OOO.
1--WE learn from official sources in
Paris" says n Vienna paper. that the
difficulties Of organizing an effective
European customs league against the
United States are considered insupera-
ble."
A. w. Brewster. a st. Joseph attor-
ney, Is said to have received draft of
$3.50 n few days ago, sent him by Pat
Grove, the alleged abductor of young
Cudahy, from Johannesburg, South
Africa.
r. II. Newell, who was known as a
humorist forty years ago under the
name of "Orpheus G. Kerr was
found dead in his apartments in Brook
lyn on the 18th inst He had been
dead for several days
Lord Roberts has decided that in the
future the use of the rifle must be the
first consideration in the training of re-
cruits for all arms of the British SER
vice. Sword. lance and bayonet exer-
ciSes have been abolished.
General Wood has issued circular
strictly prohibiting the sale at the Gu
ban post exchanges of beverages con-
tanning any percentage whatever of al
cohol that would bring them within the
provisions of the anti-canteen law.
A nre NJ tne SHlelter Oh tue -AIiierlcdh
Smelling and Refining Company near
El Paso, Texas, on the 10th instant,
caused n property lors of nearly $780,
600 and injured thirteen persons, three
of them perhaps fatally. all Mexicans.
In the United States the savings de-
posits of 1870 were S549, 9,ST4.35 dis
tributed among 1.630.S16 depositors.
This amount was muilplied by more
than four in 1900 when 2.3S4, ,T7O.S49
was distributed among 5.S75.450 de-
positols.
An important scheme creating sink
ing fund for the Chinese indemnity has