The Lamar register., 1893-05-27
rslegr.phie Brevitl.A

i Train IN OklaQOm4 lew nlEQtb ago, Dut
were bluffcd of without getting anything.
The strike of dock laborers At Hull is end
ed. The terms are most favorable to the en-
ployers as they are allowed to retain their
non-union men,
Appeals are being made to the gorernor of
| from the Worlds Fair grounds II they are
opened Sunday. The fair ~as not open on
the 2lst.
George J. Gould has refused to accept a
new term - president of the Pacific Mall
Steamship Company owing To the pressure OF
other business. C. p. Huntington will sue
ceed him.
John d. Rockefeller has given eiso. 600 TO
the University of Chicago In order that
Martin A Ryerson's gift of sloo,Ooo, eondi-
tional upon the raising OF 100000 more,
might become available.
The National Editorial Association was in
session at Chicago last week. Among ether
interesting features of the meeting was the
| reading of poem by VIM. f. Psbor entitled,
"A Drop of Ink Makes Millioas Think"
Fire at Syarbuck. Washington, destroyed
the Union Pacific machine and car shops, the
roundhouse, niEeteeu locomotives and All
other railroad property except the coal bunk
ers. The loss will amount to over 500 600.
The origin Of the fire is unknown
The Western Passenger Association has
decided to place the rate from Denver to
Chicago aud return at S45. The Santa Fe
Association. 1t is probable HAT a cut will
soon be made.
The Fourth pationnl and the Laciede ns-
tionEl banks of St. Louis, are out si,4S5 each
by raised drafts csshed by them the past
week. The banks were vietimlxed by drafts
given by their Springfield. Missouri, CORES
ponteuts. The drafts were for SIS each and
were skillfully raised to sl,5oo,
War de p.rtmcnt officials arc considering
the establish hnent of = national sanitzrium
| for the use of the regular army, Congress
/ having appropriated S2oo, goo for the purpose
| The town of Hot Springs in the southern
| Black Hills, viii make an effort 10 secure tho
sanitariun, with good chances of success
The National Commission has asked Theo-
l dore Thomas 10 resign his position As musical
director OF the Worlds Fair, on account of
his having shown partially to various musical
I instrument; makers. 1t Is doubtful whether
he will resign as the local directors sustain
/ him.
serious conflict has occurred between the
| French Ansmlte garrison al khong and the
l Siamese. The French are reported TO have
been attacked by the SiEmese. A considers
I eral French officers were wounded, and one,
( Captain ThoreuE, was captured by the Slam
ese The Sisme-e government repudistes
all responsibility for the AFFAIR.
Much anxiety IS felt in shipping circles
concerning the fate of the American barks
wood, Captain Foster, both of which left
/ Ccinfugos, March 81 for Philadelphia aud
/ have not yet reached their destination 1t Is
stated that the wreck Of these vessels will en-
/ tail loss TO the Pennsylvanla Insurance
/ Companies exceeding $20o,oO0 ard the sacri-
I fee Of thirty iivey, both vessels being manned
/ br crews OF fifteen each.
The negroes of South Carolina held s con
yention on the 18th to devise means for pre-
I yentiRG outragcs on colored men In their
state. Resolutions were adopted advising the
/ negroes to skun the plantations and business
Z places OF all who maltreated them, aad urr-
I lug them to organize protective societies in
every town in the state with well filed
\ treasury, which viii enable them TO meet
I emergencies constantly arising. The speeches
were temperate.
The people of Manzan.llo, IN the state Of
Collma, Mexico, claim that they did not
! ceive proper treatment az The hands OF Fran
! cisco Lopez, the auditor of the custom-house
st that place. In their popular indignation
| q delegation o. citizens waited upon him =
few days ago aud forced him 70 resign his
position. The official was then driven out Of
! town by n mob and warned never to return,
The affair is being Investigated by the
authorities.
Rev Drs. Lawrence, Henscn and Parker,
the committee of the Bspiisis' auxiliary OF
the Religious Congress of the Worlds Pair,
| have withdrawn the acceptance Of the invita-
ton To the Baptist denomination to pxrtiel-
pate In the congress. The committees action
Is taken In view of the determination of the
directory to throw open the gates of the
Worlds Fair Srndays- The committee be
iieves that the Baptist annual meetings to be
held next week in Denver will approve the
Withdrawal
Secretary Hoke Smith. on behalf Of the
United States. and Chief {. J. Harris. treas
urer, z. Z. Starr. d. W. Lipe and J. I. Gun
ningham, the authorized representatives. Of
the Cherokee nation have signed the contract
which is the final step in the proceedings by
which the United States becomes the owner
of the Cherokee strip The number OF acres
ceted is 6,022,35 Secretary Smith tAyt
that he hopes by eIpeditIng IN every possible
way the preparations for the opening OF the
strip TO have everything in readiness for the
Presidents proclamation on September IS.
A St. Louis evening paper says; Ex-secre-
tary of the Interior John V. Noble seems to
have trsnsplanted his political aspirations to
Oklahoma territory for . better growth. IL
Is said that Mr. Noble, while on = recent
visit to Oklahoma purchased a large prop
erty near Oklahoma City and intends shortly
10 take up bis abode there II is supposed
that he has ambition 70 become United
States senator when 1t shall have become a
state. 1t is alleged by the knowing ones that
he will make strong effort to become q
member of that body II the first Legislature
should be Republican.
When W c. Hebbard manager for W G.
Brown & Co, stepped through the gate at
his home, 790 Garfield avenue, Kansas City,
Kansas, the other night, a masked man pre-
sented a revolver and demanded his nouey.
Mr. Hebbsrd surrendered his pocketbook
containing \ small amount OF change and
some other articles of small value. Mrs
Hebbard was waiting for her husband and,
from the window, she heard the highway