The Lamar register., 1899-12-13
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

HSAI reunion VIII De held during
INC last week of August 1900 In Chi
cago.
An under master in boarding school
at Cappelle-au-Bois is accused of hay-
ing caused the death of pupil by
brutal punishment and the procuror
general of Belgium is proceeding in the
case.
The directors of the Atchison. To-
peka d Santa Fe Railroad Company
nave declared a dividend on the pre-
Ierred stock OF II per cent, making
an Increase OF II of l per cent. over
the last dividend.
Rev. Dr. Benjamin f. Decosta of
New York has been received into the
roman Catholic church. DIR. Decosta
took a prominent part in the contro-
Versy over the ordination of Or. Briggs
few months ago when he entered the
Episcopal church.
The list of dead and injured during
the football season just over Is ex-
ceptionally large. The game caused
eleven deaths, which are pretty evenly
distributed East and West Sixty
seven men were seriously hurt. A sig
nlncant fact Is that most Of the casual
Ties happened on minor teams where
there was lack OF proper training and
absence OF science.
The secretary of state has received
4 telegram from Mr.. Hunter, minister
to Guatemala, saying that he has been
Informed by that government that on
December End General Toledo. with
about 200 followers. principally for
eigners, raised revolution near the
border OF Salvador at a place called
Juliapa. They were attacked by gov
ff,..
border with heavy loss.
The War Department has made pub
lie an itemized statement of receipts
OF the open ports Of the Philippine
islands. extending from August 13,
1898. to October 81, 1899. The total
amount Of receipts from all sources to
September 80, 1899. is stated 60 be So
33i,22S The cable receipts for Oc-
tober are s50i. las, making n total from
the date OF American occupation to
October 31st OF s5.S32,3T6.
Charles Kingsbury Miller, chairman
Of the flag committees OF the Sons Of
the American Revolution and the Sons
OF the Colonial Wars In Illinois, and
executive member OF the American
Flag Association In New York, has for
warded TO every representative and
senator at Washington a document ap-
peallng for the enactment of a law for
the protection of the flag and to pro-
hIbit It's use for advertising or com
merclal purposes
The Spanish steamship Vladimir
sawin Is on It's way to Philadelphia,
carrying one OF the largest cargoes of
war material ever shipped to the
United States. The shipment includes
5000 tons of heavy and light guns,
ammunition, time-fuses, torpedoes and
other war material of the most np-
proved types, and Is consigned to the
Russian warships now building at
Cramps shlpyarCfs. When the men-
of-wnr leave Cramps, they Will be in
trim for action. and will proceed direct
TO the Chinese coast and to Persian
gulf ports.
Hong Kong advices give the details
OF the preliminary trials OF the recon-
structed cruisers, lsla de Luzon and
Isle de Cuba under charge OF Chief
Constructor Hobson- The Luzon made
an average OF l4-s5 knots over a two
mile course, and the Cuba made IA
knots. On board were Hobson, Cap
tain Wilde OF the Oregon, Commander
walling, Commander Burgdorf and
Consul General Wildman- Everything
connected with the machinery and boil
ers worked smoothly and there was
not q hitch from start to finish. II
is expected both vessels VIII be ready
for sea about December Ia
The Amoskeag corporation Of Man.
chester. the largest cotton manufactur-
ing concern in the country, Will ad-
vance the wages OF its 5000 operatives
10 per cent. December 18th A similar
advance will be made at the mills of
the Annoy and Stark companies of
Manchester the same day. The Stark
mills employ nearly 1000 and the
Annoy about 1900 The China, Was
sitter and Pembroke mills of Suncook,
New Hampshire. will also raise wages
10 per cent. The Suncook mills en-
ploy about 1880. Other mills have
given notice of raise in wages
The question of American meat i'm
ports into Germany has already Great
ed much bad blood on both sides of the
ocean, and 1t still looks as though this
matter would prove the first serious
test OF the friendly understanding
reached between the two countries. In
this controversy, as in others, there
are two opposing currents within the
German government The fact that
the influences favorable to the United
States, which are directed by Count
Won BueIow, are Just now again in
ontrol. has been strlkingly demonstrate
ed. The meat inspection bill, which
the relchstag committee, hostile TO the
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