The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-04-19
BY TELEGRAPH.

the city is in darkness
Stanley says it would cost SIS, 0o0.-
600 to conquer the Soudan.
The financial condition of the city OF
Rome is said to be very bad
The railroad rate war is growing
more bitter, and rates are going down.
The grand jury at Sedalia, Mo-, is
indicting people of that town for playing
progressive euchre.
A criminal is soon to be executed in
New York by electricity. Only few per
sons will be admitted.
The striking marble cutters at Bos-
ton have secured the nine-hour rate asked
for without reduction OF wages.
Two Missouri Bald Knobbers were
shot and killed by fourteen year old boy,
whose father they were whipping.
Edison is said to have invented an
attachment for his photograph which
gives picture of the person as he speaks.
Stanley has declined the invitation
of the king of Belgium TO attend the anti
slavery congress, on account of ill-health
The Canadian parliament has passed
a law to punish nolygamy among the Nor
mons settling in the Northwest Territory.
Samuel j. Randall, the Democrat
who has represented Pennsylvania in Con.
gress so long, died last Sunday morning at
Washington.
The secretary of war suggests that
a regiment of Indians be recruited for the
United States army, to be ofieered BY
West Point graduates.
The President has approved the act
making an appropriation to supply the dc
fciency occasioned by the defalcation in
the ONCE of the late sergeant-at- arms Ct
the House.
Owing to the recent embezzlemens
of / ,OOO, 600 francs by State Treasurer Car
ton Ticino, of Berne, Switzerland, the Lib
erals propose to impeach the Cantonh
Government
A company of people called the
Doom sealers, - predicted that San Fran
stroyed by an earthquake on the 18th, but
the earthquake didn't show up
The commissioner OF Indian affairs
received a telegram from the Indian agent
asking for troops to prevent a threatened
uprising OF the Indians at the Tongue
River reservation in Montana.
The United States Supreme Court rem
dered a decision that Marshal Narle must
be released from custody by the California
authorities. Maggie shot and killed Terry
who was trying to assasinate Justice Field.
Further trials OF the new electric
submarine torpedo boat Goubet, named
after the inventor, have been held at Cher
bourg, France. The boat was submerged
three quarters of an hour and perfor med a
number of maneuyers which proved that
she can be handled with perfect safety I'm
der water.
Alexandra Dumas is studying
hypnotism for the purpose of making it the
motive OF new play. DIR. Charcot,
the celebrated alchemist, has conducted
experiments for his instruction at the Ho-
tel Dieu in Paris NJ. Dumas proposes TO
put the actors in his play under hypnotic
influence and expects to secure startling
effects.
All review OF regular troops and
district national guard recently held at
Washington for The especial benefit OF the
delegates 10 the Pan-Americau confer
ence, President Harrison was reviewing
officer This is the first time since the
war that the President has officially re-
viewed troops by virtue Of his oficc as
commander-in-chief.
Each delegate to the Pau-American
conference was the recipient last week of
beautiful silk American flag the gift OF
the Woman's Silk Culture Association of
the United States. A short presentation
address was made by Mrs. Lucas Of Phil
adelphia, in which she explained that the
silk from which the flags were made was
grown and spun by American women.
1t is announced at the War Depart
ment that the court-martial which tried
Lieutanant Steele at Chicago for conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman in
striking Private Dell p. Wild found him
guilty, sentenced him to be reprimanded,
and be confined within the limits OF his
post three months. The finding of the
court was approved by General Schofeld.
He issued an order this afternoon publicly
reprimanding Lieutenant Steele.
United States Treasurer Huston
recently made practical test of the safety
of the vaults in the Treasury building.
He armed a trusted man with one of the
drills used by the pupils of Jimmy Pope 10
open safes, and just for an experiment put
him at work upon the wall of the vault in
the upper part of the Treasury building
containing over 500, 900, 900 in paper money,