The Lamar register., 1903-02-25
SNORT TELEGRAMS.

to arbitrate the United States claims
against Venezuela.
Unseasonably warm weather pre-
vailed in most parts of Europe during
the greater part of January.
Recent storms have done consider
able damage TO the lemon crop in Cal
ifornia. In some localities there will
be an entire failure.
Lord Charles Beresford has accept
ed the command of the channel squad
ron, which will necessitate his retire
ment from Parliament.
Seventeen letter carriers have been
suspended from the San Francisco
postofiice for alleged political activity
during the November campaign.
Able Perosi. director of the Vatican
choir, is seeking the Pope's permission
to replace some of the choir boys by
female sopranos and contraltos.
1t is reported that the Erie company
is to build four tracks between Cleve-
land and Youngstown. beginning the
work during the coming summer.
A terrific hurricane visited Budapest.
Hungary. February 18th, by which
sixty persons were Injured and an i'm
mense amount of property damaged
William Duffy, Nationalist member
of Parliament for South Galway, and
three others who were imprisoned un-
der the. coercion act. have been re-
leased.
1t is rumored in Vienna that in the
event of Turkey falling to execute the
demanded reforms in Macedonia, Rus
sia and Austria will convoke Europ-
can congress to deal with the situa-
ton.
Denis ]. Sweenie, long noted as the
head of the famous fire department of
Chicago, died February 10th at the age
Of seventy. He was long regarded as
the most efficient fire fighter in the
world. Ia
During the recent cold weather here.
severe storms of rain, snow and sleet
were experienced in Tennessee. Arkan-
sas. Mississippi, northern Texas, Ala
bama, Oregon and all parts of Ken
| lucky.
The Standard Oil Company has de-
clared a dividend OF $50 per share, pay
able March 10th. This is $40 more than
the last dividend declared but is the
| same as the one declared at this time
last year.
j. S. Clarke the Canadian agent in
| Australia, cables that heat wave has
| struck Australia and Is burning up the
vegetation in the pastoral districts and
undoing the advantage derived from
~he recent rains.
| n. Lebon, formerly French minister
| of commerce and president of the Mes
saseries Maritime Steamship Com
| pany. is at the head of the syndicate
which is veritable trust and repre-
sents steam shipping Of 100000 tons.
| New York green goods operators
have been using an alleged electrical
machine which was so manipulated as
to appear to print a bank bill on a
sheet of paper placed between two gem
uine bills. 1t was very imposing
piece of clap-trap.
] The Hamburg-American liner Graf
Walderzee came into New York Feb
runy nth after IA sixteen days voy-
age from Hamburg. having had but
one day of good weather on the trop
Ernest Green of Silverton, Colorado
and his wife, were among the passen-
gers.
! Owing to Consul Alger's report that
conditions in Honduras are such as to
threaten American interests, Secretary
Moody has decided to send Admiral
COghlan's fleet of cruisers and gun
boats, which has been cruising in the
! Caribbean Sea, to the Gulf coast OF
i Honduras. :
4 Susan B. Anthony has sent to the
Congressional Library in Washington
large number of valuable books, au-
tograph letters and scrap books. This
literature was used by Miss Ida Husped
Harper and Miss Anthony in the life
| of Susan b. Anthony and the history
of woman suffrage.
Robert e. Peary has announced his
intention, if possible, to make another
try for the North Pole. and says if he
can obtain backing to the extent OF
100000 or $150.000. he would start
I again for the Arctic regions. and is abb
solutely confident that with such back
ing he could reach the pole.
The bicycle has come to stay. but it
| has ceased to be a fad. The member
| ship of the League of American
Wheelmen, which once. reached 1O3,-
| 600. has sunk to $3.50, and wheels that
\ once cost $3.50 can now be bought for
/ from S25 to $50. The costly and aristo-
cratic automobile must also take a
| tumble.
A remarkable increase in desertions
| from the Scots regiment in the British
| army is attributed to overwork and
| bullying There is a report current
that when the subalterns execute the
\ sentences Of the messroom court, the
victims. whether sons of peers or not,
are hoisted upon a whipping horse.
| stripped and logged. ... ....-
1t is announced that the government
| offered seats in the Transvaal legisla-
| tive council to Generals Botha. Ee-
| larey and SHUTS. The Boer generals
unanimously refused to accept, giving
| as their reason the manner in which
the council was formed, which. in
| their opinions, was not in the best in.