The Lamar register., 1901-04-17
TELEGRAPHIc BREvIrIEs.

I
A Midway exhibitor advertises a
bloodless bull fight ut the Buffalo ex-
position.
DOyley Carte, the theatrical man.
ager and impresario, died recently in
England.
A beautiful meteor passed over
Limentel, Peru, March 31st, and fell
into the ocean near that port.
Kansas City has 100 patients in the
pest house. OF 1000 cases of small
pox there, but four proved fatal.
The City Club of New York has
prepared bill to prevent trusts from
contributing to political patries.
The results of the late election in
Kansas show that the friends of the
prohibitory laws are still in the ma
jority.
The Supreme Court of California has
decided that express companies must
pay the war tax insteau of the con-
signer.
Amelia Barr, the novelist, has pro-
cured n violin for n convict, who wrote
her from Il California prison, asking
for one.
The Hungarian government has for
hidden the practice of hypnotism, en-
cept by medical men and under special
permission.
Russell Harrison denies that he will
contest the will of his father with
view of obtaining his portion of the
estate direct.
1t is guessed that the census taken
this month of England, Ireland. Scot
land and Wales will show population
of about 5O,OOO,OOO.
This month has witnessed great rains
and heavy floods in New England.
There We're also dangerous floods Mt
Pittsburg and near Montreal in Can
ada.
The horse abattoir at Linton, Oregon.
has resumed operations and Will
slaughter 10000 ponies this year and
pack the meat for shipment to Sweden
and Norway.
New Orleans May LIST, and attend
banquet in the evening, at which Mr..
Mckinley will speak, leaving the city
the next night.
Czar Nicholas II. of Russia has CIV
en- 1900 roubles, or about $1,000, to-
ward the building fund of the new
Syrian Greek Orthodox church In
New York City.
The season Mt Yellowstone National
Park will begin on June 3Oth. five
| days earlier than 1t has heretofore
been opened. The season Will last un-
til September 9th.
The Navy Department has awarded
the contract for building the twenty
| threeknot protected cruiser Milwau-
kee TO the Union Iron Works, San
Francisco, for S2,SG5,OOO.
The Minnesota Legislature has
killed n bill to release OH parole the
Younger brothers, serving life terms In
the penitentiary for the Northficld
bank robbery and murder.
Ex-Congessrman Gilfllnn of Mime
apolis has given to the University of
Minnesota $1JO,OOO, the income from
which is to be used to help worthy
students through the university.
The massachusetts, Legislature has
appropriated $4,000 for the erection
of n statue to the memory of General
William Francis Bartlett, n hero Of
the Civil War, who died in 1876.
Large and excited nnti-clerical meet
ings at Malaga. Corunna and else
where have passed resolutions de-
mnnding that the government expel
the religious orders from Spain.
The famous Okefenokee swamps in
South Georgia containing 354.O 900
acres. have been sold to George Heb
ard N Sons OF Michigan for n consid-
GRAFTON understood to be $4,000.
The sixth g,isher oil well has been
opened at Beaumont, Texas. The well
is 1,oi0 feet deep and shows n pres
sure of eighty pounds to the square
inch. 1t is resting on a bed of pure sui
phur.
| IN hn inc Ctnn nj hn M ~
Rhein, from Bremen, brought over q
COZ passengers. most of whom are i'm
migrants, besides her regular crew of
400. Her 2,449 steerage passengers
breaks the record.
In addition to the arrangement. with
Canada, 1t is expected that reduc-
tion Of postal money order rates be-
tween the United States and both the
Philippines and Cuba will be put into
operation on July 18th next.
The United States Supreme Court
has advanced the hearing in the case
of Ewing VS.. the United States, fixing
October 18th for argument. The case
involves back pay claimed to be due
postmasters aggregating $5,OOO,OOO.
The Department of Mails and Tele-
graphs of the French government, af-
ter thorough test, has decided to Or
der 100 automobiles for collecting and
distributing the mains, the system to
be extended throughout the entire
country with all practical speed.
| 1t is believed at Washington that
Russia's withdrawal from the Man.
churian convention obviated n war be-
tween Russia and Japan. The Navy
Department has been advised that
Japan has made extraordinary prep
arations for n war.
| The picturesque egg rolling fete of
the children of Washington occurred
| in the White House grounds April Sth
| and Mrs NcK iulny Snnnt nlnSt of hnr