The Lamar register., 1891-04-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
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convention in Washington last week.
The New Orleans grand jury is in
vestigaiing the Slaughter of the Italians.
Senator Edmunds of Vermont has
resigned his position as United States
Senator.
Sick jurors prevent further pro-
ceedings at present in the I1incaid case at
Washington.
Three troops OF cavalry have been
ordered to polite the Sequoin and Yosemite
National parks,
The state OF Salvador has elected
the two brothers Ezeea as president and
vice-president.
The Supreme Court has again sus-
tanned the present owners of the Maxwell
Land Grant in Colorado.
z. T. Barnum, the great Snowman,
is dead. He died at bridgeport, Connect
icut, after several weeks illness.
Detective O'Alalley of New Orleans,
who is wanted to answer to the charge of
Jury bribing, has been arrested.
The President has issued procla-
nation rcserviug tract of Land south OF
Yellowstone Park as public reservation.
During 1890 Great Britain and Ire
land furnished 152, 4I3 emigrants to the
United States, and .s...5eO to British
America,
At the caucus of Democratic mem
bers of the Ohio Senate, it was decided to
pass the Buehan bill providing for the
selection OF presidential electors by con
gressional districts.
Russia has not taken any diplomatic
action in relation to the expiration of
Prince Ferdinand's term as governor Of
East Roumauia. Russia declines to rec
ognize the prince in any capacity.
Last Saturday the seven dead strik-
ers were buried at Scottdale, Pennsylvania.
An immense throng of miners and other
workmen gathered, but no violence was
attempted. Over 5000 militia are on
guard in that district
General Baldishera has testified be-
fore the commission of inquiry ut Rome
regarding the management of affairs in
Africa that he executed 2l2 natives under
instructions from the Italian government
during his regime at aIassowah-
1t is announced that the Chiliau
government ironclad, Pileomayo, with its
officers end crew, has deserted the cause
Of President Balmaceda and that il has
Joined the rebel fleet, which now numbers
forty war vessels OF various sizes.
George Cunningham, of Detroit. has
completed his sleep fast Of lbs hours. He
was the only one of the contestants to COM
plete the prescribed limit. Townsend, the
old-time pedestrian, avoided sleep $50
hours and then collapsed. He exhibits
strong symptoms of Insanity.
Mr. Gladstone, in reply TO an in
quiry whether Mr. Parnens statement,
made the other day at the meeting in
Phoenex Park, Dublin, to the effect that
he (Gladstonel has received dynamiters
at Hawarden was true, telcgraphs that
the utterance referred TO is an absolute
falsehood
Last Friday disastrous explosion
in coal mine took place at Apedale, Eng
land. Ten persons were killed outright
and several others were severely I'M lred
The cause Of the disaster is supposed to
be the presence Of fre-damp in the mine
and the fool hardness of one of the miners
after the presence of the dangerous gas
was first discovered.
The famous Scotch cutter Thistle,
wellknowu throughout the yachting
world as the the boat which was defeated
in the international race for the Americas
| cup at New York by the American center
board yacht Volunteer, has been purchased
| by Emperor William. 1t is probable that
| his majesty will enter the Thistle in the
great race for the queens cup which
takes place off the Isle of Wight.
bloody fight has taken place be-
tween the Ionel-Reshid tribe on one side
| and the tribes of Ben -Massen- Oud and
| Attiba on the other. These tribes occupy
the wide, sandy and unproductive plain:
which lie back OF the Hediaz district, in
which are situated the cities of Mecca and
| Medina and the seaport. The Ibnel-
Reshid tribe was completely routed and
left more than COO killed on the battlefield,
besides number Of calnels.
Six months ago q woman giving
| the name of Mrs. Rice arrived at St
Joseph, Mo, with a 9-year-old girl, sup
posed to be her daughter. Just before the
womanis death, Wednesday, she confessed
the girl was not her child, and enjoined
those present that 1t must not be allowed
10 fall into the hands of claimants. Chas
Yeamn, of Watertown, $. D., arrived
and identified the child Us his daughter.
| He had spent years and a fortune in trying
to find the child. Mrs Rice is supposed
to have been insane.
Word comes from Minneapolis that
ten mills, with daily output of nearly
q. .UOO barrels, have formed combination
against the great Pittsburg- -Washbprn
| English syndicate. The owners claim
they were compelled either to 60 into n
combine of their own or go under the wing
Of the great institution managed by c. A.
| Pilsbury. Its understood that the oppo.
sition mills viii, in a few months, be
placed under one management with one
set Of grainmen and all the other econo-
| mics Of the concerted action,
\ private letter from the West Point