The Lamar register., 1891-09-26
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

fTdnCis tlSHdriChs mas oSSA eP
pointed collector OF the port OF New
York.
Lieutenant Governor Jones of New
York has bolted the Democratic
ticket
All France Is mad now because
Emperor Wnliam referred TO Nupo-
leon as the Corsicsn paryena
A great number of priests met in
Buffalo on the 22nd in attendance
upon the German American Catholic
Congress.
Alexander jacques, the French
faster of the Westminster aquarium,
London, has completed dfty-twe
days fast.
The national fund ia aid OF the food
sufferers in Spain reaches $500, 900.
Three hundred persons have been in
iured by The fall of houses.
Bradley. village in Sorta Dakota
was consumed by FIRE on Tuesday
night Nine stores, u church and
hotel we're burned. Loss $4,000.
Minneapolis celebrated the "Har-
vest Festival" on the 2Srd In elabo-
rate style. The decorations and pro-
cession are described as very beauti-
full
Herr Wermuth has selected a site
for the German official building at the
Worlds Fair. 1t is north of the Mex
lean and northwest Of the British
buildings.
At Chattanooga the books OF }.
o'Brien, absconding treasurer of the
Catholic knights of America, show
him to be defaulter TO the amount
OF s71,0oO.
Hottest September weather ever
known in Minnesota On the 18th it
was 100 degrees in the shade at Ab-
erdeen, Webster and Redfeld. South
Dakota In Minnesota towns it was
80 degrees.
At Ashland, Wisconsin, the famous
Hurley bank robbery case is TO be re-
opened. Baker, who is serving a
term Of FIVE years for the robbery, IS
said to be innocent. Proof of his in
noceuce has been discovered.
1t is probable that as soon as the
new system OF inspecting cattle for
export has been thoroughly tested,
American cattle will be allowed to
enter British ports free from the ten
days quarantine now imposed.
The exhibition of the Holy Coat
will end on October l. The number
of pilgrims who have viewed the coat
| already exceeds the total number of
those who viewed it in the exhibition
OF 1914, and the total number in the
exhibition will probably reach 2,0o0,-
600.
1t is reported that Ta5cott, the
Chicago murderer, has taken refuge
with the Turtle Mountain Indians aud
married a squaw. His brother has
the cheek to offer to the police TO
turn Tascott over to them If they will
pay the $50, 900 reward 10 be used in
his defense
The musical world OF London Is
excited over discovery made by
Professor Edward Dowd, Ii. D., in
an old book shop in Dublin. 1t was
copy Of the original book of words
OF Handels Messiah" printed for
the first performance in Dublin in
i742, of which not single copy was
hitherto known to have survived.
Superintendent Noble OF the Pacific
system OF the Southern Pacific rail
road, went over his division on the
2Oth. from E. Paso to Yuma, Arizona.
4 and notified all his telegraph oper-
4 ators personally to either withdraw
from the Order Railroad Telegraph
ers and Brotherhood of Telegraphers
or their designations would be called
for
The schooners Ventura, Wanderer
and Pioneer have returned to British
Columbia from Behring Sea, all with
good catches. On August the Ven
tura was chased by the Thetis. but a
fog springing up she was able to
elude the war ship. The schooner
Wanderer was ordered to leave by
the Marion. The Pioneer was not
molested by any of the Behring Sea
patrol.
The first flag of foreign nation
thus far raised on the WORLDS Fair
| grounds was foated to the breeze last
Monday. 1t was the flag OF Turkey
and was raised on the site of the mid
way plaisance which has been given
to the street in Coustantinople" ex-
hibit. Charles Henrotin, Turkish
consul, led the ceremonies, which
were participated in by number OF
resident Turks and representatives OF
Turkish industries.
| Nearly 5000 employees at the flint
and green glass works of Whitell,
Tatum & Co., at Millville, New Jer.
sey, are out OF work as result of the
tending boys strike against the en-
ployment of fourteen Jews. The
firms have closed the gates and
locked out every blower, presser,
grinder, moldmaker, lampworker and
laborer. The lockout is the mos,
complete ever known in that part Of
the state. The loss by the stoppage
of work and damage to business will
reach high figures. Several He brew
families have moved out of town.
By the recent floods in Spain about
2,300 persons were killed at Toledo
and about 200 elsewhere. Many were
injured and the crops of grapes,
olives and maize were seriously dam.