The state herald., 1890-06-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
Ex.Secrotary Of War McCrary. Of
Iowa, died Oh the 23fd.

Orlginal package 'housee are Deing
opened rapidly in Kansas.
Josiah md Elizabeth Potts were
both hanged at Elka, Nevada, on the Goth.
A convention of the millers OF the
country has been in session at Minneapo
lis.
Burglars cracked the safe OF Kan.
sas City pool room last week and secured
s8, 500
1t is stated that Chicago's popula.
ton according to the census will reach
l,at0,OO0.
A strike OF switchmen in Cleveland
last week paralyzed the freight traffic al
that point.
Two rival lottery concerns are
making big bids to the Louisiana legisla'
ture for franchise.
A tornado which swept over I'LL.
nois on tho Goth injured several persons
and did much damage.
A cloud-burst In South Dakota
caused small stream to overflow, and
eight people arc reported drowned.
The editor OF colored paper nj
Leavenworth, Kansas, was assaulted upon
the street because he had attacked the
policy shops Of the town.
Atchison. Kansas, was nearly in.
undated last Thursday by flood which
carried away bridges and small buildings
and filed Easements, including those Of
the leading newspapers.
The Australian subsidy to the San
Francisco mail line will oease after No
vember next unless the American govern
ment subscribes toward the expense Of
continuing the service.
The President has vetoed the Teller
bill, which recently passed Congress, u
change the boundaries Of the Uncompah'
gre Indian Reservation in Eastern Utah.
Just west of the Colorado line.
Lord Salisbury has backed down
from his proposals as to refunding tn,
license money of saloon keepers who are
legislated out Of business. The pressure
OF temperance sentiment was too strong
for him.
The standing in percentages OF the
clubs comprising the Western Baseball
Association on the Goth was as follows:
Minneapolis, .62s; Milwaukee, GOO; Den
YER, 81; Sioux City, $50; Des Moincs,
ASS; Kansas City, .473; Omaha, .i2s; st.
Paul, .36s.
At Fort Worth saw mill circular
saw was hurled from its place, horribly
mangling and instantly killing the saw
yers, Charles F. Whitney and Edward
Clark, colored. Whitncy's left leg was
cut OF at the hip, and Clark's body WAS
cut In two
The pe,riiied remains of man have
been found on Jack Creek, Wyoming. The
body is that Of man seven feet In height,
aud OF proportionate buid. The find will
be unearthed and brought to Rawlins, and
will finally be sent 10 the Smithsonian In
stitution.
A Washington paper says that Pres
idcnt Harrison, in n conversation with q
friend, intimated that he would veto free
coinage bill II passed regardless Of the po-
litical consequences, md declared his in
tention Of returning TO the practice Of law
Mt the close Of this tern.
During married life OF twenty
four years, Thomas Butler OF Taylorville,
Pa, never failed to kiss his wife before
going to work in the morning. Because
lie would not kiss her the other morning,
Mrs. Butler committed suicide by taking
Paris green. She leaves five children.
Many large cities are exuspcrated
about the manner Of taking their census,
claiming that the work Is not beng thor
oughly done. The authorities at st. Paul
have arrested several Minneapolis cnum-
orators on the charge OF faisifying re-
turns and the Minneapolis people have
blood In their eye, rs result.
The Tin Flat. Record, OF Pittsburg,
cditorially claims that every tin plate i'm
porter in this country has been assessed
go, 900, and the English syndicate which
controls the manufactures and mines In
Monmouthshire and Cornwall has aug.
mented this sum to nearly o., Ooo, 900 In Or
der to defeat the tin plate clause In the Nc.
Kinley bill.
The deputy at Ashland, Wisconsin,
dropped dead In chair In the evening Just
Us he opened the Jail doors to take out
SOUND OF prisoners. The prisoners, many
of them held for serious ofYcnses, thought
Burns was resting ind made no effort to
escape. When tho isilcr entered half an
hour later the dead deputy WAS still guard.
Ing the prisoners.
An immense sensation was created
In railroad circles at Omaha last Monday,
when 1t had become known that suit had
bccu begun by tho Union Pacific against
G. II. McKibbcn, late general purchasing
agent Of the road for tho recovery OF HjO,-
go OF which hc Ia said TO have dcfrnndci
the company through contracts which bo
let ut a high figure, dividing the differ.
cncc with the contractors. The Union Pa.
ellie authorities claim that tho company
has lost $780, 900 In this way.
The directors OF the Worlds Fair
have formally declared their preference
for Lake Front Park with only one dis
scntIng vote. A resolution was adopted
instructing the committee on grounds to
enter into negotiations with tho city Of
Chicago. the Illinois Central railroad and
all OF tho interested parties TO secure IN
area Of the Lake front, Of not less than $50
acres, to be bounded OIL the north by Mon
roe street. The directors arn 10 hold m.
other meeting June -, which IL Just prior
to tho gathering Of tho national commIs.
sIoncrs.
RatclIilc. the train robbcr. who
died Mt Tcxarcana on tho ?lst, loft u wIfc
and three children. In his dying moments
hp snid II WINS too luto for him In tall h,,,