The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-07-25
BY TELEGRAPH.

London are striking for more and better
rations.
The Republicans OF the Senate
threaten to shut on debate II tho Demo
Gratis try to delay action on importan
bills.
There is no doubt that over one
hundred people lost their lives in thu
storm on Lake Pepin. Minnesota, las
week.
The story comes from Burlington
New Jersey, Of a woman drowning hel
baby In the river after having sewed IL
lips together, 30 that It could not cry out
The proprietors OF three newspaper,
published on the Island of Malta, have
been accommodated for printing articles
abusing the pope and the bishop Of Malta
The steamer St. Lawrence collided
with the pleasure yacht Catherine In the
81. Lawrence river near Alexandria last
Thursday. Of party of twelve on the
yachI five were drowned.
Sensational reports have recently
been published to the effect that British
cruisers had been ofdered 10 Behring Sea
with instructions to forcibly resist moles-
tation Of British fishing vessels by Amer
lean war ships.
Two men named Frazier and Glib
son have been murdered in southwestern
Kansas, because they brought In large
number Of Texas cattle that were believed
to DO infected with Texas fever. The
local cattlemen warned them out but they
remained and were nude away with.
A company Of gendarmes had a
fatal encounter with gang Of smugglers
at Thorapis, Turkey, recently. Tho gen.
darmes were seizing contraband tobacco
near the British embassy when they were
set upon by the smugglers and badly do
feated. Two officers were killed and a
number Of others were wounded.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has decided that 1t will issue an order
making reduction in grain rates from
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri To
St Louis and the Mississippi River and
TO Chicago. Food product rates east OF
the Mississippi, and not involved in other
suits before tho commission, are not found
to DO excessive.
The Secretary OF the Interior has
received . telegram from Captain Bou-
tellc, the superintendent of tho Yellow
stone National Park, stating that tho
great Excelsior geyser has been in state
Of eruption since last Saturday, the frs t
time in two years. The column of hot
water rises from the crater into the air q
distance Of 800 feet
1t is now reported that the list Of
Republican senator's opposed to the fed
oral election bill as 1t passed the House
are ten In number. embracing such gentle
men Of prominence as Edmunds Of Yer
mont, Paddock OF Nebraska, Teller and
Wolcott Of Colorado, Washburn aud Davis
Of Minnesota, Jones and Stewart Of Ne
vada, Halo OF Maine, and Plumb Of Kan
sas.
The fast passenger train No. 9
struck . broken switch rail at Picheon
three miles east of Carbon, wyo., and was
wrecked at l 80 this morning. The train
was heavily loaded and going down
heavy grade at full speed. Some OF the
cars left their trucks and plowed their
way for two lengths out into tho prairie.
Fortunately there was no embankment
and IL was one Of those cases out OF q
thousand where no one was killed or In.
iured
Advices from Kansas Indicate an
alarming condition Of the corn crop. Tho
condition Of corn grows worse day by day.
Hot winds cause great damage in those
sections Of the State which have had no
rain. In some sections the farmers have
about given up hopes Of harvesting any
crop ut all. At best there Ii no more than
half Of the State that is even fairly vel
watercd. In many sections the farmers
are marketing their hogs, fearing they
will have no corn 10 feed them.
The campaign In South Carolina is
very warm this year, and there Is much
feeling between tho followers Of Captain
Tillman, candidate for governor on the
Farmers Alliance ticket and tho members
of the Democracy. The gallant captain
In recent speech reflected very severely
on tho Charleston Neirs and Courier, and
tho representative Of that paper arose and
called the speaker liar. This prccipitat-
ed lively row, but no one was seriously
hurt.
The Russian government will spend
<a,aao, 900 roublcs on the new railway. and
harbors during tho coming financial rc.r
or II ,ooo, 900 roublcs more than last wear
Over 10000, 900 roublcs will bc ,ncn, In
building now lines, most of them strategic
At cost Of 10, SOC. 900 several leading line.
will be provided with n doublc an, a, r.,,.
new rolling stock 10 to BIO bought to the
value Oh ',Wo'"o roubles' whilo an equal
amount Will DC spent Tor barbor Improve
ments'