The state capital., 1891-08-08


The British steamer Wallarah, from
London for Sydney, was wrecked near
Cape Town, on the Sd, and is total
loss.
SEVERAL large loans have been made
in New York recently in which the lend
ers insisted upon gold clause, accep.-
ing lower interest in consideration
thereof.
THE United States immigration com
mission is meeting with very good sue
cess in Europe.
On the Sd Mrs. Leslie Carter, the
actress, came into court in New York
and swore that she had no money, and
had had none for so long she had for
gotten what it was like.
Mr.. ATKINSON, M. p, who was sus-
pended from the house of commons for
one week, will have the resolution of
suspension expunged from the records
or resign his seat
JACKSON III. DONNELLY, a wealthy
septuagenarian, who lived near Arkan-
sas City, Kas., is believed to have killed
his wife and then himself.
A KANSAS CITY (Mo.) alderman has
introduced an ordinance providing for
license for drinkers of Intoxicating
liquors.
DURING the late session of the Ne
braska legislature an eight-hour law
was passed, to go into effect August /.
The workingmen of all trades are now
endeavoring to enforce it, but are meet
ing with much opposition from employ
ers.
RI. REV. BISHOP KILIAN FLAsCH of
the La Crosse wis diocese died on the
Sd, aged 60 years.
in 1887 Jackson Marion was hanged
at Beatrice, Neb., for the alleged mur-
der of John Cameron. Marion always
protested his innocence. Cameron has
turned up alive and we'll in Kansas,
after years of wandering in Mexico and
Alaska, and was greatly shocked to
learn that Marion had been hung for
his supposed murder.
A RIOT occurred during the progress
of prizefght at a railway camp near
Westlake, La, and rumor has it that
fourteen men were killed and sixteen
wounded.
HYDE COLLINS, of Keokuk, Ia, who
was bitten by dog about month ago.
has gone insane worrying about hydro.
phobia.
S. S. PIERCE Sc Co., of Boston, have
been convicted for selling French pease
which had been colored with prepara-
tion of copper. The pease were canned
in France. The case will be appealed.
boc
signed a contract to open the new
| opera house at Tarlzio Mo-, on the 18th,
with a lecture; subject: eli and Den
mis-"
THE fifth anniversary of the murder
of Rev. George c. Haddock by Sioux
| City 0a.l saloon conspiratOrs, for his
zeal in prosecuting them, was observed
in that city, on the Sd, by cold-water
| banquet and mass meeting addressed
by Congressman George ID. Perkins and
| ex-senator Clark, author of the pro-
| hibitory law All the churches held
memorial meetings. Mr.. Perkins ex-
pressed himself in favor of fully sus-
tanning the prohibition law.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
with the German emperor on board,
arrived at Bergen, Norway, on the
4th, on her way to Germany from
North Cape and other points in Nor
way and Sweden.
THE alarm caused by the sudden i'll
ness of the queen of the Belgians was
short-lived. There is but very little
doubt that her majesty will recover.
TIE bank of Van Dieman's Land, at
Holarttown, Tasmonia, has suspended.
Its paid up capital is 1,250,OO and its
reserve capital amounts to an equal
| sum. The bank was established in
| 1928.
THE liberals carried Salt Lake City,
on the Sd, by 900 majority, electing
| full Legislative and county tickets.
FUNDS are being raised in Nashville,
| Tenn, to relieve the distress of the
free laborers around the camp at Brice
vile, who have been reduced almost to
starvation by enforced competition with
cheap convict labor.
A COLLISION occurred, on the 4th, on
the New York & New Haven railroad
at West Haven, Conn, between freight
and passenger train. The passengers
| were thrown fsem their seats into a
| heap about the cars, but no one was
| seriously injured.