The Lamar register., 1908-05-20
CONDENSATION
0FFRESH NEWS.
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

The WyoTing Democratic conven-
ton instructed Its delegates to vote for
Bryan.
Detroit will be the place of meet
ing for the next annual convention OF
the National Real Estate exchange.
Denver tried for 1t but couldn't get
1t.
At San Francisco Thursday Joe
Cans. the lightweight champion. added
another victory to his long string by
defeating Rudolph Unholz. the rugged
Boer from South Africa, in the eleventh
round.
The United States transport Thomas
arrived at San Francisco on the 18th
inst. from the Philippines with the Off
GERS and $40 men of the Eighth infan-
try, besides 1902 casuals and twenty
eight prisoners.
The $4,000 silver service to be pre-
scented by the state of Montana to the
cruiser Montana has been received by
the state and will be presented to the
cruiser when the Atlantic fleet returns
to Hampton Roads.
Five persons are known TO have been
killed, TWO fatally injured and many
others badly hurt by tornado in Cass
and Sarpy counties. Nebraska, on the
18th inst. A great amount of damage
WAS done to property.
At the bond elections in San Fran
cisco of all the bond propositions. car
rying a total of S1S,000,000, have Sc
cured the necessary two-thirds vote
and are carried. The money is to be
used for civic improvements.
In the Socialist convention at Chi
cago an open letter addressed to Pres
ident Roosevelt. severely scoring him
for his alleged disparaging remarks
about Socialists in his last message
to Congress, was voted down.
L. ]. Perrine. express messenger on
the Great Northern train between Sc
attic and Vancouver, British Columbia,
was beaten over the head with a revolt
yer and tied hand and foot by two men
who looted the strong box of sum
estimated at from 81 900 to $4,000 and
escaped.
To call the attention of the govern
ment to what they believe is delib-
crate attempt 10 rob them of lands. a
deputation of Indian chiefs. represent
ing eve-y tribe of British Columbia
coast Indians, will leave Vancouver for
Ottawa on May Goth. to interview Sir
Wilfrid Laurier.
The Denver IL RiO Grande railroad,
acting for the Western Pacific, has sold
$15.0O0,O00 of two-year six per cent.
notes. with the privilege of extending
them for three years from 1910. Pro
ceeds of the sale OF these notes will be
used in completion of the construction
of the Western Pacific.
Felix Grundy Stidger. exposer of the
Golden Circle. dropped dead at Chicago
n few days ago. Stidger was secret
service man during the two last years
of the Civil War. He worked his way
into the order of Southerners in the
northern states known as the Knights
of the Golden Circle and became one
of its chief officers.
Washing gold is now in progress in
Alaska and British Yukon gold mining
camps. The Yukon river opened last
Friday in front of Dawson and navi-
CATION will soon be in full swing. This
will he the busiest season ever known
to - Yukon and its tributaries. Dur
ing the last six months strikes have
been made that are comparable in i'm
portance to those of the Klondike, Ia
mana and Nome.