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The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
A BRAVE MAN KILLED.
DIED DEFENDING A MURDERER.
A Deputy sheriff in Missouri Killed while
Protecting his Prisoner.

A dispatch from Springfield, Missouri, gives
the following details OF triple tragedy near
that place.
John Bright lived in the northwestern part
of Taney County, and was exceedingly jealous
of his wife. One morning she started toward
the spring for bucket OF water. Bright, gun
in hand, left the house, and moment later
the children heard a shot Bright returned
shortly and said that Mrs. Bright had been
shot He again left the house and did not re-
turn. The children found the dead body Of
their mother and gave the alarm.
A posse was Immediately organized and the
search for the murderer commenced. He was
arrested Friday and Jailed at Ozark Station.
His preliminary hearing was set for the next
day at Forsythe. The people of the county
had been worked up to high degree of eS-
citement over the crime, but the officers
seemed to have no fear of mob violence. No
attempt was made to intercept the officers
while they were conducting their prisoner to
Forsythe, and when the court was opened
there were no indications that mob violence
would be resorted TO. The court room was
crowded with interested listeners and the pre-
hminary hearing was progressing quietly
when mob of about 100 men, all well armed
and with determination to avenge the wife
murderer's crime written on every face, sur
rounded the building in which court was
being held
deputation came in and demanded the
prisoner. The justice and Deputy sheriff
Charles Williams argued with them, and
Williams declared he would not surrender
Bright The crowd advanced and Williams
drew two reyolvers, but before he could use
them he was shot through the heart.
Bright was quickly seized and was dragged
out of the court room. He was given no OPP
portunity TO confess or deny the charge
against him, nor TO say last word. rope
was unceremoniously placed about HIS neck.
One end was swung over the limb Of neigh
boring tree. A hundred willing hands
grasped the other end and in moment morc
the murderer's body hung lifeless in view Of
the court room where the law had promised
fair, impartial trial The coroner will inves-
tigate the death of both Williams and Bright.
Teney County is wild with excitement over
the killing of young Williams. Most of the
mob come from the neighborhood where the
woman was murdered. This last killing
makes total OF seventy-two people killed in
fancy County since the war. The next morn
ing large posse of men started out from
Forsythe under the guidance Of Sheriff Cook
TO arrest nine Of the men who were identified
in the mob. 1t Is believed that when some Of
this mob is captured regular war will take
place, such as has never been know in South
west Missouri. 1t will likely bring up the old
strife between the BAld-Knobbers and the
nti-Bald-Knobbers that was 4 terror to Tauey
and adjoining counties some years ago.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
somB-THRowINa IN PARIS.
Unsuccessful Attempt to XIII the NIaEis-
trate who Sentenced the
Anarchists.

A dynamite bomb was exploded with ter.
rife effect at No. l85 Boulevard saint Ger
main Friday evening. The house = partially
occupied By NJ Benolst, the magistrate ~ h0
sentenced the St Denis anarchists. Ever
since the trial he has been annoyed By auouy-
nous letier-wriiers vho have warned him thar
he was about 10 be killed Thursday be 10
ceiyed a noie which said; You have be
trayed the cause of liberty. You are in lcs--ue
with the oppreSSors ot the proletArlat You
have condemned innocent men and your
hours are numbered"
Shortly after diuner-tlme Friday there uas
a ring At BenoIsi's door and the hall porter
answered it He opened the door half way.
but before he could sec outside the explosion
came. The hail porter was blown back thirty
feet and NJ. Benoist's valet, who had lust
opened a door into the corridor. was hurled
against the opposite wall Of the room. The
damage TO the building amounted to about
1900 francs. Although there were many
people in the street When the explosion took
place nobody could be found who had seen
anyone ring NJ BeRoIsCs bell There have
been no arrests made yet
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
CLEVELAND WOULD TAKE IT.
He Writes to General Bragg How He
Feels About the Presidency.

General Edward s. Bragg, author of the
famous phrase, 1--WE love him for the enemies
he has maden has been urging ex-President
Cleveland to make public ayowal of his posi-
tion in connection with the approaching
Democratic presidential convention, and in
reply to a letter written by him on March Pad,
he received the following reply from Mr..
Cleyelandi
sIAKEwoop, N. j., March 0, 1s9a.
''Hon. Edward S. Bragg.
my Dear Sir.-Your letter OF the 5th in
stant is received. have thought uhtil now
that might continue silent on the subject
which, under the high SANCTION OF your posi-
lion as my Acknowledgement aud fellow-eiti-
zen, and In your relation as true and trusted
friend, you present to me. II in answering
your questions, l might only consider my
personal desires and my individual ease and
comfort, my response would be promptly
made and without the least reservation or
difficulty II you are right in supposing that
the subject is related to a duty l owe to the
country and to my party, a condition exists
which makes such private ane personal con
siderations entirely Irrelevant cannot,how-
ever, refrain from declaring TO you that my
experience in the great Office OF President has
50 impressed me with the solemnity of the
trust and its awful responsibilities that can
not bring myself to regard a candidacy for
the place as something to be won by personal
strife and active self-assertlon.
II have also an idea that the presidency IS
pre-eminently the peoples Office and have
been sincere in my constant advocacy Of the
effective participation in political affairs on
the part of all our citizens Consequently
believe the people should be heard In the
choice of their party candidates, and that
they should make nominations as directly Rs
Is consistent with open, fair and full party
organization and methods.
Il speak Of these things solely for the pur-
pose Of advising you that my conception Of
the nature Of the presidential Office and my
conviction that the voters Of our party should
be free in the selection Of their candidates,
preclude the possibility Of my leading and
pushing a self-seeking canvass for the prcsi-
dental nomination, even If / had desire to
be again a candidate.
believing that the complete supremacy of
Democratic principles means increased happi-
ness Of our people, / am earnestly anxious for
the success Of the party. l am confident that
success is stin within our reach, but believe
this Is a time for Democratic thoughtfulness
and deliberation, not only as TO candidates-
but concerning party action upon questions Of
immense interest to the patriotic and intelli-
gent voters Of the land who watch FOR an as
suranee OF safety as the price Of party con-
fdence aud support. Yours very truly,
"GRovER CLEVELAND"
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
THE GREAT COAL STRIKE.
Your Hundred Thousand English Coal
Miners stop Work.

The great coal miners strike was lnauEu-
rated on the 18th IN accordance with the plan
Of the Miners Federation, which, in it, mani
fcsto issued few days ago, declared that the
holiday the men proposed to take was for the
purpose Of clearing the markets Of the surface
coal and for restricting the output IN order To
prevent the masters from using the low
prices as an excuse for lowering wages Al =
O'Clock Saturday afternoon the men employed
in the mines in Lancashire, Cheshire and
Yorkshire stopped work and the ponies were
were removed from the pit The only men
Low at work arc the surface men, pumpersi
yentilator attendants, etc, whom the fedora
tion has not called out
Twenty thousand miners IN Nottingham
quit work at noon. Wooden barrlcades are
being built around the mouths OF the various
pits in Durham, and none Of the miners will
be allowed inside these Enclosures. 1t Is be-
lieved that at the conference TO be held on
Wednesday rext by the Miners Federation il
viii be decided TO limit the holiday to a week
and To restrict the output during the summer.
Many Of the large industrial establishments
in Leeds and Manchester and on the Tee side
and Tyne side and other places in the vicinity
of colliers dalnped their fires when the opcr-
atiyes left their work this afternoon. This
means that work viii not be resumed on
Monday, the manufacturers refusing TO pay
the extraordinary prices now demanded for
coal.
The Miners Federation viii pay the men
strike wages during the period OF ldleness.
The only exception to this, so far as At present
known, is the Durham miners, who will not
receive pay. 1t will require very large sum
Of money to the 10000 men who it Is said
have quit work, though they receive strike
wages.
Belgian shippers are sending coal to the
Tyne and Thames, but they refuse to give any
information as to the quantity they have
shipped. The colliers carrying these consigu-
ments are expected to arrive on Monday The
coal porters Will attempt to prevent the dis
charge OF these eargoes, and it Is feared that
this VIII lead to renewal of the dock troubles.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
TelegraphIc Rrevities.

Sarah Althea Terry has been sent TO an in
sane asylum.
Snow in New York state is six feet deep in
some places.
President Carnot has signed the reciprocity
agreement with the United States.
Marie Nevins Blaine nearly died of heart
disease the other day but is improving now.
Reports from the northwest indicate that
many persons were frozen in the blizzard of
last week
Prussians are getting nervous because of the
large number Of Russian troops gathering on
the frontier.
Specials report that the entire village of Ed
gar, in Marathon county, Wisconsin, has been
wiped out by fire.
The Bell Telephone directors have voted to
issue $, 2,5OO,OOO new stock, one share at par to
each holder of six shares.
The steamship Calima of the Pacific Mail
Company is ashore on the coast of San Saliva
dor, and viii prove total loss.
The steamer Granville was towed into Della
ware breakwater by the British steamer Mem
phis. The Granville was found disabled at
sea.
Ex-Governor Thayer of Nebraska, Is said to
have repented that he turned the office over
to Boyd, and he contemplates making another
row.
passenger train on the Wisconsin Cen
tral was ditehed Monday. One man was kill
ed and several injured, and five cars were
burned.
Master Workman Powderly has finally de-
eided to defy the trades unions and to lecture
in Massachusetts, in the interest of the knights
of Labor.
Two detectives boarded a train at Dover,
Delaware, Tuesday to arrest four burglars.
but the men showed fight, and jumped from
the train.
The New York state eneampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic reelected Mayor
Theodore l. Pole of Syracuse department
commander.
Tom Gaffey in jail at Fort Dodge, Iowa, for
murder, tried to commit suicide by battering
his head against the iron of the cage Doctors
say he will die.
AT Millgrove, Indiana, gas well exploded
just as two men went into the gas house to fix
for blowing of the gas. Both we're terribly
burned and will die
Miss Jennie Bruner, aged is years, has died
at Louisville Kentucky, from the effect Of
burns received while trying to keep a child
from falling into fire.
The death sentence of Mrs. Schneider, the
Vienna murderess. has been commuted to life
Imprisonment by the emperor who has not
allowed a woman to be hanged for thirty years.
The police throughout Ireland arc calling
upon the farmers TO obtain statistics in regard
to the acreage OF all holdings and their valua-
tion, to be used in connection with Mr.. Bal
four's Irish local government bill.
An avalanche occurred on the 10th at Bel.
lueno, city Of North Italy, fifty-one milet
north Of Venice. Eight persons we're over.
whelmed and killed by the immense mass Of
snow and considerable property was de
stroyed.
The United States and Mexican BOUNDARY
survey has at last completed arrangements
and the party began its slow march along the
border TO the Pacific coast from FL Paso on
the 1lth. The United states contingent Is un-
der the command of Colonel Barlow and the
Mexicsns are under Senior jose Blanco. Il 1, |
estimated the trip WIN occupy tweuty.slx.
months.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
BIG ELECTRICAL COMBINE.
Has Been Organized to Squeeze the
Worlds Fair.

All big electrical firms in the country seem
to have combined to squeeze the Worlds
Fair. Tuesday was the day to open bids for
supplying the exposition grounds with arcs
Between 5000 and 5000 of these arc lights,
each Of 1000 candle power, will be needed, in
addition to from $4,000 TO 10000 incandes-
cent lamps Of 16-candle-power each. The two
plants win be the most extensive ever con-
structed, and naturally officials Of the fair
looked for sharp competition between the diff
ferent bidders.
Printed specifications were sent 10 every
large electrical firm in the country, explain
Ing how the bids should be made But two
bids we're received. One Of them from the
Western Electric Company and the other
from the Thompson-Houston Company. All
the other big firms had omitted TO send in
bids for work It was supposed they would
fight for. The Thompson-Houston Company
bid s3S 50 a lamp for the work and tackled on
n bill for extras that brought the whole up to
more than seq. 600. The Western Electric
Company bid s31.50 lamp. This bid, how
ever. was but for 500 Of the 5000 lamps that
would be required.
But one sentiment obtained at the meeting
cf Worlds Fair officials, and that was that
the big electrical companies had combined to
''hold the exposition up'' for about s160, 600
firm would ask more than s95, 900, as the ma
chinery will be returned to the bidder as soon
as the exposition closes.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
Rain Making in MerIco.

a dispatch from HermasilIo, Mexico, says
Frank Melbourne, the Australian rain maker
has been carrying on his operations in tho
arid region west of here for the past few
weeks. This IS In the midst of the dry season
in Western Mexico and there has been q
drouth there for the past two years, doing
great damage and causing much suffering
among the poorer classes.
Melbourne's mysterious operations here
have met with remarkable success On March
there was two-lneh fall of rain, which he
claims to have produced, and yesterday there
was four inches, which is the heaviest down
pour ever known in this section Of Mexico.
The rain extended over large area Of eoun-
try. Melbourne is about to close contract
with the state government 10 provide rain in
the drouth-stricl1en sections.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19

IF the novel tells over again the old.
old story of love it still does it under
new conditions and to new readers to
souls none the less humanity interested
than the many generations that have
preceded them. 1t is one of the
charms OF literary form of express
sion that it always invests the varied
forms OF life with a new face. And
this is true whether it is the drama,
which in one form or another has been
accepted for thousands of years, or the
poem which never dies nor grows old.
or the novel which for the past hun
dred years has been growing in i'm
portance. 1t has been found neces-
sary to do over the work OF writing
the history of human lives tor each
generation OF men. Most OF the books
which presume to record this die; but
most of the books containing the
scribblers of versifers from the earli-
est days have died
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
FIGHT WITH BANDITS.
\ Daring Robbery Committed Near Con-
stAneia, Mexico.

One Of the heaviest and boldest robberies
ever committed in Mexico took place near
Durango last week c. W. Britain. manager
Of the Nacas mines, seyenty-hyc miles west os
there, left last Monday for the mines with TO-
600 silver dollars iu an Iron safe in stout
wagon. He was accompanied by j. II. Hern-
don, young American, who rode IN front ON
horseback. The wagon contained Mr.. Brit
tain and his driver. Beside tho wagon role
two trusty MeNicans, all well armed.
When within seven miles Of ConstaneIa-
fifty-hve miles from Durango, about twenty
five men rode up from behind and commenced
shooting. Juan Castanacda, one Of The
guards, was killed, and Herndon severely
wounded. The fire Of the bandits wns ~.
turned by Mr.. Britain and his guard. and one
Of the robbers was struck by bullet and Is
believed to have been killed. as he feu from
his horse. They put the lash To the horse. but
the robbers gained rapidly on the wagon.
taking it and the money captive.
Mr.. Britain escaped into the chapparrsl
with Herndon. They made their wnv into
Constaneia, where they notified the military
authorities. detachment Of troops at once
went to the scene Of the robbery, but when
they arrived at the spot they found the safe
broken into and robbed Of every sack contain
ing the silver dollars. The bandits were
trailed into the adjoining mountains
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
MORE DYNAMITE IN PARIS.
Attempt to Blow Up Soldiers Barracks
Near the City Hall.

Between l and o'clock Tuesday morning
terrible explosion occurred at the Lobau
barracks, occupied by the Republican guard,
adjoining the Hotel de Vile In moment
a scene of widest excitement prevailed The
barracks were occupied by 500 guards but of
course they were not all in the building.
There were, however, a large number Of men
asleep in the barracks. These were suddenly
awakened by the tremendous roar and shock
that seemed to threaten the demolition Of The
structure. The police at once began an inyes-
tigation and soon learned that dynamite
cartridge had been placed upon ledge Of a
window of the mess-room, which is situated
on the ground floor Of the barracks. No one
was hurt.
The frequency of anarchist outrages OF late
has caused general feeling of CONSERVATION
in Paris. 1t is believed that the anarchists
will gain courage from their immunity from
arrest, for the people have not succeeded in
detecting the authors of any of the explosions,
and serious apprehension is felt regarding the
action they may take on Commune day.
1t is very evident that the anarchists, or
whoever it was who stole the dynamite car.
tridges from the Seine quarries, arc endeavor-
ing to inaugurate reign of terror in that
city, and to judge from the CONSERVATION that
prevails in certain quarters, it is also evident
that they are succeeding.
1t does not, of course, follow that all the
explosions that have recently occurred were
caused by these stolen cartridges, but there Is
no doubt that the anarchists have a large
quantity of dynamite that the police in their
raids have not succeeded in capturing.
The citizens of Paris are ankles as to the
future.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19

IT is not unusual to hear people
complain that they do not have good
sleep, and in the same sentence ex-
plain that they are taking sulfonal or
any one of dozen other concoctions,
that are held up as being perfectly
harmless and generally beneficial. 1t
is difficult to restrain an almost equal
indignation and regret for the ignor-
ance of the human system which COM
placently resorts to these dangerous
md pernicious drugs, or the strange
conception of medical responsibilit ty
that prescribes them. That there are
conditions under which narcotics must
be used is no apology for this frequent
use, whicn is becoming more and more
habitual and whose effects are seen
In disordered nerves and multitude
of evils Proper attention to a ra-
tioHal quantity and quality of food u
walk in the open air. and glass OF
hot water on retiring. will be found
effectual sleep producers with increas-
ing good effects ra6her than disastrous
ones afterward.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19

THERE is a moderation that is not
negative. but positivei it Is not the
toning down of energy. or the blunt
ing OF desire. or the decline of hope;
1t is rather the building up OF these
things on a firmer and broader fouuda-
ton. Neither is it the simple avoid
ance OF TWO extremes, and the simple
occupancy of a middle ground. 1t
may eventuate in this but it comes
through understanding and appreciat-
ing all that is good in both extremes
and forming out of them more per-
feet and rounded whole.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
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The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
Gas on shipboard.

The Spanish steamer Navarro, from Boston,
February Is for London, reached Grayesend
on the 18th. The first night out fourteen cat
tlemen went TO bed in the forecastle, after
lighting fire In a stove, and of which num-
Der the next morning seven were discovered to
have been suffooated. The seven men who
lot their lives were buried at sea, The other
seven men had nearly been killed BY the
gas from the steYe, and st vas days before
they FoeoFered,
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19

THE West India Islands are rapidly
drifting away from their foreign
connections and they recognize
themselves as commercial depend
encies of the United States. There
is in the British West Indies
strong and growing feeling against
the mother country. 1t refuses local
government given to other and larger
colonies while it fails to supply
adequate government of its own. 1t
is likely that some of these islands
will in few years be asking admission
to the United States federal union.
The Lamar register., 1892-03-19
Republican state con,ention..

The Republican State Central Committee
met in Denver and decided upon the follow
ing dates and places for conventions:
The Republican Congressional Convention
TO nominate two national delegates from the
First district, viii be held In Denver on Anil
rs The convention Of the Second eonrrr.-
sionai district will be held in salida on the
same day.
The Republican State Convention to name
four delegate and four alternaies 10 the Re-.
publican National Convention, viii be held i'm
Denver on April q.
Tho Republican Congressional Conventi,,,,
FOR the First district VII be held in Deuvr.
on September G.
Tae Republican State Convention to soul.
Haia oandldaies Coz election on November .
Sl.i se hs'a = YHspie on serisNhpIs,