The state herald., 1890-05-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
Another election fraud sensation is
attracting attention in Chicapo.

siPPi ~ ot' LOUIS mas been completed.
John G. Fremont has been place,
upon the retired list as major general.
Portugal has consented to submit
the Delagoa Bay question to arbitration.
= The Laramie Boomerang, Bill Nye'
old paper, has been sold to G. l.. Rannar
1t is estimated that 10000 mel
Joined In the labor parade in London las
Sunday.
A largo number of men throughou
the country struck for shorter hours OF
May 1st.
Ex-President Cleveland has beef
admitted to practice before tho Unite,
States Supreme Court.
AT Hamburg, Germany, nine thous
and men were discharged for participating
in the May day demonstrat
A delegation of determined New
Mexicans is at Washington urging tn,
claims OF their territory to statehood.
A new torpedo boat, the "Cushing'
is said to be very fast, having broken thu
record between Newport and New York.
An inmate Of the Utah Insane Asy
lum obtained possession Of q razor ant
killed Chinaman by cutting his heat
nearly of.
The Southern Press Association I.
opposed to the government telegraph
scheme. They say it Is contrary to Jefrer
sonian ideas.
The mining town of Lehigh, Indiar
Territory, is under control of crowd o
iawless men who run everything to sui
themselves, and drive out peaceable citi
zens.
A general strike, involving 14,00t
coke workers in Connellsville region, Scot
land, is threatened unless the Frick Com
panv resumes operations at the yallc,
works.
Judge Hilton of New Yor!; is max
ing 1t hct for the editors and publishers o.
the World which accused him of stealth,
from the Stewart estate. They have beer
indicted for criminal libel.
Members OF labor unions Mt Bris
banc, Australia, threaten to strike to pro
vent the shipment OF woods shcared b,
non-union men. They have cablcd to Eng
land asking for the support of British labo
unions.
New York at last has ballot re
form bill for which the people have beer
fighting for several years, but which Gov.
ernor Hill has as firmly opposed A com
promise measure finally received hi
approval
The investigations OF the electio,
frauds in Arkansas by the Senate commit
tee is creating considerable excitement a
Little Rock. There came near being ,
hght in the committee room the other da,
between two lawyers.
An Arkansas man has invented ;
fire escape which consists simply of n,
aluminium steel tape. Tho end is fastenet
at window and the tape is wound on ,
reel, which is. held in the hand and al
lowed to unwind rapidly or slowly as III,
person descends.
The seventeenth annual contest O
the Interstate Oratorical Association vo,
held in Lincoln, Nebraska, MAY lst. Ora
tors were present from Ohio, Indiana. mi
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansai
and Colorado, First prize was awarded t,
S. W. Naylor of Topeka. Kas., and secont
to a. Douglas Of Monmouth, Ill.
The New York papers charge tha,
tho bill recently passed ut Albany abolish.
Ing capital punishment was aided ,hroupl
bri6es. The electric companies arc muel
opposed TO the use OF electricity for execp.
tlons as they claim that 1. will Great, ,
prejudice against Its use in other ways.
Orders have been issued at Wash
ington for the squadron Of evolution I,
proceed to Brazil for duty on tho Sout,
Atlantic station. While no explanation O
the transfer is given II is generally nc
cepted To mean desire on tho part of In,
administration TO foster and ,emrn
friendly relations with the South Amerl
can republics.
a dispatch from Willis Point, Tex
us, says that hurricane struck ,ba
town on the 3rd. Two persons were l,iIl,t
outright and several injured, one fatally
Tho Methodist church and public schoo
building were completely demolished
while number OF stores and residence,
were blown down and nearly all busines,
houses were unroofcd.
J. X. Hudson. editor OF the Topek,
Capital, the leading prohibition daily N
Kansas, has been indicted by n grand iur,
for embezsiement, the charge being tha,
he has received more for printing leon
notices than the federal laws alloy, Judy,
Foster, who Is supposed to have ins,Ioa,a,
the prosecution Is an old enemy OF uudso,
and II Is believed that the latter capno, h,
found guilty.
Members OF Congress are bcin,
urged by the Farmers Alliance TO cncour
age what is known as the -,rca.ur,
scheme. This plan provides for the os,ab
lIshmcnt OF places OF deposit or sub.,rcns
urios In which can bo deposited non-per
lshable products OF tho farm and mine m,
government TO issue certificates form rivo,
percentage OF their value, tho certificate
to bc used US silver certificates now arc
constituting form Of money.
The Santa Fc and Fort Worth rnl,
roads have their hands full Jus, now nov.
Ing stock from Texas md tho Indian Tcr
ri,ory To Wcndovcr, wyo. From Tim
poIn, they are driven To Montana. An m
cattle shipped come through Dcnyc,
There were 10000 head handled ut m,
local stock yards last spring, and mi
years shipment will exceed that pumbcr
There arc now 1900 head ON the trail h.
Ing driven through.
The commissioner OF tho land o,,l,
In decision o-day holds that mouey mt
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