The Lamar register., 1894-01-13
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ounces of silver for Europe on the 5th.
1t is reported from Ecuador the government
is mobilizing its army with view 10 ois-
pute at arms with Peru-
During Thursday night the Victoria hos-
pital at London burned and the patients
were saved with great difficulty
S. I. Sherman, employed in saw-miu At
Fordyce, Arkansas, committed suicide during
a despondent 1t by jumping headlons into
the furnace
dangerous anarchist named Salvador French,
who admits his completely In the attempt 10
blow up the Liceo theater.
The revenue cutter Corwin arrived at San
Francisco from Honolulu on the 5th, with
dispatches from Minister Willis. Upon is
arrival no news could be obtained from IL
Rioters at Castelvetrano, Sicily, did serious
damage TO public buildings, and released
prisoners The police were powerless to sup
press the disturbance and soldiers were
called in.
Governor Lewelling has removed Mary A.
Lease from the Kansas State Board OF Char
ities Ii Is generally believed 10 be the re-
suit Of the criticisms that she has uttered
against state officials
Nearly ali the iron and steel plants in and
about Pittsburs resumed operations on the
end giving employment to thousands of Idle
men. The eIAet number securing work
could not be learned, but 1t 1. estimated at
1850.
ton building al Chicago, thirteen stories
high, and costing ss5o,oOo, wn tornAIly
opened on the ist. The building Is the hne.t
occupied by any Y. NJ 2 A. IN America
The property Is valued at sl,SoO,uo.
The report Of the Atehison, Topeka & SAN
ia Fe railway system for November shows
gross earnings Of 81, les. .sli; decrease, $50
l47; net earnings, 8, 433, ,62i, decrease, sl2'i-
1876. Total income, sl,i5S,b2ii decrease,
sl62, 1856; surplus, S2i6,o@i; decrease, slso,-
is5.
The Mercur, Utah, gold mine, recently sold
to Denver parties for s95 900, Is turning out
about loo tons OF ore daily, which mean. TO
them = prodt of from s4O,OoO TO sSO,Voo a
month. The cost OF labor Is e. ton, while
the profit on each ton Of ore reduced By The
cyanide process Is said TO be slb.
William ~ Bennett, one Of the best known
bank tellers in Providence, Rhode Island, has
fed. taking with him nearly $4,000, He has
been in the employ Of the Globe National
bank about ten years He had full swing in
the bank and had the entire confidence OF
Cashier George c. Soyes- Itis thought he
has taken a steamer for Europe.
Letters lust received from Rio JAneiro say
French vessel was fred upon by the Brazil
ian insurgent warship AquidAhan which dis
charged a number Of machine guns but did
no damage The French admiral immedi-
Aiely demanded an apology and redress The
Aquid absn sAluted the hAg the next morning
with eleven guns.
Reports of the condition Of the national
banks at the close of busines. December 10
are being received al the treasury depart
ment in response to the call for them They
show the average reserves Of the banks re-
porting very large and In some cases
larger than on the date Of the previous call.
October 5, indicating the smouni Of money
still Idle Is very large.
Hard times have come upon the retail
clerks Of Chicago IN a manner never before
experienced Nearly 6,ooo men and women
who have been working in the various mer-
camille establishments OF Chicago have been
thrown out of employment since the close Of
the holiday trade. This number 1. composed
of at least 8, 500 women and girls, whose sal
aries have not averaged more than 6 per
week.
A dispatch from Vienna says the Arehduke
Carl Salvador, in conjunction with an officer
of the army, has invented al automatic nit
rAllleuse, which is reported to be the best ye;
made Ii fires 4h0 to $50 shots q minute and
smokeless powder can be employed Forty
thousand rounds have been fred from one
barrel OF the weapon without showing any
defect. The co.t Of the new mitrailleuse Is
1000 forms each
Word has Just been received Of terrible
accident which happened few days ago Al
the home of sol Collins, Spring Greek,
Missouri. Collins sat near open hre place
with a keg Of powder beside him. He threw
some of the powder, which he thought was
too damp to burn, into the FIRE. A terrible
explosion followed, in which Collins, bis
wife, four children and two others were seri-
ously injured
David W. Hart of Dodge City, Kansas, is
butily engaged 10 collecting the Insurance on
$50, 600 policy for foot he lost under =
Chicago street car wheel last summer Mr..
Hart had insured against the loss of s. leg in
along list of companies, and TO the sum total