The Lamar register., 1901-01-16
TELEGRAPhIC BREVITiES.

Dulld Il charity hospital Ut Eureha, Az
kansas, to cost 100000.
Kansas City has been having some
thing of smallpox epidemic. more
than 100 cases existing mt one time.
The Union Pacific announces that it
will spend million dollars in Kansas
in making improvements TO its road.
A bill has been introduced in the
Missouri Legislature providing for the
punishment of kidnapping by hanging.
The Tcnncpin paper mill at Little
Falls Minnesota. burned on the 1th
instant. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $685.
600.
-Four farmers of Searcy county, Ar
kansas, died recently from drinking
wood alcohol, which is highly poison
Gus.
A company has been formed to cstab-
lish rapid transit between Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee, and Lookout noun
tain.
The Dinglcy Woolcn Mills Company
| of Philadelphia. an extensive manufac-
/ turing concern, has gone into the hands
of n receiver.
Andrew ID. White, the United States
ambassador to Germany, has been
| elected member of the Berlin Acadc-
my of Science.
The copper district of Michigan is
| flooded with spurious Small coins,
| chiefly 5-ccnt pieces. Secret service
| agents are at work.
1t Is stated that n rubber manufac-
turing company with n capital of ST.
| 900, 900 will be established in Chicago
! to fight the rubber trust.
: The reports of an outbreak of the
plague at Nladivostock are confirmed.
/ There have been nineteen cases, of
! which fifteen were fatal.
| 1t Is estimated that there are 25O,-
| 900 cases of grippe, bronchitis and
pneumonia in New York City. All the
hospitals are Overlooking.
The city of Heidelberg. Germany. has
just purchased and begun to operate
| the street ear lines in that city, as well
as the electric light plant.
Frank James. brother of Jesse
! James. the noted bandit, lost in his
fight for the doorkccpcrship Of the Mis-
souri, House of Representatives.
On the Sth instant the transport
Sherman landed 600 returned soldiers
from Manila, at Francisco, of whom
437 were sick. Six died on the trip.
John B. Laing believed to have been
| the oldest Free Mason in the United
|
aged 100. Laing Joined the order in
Scotland in 1929.
| In response to the appeal of the Prin-
cess of Wales for further contributions
| to the fund for the families of the men
at the front William Waldorf Astor
| has contributed EJ.oD.
Minister Congcr cables the State De-
partment that there Is ground for the
belief that the Empress Dowager is op-
posing. the acceptance by China of the
demands of the powers.
The Philippine Commission has made
permanent the suspension by General
| Macarthur of Judge Majarries of the
court of first instance, for improper ad-
ministration of his duties.
The Missouri House of Representa-
tives in the State Legislature, by vote
of 10 to Al, adopted resolution eN-
pressing sympathy with the Filiplnos
in their struggle for liberty.
Secretary Gage has sent to the House
an estimate of appropriations agSregat-
| ing $1,OOOOOO for continuation OF the
work on the United States postoflice
and court house building at Chicago.
The nitrate building of the Eastman
kodak works at Rochester, New York,
was burned on the Sth instant. Lieu
tenant Edward Murphy and George f.
Long lost their lives by the fumes of
| the chemicals.
In the Idaho Legislature the House
adopted n resolution memoralizing the
| United States Senate to reject the snip
subsidy bill as rcpulslve to the Amerl-
can spirit in the matter of comforting
special privileges.
News has been received at Brussels
that the steamer Soudan, which left
Antwerp early in December to under
take river service in the Congo state,
foundered on the way, ten of her com
| pany being drowned.
A shortage of oranges and lemons is
| predicted because of II fight inaugural
ed by Canifornia growers and ship
| pcrs on dealers who have tried to force
down prices. Shipments will be with
held till the market strengthens.
A bill will be introduced into the
Kansas Legislature appropriating So
900 900 for the Kansas Scmi-centennial
| EXDosition in 1904. The exposition
will celebrate the fitieth anniversary of
| the organization of Kansas rs n state.
Alaska Gamers believe the salmon
fishing business is likely to be over
done on the Alaskan coast this year.
| At least twenty new canncrics Will be
established because of the high prices
realized in those which We're estab-
lished there last year.
| The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads have announced that
| the passenger rates in Montana and
Idaho will, on February 1st. be re-
| duced from to 3 cents per mile, max
! ing uniform rate of > cents per mile
over the entire mileage of both sys-
| tens.
| General o. o. Howard announced at
| n recent meeting of the Peoples Chor-