The Lamar register., 1902-03-19
SHORT TELEGRAMs.

The mex: annual meeting of the
Farmers National Congress will be
held at Macon, Georgia, October 1th.
Sth. 9th and 10th.
Prince Henry of Prussia sailed for
Germany on board the Hamburg
American liner Deutschland on Tues
day.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of
President Roosevelt, accompanied by
party of friends, including Senator
Thomas G. Plat, arrived in Havana
Wednesday.
John Lawson, known in bicycle cir
cles throughout the country MS the
Terrible Swede," was taken to II hos
pital in Milwaukee, having beeL
stricken with pneumonia.
The Capetown correspondent of the
London Standard cables that the
breathing of Cecil Rhodes is most
difficult and labored, and that all the
dangerous symptoms remain.
Brigadicr General David S. Stanley,
U. S. A, retired, who rendered gallant
and distinguished services in the war
of the Rebellion, is lying dangerously
i'll at his home in Washington.
The jury in the case of william
Brooks, charged with the murder of
james Roberts In the Dawson Club sa-
loon. Cripple Creek, on Christmas
morning, returned verdict OF not
guilty.
Premier Sagasta announces the dell
mite resignation of Senor UrZaiZ, the
minister of finance. The Spanish cnDi-
net meets to-norrow, when new heads
of the ministry of finance and the In
terror will be appointed.
urifn nf
ator w. A. PETER of Kansas, died in
Washington, d. c., ut the residence of
her daughter. Mrs. n. j. Mcllhenny.
Mrs. PETER, who was seventy years OF
age, suffered an attack Of paralysis in
January.
Two natural gas explosions at Peru.
Ind. wrecked two buildings and in
jured six people Frank Kiley, Sr., is
supposed to be fatally injured. Others
injured are Frank kiley, Jr., james
and Bridget kiley, Mrs. John Hayes
and baby.
The Baroness de Itoques denies all
the reports that her daughter, Mrs.
Florence Maybrick, will be included in
the coronation amnesty. saying: Il
have not received information of any
sort relating to Mrs. Maybrlck's possi-
bic release"
A cyclone swept through the south
ern section of Coplnh and the north
ern section of Lincoln counties, Missis-
sippi, killing ut least seven persons and
leveling buildings, trees and fences.
Montgomery, "A village In Copiah coun-
ty. was almost wrecked.
Bishop Henry c. Potter was the sub
ject of special prayers by the Wo-
| mans Christian Temperance Union OF
| Newark, New Jersey. That Bishop
| Potter may see the temperance and
Sunday saloon question in IL different
light was the burden of supplications
in his behalf.
George l.. Batcman. hack driver,
was awarded S44G by Il jury in the
District Court rs Il commission for
having secured for J. G. Hiesland. n
Manitou curio dealer, n purchaser for
n valuable mineral collection. Bate
man "steercd' the purchaser to He
stands store.
| Fire which originated In the kitchen
| of the residence of Arthur BOuchard,
| Matanc, Quebec, caused the death of
| Mrs. Bouchard and nine children.
| Bouchard jumped from an upper story
| window and was about to be followed
by his wife, but she failed in her at
tempt and perished.
At the quarterly meeting OF the
| Western Union Telegraph Company
| General Thomas Y. Eckert was elected
| chairman of the board Of directors and
| Colonel X. G. Clowry. now vice presi-
dent and general superintendent of the
western division Mt Chicago, was elect
ed president and general manager Of
| the company.
A $4,000 city hall building will be
| erected at Canon City this summer.
The contract has already been award
ed to S. A. Van Buskirk, n local con-
tractor. Work upon the building will
commence as soon as the site, which
is now occupied by small frame
building use.I for public school pur-
poses, can be cleared.
A meeting of the creditors Of the
late Archbishop Purcell was held, tn
which resolutions were adopted asking
for the discharge of the receivers and
appealing to Rome for special collec-
tions throughout the United States to
wipe out the Indebtedness, of which
there Is a balance of about SG,0O0,OOO,
including the accumulated interest Of
many years.
The biggest blaze seen in Paris since
the burning of the Opera Comique in
1897 broke out Monday in a block of
warehouses in the Rue Montmartre.
The warehouses were partially hlled
with silk, velvet and woOlen goods.
These materials caused the fire to rage
furiously and the flames spread rapidly
to the upper portions of the buildings,
which were used as residences. Loss,
S2JO,OOO.
George p. Murray pleaded guilty in
Chicago to a conspiracy TO keep fu-
gitive from justice out of the state
and was fined $500 and costs. Murray
III 4, In< nd "a n