The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-07-19
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Minneapolis last Wednesday.
In recent election at salt Lake
the gentiles secured a majority of l ,oSs.
A man in St. Louis shot and killed
bartender who had called him ''snooz-
err
There was great fire in Philadel-
phia on the lath, which destroyed $500, 1000
worth of property.
Twenty-Five men lost their lives by
the explosion on board the steamer Tioga
at Chicago last week.
General Clinton B. Fisk. of New
Jersey, the well-known and universally
respected reformer, is dead
There are rumors a1oat in the East
to the effect that Spain would sell Cuba to
the United States for 500, 100000.
New Jersey boasts a baby whose
father is only seventeen years old and
whose mother is but fourteen.
An oil company with S1,0o0,00O
capital has been organized at Salt Lake to
operate the Green River oil fields.
The Republicans of the Senate
threaten to shut off debate if the Demo
Gratis try to delay action on important
bills.
There is no doubt that over one
hundred people lost their lives in the
storm on Lake Pepin, Minnesota, last
week
1t is reported that Newfoundland
vessel fired on French fishing boat that
was taking bait of the Newfoundland
coast.
A Florida coroner held an inquest
over man last week before he was dead.
Fortunately for the coroner the man died
afterward.
General John C. Fremont, the first
candidate of the Republican party for
President, died in New York on the 18th.
His sickness was brief
As result of Admiral Hands resig
nation the government of China declares
that never again will it intrust the real
authority in the navy to any foreigner.
Fort Worth is excited over the mar
riage of its mayor to a telephone girl. His
Honor had wife and several children,
but it now transpires that he secured
Chicago divorce last August.
Senator Teller has introduced
joint resolution directing the President to
call together an international bi-metalic
convention to adopt common ratio for
the value of gold and silver.
A fatal race riot occurred at Starts
Mills Pond in Fayette County. Georgia,
last week. Four negroes were killed, six
wounded, two of them are reported dying.
Eight whites were shot, but it is thought
only one of them fatally, making eighteen
in all killed and wounded.
News has been received of a raid by
the Zemmour tribe on the camp of the
Sultan's son, near Salee Morocco. The
camp was taken completely by surprise.
Troops and slaves were mercilessly
slaughtered by the raiders, and fifteen
prisoners were burned alive.
The Universal Peace Congress was
opened at London on the 18th by David
Dudley Field, of New York. In an ad-
dress opening the session Mr. Field dilated
upon the benefits to be derived from arbi-
tration and the simultaneous graduated
disarmament by the various powers.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has decided that it will issue an order
making reduction in grain rates from
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri to
st. Louis and the Mississippi River and
to Chicago. Food product rates east Of
the Mississippi, and not involved in other
suits before the commission, are not found
to be excessive
Among those who attended Mr..
Stanley's wedding reception on Saturday
was wealthy widow named Hatcharm.
While there she stole several silver spoon.
from the room in which the wedding gifts
We're displayed. She was seen by de-
tective who was on duty in the room and
was arrested. She was arraigned, found
guilty, and sentenced to six weeks i'm
prisonment.
William n. Whitley, of Springfield.
Ohio, manufacturer of reapers. whose
shops are the largest in the United States
but are now deserted, is half crazed by the
loss of millions. His mental trouble,
have been augmented by the death of his
only daughter. He would not let the en-
balmer touch the body, had coffin mad,
plainly in his own shop, and was prevented
at the last moment from hauling the body
to the grave in dray.
The House committee on appropria.
tons has reported to the House an urgent
bill making gross appropriation of $685.
200 to defray the expense of employing 4Gs
additional clerks in the pension bureau.
1853 in the record and pension division OF
the war department and ten in the second
auditors office. The object of increasing
the force is to provide for the speedy ad,
Indication of claims to be filed under the
dependent pension act.
The new torpedo boat CUSHING
sailed from the Brooklyn navy yard Fri
day afternoon, bound for Newport, and on
the trip proved the speediest vessel of he,
class in the world. She made the run be.
tween Brooklyn and New London. 1at
miles, in four hours and forty-four min.
utes, and average speed of 25.35 miles an
hour for continuous run which is tho hoe,