The Lamar register., 1904-02-24
SHORT TELEGRAMS.

cut, was burueu February lflu
The Gallon National Bank of Gallon,
Ohio, has been placed in the hands of
a receiver.
An imperial edict declares that the
Chinese court has no intention of leav-
ing the capital.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw has been elected
president of the National American
Woman's Suffrage Association.
A St Petersburg dispatch says
the directors of the art section Of the
ST. Louis exposition have abandoned
preparations.
Britt and Young Corbett have signed
another agreement for boxing match
before the Hayes Valley Athletic Club
in California March 31st.
Owing to the occupation of Seoul by
Japanese troops. the Russian minister
has left Korea, together with all Rus
SLAMS who resided at Seoul.
1t is officially announced that Ad-
miral Alexeff has been appointed to
I the supreme command of the Russian
land and sea forces in the Far East.
1t is reported at Austin, Texas. that
the Cananea, Yaqui River Pacific
railroad is to be extended north from
point on the Arizona border to the
coal fields of southern Colorado
A cablegram from Russia's COM
missioner general to the Worlds Fair
! states that. owing to the war in the
Far East, the band of the imperial
government will not be sent to st.
Louis.
Russians In and around Chicago are
nocking back to Russia to enlist in the
war against the japanese. AT the Rus
sian consul's office recently 1t was said
that about 500 men had already started
to return to Russia.
The American Automobile Associa'
tion is planning a grand tour OF auto
mobile clubs, from New York city TO
! st. Louis nett August. 1t Is estimated
that $500 machines will take part in
the trip for all or part OF the distance.
At Saginaw. Michigan. Prosecuting
Attorney OKeefe nolle pressed cases
/ brought against nine aldermen and ex-
! aldermen as the result of indictments
returned by the recent grand jury. In
sufficient evidence was the prosecutor
reason.
| George A. Castor, Republican, has
been elected to Congress from the
Third Pennsylvania district to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Henry
Burk. Republican. Castor defeated
Samuel j. Randall, son OF the states
man of the same name.
At a meeting of Japanese merchants
in Honolulu, $1i2 900 was subscribed to
the Japanese war loan. There was
, one subscription of 100000. The mer-
I chants will canvass the islands and ex-
pect to raise considerable more money
to aid their country's cause.
I At Frostburg, Maryland, on the 18th
inst, two persons were killed and sew
enty-fve injured, twenty-five seriously,
in a trolley car accident. The car ran
away on a steep grade. Sixteen were
Injured in a similar accident at Cha-
grin Falls, o., on the same day.
The coroner's jury at Grand Rapids.
Michigan, that investigated the col
lision on the Pere Marquette railroad
December 26th, when twenty-five per
sons were killed, has returned n verdict
charging that the wreck was caused by
neglect and incompetent operators.
, A number of the members of the Sa-
cred College, including Cardinals Sat
olli, Frisco, Vincent Vannutelli. Segna
and Martinelli, have written to Cardi-
nal Gibbons expressing their sympathy
with the people Of Baltimore on the
losses sustained through the recent
IRE.
Henry Germur and George Jensen.
who stole 1000 pounds of silver bull
! lion from the National Smelling and
Refining Company at Chicago. were
captured by the South Chicago police
! while engaged in digging up the stolen
treasure on the shore OF Lake Mich
igan.
The Standard Oil Company of New
a It,ftI m
quarter of SIG n share. reduction OF
81 a share from the rate paid at this
time last year The previous dividend.
paid December 18th last. was $12 a
share. The division is payable March
, 18th.
Frank Jones, a notorious Montana
! outlaw. was instantly killed by two
members of a sheriff's posse in the
northeastern part OF that state on the
11th inst. Jones was the leader OF
gang of desperadoes that for ten years
has terrorized the cattlemen and the
stockmen ofehat section. Rewards ag-
gregating $1,000 were standing for the
capture of Jones, dead or alive.
The situation In the Balkans is ere
ating great uneasiness in Vienna. The
official denials OF the rumors OF the
mobilization of Austrian troops has
failed to reassure the public and 1t is
still asserted that the government In
tends to mobilize two army corps pro-
visionally for the purpose of guarding
the Balkan frontier because OF fears
that Turkey will provoke Bulgaria into
war.
At the close of the recent meeting of
the League of American Sportsmen
at Columbus, Ohio. an organization
was effected of the National As
sociation of Fish and Game War
dens and Commissioners. The pur-
pose is the prosecution of law