The Lamar register., 1904-01-20
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

Col. Myron T. Herrick was inaugur-
ated as governor of Ohio on the 11th
inst.
A receiver has been appointed for
the First National Bank ot Alva. Ok
lahoma.
School committeeman have inaugu-
rated a crusade against Boston teach
ers chewing gum.
The National Hospital for Insane
Indians, at Canton. South Dakota, has
thirty-five inmates.
The Ohio Legislature has elected
Marcus A. Hanna to the United States
Senate for second term.
Emperor William sent n telegram to
President Roosevelt expressing his sor-
row over the Chicago disaster.
Sergt. Julius Frederick. the Arctic
explorer, and member of the Greeley
expedition, died at indianapolis on the
9Th inst.
Montreal. Canada, is suffering from
an epidemic of typhoid fever. as many
as thousand cases being reported at
one time,
Col. George r. Mcclellan. the last
surviving field officer of the Mexican
War, died at Bristol, Tennessee, on the
18th inst.
Jean Leon Gerome, the famous
French painter and sculptor. died at his
home in Paris January 10th at the age
OF eighty years.
H. Frazee, an electrical worker, has
been found responsible for the S25O.-
900 fire at the state capitol building ill
Des Moines, lie having dropped light
ed candle lie will not be prosecuted.
IN,. I,,
Stae Supreme Court the Missouri AN
ti-truck statute" is declarsd d to be un-
constitutional. This law prohibits cor
poratious from issuing trade checks TO
employs.
The vice chairman of the national
committee of the Peoples party has is
sued call for the committee to meet
In ST. Louis February end to fix the
time and place for holding a national
convention.
A dispatch from Rome Gays that
portions of the walls Of the ancient
town of Spoleto have fallen and the
historic cathedral. containing the fres-
Goes of Fra Lippo Lippo and his tomb
is in danger
The Netherland parliameH. has vot-
ed about Sl,750.O00 for the purchase
of quickfiring krupp guns. after dec
laration of the war minister that ne
considered the Krupp guns preferable
, to the Ehrhardt guns.
The death is reported at Snowfall.
Arizona, of Archie Nivens. one of the
foremost mining experts in the United
Staes. He recently returned from CO.
rea, where he went to examine mines
for an English syndicate.
w. X Vanderbilt, Jr., has offered to
give a cup for automobile competition
on the road. If the American Automo-
bile Association can find suitable
course. and will promote race OF
rom 200 to 300 miles, or thereabouts.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee of Mississippi,
commander of the army of the Tenes-
see, will succeed Gen. Gordon as COM
mander- -in-chief of the United Confed-
crate Veterans pending the election at
the reunion in Nashville next June.
Sir Thomas Lipton has severed an
other Of the bonds which linked him
with Chicago. His membership on the
board of trade has been sold at $4,000.
His packing plant was disposed of sew
eral months ago to the National Pack
ing Company.
Three new schools and at least twen-
ty-two new buildings, of which the Off
more. will be erected at the University
of Chicago within the next ten years
according to the forecast OF President
| William r. Harper.
An Echo. Oregon, dispatch. of Janu-
ary 1lth, says: The rabbit drive on
lower Butter creek to-day was the larg-
est in the history Of the Northwest.
II is estimated that 10000 rabbits were
killed, and 700 persons-men. women
ard children-participat
The will of Capt. Frederick Pabst.
filed in the Probate Court at Milwau-
kee. leaves an estate estimated at Slo,-
600 900 in trust No public bequests
are made. The widow and four chill
dren and an adopted daughter each re-
ceive one-sixth of the estate.
NJ. D'Antas. Portuguese ambassador
TO the vatican and dean of the diplo-
matte corps, says the report that Pope
Plus mas charged him to forbid women
, to wear decollette gowns at receptions
which are attended by cardinals and
other prelates. is erroneous
r.. dispatch from Alden, Arabia, says
that an engagement in Somaliland be
tween British force and the forces of
the Mad Mullah has resulted in Sc
we're defeat for the latter. who lost
] ,UUU men klIltu 1 ne i'ii '"ii'i''
two officers killed and nine severely
wounded.
The Osservator Romano. the vail
can organ. publishes note by Cardi-
nal Cretoni, in which he sends to the
/ Catholic churches throughout the
world instructions regarding sacred
music. The churches are allowed to
use their present music until it is
possible to substitute the Gregorian
chant.
Soma ,rlypo,un rorson has cut n strin