The Lamar register., 1904-01-27
SHORT TElEGRAMS.

in Chicago May lst.
Frank w. Holly, the noted water
works engineer, died at Lockport. N
". January 10th, aged hfty-three.
The revolt of the Herero tribe or
natives in German South Africa is CIV
ing the German government much ahA-
iety.
The bye-election in Norwich Tor
successor to the late Sir Harry Bul-
lard resulted in the free traders gain
ing the seat.
A Manila dispatch says that George
Herman. the embezZler and outlaw
who escaped from the prison in Cepu,
was soon recaptured.
The call for the national Prohibition
convention, to be held at Indianapolis
beginning June 29, has been issued by
National Chairman Oliver w. Stewart
In Norway the upper house by an al
most unanimous vote has adopted
bill authorizing women to act as at
torneys and advocates in Norwegian
courts.
Striking street railway employees in
Bloomington, Illinois, recently started
a competing automobile system, begin
ming with TWO automobiles at Il i've
cent fare.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daugh-
| ter of John Brown, 'liberator,' died
at her home in Pasadena. California.
January 18th. at the age of seventy
five years.
In his inaugural address, Governor
| Cummins, who became governor OF
| Iowa for the second term on the l4th
| inst, took strong grounds in favor of
reciprocity.
An insurgent band has been defeated
by Turkish troops near Peripe, which
is twenty-four miles from Monastir,
| Seventeen insurgents and five Turks
/ were killed
| In his recent inaugural address Gov
| ernor Warfield OF Maryland recon-
mended the requirement OF higher edu-
cational qualification for the exercise
of the election franchise.
Reports to the American Board OF
Missions state that over 100000 Mace
DOMAINS are starving. Although the
| Turkish government has offered some
relief, help is greatly needed.
About sixty persons were drowned
and three hotels and 116 houses des-
troyed as the result of bursting re-
servoir at Bloemfontein, Orange River
| Colony, South Africa. ON the 18th inst.
Major General Macarthur has issued
an order to the effect that no extended
leave of absence will be granted to
army officers serving in the Pacific DIV
ision of the army until further notice.
The International Serum Toxine
| Company of Phoenix, Arizona, has been
| licensed by the secretary OF state TO
incorporate in Illinois. The capital
stock is s.. 900, 900. OF which $4,000 is
held in Illinois,
Governor Odell of New York has call
| ed a special election to be held in the
Twelfth congressional district Febru-
ary % TO fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of George B. Mcclellan,
now mayor of New York.
A large portion of the historic Knepp
Castle at Horsham, Sussex in England
was destroyed by fire January 17th.
The castle contained number of valu-
able Vandycks and Holbeins, only
| few of which We're saved.
Ex-Governor Asa S. Bushnell died
at Columbus. Ohio. on the 18th inst OF
apoplexy Two weeks before Mr.. Bush
nell divided three quarters of mill
ion of dollars among members or his
family as New Years gift.
King Peter of Servia, according to
report from Cettinje. Montenegro, pub
! lished by the Neues Weiner journal of
Vienna is prepared to voluntarily re-
nounce the throne and allow the pow
ers to nominate his successor.
James l.. Blair of st. Louis. general
counsel for the St. Louis exposition.
died at Eustis. Fla, January 10th. of
congestion of the brain. MIR. Blair was
a son of Gen. Frank p. Blair. the dis
tinguished officer and statesman.
japanese banks are rapidly closing
up their accounts in Manchuria and
stopping business. Japan is said TO be
seeking for agents in Mancburia and
Corea to supply the government with
information of Russian movements.
Prof Larkin. a chemist and scien-
tist OF st. Louis. says that the radio
activity generated from radtum consti-
tutes the basis for the curative virtue
in the water OF the celebrated Arkansas
hot springs. He claims he will prove
this.
A South Omaha dispatch says: Fifty
one cars of mess beef for the Russian
army will sail from San Francisco
January 81 for the Orient. The meat
was packed in specially built casks
which arrived in South Omaha last
! week.
The National League of Commission
Merchants at their meeting in Louis
| Vile, voted to go into the courts and
fight the action of the railroads in Civ
ing exclusive contracts TO one particll-
lar firm for the handling of refrlgera-
| tor cars.
DIR. w. j. Holland, director OF the
| Carnegie museums, is making extensive
preparations to send out an expedition
next spring. composed of prominent,
ethnologists, for the purpose of max
| ing collection of the work of the
| Jy,li ~ nj
A municipal laboratory for the man
| ufarture of auti-tDxin under the suDer-