The Lamar register., 1907-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings C the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the
Beneht of Our Readers.


was a recent caller at the white
house. This is his first visit to the
president since the publication of the
alleged conspiracy against Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Rev. John Fulton. editor of the
Church Standard, an Episcopalian
publication, is dead in Philadelphia.
His early work was done in st.
Louis.
Rev. DR.. William w. Lord, of the
Protestant Episcopal church, and the
! pastor of jefferson Davis, died re-
Gently in New York aged IS years.
Rev. Leroy A. Belt, ex-president of
the Ohio Northern university. widely
known in Methodist church circles, IS
dead at Kenton. o.
John Mitchell, president OF the
United Mine Workers, is i'll at the
home of friend in Chicago. His
illness is not regarded as serious at
present.
Victor H. Olmsted, an employe of
the agricultural department. has gone
to Cuba to supervise the taking of a
census of the island.
of the typewriter bearing his name,
has lost his mind and is confined to
Bellevue hospital at New York for
| observation.
Wolfman c. Fuchs, an expert in TIE
use of the X-ray, is dead in Chicago
of cancer contracted from coming in
to contact with the X-ray apparatus.
Dennis Kearney, the Sand Lot
| Orator." who led the agitation against
the Chinese in San Francisco in the
early seventies. Is dead at his home
in Alameda, Cal.
Harry s. New. acting chairman of
the republican national committee,
was in conference with President
Roosevelt ut the White house re-
| Gently.
Mrs. Lawson Sheldon, mother Of
| Gov. George L. Sheldon, OF Nebraska
| is dead at her home in Nehawka.
She was 10 years old.
Senator Borah, of Idaho. called on
| the president recently. but declared
that his mission was not to call n halt
| in federal land fraud investigations
| in his state.
| Matthia st. lines, une OF the mCst
| important coal magnates of Germany
is dead.
| President Roosevelt will go to his
summer home June 10 this yeai
which is much earlier than usual.
| Secretary Taft has returned to
Washington from his trip of inspec'
ton to Cuba.
|
Mrs. Esther Mcneil founder of the
Woman's Christian Temperance unior
died at her home in Fredonia, N. Y.
at the age of "a years.
| Prof. Ritter Won Mosetig Moorhof
the famous Austrian surgeon and in
PRODUCER of iodoform, was recently
drowned in the Danube river.
Brig. Gen. John w. Buff has beer
placed on the army retired list. Es
was in command of the Department
| of the Dakotas with headquarters II
| st. Paul.
Frederick l. Allen. commissioner oi
patents, has rendered his resignation
to President Roosevelt to take effect
June 1.
Miscellaneous.
| The jamestown exposition, com
| memorating the 3Oth anniversary OF
the first English settlement in Amer
| lea, will open at Norfolk, Va, with
| President Roosevelt as the guest OF
honor. The exposition will continue
until November 80.
An agreement has been signed by
| the executive committee of the mine
owners and Officers or the miners
union terminating the great lockout
| at Goldfield. New, by which between
| 900 and 1000 men have been idle
for seven weeks
In an explosion in a mine at Black
Diamond. Wash, four men were
killed, five fatally and II seriously
injured.
The 100000 Masonic temple at South
McAlester. I. T., was recently dedi-
Gated with elaborate ceremony.
reunion of all the descendants of
the signers of the declaration of indie
! pendence is planed for the James
town exposition on July next.
Harry Campbell, convict in the
Missouri penitentiary deliberately cut
off four fingers on his left hand in or
der to escape work.
The Standard Oil company has pur-
chased the interest in the Illinois ell
field of Edward II. Everett and
August Busch for s750.000
A treaty of peace has been signed
between Nicaragua and Salvador at
4 Amapala. Honduras.
The Illinois legislature has passed a
bill forbidding the sale of intoxicating
liquors within II miles of a military
or naval reservation.
The Wisconsin freight depot at
Minneapolis was recently totally de-
stroyedsby fire causing a loss of
100000.
The 18th anniversary of the opening
of Oklahoma to settlement was re-
Gently observed throughout the ter
ritory by general holiday.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has decided that party rate tick
cts. such as are sold by the railroads
to theatrical companies, must be sold
to the general public where the same
number of persons ask for transporta-