The Lamar register., 1898-10-05
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/ rnalarial fever at Washington.
1t is stated that an Ohio regiment will
be ordered 10 the Philippines,
General Otis says the reports Of sick
ness at Manila are exaggerated.
The Spanish authorities AZ Havana
have disinterred the remains Of Chris
! topher Columbus and shipped them TO
/ Spain.
fhe city OF Lima. Ohio. was visited
by hurricane on the 24th that dsnoi-
ished or injured a large number OF
buildings
Secretary Alger expressed himself rs
much gIatified at finding the camp az
Jacksonville in such good condition.
II Is announced that President Er-
razuriz OF Chile, has suffered slight
paralytic stroke. but his condition Is
improving.
II has just leaked out AT the Ken
tucky penItentiary that series Of box
lns matches has been conducted at the
prison. These contests have been
fought TO a finish. \ stop has been Put
TO the custom.
The Navy Department has decided 10
send the cruiser Buffalo. now al New
York. 10 the Pacific station. The Buff
falo goes out under the Command of
Commander HemphIlL late u the Nayi-
cation Bureau
The American RSring Cyclists Assso-
siation was formed on the 21th as an
opposition racing association To the
League OF American Wheelmen. at
Boston, at meeting In which num-
Der of star racers took part
Ii Is announced at Madrid that TO-
DO0 SpnniardS, residing I'm the island OF
Porto Rico. have refused 10 live ia The
STAND under the American flag and
have demanded that they h. returned
10 Spain nj the expense Of the govern
menf.
\ statement was issued By the War
Department ON the s7ih Jhat the Cuban
Commission had effected an arrange
ment With the spanish authorities
whereby the steamer Comai. carryinE
cargo OF supplies for the suffering
people % Cuba wonld b. permitied 70
iand her cargo AZ Maianzas free OF
iuty.
An application was made 10 Judge
Taft of the United States Court for
restraining order 10 prevent the sIris.
~ working at the Cleveland Wire NIL
Works frnm interfering with the en-
Bl0yt-s u the company. Judge Taft re
fused 10 hear the application without
notice 10 ihr parties Implicated and sci
the hearing for preliminary order for
October iith
An Official dispatch from st. Louis,
Senegal. French West Africa. says
force OF Soudanes,. sharpshooters In the
French service. commanded by Lieu
tenant Woolfel. has defeated an army
0f Sofas, under Que OF the Safnory's
chiefs. capturing 5000 men and Seiziug
300 rides and quantities of ammunition.
1t Is added that the French force had
one sharpshcoter wounded.
The yellow fever epidemic Is slow
ly marching onward. New orleans
chronicled It's first death ON the 23th.
and two more people were taken down
with the disease. The Louisiana Board
or Health makes the official announce
ment that franklin has had lol cases
to date. Five persuns have died there.
The sick are doing well Cases con
tinue TO appear at other points.
The Cctan question has taken a
step towards final solution IN the ac-
ceptance by the fopr great powers OF
Italy's proposals. which includes the
dismissal Of Turkish troops and fune-
tionarieS. The admIrsils OF the powers
in Cretna waters have decided that the
ringleaders Of the recent massacrSs
are to be tried before n couri-martial
composed OF the British officers.
Advices were received AT the Post
office Department to the effect that the
Porto Ricans are taking kindly to the
United States postal system. At first
the only mail which the postal officials
were handling was that sent from the
United States. Now large number OF
pouches are received daily from differ
ent points in the interior OF the island
which are for other points in the island
and not for Americans
An epidemic OF train-wrecking is
spreading over England. Already more
than one serious accident has occurred,
cntailing great loss of life. in conse-
duence of the deliberate placing Of OBJ
structions on railway tracks. All lines
now have hundreds Of men employed
in patroIiing their tracks. but. natu-
rally, it is quite impossible efficiently
to guard the thousands Of miles of
track in the whole English railway
system.
The starving condition of Spanish
soldiers returning from Cuba is caus-
ing bitter feeling among the Spanish
people and contrasts are being made