The Lamar register., 1897-12-25
TgAEoRAPHIc sRsvlr.ss.


There was very heavy snow storm
In Kansas en the 18th.
Two miners were Killed in snow
slide near Butte on the sth.
A New York man has bought the
2-year-old Hamburg for SGOoon
The three-cenS ear fare In Detroit.
Michigan. is declared to be . failure
The three big cracker companies OF
the country are planning TO combine.
The great six-day bicycle race at
New York YVES Won by Miller Of Chi
eago.
The union printers Of New York win
probably strike in the near future for
a nine-hour day.
The states of The Greater Republic
of Central Americn expect 10 form a
complete union within two months
As a result Of smallpox scare In
Soeorroand vicinity wholesale vacclua-
tions are being made by the authorl-
ties,
The carpet warerooms OF the Dob
sons, In Philadelphia, were Quilted by
are on the 1ith. with a loss " over
$4,000.
Secretary Alger has recommended to
Congress that 800 reindeer be- brought
from Lapland To be used in carrying
supplies into the KIondike region.
Unless 1t pays s2ois.7ps 10 the Cen.
tral Trust Company OF New York
within ten days. the plant of the United
States Car Company OF Chicago viii be
sold at auction
A party OF robbers held up a train
on the Atlantic * Pacific a few days
ago. but the men on guard opened
Are and killed one OF the bandits. The
others decamped with a posse in pur-
suit.
L. warmoies and Edward Rock. who
have just reached Calgary. Northwcs;
Territory. after partial trip over the
Canadian river route to the ki0ndike.
report the route the easiest aud cheap
est Of all.
Postmaster General Gary has amend
ed regulations so as 10 require that AZ
,Cr April LIST nexi the bond supplied by
letter carriers for the faithful perform
snee OF their duiEeS shall be that sup.
piled by surrey companies
Bigamy seems to bc on the increase
in Canada. and according 20 Judge
AHcDougal OF Toronto. the absence
OF inexpensive facilities for obtaining
divorces H. the cause at present A
person wanting divorce IN Canada
has to make application to Parliament.
and the cost is abou; Sl.ooo.
The entire ministry or Hay;i has re-
signed As yet the composition Of is
SUCCESSOR has not been definitely set
tled bui several well-known names are
mentioned that win command the con
fidence of the Hayilans and foreigners
alike. The city OF Forf au Prince. has
now resumed lis normal aspect.
Herr Wilhelm Won Kardorff. prcsi-
dent OF the Bimetallle League Of Ger
many, presided at the meeting of the
league Hast week. at which II was re-
solved 10 take steps 20 promote the OBJ
sacis Of the league In other countries,
although Englands attitude might de-
lay. 1t could not permanently peevenr
himeialiism.
There are To be no more bicycles In
the service Of the postofiice depart
ment In Chicago. An order TO this ef-
feet has been secured by Postmaster
Gordon from the postmaster general
Mr.. Gordon has discovered that the
work OF delivering mail can be better
facilitated by the use of street cars
and elevated trains.
Unrest continues in Bohemia There
are numerous arrests daily and the
prisons are SO full thar II has been
found necessary TO discharge the
minor cases. Slight collisions between
the students and the police have oc-
CURED at Prague. Cracow. and Gratz.
During the present week thirty news
papers have been contiscated In Bohe-
ia