The state herald., 1889-08-16

--scutng inc passengers ana crew OF inc
ill.fated Danmark.
The National Electric Light Associ-
alton in scssIon at Niagara Falls have
passed resolutions calling upon tho Gov
ernor TO repeal the law for the execution
Of murdcrcrs by electricity. The convcn-
tion is opposed TO the method.
The people Of Green County. Wis.
are greatly excited over number Of pearls
which have been found In the clans that
inhabIt Sugar River. Anumber have been
found worth from $50 to 800 md the river
is staked on in claims for miles
The big strike In the Conncllsvillc
coke region has been made general and
every one Of the sevcnty.six coke plants
and over. 900 ovens arc idle, As the
situation appears the probabilities arc that
the strike will end soon and favorably to
the men.
A mob OF 400 or 5Gy pc, sors at
tackled tho royal palace In Honolulu one
day last week with the intention OF fore.
ing the King TO abdicatc. They were dis.
pcrscd after sharp skirmish; lumber OF
them were slain and the ring leaders ar
rested.
The Calumet Iron Company, OF Lam
caster, Pa, have posted notice OF an In.
crease from s,.5O TO s3.s5 n ton for pud.
ding, mud other wages In proportion, keep.
ing the promise made four months ago,
when the reduction was made, that when
trade grew better they would increase the
pay OF the men.
Deputy Marshal Franks tclcgrnphs
| Superintendent Bancroft from Moab that
| the robbers who held up the Rio Gande
Western train ut Thompson Springs Tues.
day night, stole two horses ut that place
aud on reaching Moab, stole two fresh ani
mails: The officer says ho is close upon tho
robbers ind will surely ovcrtako them.
The japan Gasette snys one hun.
lrcd persons were drowned, is,ooo houses
washed away and a,5oO ncrcs OF cultivated
land seriously damaged IN four OF tho seven
cantons which suffered the most from the
overiowing OF tho River Chlhugo, In l'u
kcokakcn, by the recent heavy rains. To
lief funds have been started IN various
parts Of the Empire.
The Mayor OF Boston has received II
letter purportinv :. rmo from the Mayor
OF Tacoma, In which tho writer, In behalf
Of the unmarried men Of tho State OF Wash
ineton, proposes marriage To the supprilu
| nus f.rnulps of Mussn. husatts In huils
This In believed TO be tho most pganti,
matrimonial transaction IN record sine,
the Roman. helped themselves To wivc.
from among the Sabine women.
An electric motor wns exhibited nj
Baltimore tho other day which attained q
speed on circular truck Of ton miles II
iivc minutes. This equals three miles
minute on y straight track. Tho compan,
will build nt once iivo milo circular tll,cl
on Long Island 10 domonsiratc the practi
cnbiliiy o. the electric system and auto
matte system. it's Intended only for llrh
express packages, mall and newspapers.
The Caldwell express On the Rocl
Island rond rolldcd with freight trnii
Sunday evening IN n curve two niles ives
Of Topckn. Tho baggage aud express ear
OF tho passenger train, many freight ear
and both engines were wruclicd ExprcnA
mnu Courier was crushed 10 death, Fire
man Pat Donovan fatally injured, and Lev
ball. II brakeman, had one leg cut on AM
was otherwise injured. None OF tho pas
.cngcrs were injured.