The Lamar register., 1906-08-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Nest Important Happenings ef IL,
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Itcmn Gathered from All
parts OF the World Condemned
Into small Space for the
Eenest of Our Readers.
Personal.

| Personal.
II. II. Weakley, pulirher of the
! Evening Herald and one of the well
known newspaper men Of Ohio died
at his home in Dayton, aged 60 years.
Judge James T.. Tracey, of the phil
| ippine supreme court, is slated to sue
ceed Gen. Smith as vice governor
| general when the latter assumes ihe
| govcrnor-gcncralsh in September.
Warden Haskell, OF the Kansas
penitentiary. proposes TO establish a
night school for the convicts under
his charge.
Charles j. Osborn, of st Louis,
who recently celebrated his S0th birth
day. holds the distinction of being The
dean of Associated press correspon-
dents. He served the association for
a years continuously.
Charles W BicSle, one of the best
known republican politicians of West
ern Oklahoma, recently jumped from
the window of "A hospital at Guthrie
while delirious and sustained injuries
that caused his death.
Charles Hudson. for 20 years chief
clerk of the American embassy in
Londcn. is dead He had served under
eight mini. ters and ambassadors and
was an intimate friend of James Rus
sell Lowell
Mayor johnson. of Cleveland, o.,
has been acquitted of the charge of
contempt of court in connection with
the tearing up of the E'ectIic Railway
campany's tracks recently.
Orders have been Issued by the war
department transferring Mai. Gen. A.
w Greedy from san Francisco to st.
Louis.
Rear Admiral Charles j. Train, COM
mauder-in-chio OF the United States
Asiltic fleet, died recently in Chefoo.
China. of uracmia. He was I'll years
of age and would have retired from
active service in May OF next year.
Cecil Bay, the heaviest man in Kan
sas. died in Leayonworth recently.
He weighed i5o pounds,
ExGov Van SAINT. of Minnesota.
has been appointed chief marshal of
G. A. L. parade at the Minneapolis
encampmont
Gen Arthur Macarthur. who recent
ly returned from an lS-months' tour
of the Orient. has resumed command
of the department of the Pacific with
headquarters at San Francisco.
Gov Folk. of Missouri, has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address
Mt the Labor day celebration in Tulsa,
|. T.. on September 3,
Il. A. Gage. son of former Secre-
tary of the Treasury Gage committed
suicide recently in Seattle, Wash.
hotel.
miscellaneous.
James II. Sage, nephew OF the late
Russell Sage has announced that he
will contest the will of the millionaire
financier.
The mayor of Havana. Cuba, and
all the aldermen have resigned in an
ticipation of reque't for their resig-
nations by President Palma.
The Michigan democrats recently
nominated Charles II. Kinmerle. of
Cassopolis. for governor. William J.
Bryan was indorsed.
At special meeting of the Pan
American congress nj Rio de Janeiro
Secretary Root made a speech defining
the attitude of the United States. and
advising temperate and kindly dis
cussion Of all questions that may
come up.
The Idaho republicans recently nom
mated Miss S. +. Chamberlain for
state supe. intendent OF public in
struction.
During thick fog OF Newport. r.
l.. collision occurred between the
battleships Alabama and Illinois.
Neither vessel was seriously damaged.
More than 10000 acres of the
Kiowa- -Commanche pasture land will
be required rs allotments for Indian
babies born since June 1901.
Fay Temple,on, the actress was
married recently near Philadelphia 10
William Patterson OF Pittsburg. Pa.
Gen. Markgrafsky, chief of the
Warsaw police has been assassinated
Nearly 200 police officers Of that city
have been killed within year.
At a conference OF government Of
ficials at Chicago Il was decided that
John d. Rockefeller would not be
asked to testify before the grand
jury as the government wished 10
avoid granting immunity to the head
Of the Standard oil company.
ne crew OF tne russian cruiser
Asia. which was sent 10 Abo, has
captured the vessel. hoisted the red
flag and put TO sea
! The navy department is nearly
swamped with applications Of minis
tiers who want to be ehaplains on war
ships.
During the fiscal year ended June SC
the people OF the United States smoked
more than 7.0oO.O00.OO0 cigars and s.
TSS.S66,e1S cigarettes,
The crusier Washington, built al
the yards Of the New York ShipbuiG-
ing company in Camden, y. J.. has
been formally turned over TO the gov
. erumeut.
Military disorders have broken on
at Reval. Russia.
\ fire ~ PlattsburS, Mo. complete
" DESTROYED four brick buildings and
four stocks Of merchandise. The
loss aIsreyates $4,000 covered by
insurance.
The failure is announced OF I'll,