The state herald., 1891-10-16
THE WORLD At LARGE.
Youna Miss Cleveland la to be
called Ruth.

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Young Miss Cleveland Ia to be
called Ruth.
Florida's Worlds Fair committee
has voted to raise 500. 900 for an ex-
hibit at the Chicago exposition.
San Franclsco's postoffice site has
been selected on the corner OF Seventh
and Mission streets. Cost, $l,040,-
600.
The United States treasury has re-
deemed &l9, 1857, ,460 In Al per cent
bonds. leaving $5,sl7,250 outstand-
Ing.
Boys In Birmingham. Alabama,
saturated cat with coal oil and fired
1t. The cat set two houses on fire.
Loss $1,000.
At Topeka, Kansas, Judge johnson
OF the circuit court, has decided that
an arrest made on n telegram or letter
Is not "due process Of law" and Is IL.
legal.
August Belmont's residence In New
York was burned Thursday. Loss
about t200.0O Mrs. Belmont and
two children narrowly escaped with
their lives.
Salvador Malo OF the City OF Mexi-
GOA prominent contractor. has started
TO Europe via New York, leaving un-
satisfied obligations amounting to
| $4OO, 900.
At Hanover. Indiana, last Thursday
night, riotoas students, while hazing
freshmen, undertook to hang one who
resisted. The young stu6ents neck
was badly injured.
Minnesota Farmers Alliance will
build an elevator at West Superior,
capacity 100000 bushels. Capital
stock, $1,000, 900 in $40 shares, all
taken by grain growers.
Contracts for building eight day
schools at $4,000 and eight teachers
residences at 1885 at Pine Ridge
Indian agency have been let TO c. S.
Bates Of Chadron, Nebraska.
Thomas McGill, OF Wichita, Kansas,
sues the Western Union Telegraph
for 81 1000 damages. He sent tele-
gram for doctor for his sick wife
and II was not delivered, and his wife
died.
A Texas man living near Chico has
found box containing $500 in
mixed coins and paper money. The
coins are OF some foreign stamp, OF
various denominations. ranging from
81 to $40. The find has created con-
siderable excitement.
District Judge Goorich, OF Waco,
Texas, holds that the alien law passed
by the last legislature k uncoustitu-
tional and void. The law excluded
foreigners from buying or loaning
money on Texas land, and created
severe money stringency throughout
the state.
At conference OF the representa-
tives Of the Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen and Order OF Railway Con-
ductors they decided to consolidate
the organizations under the name OF
the latter. and 1t was decided TO work
for the general federation Of all train
service organizations.
The State Farmers Alliance OF
Michigan has resolved THAT the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union Of the State of.Michigan. heart
lily indorse the Ocala platform. and
further declare TO the oppressed
toilers OF America that we are un-
yieldingly in favor OF Independent po-
litical action, as outlined at the Gin
cinuati conference"
The prices OF food are rapidly ris-
ing throughout Russia. Reports say
that the cost Of provisions has OF late
been doubled. The members OF tho
Red Cross Society are collecting
money for fund to relieve the dis.
iress OF the famishing people. They
are meeting with little response to
their appeals for charity, owing to
utter stagnation OF commerce which
prevails throughout the country.
A Burnettstown, Pennsylvania, spe-
cial says: Three hostlers ut the coun.
ty fair grounds found u bottle OF liQ-
uor which had been secreted near one
OF the buildings by some unknown
party. The three men almost drained
the bottle OF its contents. with the re-
suit that Alexander Chapel was
taken with convglsions and died In
two hours. and the other two are ly-
Ing at the point OF death. An analy-
sis Of the liquor remaining In the bot
tie showed equal parts OF strychnine,
whisky and alcohol.
Dispatches dated September 81 re-
ceived from Ameri, the seaport town
OF China on the island OF the same
name. province OF Fo Kicn, nearly op-
posite the center OF the island OF For.
mosa. announce that there has been
serious rio,ing forty miles from the
town OF Ameri. The population Of
Ameri, amounting to 800. 600 people,
Is In a state Of great excitement. The
rio, was caused by fiscal abuses. Sew.
ernl mandarins and other officials
were killed by the rioters. The riots.
us these dispatches were sent. had
been quelled.