The Lamar register., 1903-09-16
SHORT TELEoRAMS.

President Loubet on the 9th inst.
gave an audience to Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge.
Santos Dumont. the Brazilian aero
naut. recently arrived at Rio Janeiro
from France. having returned to his
native country to recover his health.
Three hundred milk dealers. in con-
| yenticn, recently perfected an organi-
zation which practically places the
trade OF Pittsburg and Allegheny in
the hands of a combine.
In Washington county. Oklahoma,
September Sd. Mrs. Rhoades. while
milking n cow, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. The bolt also
| killed two cows and calf.
The National Association of Letter
Carriers. in session at Syracuse. N. V,
September 5th, reelected J. c. Keller
| as president and selected Portland,
Ore, for the next convention.
/ Or September 9TH at Boston Albert
Champion established new mile mo-
tor cycle record. He rode against his
previous record of SO seconds and
made the mile in 50 25 seconds.
Tho adjourned meeting Of the Soci-
/ CT of the Army of the Potomac will be
held in conjunction with the meeting
Of the armies of the West at Washing
ton, October 18th and 18th next.
Sir Charles Eliot, high commits
siDner for East Africa. is said to have
reported strongly against the British
governments project Of Zionist col
ony in the East African protectorate.
The Vostototchny Vestnik of Vladi-
| yostock says every passenger train on
the Manchuria railroad is now accom-
panied by a detachment of soldiery and
| that the whole line Is guarded by sem
tries.
A Topeka dispatch says tat the
| Santa Fe railroad has increased the
wages OF bolermakers. machinists and
blacksmiths cents per hour over the
entire system.
A fire at Port Arthur. Texas. Sep
tember 7ih and Sth destroyed the
steamer City of Evere.. and the der
ricks OF the Texas Oil Company. The
entire loss is estimated at S25O,OOO.
| In the Cleveland Automobile Club
races at the Glenyille track September
4th d. Chisholm of Cleveland broke the
fve-mile record for electric machines.
! Time, 6:29 3-5. The former time was
$40.
The German sergeant and six pri-
Yates who We're recently arrested for
treason at Metz have confessed that
they stole two bombs, with the new Sc
| cret fuses attached, for an agent of
France.
The method pursued by the Supreme
| Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen in increasing the rate of as
| sessment upon its members has been
| endorsed by the National Fraternal
Congress.
| In an attempt to beat the track rec
ord OF 5Sas seconds. Albert Champion
at Charles River park. Boston. Sep
temter Sd. established a new worlds
record for motor cycles by riding q
mile in Sc seconds.
An electric sto.'m OF great severity
Cwept across the state of Connecticut
storm is said to have almost totally
ruined the tobacco crop. one grower
placing TIE loss at 100000.
The London Mail appeals for the for
nation of a British syndicate to fore
stall the attempts of an American COM
pany to buy up all the Dorsetshire and
Dcvonshire ball clay" mines. with n
| view to obtaining control of the British
pottery trade.
More than $50 1000. and perhaps $780,
900. is lost to st. Michael's Protestant
| Episcopal church of New York city,
according to the Herald. through for
| RelltS anu uy IiChls
T. Edison. who recently killed Fannie
E Pullen and himself.
Samuel Adams and H. T. Martin of
the University of Kansas left Septem-
ber eth for Patagonia, where they will
gather natural history specimens for
the university They will be gone a
year and expect to make Investigations
along hitherto unknown lines.
At Lima Peru, September Sth. Senior
Candamo was installed as president of
the republic. The hall of congress in
which the function took place, and also
the adjacent streets. were thronged
with people. who raised enthusiastic
"yivas" for the new president.
The Rev. James Leonard Corning.
pulpit orator, historian. art lecturer
and diplomat, died recently at Munich
DR. Corning was at one time American
consul at Munich. He was an intimate
friend of President Lincoln. Gen. U. S.
Grant and Henry Ward Beecher.
On a requisition from the State De-
partment. the Treasury Department.
September 4th, made out checks for
s377 900 in the name of Bishop Riordan
of California. This is from the Plus
fund. paid to this country by Mexico
for the use of the Catholic church.
grand stand fell on the Fort Leav-
| enwOrth reservation, Kansas. Septem-
Der Sth. while crowds were viewing
sham battle, and twenty-four persons
were more or less seriously injured
several broken legs being reported.
Three were probably fatally hurt.
President Roosevelt has received
many kilograms congratulating him on
his escape from the hands of Henry
Weilbrenrer. the insane farmer Owing
| to the large number of these messages
he was unable to answer them. but
appreciates the spirit in which they
were sent.
H. c. Miller. alias Alfred E. Lyford,
WAS arrested at Victoria, B. c., Sept.
Sd. the police identifying him as ex-
deputy county treasurer of Rock Island
county. Illinois, who absconded July
5. 1902, with $4,000 county funds Ly-
ford made complete confession and
agreed to waive eXtradition.
In New York city a few days ago