The state herald., 1890-02-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Sultan Of Zanzibar is dead.

Inc oultan OF ZanztDAr 10 dead.
Petroleum is said TO have been found
in Western Mexico.
Roads running west from Chicago
arc cutting freight rates.
1t Is suggested that Dom Pedro be
elected President of Brazil.
The three woman's suffrage associ-
ations of the country have united In one.
A man was killed at Dallas. Texas,
the other night in q slugging exhibition.
DR.. Daniel Dorchester has been con-
firmed as superintendent of Indian schools.
Some OF the leading New York pa
pcrs have given up the fight for the Worlds
Fair.
The women in some OF the Missouri
towns are making 1t warm for illegal liquor
sellers.
Prince Alexander, OF Battenburg.
has been appointed colonel of an Austrian
regiment
Freight rates between the Missouri
river and Chicago have been reduced TWEEN
ty per cent.
The Catholic authorities have re-
fused to grant Gen. Boulanger divorce
from his wife.
Four OF the men indicted for at
tempting to bribe the Cronin jury have
pleaded guilty.
Last Sunday some one threw a bomb
into New York alley, which. exploding
did some damage.
Two burglars attacked an Ohio
farmer In his house and hc killed one and
wounded the other.
The Chicago boodlers have been
sued for s200, 900 which 1t Is claimed the
County lost by their misdoings.
The Due d'Orlcans has been SEN
fenced to two years imprisonment for re
turning to Paris contrary to law.
Advices from Shanghai report that
Goodmor Formosa has been captured and
beheaded, with the remaining rebel chiefs.
Mr.. Wannmaker reports that to ex-
tend the free delivery system to towns Of
5000 population would require 1911, 900
per annum.
The electricians of the country dis
approve Of the use OF electricity in capital
punishment, as they think it throws dis
credit upon it.
Salt Lake Gentiles have presented
$40, COO to the chairman of their committee
who was largely instrumental in winning
the recent election.
The national silver committee has
inaugurated series of meetings to be held
in different parts Of the country to advance
the interests Of silver.
In New York City recently two
young women-0pera singers-fought Q
duel with swords, drew blood and made up.
Jealousy was the cause.
A collision occurred upon an Ala
bama railroad recently, between an accom-
mediation and heavily loaded excursion
train. An engineer was killed and others
hurt.
The Supreme Court OF Montana de.
cides that members of tho legislature may
draw their salaries despite the fact that no
appropriation bills have been passed and
signed.
A New York Chinaman swore In
court tho other day that he had been forg.
ing notes for New York lawyer, with the
expectation Of getting part Of the money
on them.
There was noisy row In the Cam
adian Parliament last Wednesday, due to
charges being made that the government
had made no effort to suppress religious
riot at Hull.
A thief recently entered st. Paurs
Church In New York md prepared lot Of
toric value to carry away but the police
caught him.
The President has issued n procla-
nation directing the removal OF all cattle
grazing upon the Cherokee outlet, In the
northern part OF Indian Territory, by the
first Of October.
At the request Of Mr.. Hirsch, Amer
lean Minister Mt Constantinople. the porte
has imprisoned IN his palace Moussa Bcy,
the Kurdish chief, charged with robbinv
and outragiug Christians In Armenia.
; The French Council OF Agriculture
has voted In favor Of imposing duty of 3
francs on corn, francs on corn meal nnd
its derivatives, 3 francs on rice In the husk
and francs on broken and cleaned rice
and rice -four.
On Wisconsin railroad few DAYS
ago y fiat car loaded with logs ran away.
and telescopcd the rear coach OF n passen-
ger train, the logs being driven through
the coach, and many Of the passengers
were badly injured.
The birthday OF Abraham Lincoln
was celebrated In Chicago on the ieth by
an immense gathering Of people. John NJ.
Thurston, OF Nebraska, delivered the
oration. Similar meetings were held In
New York and other cities.
The burning OF tho University ut
Toronto, Ontario, caused a loss Of nearly
million dollnrs. The loss OF records, his.
lorical documents and many valuable
papers belonging TO tho president, Sir
Daniel Wilson, cannot b. u.iinatcd by
dollars and cents, for they cd..n.t be rc-
placed.
The commission which has been
trying Parnell and other leading Irish