The Lamar register., 1908-03-11

One OF tho most frightful disasters
In tho history OF the country occurred
when 40 children lost their lives by
the burning OF the public school build
Ing Mt North Collinwood. n suburb Of
Cleveland, Ohio. Less than half OF the
pupils In the building when the Gre
started succeeded In making their es-
cape. Two OF the nine teachers EN-
ployed are among the dead.
Tho conspiracy case against Al
gustus Harue. John welshons and
Ciifrord fiooc. In which the defendants
Were charged with attempting to
blackcn the reputation OF Mrs. Hartje.
resulted In acauittal on instructions
from the trial judge Mt Pittsburg. Pa.
While u public school building In
New York was burning recently the
1000 pupils present marched out in
perfect order singing America"
Much excitement has been created
throughout England by a letter writ
ten by Emperor William OF Germany
to Lord Twccdmouth. head OF the
British admiralty. The Kaiser is sus.
pected OF having designs against the
English navy.
Two more automobile records were
broken at Orinond. Fla. when car
was driven 100 miles In one hour and
IL minutes. Sc 10 seconds. and another
made mile In - seconds.
A stock company with $1,000 capt.
tai has been organized ut Salina. Kan.
to build an electric line to connect
several towns In Central Kansas.
March gales recently did consider
able damage In Kansas City and Chr
csso, One man was killed, at Kansas
City by live wire.
a treaty OF arbitration between the
United States and Mexico has been
agreed upon.
In the auto races at ormond. Fla.
Emanuel Cedrino. averaged ~ miles
an hour for 500 miles. breaking the
worlds record.
Flour milled from Chinese wheat is
undersclling American -four mt Hardin
! and, American trade in Manchuria is
Threatened.
All the coal mines of Iowa are ex-
pected to close down after April 1
when the present wage agreement ex-
pircs.
The Chicago police have come to
WV NNHNANclpu tilIN SNtIpuCu
was alone in his attempt to take the
life OF Chief OF roiicc Shippy.
John Coo. clerk out of employ.
mcut recently applied at the Bellevue
hospital. New York. to be "oslerircd."
He was placed in the psychopathic
ward for observation rs TO his sanity.
Up TO March l. -sS.4it.9St cubic
yards OF excavation had been taken
from the Panama canal route. This is
one-fifth OF the entire amount to be
eNcayated.
The first tag containing IL stars
has been given TO the Oklahoma His.
torieal society by act OF congress.
The Retailers Commercial Union.
composed OF merchants Of Iowa. Min.
neso,a. South Dakota. Kansas and
Missouri. held its annual session in
ST. loais recently.
The third OF the fcnnsylvania's four
tunnels under East river at New York
has been opened,
The government has concluded the
taking OF testimony at washington in
its suit to dissolve the Standard OH
company, The work will shortly DO
resumed In Cleveland. O.
Virginia has adopted the electric
chair as means OF execution in place
OF hanging
The monthly statement OF govern
rert receipts and expenditures shows
a defieii Of $S,toS.llS for the month.
Since JaN l, 1897. the receipts have
fallen Ell over sss.4SO. 900 as compared
with the corresponding period last
year and the expenditures have in-
creased by over stS.SOo, 900
The tre dr;h sversed what might
have been repetition of the Cievs-
land tragedy when tre broke out in
a hish school at Grand Rapids, Mich.
while i.sNe pupils were busy st thes-
studies At a signal the pupils marched
oat in perfect order and the building
was ernpsisi in ga minutes