The state herald., 1890-08-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
During one hundred years our gov
eminent has issued 48S, 4so patents.

ernment hes Issued 4ss, 4sa patents,
|. Emperor William is visiting his
grandmother, the Queen Of England.
The railroads nre cutting rates to
the g. A. Il. en,ampment at Boston.
Aiamine prevails In tho Soudan.
In some parts of the country tho deaths
average 100 daily.
1t Is reported that IN English syn.
dicate 10 gobbling up oil the glassware
plants In the country
Ninety-eight bodies have been re-
covered from the coal mine at ST. Etlenne,
France, where an explosion of fire damp
occurred.
During the year ending June 30th
the collage Of our mints amounted to ss2,.
oo0, 600 Id gold, $3s,O0O;00O In silver and
81 Loo, 900 in base metal.
The Catholics OF Canada have
erected MONUMENT 10 the memory Of
Catherine Teguhouita the first Indian
converted To that faith In 1861.
By order Of Emperor William fac
tory workmen's children who are weak
and ailing will have holiday at tho sea-
side at the governments expense.
The superintendent OF the Yellow
stone Park reports that buffalo and elk
are increasing very rapidly, aud that the
streams arc being stocked with salmon
aud trout
IA dispatch says that Emin Pasha
{AnAs had severe fighting At Nasal and
Ugogo. He killed many natives by using
the Maxim gun. He seized 1000 head of
cattle. He defeated the Ugogos with
great slaughter.
Twenty-four British sailors at
tempted to escape from their ships ut
Newport last Monday by stealing YES.
sells boat while excursionists were land
ing. A crew sent in pursuit shot one, cut
mothers finger with cutlass and cap
tured all but three as they were landing
at the torpedo station.
There wns another wreck on the
Louisville, New Albany aud Chicago rail-
road Sunday. Two men were killed and
several injured. About seven miles north
OF bedford. Indiana the south bound pas
scnRer train came In collision with the
north bound passenger from Louisville.
Several Of the cars were completely tele-
scoped.
An attack was made upoa the town
Of Shafter, Preside County. Texas, on the
9Th by twenty-five Mexicans. State
Ranger J. G. Graves was killed and Dep
uty Sheriff i. Leo seriously wounded
while endeavoring to arrest the Mexicans.
A posse Of rangers and deputy sheriffs
have left Maria to capture tho mauradcrs.
1t is reported that Shaftcr was sacked and
burned.
Hon. Martin Mailer, Secretary OF
the Kansas State Board Of Agriculture,
has great confidence In the success OF u
second corn crop planted now, and n pre-
pairing circular to be issued soon urging
the farmers to save themselves from total
loss by planting second crop OF corn,
millet or cane. Otherwise there will be
much suffering and loss In the western
part Of that State.
A telegram from kingman, Kansas.
says that the grasshoppcrs have made
their appearance by millions In Kingman
County, aud that they arc appearing rapid.
~ In Sedgwick, Reno and Harper Coun-
ties. 1t is feared that this pest Is TO he
added to the fearful drouth aud hot wind,
now sweeping over the Suntiower {, ATE.
snd there will be no salvation for any crop
In southern Kansas.
The special session OF the Illinois
Legislature Ia ended The Worlds Fair
bill which was passed provides that the
made land, after the fair, whenever divert
ed 70 iany use other than public mark
shall revert to the State OF Illinois A
joint resolution recommending to the
Worlds Fair Directors the on forccmcnt of
the eight hour principle, MD that NO aliens
be employed was adopted BY reclamation.
Adviccs from Athens announce n
most disastrous nrc upon the celebrated
Mount Athos, tho holy mountain OF the
Greek church. Tho fire has destroyed tho
largest part Of its wonderful forests. OF
the twenty Greek monasteries which have
been located on tho mountain for centuries
most have been completely DESTROYED
Thu damage In estimated at !, 900, 100 fraurx
Twenty monks and hcrmits persisted In
tho famcs.
II IL officially announced that Bnrou
Bcrlapsch, the Prussian minister Of .oom-
mcrcc, has conceded most Of the demands
which the miners delegates recently sub.
mittcd to the government Tho priucipal
demands granted arc the adoption Of an
eight Hour shift, the reinstatement of ali
strikers who were dismissed, the iutroduc.
tion In tho labor bill before the Reichstnv
OF sclsusc providing for arbitration courts.
to which mining officials shall bc ameuA-
bic AMI the abolition Of farming Jobs.
The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion have ordered reduction In freirb,
rates on grain In the West Tho reJu,-
tons made apply only on corn, oats, wheat
and -four carried from Iowa. Missouri
ksnsas and Nebraadat to Chicago, st. Loui.
and the Mississippi river. Tho reduced
rates arc from tho Missouri river To Chi
caro on corn and oats u cents. and wheat
and Hour, 20 cents, per 100 pounds. From
Kansas and Nebraska points corn Ia IS to
~, wheat 81 TO "a cents. Reductions or.
tend 100 miles IN Nebraska mud 40 mIlcs
In Kansas. From the Missouri river, whcr.,
rates arc fractional, the rcads may charge
cents, which considerably mobiles tho
reductions,
Tho rebellion In Bucnos Ayrcs hus
bccn suppressed nnd the government has
granted general amnesty To NIL persons
who took part In tho insurrcctlon, but OF.
nccrs who were Implicated have been TO.
moved. The rcb,ls ran short OF ammuni-
ton, which made them willing 10 come to
tprttta nha fa~tlu., IA. - =.