The Lamar register., 1901-10-02
TELEeRAPHic sREvITIEs.

tumn.
The Marquis Ito started from Yoka-
hama September 18th on an extended
tour of the United States and Europe.
The honorary degree of Ill. ID. has
been conferred on the Duke of Corn
wall and York by McGill University.
Montreal.
BY the advice OF eminent oculists,
the authorities of Munich have decid-
ed no longer to use gas or petroleum
for lighting school rooms.
A party of forty Danish proselytes
for the Mormon Church passed
through Kansas City few days since
bound for Salt Lake City.
A special issue of stamps commend
atory of the life of the late President
Mckinley is under contemplation ut
the Postotiice Department.
A large portion OF the city of Kali
lundborg, in Denmark, has been de
stroyed by fire. The damage will
probably amount to $2,5OO,OOO.
A New York dispatch says that w.
@. Green, the copper king from Ari-
Zonn, has bought an automobile for
$4,000, which is the record price to
date.
Santos -Dumont's airship had another
accident September 10Th during trial
at Long Champs. The ship struck
tree and was torn. The aerOnaut was
not hurt.
The New York Commercial suggests
the erection of national monument to
President Mckinley on the site of the
Temple of Music in Bualo, where he
was assassinated.
The general court of the Bank of
England has declared n semi-annual
Il ItNrtI Of fx-A hn MT
profits for the half year ending Au-
gust 31st were $3,597 ,O7O.
Twenty-Five pudding works In Ger
many have petitioned the coal syn
dicate to reduce prices this month"; al
leging that otherwise the puddlcrs will
suffer irreparable disaster very soon.
Plague returns for last week in In
dia show 6,G3S deaths, against 4.SS2 In
the preceding week and 1,13G in the
corresponding week last year. Most
of the deaths were in Bombay presi-
dency.
During n several months cruise of
the training ship Mohican, which re-
turned to San Francisco September
22nd, ninety out of the 400 would-bc
scamen became discouraged and de-
serted.
1t Is estimated that the suspension of
business Mt the Pan American EXPOSE
ton in Buffalo occasoned by the death
of President Mckinley will cost the
stockholders not less than II million
dollars.
The Central, Western and South
western Passenger Associations have
announced n rate of one fare, plus 81,
for the Live Stock Exposition to be
held in Chicago November Both to De-
cember 7th.
Herr Herbert Silbcrcr. son of Herr
Victor Silbercr of the Aero Club, to-
gether with NJ. Emile Carton. recently
rode from Paris, France, TO Coxhaven.
Germany. distance of 531 miles, IN
fourteen hours.
A race riot was started at Somerville
Texas. Il few night since, and several
hundred shots We're fired before the
negroes finally broke and fed. One
negro was killed and two others Sc
riOusly wounded.
The National Tube Company has is
sued instructions to sales agents to ac-
cept all business at prices current be-
fore the strike. The company also
announced that all of its mills are now
in full operation.
Joseph Meyer is said to have gone to
Germany. He is one of the principal
witnesses in the case of Albert II. Pat
rick, accused of the murder of William
Marsh Rice, the New York millionaire,
and Is out on bail.
In Russia the Imperial Horticultural
Society will introduce tree planting
day." after the model of the western
states of America in many localities
this month. Two thousand children
will participate.
Recent purchases of shares of the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany has caused the Kleine Journal of
Berlin to demand an imperial law for
bidding foreign ownership of shares
in the German ocean lines.
During the progress of the memorial
pageant in Chicago nearly 100 persons
were injured or overcome. Many of
these were the victims of their over
wrought feelings, but others were
caught in the pressure of the crowd.
The great statue Of King Alfred,
erected Mt Winchester, England, was
unveiled by Lord Itosebery Septem-
ber Goth. A great procession, military,
naval. civic, ecclesiastic and academic,
preceded the unveiling of the statue.
1t is announced that the Department
OF Agriculture and Commerce of Ja-
pan will send eighty-four students
abroad this month for practical train
ing. OF these twenty-five will go to
America and twenty-seven to Europe.
In Szentes, Hungary, a most inter-
esting phenomenon occurred recently.
At dusk n black cloud suddenly OBJ
scured the sky, and n shower of green
ish, opalescent insects began to de
scend, covering the ground to depth
of foot.
Internal Revenue Collector Callister
at Salt Lake has received n check from
the executors of the Marcus DAILY es-
tate for $131 ,407, the amount Of the in
hnrifancn tax on the nnrSOnal nrOnertY