The Lamar register., 1905-01-18
CONDENSED rELECRAhS


Sir Thomas Upton Is looking for
new designer to build another Sham
rock to compete for the Americas
cup.
Theodore Thomas, the noted orches-
ira leader. died of pneumonia at his
residence in Chicago January 4th. He
was seventy years old.
More than fifty persons were frozen
to death in the provinces OF East Prus-
sia, West Prussia and P1sen during
the recent cold period.
John f. Coyle. one Of the owners
and editors of the National Intelli-
gencer and farmer, died in New York
January 9th. aged eightyfour.
The skins of thousands of rats gath
coast by the Japanese are now being
worn as earmuffs by the Japanese
army.
Lieutenant General Nelson A Miles.
u. 9. A. retired, as a member Of the
staff of Governor Douglas Of Massa-
chusetts.
Justice -Greenbaum OF the New York
Supreme Court denied the application
of Nan Patterson for bail. pending n
new trial on the charge Of the murder
of Caesar Young.
The shutdown OF the Illinois Steel
Company's works at South Chicago
ended on the 9th inst. Two thousand
men who had been idle for four weeks
were given work.
1t is said that twenty-four persons
lost their lives in the mountains dur.
ing the recent blizzard in Switzerland.
fourteen OF the casualties being on the
st. Bernard pass.
The sum of $4,000 has been raised
to erect a Young Mems Christian As
sociation building at Spokane. Wash
tngton, and an effort will be made to
increase it to $125.00O.
Governor John II. Mickey OF Nc
braska, who has just been inaugurated
for a second time. in his message rec
ommends the exclusion of vicious lob
byists from the capitol.
Nan Patterson, the actress accused
of the murder OF Caesar Young. s
seriously i'll in the Tombs prison with
tonsilitis. According to tho prison
physician the tonsils will probably
have to be removed.
The Union Pacific railroad has de-
cided to establish n benefit associa-
ton for its employees. the object Of
which Is to care for them when sick
or injured. A tax OF 80 cents will be
placed on each employe.
Henry v. Poor. widely known as a
railroad authority and expert on finan-
cial affairs, died January 5th at Broofe
line. Massachusetts,. He was born In
Maine in 1913 and was the oldest
graduate of Bowdoin College.
The message of Governor Gooding f
Idaho called attention to the fact that
adultery is not a crime In Idaho and
urged that law be enacted making Il
such He also advised that law bo
passed making polygamy a crime.
The Alaska Central railroad. building
from Sewaes to the Tanana river In
Alaska, has changed hands. Canadian
capitalists have purchased the interest
owned by Shedd Bros. of Chicago. The
road will be rushed to completion.
Determined that gambling must for
ever remain stamped out in FL Paso
known for years as the Monte Carlo OF
America, business men of that oity
have subscribed 10000 to prosecute
violations OF the law. several gam
bling resorts having reopened since
all were closed November 10th.
George B. Cortelyou. chairman Of
the Republican national committee.
was one of the passengers for the
Mediterranean January 7th on the
Coptic Mr.. Cortelyou said that he was
going abroad for needed rest and
would remain about two months. He
will become postmaster general on his
return.
The Daily London Telegraph's Port
Arthur correspondent says that. ac-
cording to stories by prisoners. the
real defender of the fortress was Ma
jor Kondratenko. commander OF the
Seventh East Siberian brigade,
(who was killed December 15th) and
that If he had lived 1t is probable the
fortress would not have been surren-
dered.
A dynamiter made an unsuccessful
attempt to destroy the recently
erected statue of Frederick the Great
at Washington on the 10th inst He
came up In a cab and placed valise
containing dynamite against the mon
ument after lighting the fuse. A ne
gro who saw him threw it some thirty
feet away and the explosion did no
serious damage.
A tidal flood on the east coast of
England on the 7th inst caused an
enormous amount of damage at water
ing places from Scarborough as far
south as Dover. Eight hundred feet
of the pier at Scarborough, which cost
S175,0 900, were swept away. and the
promenades on the sea front were
broken up. The town of Yarmouth
was badly flooded.
Officials of the customs department
have succeeded in locating more than
$4,000 worth of diamonds and jewels
owned by Mrs. Chadwick, upon which
1t is declared no duty was paid when
they were brought into this country
from Europe. Most OF these valuables
It is stated are in the hands of persons
in Cleveland. who hold them as Sc
curity for loans made to Mrs. Chad
wick.
The Toxic correspondent Of the
London Times says: THE map OF
Port Arthur which the Russians pro-
duced on December 2sth in support OF
their complaint that the Japanese fire
was damaging hospitals. shows seven
teen hospitals scattered throughout the
old and new towns. To avoid hitting
these the japanese would have had to
refrain from firing altogether in the di-