The Lamar register., 1902-11-12
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

originators of modern spiritualism,
died Tuesday, aged eighty-five.
The question of accepting $165.OO0
from Andrew Carnegie for the erection
of library building in Albany, New
York, was put to popular vote and
defeated by an overwhelming major
ity.
Bishop Hugh NJ. Thompson OF the
Protestant Episcopal diocese OF Mis-
sissippi is dying of cancer of the throat.
Bishop Thompson was born in Ireland
in 1880 and was classmate of Presi-
dent Cleveland.
The board of trustees of Northwest
ern University has voted to confer the
degree of LID. on Professor Adolph
Lorenz. the Vienna surgeon. The ex-
ercises will take place as soon as DIR.
Lorenz returns to Chicago.
The auxiliary screw steamer Scotia
has left the Clyde for the Antarctic re
gions with a number of members OF
the Scottish National Antarctic Asso-
citation, under the leadership of Will
liam S. Bruce of Edinburg on board.
Special Inspector Walchorn of the
United States immigration board has
left for Vancouver. He will appoint
fifty special inspectors between that
place and Montreal to prevent undesir-
able immigrants from entering the
United States by way of the western
boundaries.
Advices have been received of
tribal war which has resulted in heavy
loss of life on Espiritu Santu island.
the largest of the New Hebrides group.
The coast tribes were attacked by
powerful inland tribe and several vii
lagos plundered and burned.
Hale Johnson, a Prohibition leader
of national reputation and vice presi-
dental candidate on the Prohibition
ticket in 1896. was shot and killed by
Harry Harris at Bogota. a village thir-
ty miles from Efiingham. Illionis. Har-
ris afterward committed suicide in
the county jail by taking poison.
D. C. Montgomery. superintendent of
schools in Oriental Negros. p. l., was
murdered Friday by Ladrones three
miles from Bacolod. He had large
sum of money with him. Six natives
armed with bolos and spears. attacked
the superintendent, killed him and
then mutilated and robbed the body.
Eugene T. Madden and James T.
Keller, motorman and conductor OF
the electric car which collided with
President Roosevelt's carriage at Pitts
field, Massachusetts. waived examina-
ton on charge of manslaughter and
were held for the grand jury. Madden
was released on $1,000 bail and Keller
on s2,500.
The prosecution of Theodore l.. Page
and Warren |. Coffin, charged with the
sale of liquor at the capitol restau-
rants in violation of the law, was dis
missed in Washington. d. c., by the
court of appeals of the department OF
Columbia. The court held that the act
regulating the sale of liquor in the dis
trict was not intended to apply to the
capitol.
Col. l.. @. Washington, aged seventy
seven, of Washington. ID. c., died Tues
day. Through collateral branch OF
the Washington family he was related
to George Washington. During the
Civil War Colonel Washington entered
the Confederate military service. later
becoming chief clerk of the Confed-
crate department of state, and toward
tn close of the war assistant secre-
tary of state.
In the decision handed down by
Judge Thayer of the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals, in which the
Great Northern was worsted in the
suit to oust the Western Union from
the railroads right of way, the decis-
ion holds that the contention of the
Great Northern Railway Company in
this instance meant little less than.
,confiscation The litigation involves
S25 miles of line.
The Philippines commissioners have
taken firm measures to prevent the rice
famine which is threatening many
provinces. They have appropriated
S2,OOO,OOO (Mexican) for the purchase
and transportation of rice to be sold
to the sufferers at a cash price cover
ing the cost Governor Taft will con-
troll the purchases and sales. The
commission has already purchased
large amount of rice.
A civil service estimate has been is
sued from London, placing the addt-
tional amount required as a grant to
aid the Transvaal and Orange River
colony during the present fiscal year
at $40,000,000. The sum of $l5,OOO.OO0
is to be devoted to grants to burghers;
$1O,OOO,OO0 to British sufferers by the
war and $15,000,00O is to be used for
loans promised by the terms of the
surrender to aid in resettling the col
onies.
William Redmond. the leader of the
Irish party in Parliament, was arrest
ed on his arrival at Kingstown Tues
day, and taken to kilmainham jail.
Mr.. Redmond several months ago
made a speech at Wexford, which was
said to be incendiary, and he was Or
dered by the court of the kings bench
to give bail for $1,000 for his future
good behavior. This he refused to do
and the court sentenced him to six
months imprisonment.
The annual report of Gen. A. w.
Greedy, chief signal officer of the army,