The Lamar register., 1891-07-18
BY TELEGRAPH.

William Window, deceased, has been
filed The total is valued at sl99, ,ooo-
An English syndicate has purchased
the iron and steel works and twothirds OF
the town of Sheffield, Alabama, for S.
oOo,0 900.
The physicians in attendance upon
tie Rev. Charles Spurgeon announce that
he has chance OF recovering from his
illness.
The Emperor of Germany has pre-
sented Lord Salisbury with splendid
Dresden clock, made especially for the
British premier.
A reform press association 10 Work
in connection with the Farmers Alliance
was organized on Friday in Huron. South
Dakota It is in the interest Of the third
party.
The Missouri State Board OF Rail-
road Commissioners have reduced the
rate on wheat from Missouri points to 81
Louis from one TO two cents per hundred
pounds.
Thh mammoth lumber interests
represented in Omaha By the Howell
Lumber Company are in financial dis
tress, and attachments have been served
on their stock.
A woman in Atchison, Kansas, has
been willed s55,o 600 on condition that she
marry a good man and live with him
peaceably for year. She had not been
able to do this heretofore.
One of the most revolving murders
on record is reported from Texas, where
robbers, failing TO and money in house,
cut the threats OF an old lady and three
children, one of them only two years old
A negro broke into the bedroom OF
two young ladies In PlAiuaeld, New Jer-
sey, last Sunday night He was driven
from the room by girls, and ran into the
arms Of an officer, who had been attracted
by the screams.
At the wrestling tournament which
took place in Berlin, Cannon, the Ameri-
can wrestler was victorious against all
coners. He was subsequently elected
member Of the Atlas Verein aud presented
with geld medal.
A disease in cattle, supposed to be
Texas fever, has broken out a, IndePen-
deuce, Kentucky, and is creating alarm in
the neighborhood. Many cattle have died
with the disease The disease has made
It's appearance in many localities.
John Turner. farmer living alone
seven miles from Knoxville, Tenn, who
died mysteriously, is said to have been
murdered BY Il year old boy at the In
stisation Of the Iatter's mother and robbed
Of about 81, 900. Mr.. Turner bad taken
the boy to raise and promised him his
farm at his death
There is some advantages in des-
potism. The governor OF Nishni- -NoyEorod,
Russia, has warned the committee Of the
exchange that spectators forming cor
ners to raise the price OF grain, or other
wise trading on the growing necessities
of the people, will be punished and
expelled from his Jurisdiction
Russell Harrison's paper, the Hele-
ma Journal, has been cited TO appear be-
fore Judge Mediation Of Butte 10 answer
for contemp; Of court About a week ago
that paper published an article regarding
change Of venue in the Davis will case.
In it severe reflections were made on the
partially OF Judge Mediation, who had re
fused the change of venue.
The sealing schooner Maggie Mac,
Captain Cox, has returned from the north
Captain Cox reports being stopped at the
entrance To Behring sea by the United
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nation, and warned that If caught in the
sea after the notification his vessel would
be seized. The schooner therefore re
turned 10 Victoria, having only three
skins She reports other schooners OF
the way home after having been warned.
Commander james OF the Mexican
man -of-war Democrat, in San Diego har-
bor, has received a dispatch from the
navy department OF the Mexican govern
ment, to the effect that an engagement
took place OF the coast OF Chill two day.
ago, between the insurgents cruiser
Magellan and several government yes
sells. The engagement resulted In q de
cisive victory for the insurgents, and two
government vessels were almost destroy
ed.
A deputation of Canadian vessel
owners have gone to Ottawa to promote
legislation prohibiting American vessel,
from using Canadian canals. American
barges now do a large business to points
on Rideua canal and other canals The
Canadians say they are debarred from
taking their vessels to American canals,
and they think it is only fair that the
privilege enjoyed by Americans should be
restricted.
Intelligence was received ut Union
town, Pennsylvania, Monday, that five
masked burglars, heavily armed, entered
the house of farmer named William
Foster of Union township on Saturday.
They bound and gagged Foster and hi.
housekeeper, and at the point of reyolvers
forced Foster to give up his savings of
twenty years, amounting to over ST., 900.
The robbers are believed to have been
members of the Comfy gang, which have
terrorized the mountaineers of Fayette
county for several months.
A big conhagration occurred We'd
nesday in Gostar, Hanover, and for n
time it was believed the whole town would