The state herald., 1890-03-21
BY TELEGRAPH.

Ahe Chttlemen6 convention IL II
session at Fort Worth.
An American feet is giving exhibl
tions In European ports.
Ex-Secretary Whitney says that nc
is not candidate for President.
A mother and seven children were
burned In their homo near Montreal last
Saturday.
Herr Krupp, tho cannon manuiac.
turer Of Germany, had au income last year
of q, ,s05,OoO.
Six inches OF hnilstones fell In south
eastern Texas last week and the fruit trees
were stripped.
Warner Miller OF New York is the
newly elected president OF the Nicaragua
Canal Company.
A Pennsylvania coal mine is on fire
and eight mon imprisoned who arc sup
posed to have perishcd.
Several earthquakcshocks have oc-
curred ut Kutais, Asiata, Russia. Three
'iiuRes werc destroyed.
Judge David Dudley Field in his re-
cent Boston speech urged tho necessity Of
compelling citizens to vote.
Two men were arrested last week
while trying to set fire to large lodging
house In Spokane Falls, Washington.
The Chinese government is massing
its troops on the Siberian frontier. AZ an
early attack by the Russians is feared
A grand jury in South Carolina re-
Gently censurcd the Supreme Court, the
laws OF the State, and the county sheriff.
The state treasurer OF Missouri has
been suspended from oilicc by the Cover
nor, and an examination Of his books show
u deficit Of $4,000.
man claiming TO be from Colorado
ran muck in Chicago the other day and
shot four people, including two policemen,
one OF whom will die.
Leagues have been formed in Rio
Janiero and at Bahia, Para, Santes and
| Pernambuco TO boycott British goods in
favor Of American goods.
Another battle between the French
forces and those Of the King of Dahomey
resulted in the killing of 400 Dahomian
warriors, some Of whom were women.
II is reported that the Louisiana
Lottery people have obtained the conccs-
sions from tho Choctaw nation in Indian
Territory which they sought to obtain
from North DAKOTA.
The Senate committee which is in
vestigating the leakages Of Senate pro-
ceedings in secret session, arc summoning
all the members OF the Senate to swear
that they didn't do 1t.
In Dallas, Texas, u robber threw
big stone through the window Of icwclry
store and then reached in and took tray
OF diamond rings. Many people were about,
but he avoided arrest.
Senator Stanford has submitted TO
the Senate scheme for the issuance by
the Government Of bonds 70 farmers with
their property as security. The bonds to
be at n low rate OF interest and negotiable.
Upon these bonds the farmer may draw
currency as the National banks do now
aud with equal advantage.
Mwanga, king Of Uganda, Africa,
who, after being disposed was driven from
the country, has returned and with the aid
OF the missionaries conquered the rebels,
and has resumed authority In Uganda. He
has proclaimed himself Christian and
given the principal posts to Protestants
and Catholics, and n dangerous rivalry
has sprung up between them.
A Panama dispatch says that news
from Cassancro. Bayota, says that Indians
In want OF provisions promised them by
the government, 10 the number Of 5000,
raided prosperous plantations OF Santa
Elina, md others, burning the buildings
and stealing tho cattle. II Is feared that
dreadful results will follow unless troops
are sent at once to protect the inhabitants.
and furnish the Indians the supplies prom.
iscd.
The president has approved the
agreement entered into with several of the
bands OF Chippewa Indians In Minnesota.
under the act Of Congress OF 1859, whereby
100000 acres OF land are coded TO the
government under this agreement. Re.
ferring to this approval the secretary OF
the interior has promulgated u notice Of
warning to would settlers that these
reservations are not yet open and that
they must not trespass thereon.
The Massachusetts Reform Club
gave a dinner on tho evening OF the 7th,
and had among Its guests David Dudley
Field, George o. Shattucl, Darwin Ewart
and others. Field was tho principal speak
cr He said there were six problems
before the American pcopic-honest gov
ernment, woman suffrage, negro race,
rights of labor, government OF cities and
government OF corporations. Tho first.
nnmcd problem was then discussed By the
speaker.
The Senate committee on military
Affairs has ordered favorable report upon
the bill TO appropriate money To reimburse
the States OF California, Nevada aud Ore
son for expenses Incurred TO MD N SUP.
pressing the rebellion. The amounts are,
10 California, $50; Oregon, sJ,d,a;s,
aud Nevada, si0o,eo'. Wherever tho
State paid interest on the loans to meet
hesc expenses that amount, after being
determined on, shall also bc paid back to
hem.
Wyoming statesmen suggest u novel
scheme for populating their Territory. so
IL to secure statehood. A member OF tho
legislature has presented = bill 10 that
cody which provides for taxing each uu.
married man In tho Territory over thirty.
i've years old $50 year. A supporter Of
the measure says "If 1000 unmarried
women from Chicago should start for Wy.
ominR this month would guarantee that
}, per cent Of tho number would no, be
Aingic II year. II take, right hard dIspo.
sItiun 10 block d match out hcrc pur