The Lamar register., 1906-02-21
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

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Senator Hepburn of Idaho, who has
suffered from dangerous attack OF
appendicitis, is now reported to be on
| the way to recovery.
At Bremerhaven. in Germany, Feb
ruary Sth, there was launched the big
gest sailing ship in the world. the
| length of the craft is 43S feet, her
breadth is fifty-four feet and she is of
| 5000 tons burden.
Advices received at Panama from
| Tumaco, Colombia, report that the ma
t.ves there are terror-stricken on ac-
count of repeated earthquakes which
were felt last week and which de-
| stroyed four small villages
All the judges in Minnesota hence
forth will scorn railroad passes.
movement started recently by the dis
| trict bench of Hennepin county has re-
suited in all judges in the state send
| ing back their annual passes.
The new aymored cruiser Tennessee
| made an unofficial speed of 22.16 knots
on her speed trial at Boston, according
| to the report of one of the trial board.
! The speed showing is .16 of "A knot in
excess of the contract requirements.
The Illinois Supreme Court denied
motion for leave to file petition for
| a writ to compel Mayor Dunno of Chi'
cago to enforce the Sunday closing
law as applied TO saloons. The court
held that 1t had no jurisdiction in the
matter.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Company of Canada has decided TO
name it's terminus to be constructed
on the Pacific coast Prince Rupert
in honor of the explorer. The name
I y N ts1Nla mi n
competition.
A statement issued by the Postoflice
Department shows that the gross re
ceipts OF the fifty largest postofiices in
! the United States for January, 1906,
were s7.lGGIS9. as against $G.2G0. 800
for January. 1905, nearly fourteen per
cent increase.
The faculty of Harvard has ex-
pressed its opinion to the committee
| on the regulation of athletic sports
| that intercollegiate football should be
prohibited to Harvard students in 1906
| and until a reasonable game shall have
| been formulated.
The Nebraska Supreme Court has
rendered. a decision adverse to the Ne
braska Grain Dealers Association, or
dering the association to be dissolved.
1T had been alleged that the associa-
tion fixed prices, leaving the farmers
to take what was offered.
At a meeting in New York City of
the trustees of the United Society of
liChristian Endeavor, Seattle, Washing
ton, was unanimously decided upon as
the place of the general convention IN
1907. Four cities were in the race
Los Angeles. Minneapolis, Kansas
| City and Seattle.
An earthquake shock lasting eight
! seconds caused serious damage in Cal
abria, Italy, February 1lth, especially
at Cantanzaro AMI Monteleon, the pop
ulations of which places became ter
| ror.strickcn, left the houses and
camped in the streets, notwithstand-
| ing the stormy weather prevailing.
Orders have been issued at the War
Department assigning General Bald
win to the command of the Depart
ment of Dakota. General Baldwin Is
| now temporarily in command of the
Southwestern division and viii be re-
lieved there by General Greeley. The
changes will take effect about March
LIST.
Trade of the United States with
Spain and Portugal amounted. in the
fiscal year 1905. to over SJi,OOO,oOO, ac-
cording to a report issued by the De
nartmcnt of Commerce and Labor. OF
this $1G,OO0,0O0 was imports and $l9.-
600. 900 exports. Trade with Spain
shows a marked growth in recent
years.
Andrew ]. Brown, one of the found
crs of Northwestern University and
the last member of the original board
of trustees of the institution, died
February 18th at his residence in Ev-
anston, aged eighty-six years. Mr..
Brown was the oldest member of the
Chicago bar. having been admitted 10
5ractice in 1871.
1t is stated at Vienna that the Aus
tro- Hungarian government has sent
fully-euuipped battery of mountain
guns as a gift to Emperor Menelik of
Abyssinia. 1t Is presumed that Aus
tria sent the gift to Menelik in retail
alton for the action of Italy in sending
a mountain battery to Prince Nicholas
of Montenegro.
The controversy among the stock
holders and officers of the Atlanta
News Publishing Company has been
ended by the resignation of John Tenn
pie Graves as editor and the dismissal
of certain court proceedings. Colonel
Graves gave as his reasons for with
drawing his dissatisfaction with the
management of the paper.
The mill owners of the northern
counties of England have granted the
cotton operatives an increase of
wages amounting to two and one-half
per cent, commencing with May. The
Increase will affect 100000 operatives.
This is the first time in thirty years
that they have been placed on the full
wage standard adopted fifty years ago.
The 10000 union carpenters of Chi
cago have secured an increase in
wages aggregating more than $1,000
600 a year through three-year agree
ment with the Carpenters and Build
ers' association. BY the terms of the
contract the men are given an advance
of from so to 81 cents an hour for the
first year, with further increase to
5GH cents an hour for the last two
years of the agreement,
In the criminal court at Washing |
ton, George n. Beavers pleaded guilty |
to the indictments charging him with |