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The St. Johns herald., 1891-05-21
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for the delivery of 10000 head oi cattle at Cole, on the NJ, K. & T. railroad. A large number have al- ready arrived and the mortality among them is very great, over 800 already having died on the road Denver Field and Farm.
 Ed Defenback returned from the eastern part of the state and west ern Iowa where he has been pur- chasing cattle. He says that cattle raised Tn price at the rate of Sl per head a day. Cattle that could be bought for $7 head thirty days ago cannot be got now for less than SIS to $20 head.-Pierre Western Stockgrower'S Journal.
 The latest reports from Bismarck, Chamberlain, Rapid City and --sey- eral other frontier cattle towns show that there has been at least 25,000 head of cattle driven on the range of North and South Dakota this spring. It is estimated that 50,000 head of young cattle will be placed on the range west of Pierre this season.-Pierre Western Stock growers Journal.
 Tom Sun, an old Indian scout, who owns a prosperous ranch on Sweetwater, Wyoming, has been spending a week in Ogden and vi cinity. He has sold his bunch of cattle numbering 5000. He pur- chased carload of horses here and shipped them to Rawlins, from whence they will be driven to his ranch, located on the Pocifc Short Line.-0gdep Standard.
 Some of the cattle feeders Of Hunt county who have sent fat beeves to Chicago and St. Louis this season have made clear pro fit on each beef ot as high as SIS over cost, and all expenses. One man made an eyep Sl 800 clear on 100 head of steers. They were fatleHed on cotton seed hulls and meal. They averaged HOO pounds each and sold in Chicago for over $50 ahead on an average. ."-Green- vile Banner.
 The Shortncss of the supply of beef cattle throughout the country has not been exaggerated by the press, and it is au unquestionable fact that the day of cheap meat is past for some years to come at least. We would remind the turdy western catt.emen who have held on during all these years of depres- sion, of the old adage regarding the accomplishment to be attained by liberal application of perseverance and grease.-Denver Live Stock Record.
 The condition of the ranges through northern and central New Mexico is not so promising as it was month ago. The cold wealth CT has delayed the growth of grass and though the ground is full Of moisture the range is full month later than usual at this season. Rain Is badly needed in some sec tiors, the high winds having dried the ground very much. Cattle are thin and losing flesh rapidly and losses will be severe if there is not a flaw orable change in the situation soon.-Las Vegas Stock Grower.
 Ex-Commissioner John w, Ben nett, one ofthe largest cattle dealers of Carbon county, was in from his Shirley basin ranch last Saturday. He says from present appearances feed will be plentiful in that part of the country this year, and he, in common with all cattlemcn at pres ent, think the outlook for their business Is hriphter now than it has
The St. Johns herald., 1891-05-21

THERE is q standing in Warwick, R. l., house which was built in 1874.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-05-21

for example, twenty times as strong q current to kill dog when the d.
 formations were 4 4,500 per second, as
 when they were 120 per second.
 When the alternations were 300 per
 second, the current was only half
 as dangerous to life as when the al-
 ternations were 12O.
 So far as known at the census of-
 flee the annual product of Philadel-
 phia's manufactures in 1890 was $75S,O0O,OOO to the s70O,O00,OOO of
 New York. In 1880 Philadelphia had the second place and New York the first. From present prospects Philadelphia is likely to keep at the head. Philadelphia is great city. It has the most contented and peace ful population in the country and furnishes less sensational material to the press association than any city in the country.-Exchange.
 It is reported that the observers at Mount Hamilton have lately kept a sharp eye turned upon the shadow of one of the moons of the planet Jupiter. This shadow seems double, indicating that the tiny moon which cast it is also double. Since the first hint of the discovery many observations have been made through the Lick glass, all tending to confirm the original impression, tc.wit: That this particular satel- lite of the greatest of the planets is double-a dot of a moon revolving around the main moon.-Popular Science News.
 The highest place in the world regularly inhabited is stated to be the Buddhist monastery, Haine, in Thibet, which is about 16,000 feet above sea level, The next highest is Galera, a railway station in Peru, W'lich is located at a height of l5,- 635 feet. Near it, at the same level, a railway tunnel 5,847 feet in length is being driven through the noun tains. The eleSation of the city of Potosi, in Bolivia, is 13,330 feet Cuzco, Peru, 11,380 feet; La Paz, Bolivia, 10,S83 feet, and Leadville, Col, 10,2O0 feet.-Popular Science News.
 The deepest hole in the world is at Wheeling. West Virginia, where an eight inch we'll has been sunk nearly mile. When it has reach ed that depth, the Government will take up the work under the direc- tion of two expert officers of the geological survey and drill into the earth as far as human skill can pen citrate. The idea is to take the tenn perature and magnetic conditions as far as possible and by means of an instrument constructed for the | purpose, a complete record of the progress and all discoveries made | will be kept and placed in the Geo. logical Surveyexhibit at the Worlds Fair.
 The latest investigations show that bacteria are spheroidal, rod like, or spiral. Under the most pow erful microscopes they are found to have granular mass In the center, by thin, structureless membrane. Under favorable con- ditions, with plenty of food they divide across the middle, each part growing longer and again subdivid- ing and so on indefinitely If this should go on for a few weeks these minute animals would become so that they would use up all the carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen there is available for fife purposes. But their increase is limited by the facts that the food
The St. Johns herald., 1891-05-21

Years ago 1t was supposed that Sirius was nearer the earth than any other star, and it's light requires over three years to reach us. Now, however, Alpha Centauri, compar- atively insignificant star of the southern heavens, is known to be our nearest neighbor, and Sirius is so fat removed that the human mind
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
DRIVEN FROM The l,~G.

sseesszTy sssis Feared Irsshls 80 S.s-
psaasa sa1nSs - Aahlss4 W6-asa
n 1sArs.
WAszIssros. April 1.-THE secre-
tary Of the interior has sent telegram
10 the register and receiver Of the Land
Office in Ashland, Wis. sasPending in
definitely his orders suthorizing the
hling Of claims on the nth and 18TH
inst within what is known as the orna~
Ia railroad grant. This action i taken
upon information that serious trouble
viii follow the opening of the lands 10
settlement az the dates named.
AsHLAs I'D, Wis, April iT.-When the
news was received that fling on thu
Omaha railroad grant lands would be
postponed IL caused almost . Juror.
IL first was received with increduli-
". but when Secretary MOBILES
official order to the A shlsnd land Office
Was received scores began 10 desert
the ranks. Seems almost like leaving
home and being burned out" re-
marked one veteran who had been
standing in the line for nearly two
weeks The land Office was besieged
until late hours by flers hoping that
the report was not true A more dis
heartened, discouraged lot of men was
never seen One old man burst into tears
and moaned piteously that he had
staked everything and lost il all. The
general belief here Is that the secre-
tary's order averted serious trouble, as
some of the liners were growing des-
perate. although during the day there
were no indications Of an outbreak.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
ELECTRIC FLASHES.

King Hanbsrt has ssnt tlse to Zach
child left an orphan by the steamship
Utopia disaster.
The report that Mr& Antonio ae
Navarro Mary Anderson had become
q neither il untrue.
Joseph Nelson. 81 Racine. Wis, has
recovered 81. 90 for injuries received
while unloading freight ear.
j. Z. Greenhat, Of Peoris. was elected
president cf THE Western Distillers and
Cattle Feeders Company AZ Peoria, IN.
Thursday.
Lieut. Sehwstka started for Alaska
Thursday 70 explore the country from
the Yukon river west This Is his third
expedition 20 Alaska.
Seventeen Of the men supposed 10
have been connected with the murder
of Janitor Moll at Defiance. o., on Feb
ruary "a have been indicted.
Joel E Sheldon. . merchant OF Ore
gon, Ill. committed suicide by shoot
ing. His wife died month ago, and
he has been very despondenteser since.
The Western Baseball association
opened the season Thursday with games
at Lincoln. Omaha and Denver. wet
grounds preventing q game Ut Kansas
City.
Thomas II. Ayers, publisher OF the
vermiilion ia Plain Talk. has been
indicted by the United States grand
jury for publishing lottery advertise
ment
The empress Of Russia Is seriously
| Ill, and the queen of Greece has been
summoned to ST. Petersburg and has
already started in response TO the sum
mons.
The steamer Gura, from Naples, with
922 Italian immigrants, and the steam
er Majestic, with 9c4 passengers, most
ly German, arrived ct New York
Wednesday night
Joseph II. Dubroy. clerk in the
Euclid avenue national bank OF Cleve-
land. O., stole g, 900 from the bank and
disappeared with Lewis o. Dell and
two female companions.
Mrs. Edward segosscman. of Mount
Horeb. Wis. has been discharged cured
from the hospital at Madison, Wis. She
was in the first stage of tuberculosis
and was treated with Koch's lymph.
|. Frank Jones, of Bement, H., was
married two weeks ago. 1t became
known that he had at least two other
wives, but before he could be arrested
be stole his wife's jewelyy and escaped.
Senator Fassette, In the New York
legisla ture Thursday night, charged
that $3.50. 900 blood money was extorted
monthly by the police of New York
city from the liquor interests of that
city.
The gold medal for "civil" valor
has been presented to King Humbert at
Rome. The king lately displayed great
fearlessness and humanity in rescuing
some workmen buried by the collapse
of building.
A general and heavy rain fell in South
Dakota Thursday Seeding was over
in most of the state and the rain will be
of great help. Farmers and all others
are rejoicing over the prospects OF q
prosperous season.
Near Bowling Green, KY. seven
masked men visited the Old Union
ueighborhood at an early hour Thurs
day morning and shot to death viii
Slzaggs, a negro, IS years of age, who
fatally cut young white man named
Kirby.
In the whist congress at Milwa ukee
Thursday Cavendish's rules were main
ly adopted, the only variations being
penalties for violation of rules. The
number of points constituting a game
is seven, but fve-point games are per-
u,iffed
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
WISCONSIN,.

Both the Congressional and Legislative
Kespportioament Bills Pushed Forward
In the Legislature - Ballot Reform
Measure and the Antitrust Law Passed.
MADISON, Wis, April l7.-3oth the
congressional and Legislative apportion-
ment bills were advanced one stage to-
ward final passage Thursday. though
the republicans made desperate
endeavor to defeat the latter
In the senate. The senate passed
the bill providing for the destruc-
ton OF ballots after election, except
those over which there is dispute, also
the bill closing the polls in judicial cleo
tons at the same time as the polls for
town elections-5 p. IN. In the
assembly the antitrust bill was
passed by vote of "a to 90.
bill taxing logs at the points
where they werc cut and banked was
ordered to third reading. Bills were
passed providing for state fish and
game warden at a salary of $1,000 per
year. and for the improvement Of SUI
perior harbor.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
RECIPROCITY WITH SPAIN.
The New Treaty Concluded by x-Minis-
ter John w. Foster.

The New Treaty Concluded by Ex-Minis-
ter John w. Foster.
WASHINGTON, April 1?.-Advices re-
ccived at the state department indicate
that the new treaty with Spain has
been concluded. II comes within the
provisions Of the reciprocity clause OF
the Mckinley bill. and ex-Minister
John w. Foster, who negotiated the
terms of the treaty, will soon be back
In Washington with the full text
MADRID, April 1.-THE draft OF the
new treaty of commerce between the
United States and Spain which provides
for partial reciprocity of trade between
the former country and Cuba has been
concluded. The treaty Is under
stood 20 fix very low rate
of duties on -four and other
articles imported into the Antilles from
the United States. Gen. John w. Fos-
ter. the special representative of the
United States who negotiated the new
treaty, viii at once leave this city for
home
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
Cn,rrc,i WIN Emb.r,,em.,,

PEORIA. III, April 7.-somcthing Of
Q sensation was created here Thursday
afternoon BIZ the arrest of Burt At
water. who has been quite popular in
society here. He Is accused Of en-
bczziing 81 ga from the American Giu-
cose Company. OF which he was book
keeper At Cedar Rapids. Ia, AID Ieav-
envorth. Kan. The company claims
that shortage 81 over g. 500 in At
waters accounts is already IN sight and
that II nav amount 20 much more
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

Nrw Yosx, April i7.-Nr. ". X.
N.nderbilts yacht. The Ava. which has
hssn on . cruise IN The Mediterranean
with Mr.. vanderbIlt On board. arrived
ssre q. noon Thursday. She had hne
weather on he voyag.. She "a de-
ssinea ss quarantine owing - ease Of
smallpox. Hugh Halp;n. an oiler, Is
suffering from that disease.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

a1sAyr. y. Y, April IT.-The sen
A. has PISSED without opposition the
bill drafted By the commission which =
eoasidering the feasibility end s6visa-
bBitv ~ consolidating the communities
rbsns the harbor of New York. Il
srsnsrixes the commissioners - draw
IN charter for the greater city. and.
rs n has h-~r reported fs<crsbly 20 the
assembly, . vii undoubtedly become
. law.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
IT ASSIGNS.
One OF Kansas City's Fig Corporations Co
ling Out Of business.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 1.-THE
Winner Investment Company of this
city has assigned, naming Milton Moore
and Fred w. Perkins rs assignees.
The reason given by w. +. Winner for
the assignment is that Tho business
was unproductive and the as
signment was made In order TO 90 out
of business as the law would not allow
the firm to close mp in any other way.
The capital Of the company paid
up 10 81. 900, 900. aud Mr.. Winner says
tha. every stockholder will be paid
In full and win have part Of the
surplus. lie said THAT the eastern Of
fees had been closed last week. and
the present assignment is simply the
following out of plan which had been
decided upon several months ago.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

rrrrsnuRaH, Pa. April Thurs
cav night while Officer Mcdonald was
taxing The prisoner. sandy Wilson. by
train from Yves. Newton 70 the Greens
burg Jail Wilson broke away and'jumped
from The rapidly moving train. landing
In front Of passing freight train. lie
was ground - pieces, and the officer,
who jumped after hin, wa probably
fatally injured
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
BAlMACEDA WEAKENS.

Objected to by the British Government
GILLIAN Officials Ordered to Avoid
Trouble with Vessel Owners-s
PARIS, April 17.-Advices from Chilli
state that President Balmaccda's gov
erument, in consequence of the instruc-
tions which Lord Salisbury cabled On
Tuesday last TO the British minister in
Chilli, and to the admiral in command
of the British feet in Gillian waters,
notify ing the officials that the closing
Of the nitrate ports by President
Balmaceda was ultra viris, inso-
much as the blockade had not been
declared. and notifying British
ship-owners that the English ad-
miral would protect their interests,
and that England does not recog-
nize the double exaction of duties by
President Baimaccda and by the Con-
gressional party, and also in conse-
quence OF protests made by consuls of
the various European powers in Chill,
President Balmaceda has ordered the
Gillian port officials to avoid any COM
plications with the owners and officers
of forciyu vessels
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
a Princess suicides.

ST. PsrxRsrrBs. April L. - The
funeral Of Princess Olga Feodorovns.
mother Of Grand Duke Michael and
cousin of the ezsr. took place Thurs
day. The princess committed suicide
hy taking poison. owing 70 the ezar's
refusal 20 restore her son - bic pest in
the Russian army. from which he was
dismissed IN consequence ~ RS private
marriage 70 thu countess Of Nerem-
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

WV yoRx. April I7-Rev James
Mcmahon. 81 s. Andrews church. shls
city, has presented - the Roman Cath
oIie university in Washington sssa. go
worth ~ property - foand sehool ~
philosophy and 70 beautsfy the aaivers-
Is ground<
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

LOUISVILLE. Ky. April 1T.-At liar
rodsburr, KY, Thursday afternoon two
grain elevators of the Mercer Grain
and Coal Company were burned. de-
stroying 30, 600 bushas OF whea. Loss.
SO, 600; insurance. So. 600. The Louis
Vile Southern depot was also burned;
ioss 81. 600
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
CYCLONE in ILLINOIS.
Funnel-shaped Cloud Appears Neal
Jacksonville. But Does Little Damage.


Jacksonville, But Does Little Damage.
JACKSONVILLE, H., April 1.-THE
east part of this (Morgan) county
was visited Thursday evening By
a cyclone which, fortunately. did but
little damage. The usual funnel-shaped
cloud appeared in the west and trav-
eled in almost an easterly direction,
veering slightly to the north. 1t gen.
orally rode high, dipping to tho
earth occasionally and tearing
up trees and fences. One man
with load of hay was caught and
used up pretty well. The wagon and
contents were twisted around and
around and pitched into hedge in a
twinkling. but, strangely enough. the
man and horses were but little injured.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A wyoming Father Uses His 4-Year-Old
Son as q Shield Against an Knemy's Bull
lets-The hoy Killed.

SCu ~ u Shiciu hSoinSS An AooHay 0oA-
lets-The hoy Killed.
CHEYENNE. wyo., April H. In a
fight between James McDermott and
Tom Madden in the Big Horn basin
McDermott's 4-year-old son was used by
his father as a shield and was fatally
wounded McDermott and his wife had
q violent quarrel, and the woman fed
70 Madden's ranch for protection. She
was followed by her cnraged husband.
carrying his little son Phil. When he
was sighted by Madden the latter went
out and attempted to parley with the
angry man. McDcrInott Immediately
began firing at Madden When Mad
den returned the fire McDermott pressed
his son TO hts heart for shield. Mad
denis bullet struck the boys skull. kill
ing him, and, glancing. struck McDcr-
mott in the face and fatally wounded
him.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

YsSxroS, y ID, April lila Hutch
inson county hail Is reported 70 have
fallen n the depth of II inches In
many instances young trees were com
pletelv ruined and windows broken. IL
was She most terrifying hailstorp ever
expe~feucef In that Sersi,r
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

NrrSAH, Wis. April i7.-Brsd Morev.
farmer living near here, has been ar
rested charged with manslaughter.
About two weeks ago. while he was
telling tree, farmer named Chris
Jensen drove beneath the branches.
The tree fell. killing him instantly.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
Fatal Gas ExploSiou.

TAMAoUA. Pa, April IA terrible
explosion of gas and fire-damp occur
red at No. 10 colliery, owsed and OPP
Grated by the Lehigh Valley Coal IL
Navigation Company, few miles east
of here Thursday, by which two men
were killed and five seriously injured.
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

Rxnrrx. April ia terrible ezpio
sson Of srs-danp occurred THURSDAY in
tn. Haro pis near KstscwStz, Prussia
resulting IN The instant killing Of zen
miners and the injury Of nameer Of
cfhers
Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
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Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18

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Telegram-herald., 1891-04-18
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