The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

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wife and daughters, reached Genoa. 1t
ally, November 9th.
1t is said that King Edward has ap-
proved the engagement of Prince Alex
| ander of Teck to Princess Alice of Al
bany.
Tin platers in South Wales have or
dered 100000 tors OF steel bars from
the United States Steel Corporation.
The price is given as $40 ton.
The German consul at Cape Town
telegraphs tina the Bondelzwarts
tribesmen have invaded Cape Colony
and have had an encounter with the
Cope police.
When George b. Mcclellan becomes
mayor on January list, he will have 1t
in his power to deal out $40000,O00 OF
| patronage among the followers OF Tam
many Hall.
During a recent meeting of scientific
societies in hall in the province OF
Murcia, Spain, the building collapsed.
killing seven persons and inJurins
twenty fatally.
| The King of Italy. who is clever
mechanic. has invented a small caliber
rifle, which has been referred to mill
tary commission, that can hardly VEN
ture to reject it.
olBnOT AlaTCOEl has DtSuh Woih at
Rome on the immense power machine
with which 1t is expected wireless COM
munication will be established with the
Argentine Republic.
The general land office has with
drawn from settlement ninety-three
townships in the Great Falls, Montana,
| land district for inclusion in the Teton
irrigation project.
A London dispatch says that ]. Pier
pont Morgan has acquired Alderman
house from Mr.. Van Raasland and in
tends to make the place his residence
during a considerable part of the year.
The recognition by the United States
of the independence of the lsthmus Re
public has caused great rejoicing
among Ecuadoreans and the attitude of
President Roosevelt in the matter is
applauded by the press of Guayquil.
James Van Horn. day laborer who
lost all of his property in the great
| flood at Des Moines last spring. has
fallen heir, through his wife. to an
eighth interest in the SlO,OOO,OOO es-
tate of John Shellenbarger of Oregon.
Lolita Armour, whom DR.. Lorenz of
Vienna treated at Chicago for hip dis
ease, is so far recovered that she is
able to dance She has entered pri-
vate dancing academy and will soon be
able to move with all the freedom of
other children.
In the county of Surrey England,
drinking trough and fountain has been
erected by local parsonage in MEM
ory of 100000 horses killed and wound
ed during the South African war, from
1899 TO 1902, ''in a cause of which they
knew nothing
The President has accepted the res
ignation of Oliver p. Shiras, judge OF
the Federal Court of the Northern Dis
tr.ct of Iowa. to take effect November
/. In accepting the resignation. the
| President expressed himself in com
plimentary letter.
General Greeley, chief signal officer
| of the United States. in his annual re-
port says efforts are being made with
prospects of success In 1904. to estab-
lish communication by wireless teleg-
raphy between St Michael and Nome.
across Norton sound, a distance of 1OS
| miles.
Professor Willis L. Moore, acting sec
| retary OF agriculture. has made appli-
cation to the War Department to have
| the Alaskan cable touch at TalOosh
i island near the entrance to san Juan
de Fuca strait. The island Is used as
vessel reporting station and wealth
| er observatory.
In memory of the Best Of Moth
ers-in-Law" is Queen Alexandra's trib-
ute to the late Queen Victoria, in
| scribed on the national mausoleum.
| The memorial is a beautiful statue OF
the Savior, seventeen feet high. sculp-
tured and sent from Denmark at the
expense of Queen Alexandra.
When questioned as to the trutA OF
reports in the Irish newspaper that he
| would probably resign the leadership
of the Irish party and join William
| O'Brien in retirement, John Redmond
telegraphed to the Associated Press as
follows from Dublin: THE report Is
quite untrue. The party remains
| united"
A great outcry has been raised in
| Rome over the cleaning of the famous
statues of THE Horse Tanners attrib-
uted to Phidias, and now standing in
front of the Quirinal palace. 1t Is
maintained that not only should the
statues not be touched. but that they
should be housed in a museum and re-
productions raised in their places.
Ambassador Porter has been advised
that the French government Will send
warship to New Orleans December
| 18th to take part in the celebration OF
the French transfer of Louisiana. The
| city of New Orleans has forwarded
| handsomely engraved invitation to
President Loubet and the members of
his ministry. which General Porter has
presented.
officials of the Mormon Church are
negotiating for the purchase OF the old
iaiI at Carthage, Illinois, where Jo-
seph Smith was put to death. 1t is the
intention of the leaders of the church
to preserve the old prison as mem
orial building and probably to keep
there mementoes and relics of the
prophet and of the struggles OF the
church in its early days.
The Grange block at Olathe. Kansas.
| .,.ar hurnnd on the night of NOYemher