The Lamar register., 1892-12-24
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from the cold weather
More troops arc being sent to Texas to sup
press the Cara bandits.
An aerolte has been found in Mexico
weighing 1000 pounds
The American Federation of Labor was In
session at Philadelphia last week.
There are 1859 students a, YAle college this
year, against l, ,1s4 one year ago.
Chicago burglars stole &, 900 worth of bi-
cycles from a store few nights ago.
The thermometer registered fifteen degrees
below zero at Dubuque, Iowa, on the Goth.
Mr.. Gladstone has decided not to appoint
any successor to Tennyson as poet laureate
Rumors are persistently circulated in
Washington that Mr.. Blaine is very sick
man.
Adlai Stevenson, the next vice president,
visited Alabama on the Goth and WAS royally
received.
The steamship owners are protesting
strongly against the stoppage OF immigration
next year.
Stan Rowe and another outlaw were killed
in the Indian territory on the 18th by United
States officers.
DR.. Charles Schenck has been elected pres
ident of the Swiss confederation and A Frey
vice president
Herr Most was eowhided by female anAr-
chist few days ago. He had reelected upon
her in his paper.
The pope will shortly send to the Italian
bishops and the italian people aeircular-letter
denouncing Freemasonry.
Edmund Lutz, a l6-year-old Philadelphia
boy, killed himself Monday because his father
wanted him to so 10 work
Miss Esther Jacobs of New York has Oh
tanned a verdict for $4,000 damages from II.
b. Sire for breach of promise
The North American Endowment Assoela-
ton Of Boston, Is in the hands of receiver
1t has 81, 900 in assets and 500 members-
The elevator of the Orange Milling COM
pany at Albany was destroyed by fire on the
18th Three hremen were killed by falling
wall.
An organized effort Is under way for the
opening of the Wichita and kiowa and Com
manehe Indian reservations during the pres
ent session OF Congress.
Walter Guerne a Chicago postotiice clerk,
has been arrested for stealing and riding let
tiers. Hewas caught in the act and one sll,-
900 draft found in his possession.
The Wells-Fargo Express Company will re-
imburse the New York bank for money
Gently stolen while being taken to Galveston.
The thieves have not been caught
The trouble at Chicago over the printing o;
the catalogues for the Fair has been adjusted
Office into the typographical Union
Senator Sawyer of Wisconsin has received
a proposal Of marriage from a Chicago widow.
She says she does 20 result of a wager
with another widow. Senator Sawyer keeps
mum
The mints Of Mexico have heretofore been
operated by private parties. but an effort Is
now being made to rescind the privileges and
have the money made direct by the govern
ment
C. A Benson, who was to be hanged al
Leavenvorth for numbering Mrs Mctlmzn,
committed suicide on the 18th by stabbing
himself He previously tried TO kin his
guard.
strong concerted movement has been
started by the Chinese OF the United State.
10 resist the Chinese exclusion act. A big
fund Will be started for the purposes Of the
movement
Mauna Loa, the great volcano OF Hawaii. is
in eruption again and threatens the destrnc-
ton of the villages of Hilo and Walaka al it,
eastern base and extensive plantations Of co
Soanut and cane
The legislature Of South Carolina has pass
ID a bill putting the absolute control of ali
tailroads in the state into the hands OF the
railroad commission, from whose decision
there shall be no appeal 1t was signed by
Governor Tillman.
Colonel Elliot +. Shepard, owner OF the
a
suit brought against him by John z Parkers,
former foreman on the paper, whom Elliot
discharged. Parkers claimed breach Of
contract and wanted So, 600 damages.
The New York Supreme Court has decided
that the inherIiance taxes on the bequests to
Grace Church and the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, as made In the will of Catharine Lor-
fllard Wolfe, must stand The bequest 70
Grace Church Is sS55, 600 and to the museum
100000.
party of 1I0 eonvicts,,were put to work on
a railroad grade in Montana a few days ago,
and there was a good deal sf opposition 70
them by the free laborers. Soon after eigh-
teen Of the eonyicts were taken sick and six
have died. They show all the symptoms of
having been p oisoned-
Final official statistics of the cholera cpl,
demic in Russia have just been Issued. Ac-
cording to these figures, there have been
deaths from Asatic cholera since the out
break OF the disease in the empire aking a
total of e65, go deaths.
A severe cyclone passed over the town of
Orel, Russia, on the 10th. Not much damage
was done in the town proper, but several of
tho suburbs were devastated, houses being
blown down and trees uprooted The dam
age was most severe in the timber country
where many people were killed.
Two years since the Louisiana Legislature
passed what Is known as the Jim Croy,'lav
making 1t compulsory on railroads running
through the state to provide separate coaches
for white and colored passengers. A number
OF prominent colored men subscribed IIber-
ally toward raising fund to test the con-
stitutionality OF the act to finally settle the
matter. The Supreme Court has sustained
the coostitutionality of the law.
''Jacl: the Hugger,n who has terrified the