The Lamar register., 1892-08-27

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Since last March the customs revenue has
been Increasing at the rate of million per
month
The pacing record was broken at Chicago
on the 18th by Hal Pointer going mile in
2:o54.
The town of Delmar. Delaware, was wiped
out by fire on the 18th and 400 people are
homeless.
Thirty Passengers on Russian river
steamer were drowned on the 10Th By its
being wrecked.
The Twenty-fourth Annual Convention Of
the Irish Catholic Benevolent Union convened
at Toledo on the 18th
Receivers are being appointed in di1crnt
| states to wind up the affairs of the Iron Hall
which are in bad state.
A great meeting of German and Austrian
| cyclists occurred at Cologne on the 21st, when
5000 men gathered with their wheels.
The omnipresent Daltons robbed station
agent in Indian Territory on the Gath They
secured 81 500 and escaped. A posse is after
them.
| A eloudburst visited Roanoke, Virginia. on
| the 23rd and within half an hour over SI00.-
COO of damage had been done and one life
was lost
Hugh O'Donnen has been making n tour of
New York and New England to collect funds
for the relief of the locked-out men at Home
stead. He has been very successful.
| Frank P. Sargent, grand master of the
| brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, says
that the flremen Will not strike to aid the
Buffalo switchmen unless all the other rail-
| way orders strike
While regiment Of Austrian soldiers were
maneuvering last week 200 of them were
prostrated by sunstroke, and eleven died.
The Emperor hearing Of it ordered the ma
| neuvers postponed.
| The 800 couvicts recently sent to Nashville
from Oliver Springs, Tracy City and Inman
by rioters, have been formally ordered re-
| turnedto those branch prisons. They will be
protected by numerous guards.
| The Chicago Trades Assembly has decided
not to employ the Union musicians to play
during the Labor Day parade, as their rates
are too high. There is likelihood of big
| split in the labor ranks as result
A cloud-burst occurred at Freedom, Penn
| sylTania, last Saturday night, doing much
damage TO property. The main street was
torn about six feet deep and the foundation
of houses washed away. Fortunately no one
was killed or injured
The Sultan of Morocco has directed that
grand attack be made on the rebellious Anghe-
ras, and to stimulate bis troops he has Of
fered 81 for every prisoner they capture,
wounded or unwounded, and SIS for every head
they bring into camp.
The revolution in Honduras IS at an end
The revolutionary leaders risked battle at
Danli, department of Yuscuran, on July 81
Their forces were cut to pieces, 800 left dead
on the field and the leaders wers shot. This
ended the revolution and quiet was restored
Fritz Pacher, a workman in the vogel Iron
Works at Wartberg. Austria, fell asleep in a
fiue in the foundry on Thursday He was
ori;ked in by the men who did not know of
his presence and when the iue was opened a
few days later his charred skeleton was
found.
The French government has decided TO
abolish all the emblems of the monarchy on
public buildings in Paris, such as the i'm
perial crowns of the two Napoleons. It has
been decided. however, that wherever the en-
blems are purely historical, they shall be re-
tanned.
Reports from Buffalo on the 2lst state that
the roads have begun to move freight trains
with non-union crews of switchmen Unless
the fremen or trainmen join the strike, 1t
will fail The large force of militia keeps a
a sharp watch of strikers and few outrares
are reported.
The Peace Congress opened at Berne, |
Switzerland on the end, NJ Louis Rucbou |
mel, who has been twice president of the |
Swiss confederation, presiding. Ruchonnel |
delivered speech of welcome to the dele |
gates and Mrs. Lockwood replied in behalf of |
the Americans present.
dispatch from the Congo State announces
that Congo State force had defeated the
Arabs on the SanSoron river, near the place /
where the Hodister expedition was massacred.
Ten chiefs were killed and 700 men we're can
tured by the troops. The governor does not
think the rising will spread.
For long time there has been a dlspu,e
between the journeymen tailors In London
and the masters regarding the matter of niece
work Threats Of striking were made, and as
a matter of protection the employers have
locked out their men. The number of tailors
made idle by this action is 5000
Two prospectors have discovered birh Grade
silver and lead ores about fifteen miles fror,
Little Rock, Arkansas. The silver ore ASSAYS
as high as l 300 ounces to the ton. The land
around the discovery TO the extent Of loo
acres mas been purchased, company organ
lied aud the find Will be at once developed.
Sheriff Mason of County E. Oklahoma, tele-
graphs that he has seized $500 head of Texas |
cattle being driven through the Cherokee
strip, and is after more. This is In accord
ance with instructions issued by Governor
seay when the strip was opened. The set
Tiers demand that the cattle be shot and trop-
bic may result
Monday morning while train was running
It the usual rate of speed near Upper lake
IN the new Adirondack g st. Lawrence road.
he bed of the road cayed, letting down the
'ntire train. Three cars were entirely buried
'eneath the ground. 1t Is miraculous that a ,
arge number Of passengers were not killed. ,
Fortunately only a few were seriously ,njur-
d, while al received slight bruises.
Homestead IS daily becoming more ouIe. =
lany OF the strikers securing employment G
lsewhere pending a settlement Of the strike I
Is result the relief committee Ind their i
oa.fo ~. /