The Lamar register., 1901-10-30
TELEeRAPHIc sREvITlEs.

Sir Thomas Upton on his return to
London.
A Venezuelan vessel carrying money
to pay the troops on the Colombian
frontier has been sunk. and it Is be-
lieved the money was stolen.
The autumn maneuvers of the Japa-
nese army will take place on Novem-
ber 9th, and on the following day there
will be grand review of 5000 troops
before the Emperor.
The board of directors of the Pan
American Exposition adopted a reso-
luton that Saturday. November 2, at
midnight. be fixed as the time of the
final closing of the exposition.
The Japan Mail publishes n state
ment to the effect that Russian officers
have been urging Corea to fortify the
coasts of the peninsula. and have of
fered to secure the money for the pur-
pose without interest.
There is a possibility that Crown
Prince Wilhelm of Germany will visit
the United States. and particularly
New Jersey. about April and May of
next year. to be present at the trial of
the Emperor's yacht.
James r. Woods, who drew the cap
ital prize in the Lawton land district
at the Ell Reno lottery last August and
settled on n claim valued at nearly
$4,000. died few days ago of typhoid
fever after brief illness.
Sir Thomas Upton says that he will
not compete for the cup next year. but
he will leave the Shamrock ii. on this
side to race with any yachts that de-
sire to compete with her. Later he
may build new yacht and try again.
New York and Washington physi-
clans are discussing the possibility
that the Presidents death was caused
by the new ''gas-forming bacillus just
discovered by Professor Gussenbnuer
in Vienna.
Commander Chief Eli Torrance of
the G. A. II. to-day gave out the fol-
lowing appointments: Judge advocate
general. General Henry NJ. Dutiield.
Detroit; chief of staff. Major a. Noel
Brakeman, Mount Vernon, New York.
Representatives of twenty canning
companies in Iowa and one in Ne
braska are formulating plans for the
organization of trust embracing all
the principal plants west of the Mis-
slssippi. with u paid-up capital of ST.
100000.
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow has ordered the establishment of n
postoffice to be named Mckinley in
Franklin county. Washington, thirteen
miles west of Eureka. This is the first
office named SO since the death of the
President.
There Is talk Of forming company
to merge all the important plants in the
country producing cameras and photo
graphic supplies. and papers OF incor-
poration will probably be filed in New
Jersey placing the capital stock at
$35, 100000.
In Lynn, Massachusetts. the center
OF the shoe trade. the factories are rum
ming full time, and great difficulty is
experienced in getting enough hands to
do the work. Between 10000 and I5.-
600 pairs of shoes are being turned out
daily In this one city.
Rev. George w. Olmstead. pastor of
the Methodist Church at Tower Hill.
Illinois. has pleaded guilty in the Fed
eral Court to sending Il number of OBJ
scene letters through the mail to both
men and women and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
Two of the leading hanks of Boston.
the Shoe and Leather National and the
National Bank of Redemption, each
with a capital Of $1.OOO,OOO have de-
cided to consolidate. The National
Bank of Redemption will absorb the
Shoe and Leather National.
The Pacific Mail steamship Siberia.
the largest vessel ever constructed in
America, was successfully launched at
the Newport News Ship Building Com
pany's yards on the 10Th instant. The
Siberia's length is approximately 600
feet. and displacement about 1900
tons.
At its meeting in Minneapolis the
American Missionary Society passed Il
resolution favoring the anti-canteen
law and urging upon the President to
rigid enforcement. The resolution
also condemns the methods adopted by
enemies of the measure to bring 1t into
disrepute.
The transport Solace sailed from San
Francisco October 21st for Pago- Pago.
Samoa, with distinguished naval Off
GERS who will inquire into the charges
which have been made against Gov
ernor Tilley of Tutuila. including Rear
Admiral Evans, Rear Admiral Glass,
Captains p. H. Cooper, p. F. Harring-
ton and C. NJ. Thomas.
In an interview at Denver, Assistant
United States Land Commissioner
Richards said: Il find that there is
nothing but praise in Washington for
the method recently adopted for appor-
tioning by lot the new public lands
which are thrown open. This plan will
undoubtedly be followed in the future
in all openings of the sort"
In order to test the worlds amateur
and professional automobile records on
straightaway track, Park Commits
sioner George V. Brewer of Brooklyn
has granted to the Long Island Auto
mobile Club the exclusive use of Ocean
Parkway, one of the best known
streets in Brooklyn. during the after
4sax.slsas Nxas:saIaalasas lltL