The Lamar register., 1894-01-06
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be embarrassed
1t is reported that Great Britain has seized
all the Gilbert Islands.
The cruiser New York sailed for Brazil on
the 2dth in great haste
Serious riots occurred at Caltanazetta, Italy.
recently, because OF hostility TO the local au-
thorities-
The silver men in Indiana are laying plans
TO elect Ex-Governor Gray as the successor OF
Senator VOORHEES,.
Governor Leweiling has removed Mary A.
Lease from the Kansas state Board OF Char
tiles 1t is generally believed to be the re-
suit OF the criticisms that she has uttered
against state officials
Mrs Blaine accompanied By her daughter
aud son, who have spent the last few months
abroad with her. keeping house in the sub
urhs of London. have returned 10 washing
tou, and are nov in their residence In Lafay-
cite square
The .Hoaitoar T1,icots publishes full re
,nrns of nc Weld OF the French vineyards.
The crop Is estimated at rs 0Oo, ,0O gallons,
against $50 coo. .OOJ gallons last year. The
total value Of this crop is over So, -uOO,
the best since 1871.
The value Of the live stock received al the
Union stock Yards, Chicago. for ISIS
amounts to over siP4 ,ooO, 900 and the value OF
the stock shipped aggregated S1o,uco.VoO
Over 6,OO0, COO hogs were received. the total
value being Sl3o,ooOOO0
The contractors at the Ohio pxhitentiary
have decides. not 10 renew NuG-E N0nAl&NtS tA
expiration This viii throw 1900 idle con
yicts on the state law passed last winter
requiring prison labels on articles made there
Is the cause of the trouble
General Campos has been sent special
Ambassador from spain to Morocco. Hls
orders are TO demand the summary punish-
ment OF the leaders of the rebellious tribes,
the establishment Of neutral zone and The
payment OF an indemnity.
The committee of citizens having in charge
the care of the poor OF Indianapolis have ap-
pointed eanvassers by disricts, to seek
pledges for the winter. A food market is
opened One thousand families, representing
1900 persons, will be provided for.
Serious rio,ing took place among the ma
tives at Witwafersrand, South Africa The
natives who engaged In the disturbance we're
mostly employed in the mines. and numbered
about :, O00. The native miners fought fur
ousy. \ hundred men were wounded.
Owing to the number of tramps, Mayor
McHune of Anderson, Indiana, has issued an
order instructing the chief Of police TO fur
nish each night patrolman With a laeksnake
whip. and every tramp will be whipped out
of the city aud given severe lashing II he
returns.
The commissioner Of the general land Office
has approved and submitted TO the secretary
OF the interior supplemental lists Nos. l6 and
Il for land patents on the main and branch
lines on the Southern Pacific railroad. The
lists involve q, ,0I9 acres OF land located IN
California
Three men, Louis Becker. a shirt-maker,
Max Simon. a carpenter, and Charles Harris.
a clerk. attempted suicide at New York on
the eth. They form part Of the eity's great
army of destitute unemployed. and sought
death as a relief from their suferincs- All
will recover.
Chris. Evans, the noted California outlaw.
escaped from Fresno on the 2sth- lie was
aided by q man named Morrel, who brought
in food and held up the turnkey. The men
then compelled the turnkey to let them out
They left town In a stolen cart, after wound
ing the city marshal.
The escape of Chris. Evans appears to have
been a carefully planned affair and a number
of people are believed to have been ifnpltcat-
ed in IT, Evans had not been caught during
the twenty-four hours following his escape.
but hundreds of men are securing the country
in pursuit.
The list OF yearly dividends of the Fall
River cotton manufacturers, just issued by
G. NJ Hafards * Co, stock brokers, shows
the capital stock of thlrty-four companies to
be So, 81, 600 and dividends averaging 7.g5
per cent, and amounting TO 81 ,o22, $40, have
been paid during the year.
Armour Institute at Chicago has been
threatened with destruction by dynamite
crank, and II Is said also that the lives of
Philip d. Armour, founder OF the institute,
and DR.. Frank Gunsaulns, its president and
pastor OF Plymouth church, have been placed
In jeopardy by the same individual.
Injunciions falling to rid the Edison GEN
eral Electric Company of its numerous com
petItors in theselectric lighting business, the
big trust has determined to run them out of
the field by cutting prices below all competi-
tfou. A sweeping reduction of y per cent
ON every grade Of lamp manufactured has
been made.
A difficulty between white MAE and
negro eliminated in a riot at Wildwood