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The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
LIBERAL UKASES.
czAR TO CONSIDER REFORMS.
ferred to Russian Council
of Ministers.


st. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-Emperor
Nicholas long expected reform ukase
was Issued last night.
The document deals, under eight
heads, with practically all the SUBJ
jects brought to the Emperor's atten-
ton by the memorial of the congress
OF zemstvos presidents held here last
month, and while not specifically
pledging the government to carry out
the various reforms in their entirety
as demanded by the memorial, prom
ises that each shall be referred to the
council of ministers. with orders to
report promptly on the fullest meas
ure of relief which can be accorded on
the various subjects.
One question not touched by the
ukase is that of the constitutional as
sembly. Neither is the Jewish re-
ligion specifically mentioned, though
freedom for all creeds or sects.
whether Christian or otherwise, is
among the subjects which will be
dealt with. The various subjects will
be referred to committees for early
report.
The ukase promises full and equal
enforcement of existing laws; assures
the zemstvos of the fullest possible
measure of self-government and the
enforcement of the laws now existing
in their behalf; promulgates scheme
OF workman's insurance, extends the
liberty Of the press, and promises
full legal trial of all persons accused.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Inaugural Ball Contention.

An objection of Mr.. Mann OF Illinois
to unanimous consent to take up the
inaugural resolution in the House OF
Representatives sent the whole mat
ter over until after the holidays. Mr.
Morrell of Pennsylvania. on behalf OF
the committee on the District OF Co
lumbia, was directed to move the pass
age OF the Senate resolution which. .
among other things. provides for Rola-
ing the inaugural ball in the pension
building, as heretofore.
Mr.. Underwood opposed considera-
ton Of the resolution at this time
when, he said. quorum Of the House
was not present, and called attention
to the promise made four years ago
that the people of Washington would
construct a place for holding inaug
ural balls.
Asked by Mr.. Mann Ollinois) why
the committee had switched" first
from the congressional library, then
to the capitol and now to the pension
building, Mr.. Morrell said 1t was be-
cause of the evident disposition Of the
House to hold the inaugural ball In
the pension building.
The resolution was criticised by
Mr.. Mann because he said 1t permitted
the charging of excessive prices for
cabs and carriages. and he thought
there should be quorum present 10
consider the other features of the bill
He objected to a motion for unani
nous consent to take the resolution
up and 1t accordingly goes over until
after the holidays.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
DENVER ELECTION COMPLICATIONS

For example, let us suppose that the
county clerk of Boulder county was an
unfair. jealous and unscrupulous parti-
san and at the recent election he had
returned 10000 plurality for every Re-
publican on the ticket from the presi-
Dental electors down. Would Senator
Ward then contend that the canvassing
board had no right to go behind the re-
turns? Such return from Boulder
county would be absurd, because 1t
would be known that no such majority
could be had, but nevertheless the can
vassing board, according to the Demo
cratic contention, must accept this
fraud and issue election certificates ac-
cordingly and the Legislature must do
the same thing. 1t is also known now
grossest frauds were committed in
Denver and that the Democratic ma
jorities certified to by the county Off
cials is spurious and fraudulent. OF
course q contest can be started in the
courts but Unreasonable harm and in
justice could result by the acceptance
of such fraudulent returns by the high
canvassing authorities.
In the present instance the accept
ance by the board of the Denver re-
turns means the seating Of Demo-
cratic Senate. while 1t is well known
by the canvassing board that Repub-
lican Senate had been elected.
The acceptance of the returns on
governor by the Legislature means tho
seating of man who was given just
as spurious a plurality by the elections
commission of Denver on their returns
as would be the $4,000 imaginary plu-
rality from Boulder county.
If these authorities have no right to
go behind the returns. 1t means that
any corrupt political leader could
evolve conspiracy that would defeat
the will of the people at every cleo
tiOD.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AMI
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
To Regulate Corporations.

The first annual report of the com
missioner of corporations has been
submitted to Congress by Commits
sioner Garfield. He says no satis1ac-
tory reform is to be expected under tne
state system of Incorporation; that the
federal government has at its COM
mand sufficient power to remedy exist
ing conditions in Its control OF inter-
state commerce.
He therefore suggests that Congress
consider the advisability OF enactlng
law for the legislative regulation OF In
terstate and foreign commerce under
license or franchise which in general
should provide as follows:
THE granting of federal franchise
or license to engage in interstate COM
merce.
"The imposition of all necessary re-
quirements as to corporate organlza-
tion and management as condition
precedent to the grant OF such IRAN
chise or license.
1.-The prohibition of all corporations
and corporate agencies from engaging
in interstate and foreign commerce
without such federal franchise or IL
cense.
"The full protection Of the grantees
of such franchise or license who obey
the laws applicable thereto.
"The right to refuse or Withdraw
such franchise or license in case OF VI
olation of law, with appropriate right
OF judicial appeal to prevent abuse OF
power by the administrative omcers.
Commissioner Garfield says the bu-
reau, under the direction OF the secre-
tary of commerce and labor, AFFORD
the appropriate machinery for the at>
ministration of such a law.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Reported Japanese RepuIse.

London, Dec. 27.-The Telegraph's
correspondent at Che Foo. in dis
patch dated December 2Gth, says:
"A messenger from Port Arthur de-
scribes Japanese attack the evening
of December 22nd, with light column
of 5000 and many machine. guns on the
northern defenses. They dashed along
the railway, carried trench after trench
and succeeded in reaching the water
course beneath Payusean mountain,
when the Russian artillery worked ter
rible execution.
"a fierce bayonet fight occurred at
midnight. A strong Russian force
advancing eastward of Payusean noun
tain threatened the retreat of the Jap
anese, who, after a desperate struggle,
retired to the north, leaving several
machine guns, 300 rifles and eighty
prisoners. 1t is estimated that they
lost 600 killed"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Christmas in Washington.

Christmas Day was uneventful In
Washington. The weather was cloudy
and raw. Most people remained In
doors during the day, but in the morn
ing large numbers attended the
churches, where especially prepared
programs of Christmas music were
rendered.
At the White House the day was
celebrated as family holiday. The
President remained in the house dur
ing most of the day. In the afternoon,
in company with the two older boys
and a friend. he went out for walk.
The dinner at night was limited to
the members of the family and r. H.
Ferguson, an intimate friend from New
York, who is a guest at the White
House. The members of the Presi-
dents family exchanged gifts. but
there was no Christmas tree. In
place of this the children enjoyed the
delights of the Christmas tree in the
house of Mrs. w. s. Cowles. Mrs.
Roosevelt's sister, the festivities TAX
ing place Saturday night.
At the home of Vice President-elect
and Mrs. Fairbanks, three Of their
four sons Joined the family party for
the Christmas tide, Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Fairbanks of Chicago being de-
tained in that city.
All the Cabinet officers. with the ex-
ception of Secretary Metcalf of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
are passing the holiday season at their
Washington homes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Metcalf are at Annapolis with their
son. Midshipman Victor N. Metcalf.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

sible effort will be made to.confuse and
divert the public mind by Mr.. Patter-
son and his colleagues. An attempt
will pc made to show that Justice is
tottering on her throne" and that all
sorts of tyranny and wrong is being
heaped upon the people. This is the
same policy Mr.. Patterson has pur-
sued for years. and the people" will
be found now, as heretofore, to have
more confidence in the honesty and
justice of the Supreme Court and the
Legislature than 1t has in the Pat.er-
son kitchen cabinet of bowling ex.
tremists.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

so far as the action of the Legisla-
turc is concerned. if Justice is done Mr..
Peabody will be seated. The prima IA
Gle evidence of fraud in Denver shows
that he is elected. Whether or not the
Legislature will accept this evidence
and form this opinion from 1t, remains
to be seen. but whatever its decision
may be there IS no cause for the wild
and incendiary talk that is emanating
from Mr.. Patterson's editorial rooms.
It Is to be expected that every pos
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

At the request of the Wyoming dele
CATION in Congress the House Indian
affairs committee has agreed to insert
an item of $4,000 in the Indian appro-
priation bill for extending the water
works system at the Shoshone Indian
School. Wyoming.
navy, always a paymaster general, is
the decision of Attorney General
Moody, and the line officers have lost
IN their fight against the former head
of the pay corps, A. s. Kenny, now
treasurer of the Panama Canal Com
mission.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa has
introduced two bills, one appropriat-
ing $250,000 for the establishment of
some abandoned military reservation
in the United States of leprosarium,
for the care and treatment of persons
in the United States suffering with
leprosy, the other appropriating $780,
900 for a leprosy hospita; in the Ha-
waiian islands. Both proposed institu-
tions are placed under the control of
the public health and marine hospital
service.
In the case of w B. Wetmore VS..
.. n.
of the United States in a decision
handed down December 10Th, held that
an obligation to pay alimony and al
lowance to a wife and children is not
in the nature of an ordinary debt and
therefore cannot be discharged in
bankruptcy. The opinion was deliv-
cred by Justice Day. who said: 1.-THE
bankruptcy law should receive such
an Interpretation as will effectuate Its
beneficent purposes and not make it
an instrument to deprive d dependent
wife and children of the support and
maintenance due them from the hus-
band and father, which it has ever
been the purpose of, the law to en-
force"
President Roosevelt has given con-
sideration recently to suggestions look
ing to a reduction in the membership
of the Panama Canal Commission, but
thus far no definite decision has been
reached. 1t has been urged by some
members of Congress that the commits
sion is SO large as to be unwieldy. 1t is
known that Representative Hepburn of
Iowa, chairman of the interstate and
foreign commerce committee, is in
clined to the opinion that the commits
sion, is too large. and that the chief
chSlACSA vi 'ht Sdhhi ouSut W nave
greater initial authority than he now
has. Mr.. Hepburn talked to the Presi-
dent about canal matters, but he de-
clined to say whether it was the inten-
tion of his committee to introduce a
measure looking to the crystallization
of his ideas into law. Before action of a
definite nature is taken the subject will
be considered carefully in all its
phases.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided the boundary case be-
tween the states of Missouri and Ne.
braska in favor of Nebraska. The case
involved the question as to whether a
change of the course of the Missouri
river had the effect of changing land
which had heretofore been on the west
side of the river to the east side of
the river from the Jurisdiction of Ne
braska to the Jurisdiction of Missouri
but the court held that it did not. The
opinion was by Judge Harlan. who
says that the boundary must remain in
the middle Of the old channel, as be-
fore tho change.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The daughter of Krupp the gun
maker. has an income Of $2.400.000 a
year. Here is chance for some en-
terprising young American to avenge
the United States for its loss of
American heiresses to European for
tune hunters.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The st. Louis girl who laughed SO
heartily at story told by. a friend
that she dislocated her jaw and
couldn't close her mouth until n sur
geon reset it, undoubtedly paid the
raconteur great compliment, but un.
doubtedly. also, she will try hard here.
after to e'less emotional.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The dispatches from New York say
Mrs. Chadwick wore a plain, untrim-
med nightgown when she was arrest
ed. Her modesty in refraining from
having her nightgown trimmed with
old point lace is. under the circum-
stances, highly commendable.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Perhaps Admiral Dewey also
thought, in his heart of hearts, that it
would be safer to keep Mrs. Dewey
1900 miles away from the dress
makers of fashionable Paris.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

New York correspondent in the
east has coined graphic phrase
forty miles of war;" He should now
.ouch up the forty thieves who are evil
IDENTIFY following the war.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Secretary John Hay" says the Bal
timore Sun. looks like too able a man
to part his hair in the middle" 1t
may be said in defense OF Secretary
Hay that there are few men of his
age who eau part their air anywhere.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A New Orleans physician declares
that no gentleman will permit his
name to be published in newspaper.
We refer him to w. L. Douglas and
Sir Thomas Upton.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A San Francisco litigant had the
providence to plead his own case.
Unfortunately he uttered his perora-
tion with pistol and the Judge decid.
ed against him with a right hook to
the jaw.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Arthur Wing Pinero. the English
playwright, laments the prevailing
lack Of epigram. Easier to make
money on the stage nowadays than to
make merry.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A fashion magazine for its leading
article Of this month discusses THE
Last Touch Before the Wedding" The
last touch is usually to touch papa for
500 or so.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A three-year-old boy of Machias.
Maine. walked eighty miles over
rough country roads the other day.
That boy will grow up to be great
actor.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The venerable Atlanta Constitution
has taken to discussing 'preservatives
In food" and should now take up
hairs in soup" and "the presence of
foreign matter in hash"
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

At Pennington. Me-, recently girl
Is years old was married to man
who had ten children. He should be
compelled to put tag on her SO that
there may be no danger of a mix-up.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Up to date. no American las retort-
ed that 'Ukogbi" would be a good
name for the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A Chicago man lost his wife in New
York the other day. Let us hope this
may not cause an unseemly rush east
ward.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The press sends it out in hurry
that Uncle Joe Cannon came in wear.
ing a new frock coat. Did they fear
down in Washington that he would
enter in his shirt?
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A London tattooist has arrived in
New York to tattoo society people. In
time all New York may be the color
of the Tammany tiger.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Any foreigner who doubts that we
are entitled to the use of the name
American is invited to inspect our
navy and see for himself.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

An authors trust is the very latest.
Some authors can always get trusted
for booze. as 1t is.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

The New York Sun speaks of "our
semi-religious contemporary. the Inde-
pendent" We wonder how the Inde-
pendent would characterize the Sun.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

They are still pitching into the hog
who crosses his legs in the street
ears. Whoever saw the hogs legs
crossed?
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

In China counterfeit money is buried
with the dead. Over here it Is often
used to dig up drinks with.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Evidently Gen. Corbin has decided
TO permit army officers to continue
the nefarious practice of getting mar
ried.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Finance may be. as Mr.. Lawson
says. "frenzied." but almost everyone
wants to put the coin in his own
Btrait-jacket.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A Georgia exchange says that
peaches make land high. But what
makes the peaches so high?
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Mrs. Gilbert soon followed Nine.
Janauschek. She had countless loving
friends. and her death will be sim
cerely mourned.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Radio-TeIegraphy.

Rome. Dec. 27.-Experiments with
the Artons system OF autobiography
have been made between Rome and
Sardinia, resulting in a successful
demonstration of the inventors claim
that an electromagnetic wave message
transmitted by his system cannot be
diverted from the point for which it is
intended. King Victor Emmanuel,
who witnessed the test congratulated
the inventor upon his achievement.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28
Prisoner Pardoned.

Denver. Dec. ga Canon City dis
patch last night says: Conforming to
an established custom of the executive
10 the state to free some prisoner in
the penitentiary on Christmas, Gov
ernor Peabody yesterday issued par
don to Anton Tuaz. who was given his
liberty at noon to-day after an impris-
onment of eight years and three
months.
Tuaz was sentenced for life from
Pitkin county in 1896 for murder. He
had been a model prisoner from the
timc of his incarceration and for FIVE
or six years had been head baker at
the penitentiary.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Edna May is suing for divorce. The
name of her husband is mentioned,
but 1t doesn't matter.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Bank President Beckwith seems to
have led the simple life in more
senses than one.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

A London Judge has decided that
Mrs. Constantinidi must pay her for
mer husband alimony. 1t is presumed
that Mr.. Constantinidi is needy.
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Let's see, was It the "Usonian" flag
that Barbara Frietchie Haunted so
bravely?
The Lamar register., 1904-12-28

Nv Mr.. Smith is to run from Palisades
to Grand Junction and probably to
Fruita.
The Greeley sugar factory finished
slicing beets for the season at s
O'Clock p. M, December 22nd. The fac
tory will continue to run with half
force for three weeks making up syr.
ups and juices. The factory began
making sugar the first week in Octo-
ber and since then has run night and
day. Two hundred men have been at
work in shifts of 100 each. Forty-six
thousand tons of beets have been
sliced during the campaign and $780,
900 pounds of sugar made.
]. E. Phillips, miner living at Elk.
ton, in the Cripple Creek district, who
had separated from his wife, was re-
ported by telephone to have gone to
the ophir mine to kill J. w. Lott.
whom he held responsible for the
the Ophir, accosted Phillips. who ap-
peared to be in hiding. and the latter
is said to have shot at him. Dahl re-
turned the fire and hit Phillips in the
leg. Later the latter was placed under
arrest and taken to a hospital.
The Colonial DANES of Colorado
have decided upon Relation of the
Puritan to the Indian" as the subject
of the years essay contest for which
a prize of S25 is offered. The contest
closes May 1st, and is open to students
of Colorado College and the State Uni
yersity.
A movement is on foot at Boulder to
establish q sanitarium for consump-
tives, the Colorado Santiarium having
announced that after January LIST II
will not take patients suffering from
tuberculosis. It Is felt that new In
stitution for that class OF invalids has
become a necessity.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
A KANSAS CITY DEUCE
Too Much Water for Awhile, and not
 Enough Later.

Kansas City, May 5.-The rain storm that ended tonight was of ex- traordinary severity. it's most serious result being the crippling of the city water service. A thirty-inch main leading from the Turkey Creek pump ing station was washed out, and anoth CT main, a forty-incE pipe was bent. If this bent main gives way, water will be shut off entirely. As it is much of the city is without a water supply and the remaining portion has a limited flow.
 Street cars in the city were de- layed on nearly all the lines by high water on the tracks and the new branch to the Elm Ridge race track suffered a huge washout, while 1000 people were at the track. Thousands of people have been driven from their homes in Rosedale, Kansas and Kan sas City by the overflow of Turkey Crock.
 John DowneY, a laborer, was killed by lightning at the oil refinery in the east bottoms. The city hall, the Savoy hotel and a building occupied by Swof- ford Brothers, wholesale drygoods com pany were struck by lightning, but none of the buildings were seriously damaged.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
THE ME ETROPO POLITANRACES
Irish Lad Accomplished What Was
 Expected Of Him.

New York, May 5.-Irish Lad won the thirteenth running of the Metropolitan handicap over Withersmile at Morris park today in an easy fashion. He was carrying the top weight, and the favorite in the betting by many points. Taking the lead in the first one hun dred yards he led his field without trouble, although the pace was not fast. The horse seemed to feel his su- periority and at the three-quarterS slackened his speed as if unwilling to run faster than was necessary. As a result the field closed upon him. Shaw then gave his mount a vigorous shak ing up and Irish Lad drew out and won by two lengths from Toboggan, an added starter from the Keene sta bles. Beldame, the winner of the Car ter handicap a few weeks ago was third after a nose and nose finish with the much vaunted High Ball. All en- tries that seemed to have a chance to win got away from the post well eX cept LuXcasta. That cratic mare and High Ball were the disturbing factors at the start, which was delayed for several minutes but when the flag fell the horses were fairly we'll aligned, City Bank, an eleventh hour entry of John E. Madden and Toboggan getting the worst of the send off.
Arizona republican., 1904-05-06
THE STRIKE IS DESIGNING
Santa Fe Winning in Its Contest With
 the MachiniStS.

Topeka. May 5.-Up to this time the indica tions are that the Santa Fe Is ahead in. the contest with the Interna tional Association of Machinists re- garding the strike on the system. None of the engines of the company have been injured and the only delay to trains has been caused by rains. With in forty eight hours the machinists will submit a proposition to the manage ment of the road for a settlement of the strike. They will not insist on closed shops, according to the state ment of Third Vlce President Bucla- lew, but will want a definite contract with the road after the fashion of those held by the engineers, firelnen and others.
 Reports from various points along the system indicate that some of the strikers are going back to work At Emporia the president of the local union has deserted the ranks of the strikers.
 MT. Buckalew will leave at the end of this week fof Cleburne, Texas to take personal charge of the strike there. The men there would rather fight than eat" said MT. Buckalew. and it is necessary to have somebody on the ground to rule them. The men here in Topeka are more amenable to reason and will abide by my orders"