The Lamar register., 1908-09-02

William ]. Bryan visited Salem, I'LL
nois, his birth place. August 26th. and
was greeted by the largest crowd ever
| assembled in the town, to whom he
made a political speech.
Employers of negro labor in Spring
field, ILL.,, are being threatened by
anonymous letter writer's. who seem
to represent some kind of an organ
ization In sympathy with the recent
riot
David E. Thompson. American am
bassodar to Mexico. was run down by
bicyclist In tire center of the City Of
Mexico Tuesday and suffered q frac-
ture OF one arm and Commissions OF the
face.
Count Tolstoy's eightleth birthday
on September 9th. are strongly disap-
proved by the Russian government.
and some authorities are bringing
pressure to bear to check the plans
for the celebration.
The forces of Abd-El-Azlz, Sultan of
Morocco. have been defeated in the
field by the adherents of his brother.
Mulai Hafid. who has been proclaimed
SULTAN at Tangier, and is said to now
be In supreme control In all the large
cities of Morocco.
After stormy closing session of the
National Fraternal congress at Put In
Bay, Ohio. the uniform bill, which Is
modelled after the fraternal insurance
law OF Ohio was finally passed and
VIII be recommended to the state leg
islatures this fall
The fastest time from Cherbourg to
New York over the course OF 3.069
miles was made by the steamer Kron
Prinzessin Cecilie, which arrived in
New York Tuesday. The time of the
passage was five days. eleven hours
nine minutes, with an average speed Of
25.25 knots an hour.
Rain to the amount of 4.32 inches
fell at Wichita, Kansas. in twelve
hours on the night of August 26th.
breaking the previous record for the
heaviest rainfall, which was 4.O7
inches June 81, 1894, In twenty-four
hours. The most severe electrical
storm the city ever experienced &C
companied the rain. Property loss
will amount to $4,000.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm ii. has established a
new record in time elapsed and aver
age speed for any vessel over the long
course, 1850 miles. from Sandy Hook
to Plymouth. She made the distance
in five days. nine hours and fifty-seven
minutes. and averaged for the dis
lance 23.1 miles an hour. The best
days run was $50 knots, which was
accomplished two days in succession.
The appeal in the Milwaukee-Colo-
RADIO land fraud cases will not be ar
gued before the United States Court
of Appeals at Chicago next November
as was intended. The government Of
ficials have determined to await the
decision of the Supreme Court rela-
tive to the recent decision OF Judge
Lewis. of Denver. holding that GRIM
inal prosecutions cannot be instituted
by the government under the coal land
act.
Richard Croker of New York has
been made an honorary burgess of
Dublin. The roll is limited to dis
tinguished persons who have rendered
service to Ireland. or to the cause OF
liberty at home and abroad, and the
names of three Americans precede
that OF Croker, General Grant. Edward
Potter. captain of the ship Constitu-
ton. which brought relief to Ireland
In 1880. and the late Patrick A. Col
Inns. who was at one time mayor of
Boston.
According to advices received by
the Y. NJ. c. A. at New York American
sailors Of Admiral Sperry's round-the
world fleet will not be permitted to
break the hearts of the Japanese GEL
sha girls II the Y. NJ. C. A. of Japan,
the native Christian churches and the
missionaries are able to prevent 1t. Re-
ligious organizations in Japan are
protesting against the old style Of
Japanese hospitality, which Is ex-
pected to include Introduction to the
geisha girls.