The Lamar register., 1908-12-30

The anthracite peace board report
shows $50 disputes settled in three
years without strike.
Secretary Garfield has denied the re-
port that he will be run as dark
Sarah Bernhard, who Is playing at
st. Petersburg, was given an audience
by Emperor Nicholas at Tsarsko-Selo
Christmas Day, and was presented
with u portrait of the Empress.
Harvey Hazel, the seventeen-year-
old boy, who murdered his mother with
a hammer at Toledo, Ohio. was found
verdict that calls for life imprison-
ment
In his statement to the Russian
Duma. Foreign Minister Iswolsky ex-
press I'd his approval of the Japanese
American agreement, which he said
was communicated to Russia before it
was signed.
Thomas F. Ryan announced Wednes-
day that, on advice of his physicians,
he had resigned lately from the direc-
torates of thirty-four railroad and in
dustrial corporations, following the
resolution he had adopted nearly two
years ago.
The best man in the world from the
Gdgilist's standpoint. is now Jack
Johnson, the giant negro who defeated
Tommy Burns at Sydney, New South
Wales. In fourteen rounds ON Christ
mas Day. winning the heavyweight
championship of the world.
]. Cal Ewing was reelected presi-
dent of the Pacific Baseball leage at
the annual meeting of the league in
San Francisco. Thirty-one consecu-
tive weeks OF baseball will constitute
the season for 1909, which will open
on March list and close October 31st.
Vice President ]. Vincente Gomez,
to whom Gen. Cipriano Castro handed
over the presidency on his departure
for Europe, has established a new gov
eminent in Venezuela, making an en-
tire change of ministry. He first Sc
cured control of the army.
More than a thousand persons were
made homeless and 100000 worth
of property was destroyed in a fire
that burned out an entire block of
apartment houses between Second and
Third avenues and Forty-fourth and
Forty-fifth streets, Brooklyn, Deem
Der 22d.
In speaking at Boston of the SEN
fencing of labor officials in Washing
ton, First Vice President James Dun
nun Of bA A -
Dor, said: II believe the pardoning
power of the President could be used
right away in causing the release OF
President Gompers."
The Steel corporation has issued
Christmas bonus to all employees hold
ing stock In the company. 1t is esti-
mated that sixty-five per cent. in num-
Der of the holdings are in the hands
of the workmen. The net earnings are
expected to run between $25,000,000
and $2G.00O,O00 for the quarter.
An Equal Franchise society has been
organized in New York with Mrs. Clar-
ence Fl. Mackay as president The OBJ
ject of the organization is to secure
the national, state and local electoral
franchise for women and for this pur.
pose to maintain in the city of New
York and elsewhere adequate head.
quarters and maintain bureau of pub.
licity and propaganda.
George T. Oliver of Pittsburg. owner
of the Gazette Times and Chronicle
Telegraph, has been unanimously in.
dorsed by the Allegheny county men,
bers of the Pennsylvania Legislature
for United States senator to succeed
Senator p. C. Knox, who is to be sec
rotary of state In the Taft cabinet
Congressman James Francis Burke
and John Dalzell had previously an.
nounced their candidacy for the place.
Charges involving Methodist bishops
are incorporated in suits filed at War
saw. Indiana. TO set aside the title of
valuable lands and other property
decided by the late Elijah Hays of
Warsaw to the Missionary board of the
Methodist Episcopal church. 1t is al
legged that the late Bishop McCabe
and others. knowing the weakened
mental condition of Hays, persuaded
him to deed to the Methodist Mission
airy hoard property valued at s127, 900.
The suit is brought by distant rela-
tives of Hays.