The Lamar register., 1904-07-13
CONDENSED TELEGRAhS

for governor.
The Republicans of Vermont have
nominated Charles j. Bell OF Waiueh
for governor.
The Michigan Republican conVen'
tion placed Fred NJ. Warner. of Farm
ington in nomination for governor
1t is reported that an epidemic OF
cholera is spreading throughout Man
cburia and has already reached An
tung.
II is expected that an order will
soon be issued requiring rural free
delivery carriers to wear gray uni
forms.
DR.. Theodore Gerzel. founder OF the
Zionist movement and president OF the
Secessionist congress, died at Vienna,
Austria, July Sd.
The white horse used by Napoleon
at Waterloo has been discovered in
store room of the Louvre museum. AT
its decease the animal was stuffed.
Paul Kruger, late president OF the
South African Republic, is now in
Switzerland, and is said to be in fairly
good health for man seventy-nine
years OF age.
The postmaster general has de-
CllDeO tHe ItlutSl VI tho 'SN''1
Clark exposition authorities for the is
suance of a special series of postage
stamps commemorative of the exposl-
ton.
The Associated Press learns upon
good authority that Prince Dolgorouki,
who early last month assaulted Count
Lamsdorff, the Russian minister OF
foreign affairs. has been exiled to
Archangel.
The directors of the Lehigh Valley
railroad have declared a dividend OF
ten per cent. on the preferred stock and
one per cent. on the common. This Is
the first Lenigh Valley dividend in
eleven years.
Rioting took place at Brest, France.
July Bird during a parade of strikers.
The rioters were charged by gen
darmes who drew their bayonets. Ten
of the gendarmes were wounded. Many
of the strikers were arrested.
II. NJ. S. Venerable has just created
a worlds record in prize firing off
Malta, according to Herald dispatch
from London. One of the Venerable's
12-inch barbette guns fired nine rounds
In three minutes and scored nine hits.
Acting Secretary Oliver of the War
Department has made the usual an
nouncement of allotment of the Sl,OOO-
900 appropriated by Congress to pro-
vide arms and equipment for the organ
lied militia of the United States. or
the money appropriated, Colorado VIII
receive ss.973. Idaho s5.9S4. South Da-
kota s7,979 and Wyoming s5.9S4.
The million dollar Montezuma hotel
at Las Vegas Hot Springs, the finest
building in New Mexico. has been
leased by the Santa Fe to company
of eminent physicians, DR.. Webster.
president Illinois board of health; Dr.
E. Fletcher ingalls,, controller OF Rush
college and DR.. Corwin. who Will turn
1t into home for consumptives.
Messrs. Perdicaris and Varley. Just
rescued from the Moorish brigands.
are expected with their families TO
spend the summer in the Bernese Ober-
land, says a Herald dispatch from Ge'
neya, Switzerland. Physicians recom'
mend absolute rest for Mr.. Perdicaris,
and 1t is probable that the families
will not return to Morocco for some
time.
The government of Ireland is inquir-
ing into the question of tobacco cul'
ture and through Mr.. Gill, its secre-
tary of agriculture. who is now in this
country, has asked Secretary Wilson
to designate some tobacco expert for
employment IN Ireland. Secretary
Gill is seeking light on the methods of
growing, harvesting and fermenting to-
bscco.
The gunboat Woodruff. the first war
vessel built by the army in the Philip
pinee. under the direction of the quar-
termaster department, was launched at
Manila June 29th. The vessel, which
IL named after Lieutenant Woodruff,
who was killed by Moros, will be used
by General Wood in the rivers of Min
danao during his campaign in that
island.
The duchess Of Valencay, who was
Helen Morton. daughter of Hon. Levi
p. Morton, before her marriage, has
been granted a divorce from the duke
Of Valencay in Paris on the grounds of
i'll treatment and neglect. One of the
consequences of the decision, under
recent Judgment of the French courts.
is that the wife shall abandon her hus-
bands name and title.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company on July LIST, paid into the
United States sub-treasury S213,092.15
as the second installment in repay
ment of the $4,000, 900 loaned by the
government. ms represents fV per
cent of the total admission royalties,
covering the period from June 16 to
and including June 80, as required un-
der the act of Congress authorizing the
loan.
Some OF the big life insurance COM
panies and several of the largest stores
in New York City have begun war on
race track gambling among their en-
ployes. One company has issued cir
cular notifying its clerks that even
their presence at a race course will be
counted sufficient cause for dismissal