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The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
Railway Collision in England.

LONDON, Nov. IA collision oc-
CURED to-day on the Great Western rail-
way at Norton, Fitzwarren station, near
Taunton, between a freight and special
train from Plymouth, conveying passen-
gers from the steamer Norham Castle,
Just arrived at Plymouth from the Cape of
Good Hope. Ten were killed and eight
injured.
The collision was caused by the negii
geucc OF a signal man. The freight train
had been switched to an up line to allow
the down night mail train to pass which
had passed safely. The night was very
dark aud the signal man forgot the freight
on the up track and an upbound special
train which consisted OF four carriages
containing fifty passengers, rushed past
at rate Of fifty miles an hour and dashed
into the freight. The srst ear of the spec
ial was demolished. The wreck took fire
and six passengers were burned to death.
The signal man has been charged with
manslaughter and remanded. He is an
old man and has been long in the company's
service. Several months ago he was
knocked down by a pilot engine and had
his head injured.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
A New style of Propeller.

An ingenious mechanic of Bridge
port, Connecticut, James Hamilton, has
finished fine working model of an entire
ly new method of the adjustment of pro-
pellers for ocean steamships. 1t consists
of three great horizontal shafts lying
parallel to each other and extending ont
ward from the stern of the vessel To
each shaft q three blade propeller is at
tached, the central or middle one
being in area twice that Of the other
propellers. Within the vessel the three
shafts are joined transversely with strong
rods and have clamps attached, so thai
one or all can be instantly detached IL
necessary. A double expansion engine of
great power is to run each shaft The in
ventor claims his system Will give more
uniform motion, and with the same horse
power exerted by the engines will give
far greater results. In other words if 10 600
horse power exerted on the two propellers
gives the vessel speed of twenty miles
an hour the same power exerted on three
propellers viii give twenty-five miles an
hour Another important point with the
invention is the many resources it nos
sesses in case of breakdown. When at
sea the breaking of shaft or part of an
engine is often a serious matter. In this
device there are six combinations which
can be made to run the ship. This NAV
be better understood By saying that the
the three engines and the three shafts
must each be broken or disabled to put the
ship in helpless condition. If one or
even two shafts should break, the com.
bine.i horsenovyer- of fhe fhree enoina. -
be thrown upon or applied to the remain
ing shaft and the speed be not greatly
diminished. Should one or two engines
break down the remaining engine can
still run on two or three propellers
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
DR.. koch's Mysterious Remedy.

BERLIN, Nov. i2.-The following
particulars are published Of case OF lupus
Of the face in Frankfort which DIR. Lib
berts has been treating by Prof. Koch's
methods. Six hours after the injection Of
the lymph the temperature Of the patient
rose TO over l04 and the pulse 70 10. Al
midnight the fever abared, tho sores
swelled, the heads OF the lumpus ulcers
became light yellow and from them ex-
uded a serious liquid.
After thirteen hours scabs began to
form. To-day the patient was free from
fever and the ulcers were covered with
scabs similar TO those of d person recover
ing from an eruptive fever or from eczema.
The doctor intends 10 inject moro lymph
when the scabs fail
A medical correspondent OF the Tag
blItte reports that in a case OF lung disease
the patient complained of pains In the
knee, which. were regarded as proof of the
tuberculous nature Of the disease, and
that injection of lymph was made In
the back. which was followed by consid-
cradle swelling OF the knee joints.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
Swindling School Children.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. PA
stranger, giving his name as William
Fountain, accompanied by a young woman
whom he introduced as his wife, visited
all the public schools in the city yesterday
and announced that he would give show
at Elwelrs Hotel, at O'Clock A present
was to be gwen to every child who at
tended.
Twelve hundred paid ten cents admis-
sion, but in the hall they found no show
and no presents. Fountain told them to
pass out the back way and they would re-
ceIve their presents there, but they re-
fused. Then he went into dark corner.
lighted match and shouted fret This
caused a panic, and many children were
trampled under foot and injured, some of
them fatally.
Policemen sent to arrest tho swindlers,
found them locked in room. The door
was broken down and Fountain and the
woman taken 10 prison. They refuse to
make any statement or glvo any account
Of themselves.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
To Buy the Ruins of Dslphi.

For the past two years the Archeo-
logical Institute of America has beer con
templating the purchase of the land in
Greece upon which the little village of
Kastri is built The ruins Of Delphi are
here, and to make extensive explorations
among them would be the object of the
purchase. The Greek government has
given the Institute the first opportunity of
securing the land AT the annual meeting
of the New York Society of Archaeological
Research, William X. Ware, professor OF
architecture of mines, announced that the
Boston chapter had subscribed 50, 900,
Chicago chapter. $1,000, and the New
York chapter, $4,000. It is thought the
remainder of the $4,000, the price OF the
land, will not be hard TO raise. The In
stitute has been given until the 18th Of
the month to close the bargain. The
Greek government has many offers for the
land |
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
wlld neast. In New gnEIana.

a dispatch from Providence, Rhode
Island, saws; The woods oetwcca Goa
neciicut and this State are fun Of wildcats,
foxes and other savage beasts this fall A
large brown and white wildcat killed Joan
Clar<'s coon dog in Sprasue. A wildcat
followed tSo boys home from school and
would have attacked them had not a hun
ter come along. Hen noOsts aloas Tie
border arc suffering.
Trappcr George Pearco Of South KIT
ingly has killed afteea foxes siaee ocio-
Der l.
In SoutyiIic an animal resembling gray
wolf is tcrrori1ing tho town Soorse
Watson was chased al the way hozse By
the animal one night rcoeatiy. The beast
has made seizure on live stock, carrying
away several sheep and calves A eoloFoJ
woman was picking mp ehips In the woods
when {, spraag upoa her, tore Der clothes
nearly OF aad bit and tore her hcsh- After
a struggle she escaped, more dead thzH
alive
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
Methods, Mission Funds.

The seveniy-seeond annual meeting
OF the general missionary committee OF
the Missionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was convened In Bos;on
on the 18th.
Tae report OF the treasurer was pre-
sentet and from it the following was
taken.
Disbursements from November, lss9, 70
October, 1s9o-Forcign missions, sofa, aJ9 /;
domestic. SIT, ,ss3; Office expenses, s2s, 80; |;
publication fund, $5,sss, incidental ex-
pense-, Gof which sl4.sSs was for Interest,"
sls, sI3, total, 81, l67, ,SSs.
Recapitalaiion-Trea in deb; No
vembcr /. lssg. 81, 80; disbursements No
vember !, issa, to October 81, 1850. Si,i61,
SIS; total si, ,soa, lss Keceipts November
], ISSe, to October 81, 1870, tl,lJ5,2!l-
Balance treasury In debt October 81, 1870,
So, ,s2l. State of the treasury November
1, Is9o-Trcasury in debt IN New York.
S5I. .5i5; cash in treasury In Cincinnati,
Sl.oe4: ne; debt Of treasury, November /.
1880, s5s, ,94I; net debt OF treasury Sovem-
ber !, 1Sse, So, ,25i; increase Of indebted
ness, Sc, COZ.
FIgares rs 10 the receipts were as fol-
lows: Cash receipts for the year eadins
October 81, lsoo. si,i5s,27l receipts last
year, q, ,ISo, iss; Increase for year, g.. ls4.
This amount came from these sources
Conference collections, 81 ,o5l, ,G42, an In
crease Of $3.50; legaeies, sSs,6si, do =
crease of sl2,Gi lapsed annuity, $1,000,
a decrease Of sl6,so1; sundry receipts,
so, ,sis, decrease OF sl,g7l. The report
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
Elected Judge but is not a Lawyer

THE education of S. Mckay. who
was elected judge of the Twenty-fourth
judicial district in Kansas by the Farm
ers' Alliance, having been found to be not
Iuite up to the standard of district judges,
it has been decided by the Alliance to put
him through course Of lectures in the
law school of the University Of Michigan
at Ann Arbor that he may adorn the posi-
tion to which he has been chosen. He will
assume the judicial robes January l3, and
he therefore has sixty days in which to
prepare himself. sss -. 49, .
The judge-elect has been a farmer In
Barbour County for fftcon years and no
,ne ever heard of his protesting to be q
awyer until he entered the recent cam
,aign. He now declares that when
ie was young man thirty years ago, in
Pennsylvania, he began the study OF law.
sut owing to his poor health he gave up
lis studies and removed to Kansas, where
ae found that the life of farmer agreed
Tith him 50 well that he hes continued 1t
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The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
ANOTHER REVOLUTION.
Honduras Becomes the Scene of
Revolt.

LA LIBERTAp, Nov. 1.-THE revo-
,ption which has been expected for months
and which has been gaining headway
since the conclusion of the war between
Salvador and Guatemala, has broken out
in Honduras. Teguclgalpa is in a state of
siege. Telegraph communication direct
with the capital has been interrupted and
it is believed that the wires have been cut
but this is not positively known. Several
dispatches have been received by the Sal
vadoran government in regard 10 the af-
fair
One is to the effect that on Friday last a
part of the garrison of Tegacigalpa re-
volted, and under the leadership of Gen
eral Longino Sanchez, took possession at-
ter hard fighting of the capitol building
ana arsenal.
Since then street slsirmishIng has been
of daily occurrence and Sanchez and his
forces now have President Bogran sur
rounded in one of the wards of the city,
and it is believed he will be forced TO sur
render unless other garrisons arrive at
the scene Of the revolt within two or three
days.
During the night Bogran and his forces
who were surrounded IN one Of the wards
of Tegucigalpa, withdrew from the capital.
They fought through the lines, and ex-
actiy where they have taken up their
headquarters has not been ascertained-
They are being pursued by soldiers sent
after them by General LonEiuos Sanchez,
who is now in complete possession of the
capital and appears to be master of the
situation. 1t is understood Sanchez will
at once declare dc facto government and
send representatives to Salvador, Costa
Rica, Nicaragua, and possibly to Mexico
and the United States.
Sanchez, on the death of Cello Arias, a
man Of remarkable intelligence and inhu-
ence became the central and leading en-
emy OF Bogrdn, and it appears that his
pronunciamento became effective, though
Bogran. expecting President Barrillas of
Guatemala to send him troops, put down
the revolt. Under the most favorable
circumstances Honduras cannot when all
its people are of the same mind, place ever
COO armed men in the field, and in the
present troubles more than 10000 effective
soldiers, including those enlisted on both
sides, cannot be raised.
A private cipher dispatch over the fed
eral lines from Guatemala brings infor-
nation that Barrillas has sent 1000 sol
diers from the frontier 10 aid Bogran in
recapturing Tegucigalpa and restoring
order in Honduras.
The greatest excitement prevails in the
Guatemalan capital and another large war
| is predicted. Conservative people censure
the act Of sending troops TO Honduras aud
predict general war in Central America.
The peace treaty which was to have been
arranged and signed between Guatemala
and San Salvador in October remains un-
settled business us yet, owing TO the fact
that Barrillas can give no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION TO what became Of the Sal
vadoran prisoners in the recent war. The
Spanish and American ministers, owing
to the this question, are not On the best of
terms, and relations between Salvador
and Guatemala are strained.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
State Teachers, Association.

From the co,ora School Journal
The sixteenth annual session of the COL.
orado Teachers Association will be held
in the High School building, District No. !,
Denver, on December 30, 81, and January
!. The December issue will give IT in fuli-
Tho programme, so far made up, is given
below
The committee have been assured the
usual one aud one-fifth rate OF fare by the
railroads OF the State, provided the pur-
chaser of ticket obtains . receipt at the
time of purchase. 1t is expected that
somewhat reduced rates for board ana
rooms will be secured, and these rates
with other details of interest 10 those who
wish to attend, will be published with the
complete programme early in November
All who wish them may receive copies py
applying to either member Of the exeeu-
tive committee, who are w. L Knapp,
Franklin School, Denver; p. w. Search,
Pueblo; L. b. Grafton, MAnitou.
The first evening will be devoped to the
presidents address and an Informal social
gathering.
The parts assigned on the programme
and so far accepted are as follows;
/. 1.-The Press and the Public Schools =
a paper by l.. K. Puttison. superintend-
ent of schools, Colorado Springs. 1t is
expected the discussion will be led by one
of the leading editors of the State.
.. ''State Course of Reading for Teach
ers." Paper by W. T. Eddingfeld, super
intendent of schools, Aspen Discussion
to be led by Ira NJ. DeLong, State Univer-
sity, Boulder.
B. "The Compulsory Law and How Bes
Enforced" Paper by J. NJ. Freeman
principal of schools, Saguache. Discus
sion to be led by c. b. Timberlake, county
superintendent of schools, Phillips Coun-
ty, and DIR. T. ID. Baird, superintendent Of
schools, Haerfano County.
/. "Best Methods in Use OF Teaching
English Grammar" report by 1. G. Den
net, chairman OF committee, State Uni
versity, Boulder. Discussion led by A
B. Copeland, superintendent Of schools,
Greeley, and Miss Lena Safer, Pueblo.
3. An address by Dr.. T. J. Gray, prin-
cipal OF the State Normal School, Greeley.
Subject, 'The Teacher"
6. '.What are the Incentives to Teach
in the Rural Schools paper by J. A.
Smith, superintendent OF schools, Central
City. Leaders in discussion rot yet ac-
cepted.
Z 1.-THE kindergarten and its Relation
to the Public School Work." paper by
Mrs A c. Steele, Denver. Discussion
led by two prominent Undergraduates Of
the State.
Appointments have also been made for
papers on Physical Culture" !" What are
Practical Results - Rational Teaching OF
Geography"
\. a Howe, Denver University, IS
chairman of the executive committee OF
the college and high school section. This
section will occupy one half day and has
arranged the following programme:
l. "Weeome to the State Normal
School, president of the section.
p "1he Function OF the Normal
School Prof. Thos ]. Gray, Greeley.
B. Science in the High School, Prof
Jason I. Draper, Pueblo,
i. Address, Chancellor W. F. Mellow
ell, Denver.
| 5. Report Of "Uniform High School
Course fer Colorado Prof. p. w. Search,
| pupblo
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
Frozen to Death in Packing House.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Nov. ll.-Geo.
Youngman, engineer Of tho artificial ice
plant at Armour's packing house, met with
a peculiar accident to-day that will prob
ably cost him his life. He had gone into
the freezing room TO repair one of the
pipes through which the evaporating fluid
was led from the tank and the freezing
room. in attempting to repair the pipe he
broke it in such manner as to permit
large amount of the evaporating fluid to
escape, which suddenly lowered the tenn
perature away below zero. Before he
knew it the engineer was overcome by
drowsy numbuess. When found he was
frozen stiT and almost dead. The physi-
clans say he cannot live.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
TORPEDO CRUISER WRECKED.
A Large Number of British seamen
Lost.


IoSpoS. Nov. l2.-The British tor
pedo cruiser Serpent has foundered Q tna
coast OF Spain. The Serpent was q TWIN
screw vessel Of l,7so tons and carrieu SIX
quns She was lost at point twenty
miles north of Cape Finnisterre. oat OF
.ntal of $50 souls on board only three were
saved
The Serpent went on the rocks during
storm on Monday night A heavy INST
prevailed at the time OF the disaster
Owing TO the violence OF the storm II was
impossible to send assistance from the
shore. Tremendous seas swept over tue
decks of the doomed vessel, carrying
away group after group of the unfortunate
men on board.
The Serpenrs complement was l'o
officers and men. The others on ooara
were going out 70 relieve men now on
ships on the African station.
The vessel was ss5 feet long, whilo she
had draught OF only l41l feet The relA-
tives Of the crew OF the Serpent at Ply
mouth and the dockyard people are fun OF
gossip about the lost cruiser. 1t is claimed
that she was uuseaworthy and that she
broke down on all her trial trips Com
mander Ross Is said 10 have been In the
habit Of treating his men with undue Sc
verify.
The Serpent started last Saturday on
her maiden voyage. She was commissioned
for service in Africa last June, but was
detained by several mishsps to her ma
chinery. She and her eonsorts were cor
daily disIiked by the service. The Scr
pent has a bad record. She broke down
more than once In the Eaaneuyers OF lssS
Several admirals eonuemn tho whole
class.
The three persons saved from tho Ser
pent are sailors who swan ashore at Cam p
arinas. They express tho belief that all
the others on board wero drowned, but
ouly four bodies have been washed
ashore as yet. There is no telegraph sta
ton at Camarluas-
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

THERE never yet was a grand pro-
eession that was not accompanied, or
rather, in great measure made up of
followers and onlookers. So in this
life parade of ours. with its ever vary
Ing pageant and brilliant display,
there are comparatively few who
sarry banners, who disport the epau-
lette. and the gold lace And some
lines, we who help swell the ranks of
those who watch and wait, grow dis
souraged, almost thinking that life is
failure because it holds no gala-day
!or us. nothing but sober tints and
quiet duties.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

NEARLY every express agent in the
country, per force of circumstances.
has become lottery agent In large
sowns whenever the plunderers feel the
receipts will warrant them in doing It,
!hey appoint an outside agent whose
auties are TO receive their contraband
hand bills and circulars by express and
lee to it that they are properly distrib-
lted. In this manner they are still
lble to fleece millions from the poor
iud the ignorant The anti-lottery law
aeeds a quasi codicil tackled on to it,
,r another law to go with it as a COM
panion piece.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

THERE should be a new beatituac,
and it should read. BLESSED is the
man who hath the courage OF his Co.'S
victions." 1t should apply to poor,
long-suffering women MS we'll. We have
plenty OF the sort OF courage that viii
lead a man to step in front of run.
away horse to check the fight OF the
naddened animal. or dash into burn-
.ng house, or throw himself off dock
10 rescue perishing wretch. but there
Is dirth OF the kind OF bravery that
will enable either man or woman TO
face laugh in defense of principe
Or succor losing cause despite "a
sneer. How tho best OF us will sneak
3n and trail our banner in the dust
when the hot shot of ridicule eonfronts
as from tho enemy's camp or when
scme merry sentinel challenges US
WA The opprobr!ous eplthet. ''crauk." !"
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

Two eight-year-old boys are in Gus
tody in St. Paul for attempting to
''crack" a safe. Stealing a sledge
from blacksmith shop they entered
an office and broke off the handle and
combination of the safe. Here they
were foiled, as they could not devise
means for going further. A short
time ago one OF the boys took part in
theatrical representation in which
there was safe robbery scene. 1t is
thought that this suggested the action
in real life, for which the lads will
probably go to the reform school.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

NOTHING seems palmer than that
:he west will do its own manufacturing q
N few years. For u long time the
Rev England and Middle States pre-
Iumed that they would continue to
produce more OF the manufactured
goods .for the entire country They
lad the water power. which was chiefly
depended on for running machinery.
Steam power, however, is fast super
iediog water power for driving all
kinds OF machinery, and steam can be
generated in the west much cheaper
Than in the east. The east has no
aatural gas and no soft coal, while the
vest has an abundance of both OF them.
Wood was once used in the east for
generating steam, but it has now be-
home too scarce and costly.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

IT is estimated that fully nine ten tbs
of the business letters of the country
are now written on the typewriter.
Schools for stenography and type
'. ..iting are now to be found in every
city, and they are well patronized.
The man of large business now sits
down for an hour and by dictation to
his stenographer. rushes through in
an hour the amount of correspondence
that formally occupied his time for
half day
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

PEOPLE have been wont to regard a
continuous line of railroad connecting
North and South Americ as vision
ary scheme. and at present an impos-
sible one, though it might be accom-
plished in some succeeding century.
But perusal of the reports shows that
a large portion of the line is already
In existence. There are great many
links already forged and the task of
connecting them in one continuous
chain is by no means so tremendous as
TO appall modern engineers.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

MINISTER PHELPS says English is
the language in diplomatic circles in
Berlin. The kaiser. Chancellor Cap
rivi and all the high officials, as we'll
rs society people. speak English, and
show such preference for it that it
would be ungracious to insist upon
German. One reason OF this is the
national dislike to the French language
and the partiality of literary people
for English and American books.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

GREAT minds are often found to be
running in similar channels. A great
London physician states in the last
number of an English magazine tn It
mankind eat more than is good for
them, and Mr.. Gould has just remarked
that mankind wear moro clothes than
are good for them
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

MANY a man who would dlsdaiu any
thing like weakness in personal adorn.
ment will wear a watch charm from
one yeir's end to the next when thera
is no possible excuse for it beyond
some legend of which he alone is the
,~oe,-.,s-n-
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
possessor.

A VETERAN who died at Plainfieli,
N. j., the other day requested thai
the bugle with which he had led his
comrades to victory be buried in his
coffin with him. When G lbrlel sounds
his trumpet he will be able to blow
return blast.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

SOLE people prefer to lend money
to u painted telegraph pole rather than
TO growing tree because the forms
looks so much nicer.
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15

A ferry-boat capsized in the n =,
wasg, near Bistritz, on the 11th, anu :, :,
five peasants were drowned, 1t was "
loaded with men, wagons and horses
The Lamar register., 1890-11-15
STATE NEWS.

The National Humane Society win