The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-11-09
CONDENSED IELEGRAhS

Path, as Thanksgiving Day.
A telegram from John II. Fesler,
consul at Annoy. China, states that the
consulate has been burned, with most
of the records.
Baron Sternberg, the German am
bassador, expects to sail about NO
vember 22d for few weeks visit at
his home in Saxony.
The supreme council for the United
States, Scottish Rite Masonry, has
elected M. w. Bayliss. Washington, d.
c.. sovereign grand commander.
The attendance at the Worlds Fair
in st. Louis fer the week ending Octo-
Der 29th was 749.36S. and the total at
tendance up to that date l5.933,925.
Colonel A. NJ. Flagg. who until a
few weeks ago was editor of the Du-
luth News-Tribune, committed suicide
at Duluth November LIST by drowning
Secretary Hays note to the powers
inviting them to convene IL conference
at The Hague has been cordially re
ceived by the diplomatic corps at
Washington.
The secretary of the Merchants Elk
change at San Francisco estimates the
present population of California at l.
10000, an increase OF 100000 since
the census Of 1900.
The British naval force now at Glib
raltar is composed of fourteen battle
ships, thirteen first-class armored and
other cruisers and strong hotilla OF
torpedo boat destroyers.
| The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company en- the 31st ult. reduced the
balance due upon the United States
government loan of S4.600000 to $751;,
ISL by depositing 100000.
In cock-crowing contest at Paris.
for which hundreds of ROSTERS had
been trained in all parts of France. a
little bantam won the prize by growing
thirty-two times in half an hour.
The army general staff has decided
to dispatch American army surgeons
as attaches to the Japanese and Rus
sian armies operating in the Far East.
providing the consent of the authori-
ties can be secured.
The trotting record of Maud S., a
mile in 2:0SA, was beaten with the
same kind of vehicle, high-Theel
sulky, by the trotting champion, Major
Delmar, at Memphis, October 26th, the
time being 2:07 nat.
The remains of former President
Kruger of the Transvaal republic, who
died in July last, were removed from
the cemetery at The Hague October
31st and taken to Rotterdam for con-
veyance to South Africa.
Many cotton mills in the Eastern
states that have been shut down on
account OF dull trade are resuming
/ operations. At Rugusta, Maine. 1900
operatives went to work at a ten per
cent. reduction in wages.
According to the September report
of the Santa Fe, the road is in pros
porous condition. The gross earn
/ $2S5.039. The net earnings were
s2.59s. 152. an increase of s1O9.039.
The trans Mississippi Congress at
| st. Louis recommended the appoint
ment of a special committee by Con
gress to investigate the arbitration
laws Of New Zealand and other coun-
tries which may have such laws.
Great discomfort is reported In Co.
lombia. Apparently President Reyes
with his political enemies in the ma
jority in both houses of Congress. can
not control the situation. Paper cur
rency is being issued in unlimited
amount.
The Supreme Court mas decided.
after six years of litigation, that the
famous Lopez ranch of Tamaulipas
rightfully belongs not to Lopez, but to
I ]. o. Brictson. The value of the prop
erty is 50, 100000. Brictson bought the
ranch in 1898.
NJ. Santos-Dumont says he hopes in
few weeks to be ready to take an
eight-day cruise in the air. The new
airship he has had constructed is larger
than he has hitherto used. 1t has sleep
\ ing Accommodations for two persons.
four motors and a boiling apparatus.
According to financial statement
issued November list by the Worlds
Fair Company. covering a period from
| the opening, April 80. to October 1
there was balance in the treasury
at the latter date OF $s41.254. The
total receipts were s22.673.721 and the
total disbursements 21.S32.46s.
France and the United States ex-
meet to begin the negotiation of an ar
filtration treaty at Washington soon
alter the elections. The treaty will be
known as the Hay-Jusserand arbitra-
| ton treaty, and, according to the pres
ent program. will follow closely the
/ lines of the British-F French arbitration
treaty.
Advice have reached the insular bu-
reau at Washington that by legislation
contained in one of the appropriation
bills recently passed at Manila, the
strength of the Philippine constabu.
larry mas been reduced at one stroke
by 1000 men. The reduction will take
effect at the beginning of the next fis-
cal year, leaving the strength of the
force at 5000 men. 49,.
The United States Supreme Court
has ordered a re-argument in the case
OF the Creede & Cripple Creek Min
ing and Milling Company. against the
Uinta Tunnel. Mining and Transporta-
ton Company. involving the Little
Mary and Ocean Wave lode claims. in
the Cripple Creek district. The case is
set for argument January Sd.
In sermon at Hartford, Connecti-
cut. few days ago. Bishop McCabe of
the Methodist church said: II do not
want wars and l do not like them but
! there is Just one war l would like to
| live to see. / would like to see the
United States and the British govern
ment form an alliance and make Tur-
KEY stop her Armenian murders"
The monthly comparative statement
of the government receipts and expen-