The Lamar register., 1895-04-20

The publisher OF the Chicago Record
has offered $4,000 for prize stories. 10
be run in that paper.
There are 1000 cigarmakers who
struck fifteen weeks ago, still idle In
New York.
-Four tramps were killed by the
wrecking Of freight train near Alton
Illinois, last Friday. Several others
We're injured.
In the pursuit OF the Rock Island
train robbers one Of them was killed,
and It is believed that the others VIII
soon be taken.
A man killed his wife and himself a.
they came out OF church at Wichita
live with him.
Rev DR. Lansing. who said that
Cleveland was addicted to too much
liquor. has apoloEized-b because "A"
can't prove H.
Patrick Benson. an Oakland land
attorney. has received Information that
he has fallen heir 10 an estate Of $50
600 in Scotland.
The new city council OF Chicago. ut
its first session. passed ordinances re
pcailnE the Cosmopolitan electric and
Ogden gas ordinances
senator Palmer Of Illinois says that
he will fight the silver Democrats OF
his state 20 i finish on the proposition
to endorse the free coinage OF silver.
Lieutenant Commander Drake Of the
United States steamer AlbatrOss, eSfi-
mates that h costs the government Sl7t
per skin 10 protect the seal fisheries
At wetzcl. Illinois. Thomas Coleman.
aged lG, hung himself In the barn d.
cause his mother sent him on an erraud
"a no. -. a
pillow.
The secret ~ the probable collapse
Of the coal miners strike in Western
PENNSYLVANIA is now given out 10 have
4. been wholesale starvation In the ranks
Of the strikers
Government officials have Just diScov-
cred that gang ~ crooks AT Chicago
are turning ont large quantities ~
bogus two-crnt stamps, The men have
not been arrested.
A movement has been started by
merchants doing business on the Bow.
cry, New York, 10 have the name Of
that notorious thorouEhfare changed
l; hurts their trade.
Representatives Of over 10000 men
and women engaged in the various
branches Of the shoe industry, assem-
BLEED in Boston Thursday 10 form .
grand union Of sboemakers-
IL Is said that Guzman Blanco. er
president Of Venezuela. who now liyct
In Paris. has a corner on the world'-
coffee market, having recently bought
100000 worth OF spot coffee.
Albert II. Horton. chief justice ~ tn,
Supreme court Of Kansas. has resigned
The resignation Is accepted and Gov
ernor Morrill, appointed Judge DAVID
Martin of Atchison to b. the new chief
justice.
A receiver has been appointed for the
clothing firm Of Barrie. Benedict n
Goldman Of Chicago. Liabilities ar
put at 100000 and assets at $4,000
Discussions in the firm brought on ths
trouble.
Cholera has appeared AT Port Arthur
thirty eight soldiers having been at
tackled. Twenty-one persons were
seized with the same disease on March
II. but no additional cases have since
been reported.
Queen LIliuokalani has been given
permission TO walk anywhere in tht
ten-acre park surrounding the govern
ment buildings after four O'Clock In tho
afternoon She was not in good health
and needed exercise.
The grand jury in session at Fort
Smith. Arkansas. has returned indict
ments against a number OF persons fol
gambling. and among them are several
society ladies' accused OF playing pro
gressive euchre.
The state department OF Bolivia Is
economlZing. The governor has cut