The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-11-07
NEWS NUGGETS.

shlleu LOT AmerlCa.
1t is rumored that General Wolseley
will soon take charge Of English af-
fairs In Africa.
A number of British Jewish bodies
have presented jubilee address to
Cardinal Manning.
An epidemic Of fever prevails in
Killarney. The disease is attributed
to the use Of bad potatoes.
Count Won Moltke will devote to
charity birthday contributions
amounting 100000 marks.
1t Is stated that since the accession
Of Car Alexander In 1881 that 270,-
900 Jews have been expelled from
Russia.
Sixty lives were lost by Il collision
OF steamships Of the Atlantic coast,
six miles from Barneget, Thursday
evening.
The Ohio legislature has passed
bill providing for a non-partisan
board OF public improvements in Gin
cinnati.
DIR. Peters. the African explorer,
will establish trading station in
Uganga. The money for the purpose
has been subscribed in Germany.
Several New York reporters claim
that the Mckinley tariff bill is in yalid
because OF the omission OF section
from the enrolled bill signed by the
President.
The cattle raisers OF the West pro-
pose to form an association which
shall do away with the dressed beef
combine md all other middlemen and
spectators.
jamaica Is making rapid arrange
ments for the great international in
dustrial exposition soon to be held
there, and in which seventeen foreign
countries will take part.
A number OF Berlin capitalists have
promised to subscribe 100000
marks to aid Baron Wissmann's pro-
ject to construct a railway in Africa
from Dar-es-Sslaam to Bagamoyo.
DR.. Julius Seclye ended his admin
istration as president OF Amhert Col
lego last week. On Monday Of this
week the new president, Merrill q.
Gates, assumed the duties OF the office.
A Santa Fe passenger train jumped
the track near Topeka Friday, several
OF the coaches being turned over and
a number Of people being badly in
jured.
Judge Caldwell of the United States
circuit court has decided against the
original package men OF Iowa and
Kansas. The court holds that the act
of Congress and the laws OF the States
are valid.
Postmaster Richie, OF Leavenworth,
excluded from the mails the entire
mail edition OF the Leavenworth Times
OF II recent date. because it contained
a list OF articles won at rattle at u
Catholic church fair.
A monument to the memory OF
Lieutenant Commander De Long,
Lieutenant Chopp. Surgeon Amber
and other victims OF the Arctic explor-
ing steamer Jeanette in 1881, has
been dedicated at Annapolis.
The issue OF standard silver dollars
from the minis during the week ended
November was $74S.3l3. The issue
during the corresponding period OF
last year was tsl5,593. The ship
ments OF fractional silver coin during
the month OF October amounted to
81, 1858, 1889.
In answer to an inquiry from one OF
the ports. the customs department ut
Ottawa, Ont, has ruled that the
Louisiana lottery advertisements anu
other matter may be received by the
various ports, but that the persons to
whom they are sent shall DO subject
TO prosecution by the legal authori.
ties.
A statement issued Mt the treasury
department shows that during the
month OF October there was net in
crease Of ty2i.90s In circulation,
principally in gold coin, and net de-
crease OF slo,l76.527 in money ind
bullion In the treasury. The amour,
OF the new treasury notes In circula-
ton is Gil. 467,35l.
Price Bismarck has made arrange.
ments to start II brewery at Freidsch-
ruhe. Several Hamburg capitalists
are Interested Ia the concern which
will have capital OF 600,O marks.
The financiers will run the brewery
for ten years. paying rentto Bismarck.
The ex-chancellor reserves for his
heirs the right to buy the concern
after thirty years. 1t is expected the
house will do large trade.
A monument was unveiled at An
napolis. Md, last week TO the mem.
DRY OF those who persisted In the
famous Jeanette expedition. 1t fol.
lows the design OF the one erected In
the Lena delta, where many OF the
men died whose memory IL is to per-
pctunte, Its base Is - fee, long, ~
feet Wide, and 10 feet high, and nm
icc-coycicl cross OF white marble sur
mounts the whole.
The bulletin issued Tie, ~ on the
population Of the United States SAYS
the population Of the United States
on june . and 10. 1T shown by the
first count. exclusive Of whites In the
lndinn Territory. Indians on rcscrvn-
lions and Alaska. was G2.ie0. $40.
Those figures may be slightly changed
by later computations. In 1880. the
population wis so. 1855. 1888. an abso.
Lutte Increase In ten years OF 1884
757, the percentage OF increase being
2i.27.
Farmers and grain growers Of Mis-
souri, md Kansas report that the
Hcssinn Ny has made mn attack upon
carly sown winter wheat and that the
wheat sown during september Is
ruined by the insect. Reports Of SO.
we're damage come from Ottawn
County. Kansas. Lafayette. Cas- and
jackson Counties. Missouri. 1t IL be.
loved that the damage I. general, and