The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-06-03

In fear OF hickory famine several
manufacturers are experimenting to
find a substitute from which to uiaHe
automobile spokcs and rims.
A tornado a mile from Fremont, Ne
braska, recently did damage to the ex
tent of $4,000. Several farm houses
were destroyed and five persons are
reported injured, none fatally.
Over 10000 deaths have resulted
from the severe famine prevailing in
the Usoga province, Uganda, East
Africa. The government is feeding 3d.
900 of the natives. Crops are a com
plete failure.
OF $1,60O,000 gold which has been
engaged for export by the National
City bank of New York. 100000 is to
go to Switzerland. This is the first en-
gagement of gold to go directly to that
country in the memory of bankers.
Henry Farman, the British aeronaut,
recently began a series of experiments
at Client in Belgium with his aero
plane. He accomplished for the first
time a number of flights in the teeth
of n strong wind.
An order has been put into effect by
the Santa Fe suspending work OF ali
but apprentices in several departments
of the Topeka shops. About 1000 men
are thrown out of employment A sim
liar order was issued at the Newton
shops.
Daniel f. Golahan, legal adviser oil
Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tam
many hall and chairman of the law
committee of the Tammany orSaniza-
ton, was elected grand sachem at
meeting of the sachems of Tammany
hall to succeed Bourke Cochran.
The Harvard athletic committee has
voted that in the opinion of the athletic
committee it is not advisable TO abol-
ish intercollegiate athletic sports from
the date of the last football game until
the opening of the baseball season.
The committee earlier in the spring
had advocated the elimination OF all
winter sports.
Dynamiters wrecked the big pipe
line that conveys water from Bonita
mountains, New Mexico, to Carrizozo,
New Mexico, where all engines OF the
El Paso & Southwestern system are
supplied. This is one of the biggest
engineering feats in the Southwest, d.
verting the entire water supply OF the
Bonita river and cost $1,OOO,OOO. Re
pairs are being made.
The Methodist general conference at
Baltimore, adopted the majority report
Of the committee on temperance, In
dorsing local option and the anti-sa'
loon league. Rev. DIR. William A.
Quayle, pastor of st. James church,
Chicago. AMI Rev. DR.. Charles w.
Smith, editor of the Pittsburg Chris
tian Advocate, were chosen bishops
on the tenth and twelfth ballots re-
spectively in the Methodist Episcopal
general conference at Baltimore.
After resting for four years less than
a century in the congressional Gene
terry in Washington city. the body OF
George Clinton, once major general in
the revolutionary army. first governor
of New York and former vice presi-
dent of the United States. has Just
been removed to Kingston. New York,
-or final interment. The event vas
marked with almost extravagant mill
tary honors.
The eight new bishops elected by
the Methodist Episcopal conference at
Baltimore are as follows: The Rev. DR..
w. +. Anderson of New York, secre-
tary of the BOARD of education, Freed
mems Aid and Sunday schools; the
Rev. DIR. ]. l.. Nuelson, professor in
Mast Theological seminary, Berea,
Ohio; the Rev. DIR. w. A. Quayle, pastor
of st. James church, Chicago; the Rev.
DIR. Charles w. Smith, editor of the
Pittsburg Christian Advocate; the Rev.
DIR. Edwin S. Lewis, president OF Morn
ingside college. Sioux City Iowa. the
Rev. DIR. Edwin II. Hughes, president
of Depauw university. Greencastle. In
diana; the Rev. DIR. Robert Mcintyre,
pastor of the First church. Los An
geles, and the Rev DIR. l.. Frank Bristol
pastor of the Methodist church, Wash
ington, ID. c.