The Lamar register., 1904-02-03
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

sailed from San francisco Tor Austria
liza January 21st.
President Loubet of France has dec
GRATED President Harper OF Chicago
University with the cross of the Legion
of Honor.
The kentucky House of Representa-
tives by viva voce vote killed a reso-
luton TO invite President Roosevelt TO
address the Legislature.
Coates Kinney. distinguished author
and poet, WHO wrote THE Raindrops
on the Roof" died at Cincinnati. Janu-
ary 25th, at the age of seventy-six.
The General Assembly of Virginia
has elected John w. Daniel TO succeed
himself as United States senator for
the full term beginning March @th
next.
w. j. Bryan has accepted an invita-
tion TO deliver an address at Frankfort,
Kentucky, February 23rd. on the occa-
sion of the Goebel memorial day eNer-
cises.
Prince Ain Ed Daouleh, son-in-law OF
the Shah. who hitherto has hlled the
position of minister of the interior.
has been appointed grand yizier and
prime minister of Persia.
Major Hoyt sherman. brother OF Cen
w. r. sherman and Secretary JoDn
Sherman. died at his home in Des
Moines. January 25th. He had been in
poor health for several years.
The will of the late Charles F. Does.
the millionaire lumberman OF the IA
cific coast, sets apart the sum oil S'ou'-
600 to be used in providing library
for the University of California
Eastern admirers of Bill Nye. the
humorist. are taking steps to erect
monument over his grave near Fletch-
er, North Carolina. The movement
originataed with Boston literary peo-
pie.
A dispatch from Mentone, France,
saws that the report that Former Presl-
dent Kruger is so feeble that his friends
are most anxious regarding him, Is IN
correct. Mr.. Kruger is enjoying excel
lent health.
The Missouri Press Association has
expelled Former Lieutenant Governor
John A. Lee a-.d |. l.. Page, editor OIL
the Bonne Terre (Mo) Star, because
of their alleged connection with DoodIe
scandals in jefferson city.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Capetown says the bushmen. with tine
-ebels. in German Southwest Africa,
are committing terrible atrocities. The
limbs of the dead are chopped of and
prisoners are said to have been burned
alive.
George Lockhart, the well-known eie-
phaut trainer and circus proprietor,
was accidentally crushed to death
few days ago by an elephant while ne
was attending to the unloading oil some
circus animals at Walthampton In
England
The manuscript of Millions Para
disc Iost" was offered for sale at auc-
tion in London, but the reserve price.
s25. 900, not being reached. 1t was WIN
drawn after a bid of $23.75O had been
made. So far us ascertained no Ahieri-
can was among the bidders
The bye-election at Gateshead to MI
the seat in the House OF commons
made vacant by the recent death OF Sif
William Allan, advanced radleai' re-
suited in victor for John Johnson
liberal free trader. by majority OF -
2O5 votes over Lord Morpeth' unionis'
and traiff reformer.
The executive committee ot the Ma
tional Education Association mas
changed the date of the opening OF 'he
annual convention in st. Louis from
July 9Th to June 2Sth, placing the coh-
yention one week earlier. planned SO
as to avoid conflict with the Na,ohai
Democratic convention.
Rudyard Kipling says that South
Africa is able not only TO ieeu the
motherland with corn, nut the ohi,eu
states. too. The Victoria Falls. with
OK OOO 600 horsepower. would be able
to furnish electricity enough to make
Continent DlAZE Ol RlDll
md illuminate the earth.
Carroll ID. Wright. commissioner OF
labor. has authorized the statement
that he intends to resign his present
office by the end of 1904. and then re-
move to Worcester. MASSACHUSETTS,. Mr..
Wright was elected to the presidency
of Clark College at that place some
time ago and he expects to reside there
permanently.
The body of John Smithson. founder
Of the Smithsonian Institute at wash
tnpton. who died in Genoa in 1882, ar
rived in New York. January 2Oth. on
the steamer Princess Irene Inc body
was accompanied by Prof.. Alexander
Graham Bell of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute and Mrs. Bell, who went 10 taly
for it.
The University of Berlin has con-
ferred the degree of doctor OF philoso-
phv. with the greatest praise, on MISS
Ina Milroy of Detroit. Michigan, for her
work in chemistry. She orally defend
ed her proposition against three male
opponents. Miss Milroy is the tenth
woman to receive doctorate from the
Berlin University. of which number
five are Americans.
Col. Arthur Lynch, who commanded
the Irish brigade against the BRUSH
forces during the war in South Africa,
and who was afterwards convicted OF
treason and sentenced to imprlson-
ment for life has been liberated by the
order of King Edward. 1t Is said that