The state herald., 1891-03-06
NEWS NUGGETS.


A crisis is said to be impending in
Hawaii.
Minneapolis hnd a big fire few
days ago.
Chief Justice Horton, OF Kansas, is
seriously Ill.
Senator Blair has been appointed
Minister TO China.
A very severe blizzard swept over
Kansas on the Goth.
The late Secretary Window left an
estate worth 100000.
The Second National Bank OF Nc
Pherson, Kansas, closed its doors on
the End.
Secretary Noble notifies the boomers
that they enter the Cherokee outlet
ut their peril.
There are twcnty-six cities in Ger
many containing more than 100000
inhabitants each.
The subscription to the new Ger
man loan reached forty-ilve times the
amount OF the loan.
The German papers are very indig-
nant ut the treatment their ex compress
has received ut Paris.
New Workers have taken the initial
steps toward the erection of statue
of General Sherman.
A meteor OF unusual size fell Mon
day morning about twenty-five miles
northwest OF Madison, Me.
The Alliances of Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri and Iowa, propose forming a
huge grain and live stock trust.
United States Treasurer Huston has
resigned and j. A. Lemeckc, OF Indi-
ana has been appointed his successor.
Ex-Emprcss Frederick had 10 hurry
her departure from Paris on account
of the excitement her presence pro-
duced.
Congressman John A. Anderson, OF
Kansas, has been appointed consult
general ut Cairo with salary OF
$1,000 n year.
Monday was the Tooth anniversary
of the death of John Wesley and was
appropriately observed by the Meth
odist world.
As the result OF n publication at Ar
kansas City, kas., that settlers in the
Cherokee outlet could legally hold
their homestcads 10000 people have
gone In.
Secretary Dickerson OF the Worlds
Fair has received $50 petitions against
having the exposition open on Sun
day. They came from all over the
country.
A gang of burglars blow open the
safe in the Muivanc, Kansas, post
office Friday night, and carried of all
the cash and stamps, amounting to
about $3.50.
Charles Foster, tho now secretary
OF the treasury, is Il millionaire and
stakeholder in the Standard Oil Com
pany. He made his start us a dry
goods merchant.
Glucose is produced In the United
States ut the rate OF / 900, 900 pounds
per day. principally in the western
states. The bulk OF II enters into
homo consumption
1t is learned that during the bonn
bardmcnt OF iquiquc, Chill, the insur-
gents sacked and burned six OF the |
principal squares and 200 women and |
children persisted in the ruins.
An express train running at the |
ra'o OF fifty miles an hour jumped tho |
track near Logansport, Indiana. on
the 25th. Four persons were killed |
outright nm II large number wounded.
General Master Workman Powderly |
when Questioned rs to II rumor that he
had resigned from the leadership of
the Knights OF Labor, cmphntlcally
denied II.
The widow Of Mnlssonlcr, the artist,
writes that her husband had never
exhibited any Of his works In Ger
many, and since the franco-P russinn
war not ona German had crossed her
husbands threshold.
An ordinance has been introduced
In the Chicago council fixing the price
Of street car fares at three cents, and
the corporation counsel has Just rem
Gcrci mn opinion that the council has
a lcgul right 10 pass such an ordi-
nance
Lieutenant Peary Of tho navy is
10 start on nm exploring |
expedition In the Arctic regions next |
May. lie will go Ms FAR north on the
coast Of Greenland Us u steamer can
carry him and then strike out on foot
ucross the frozen country.
The Seattle typographical union |
have decided to abolish piece work on
all the daily papers and establish the |
eight-hour working day with tho min |
lmum scale Of : per day. Hereafter
work will begin on the morning pa.
peers at 1880 p. m. The action OF the |
union has been adopted by the pro-
prle,ors.
A dispatch from Yuma. Arizona.
says Two hundred and ifiy-onc
houses have fallen and the late occu-
pnnts are homeless ind pcnnllcss.
The flood reached ~ foe, Inches. as
against ~ feet inches In 1884. tho
highest water ever known. Every
business house In town except tho
southern Pacific Is In ruins
senator lliscoch. OF New York. gave
n dinner ut the Arlington Monday
night 10 honor OF his colleague. scna-
tor Eyaris. who will retire from the
Senate ON the ith Of March. Prcsl-
dent Harrison. Vice President Morton,
Secretary Tracy. Representative Bel.
den. Arson q. Mccook and about
twenty-five Of Mr.. liscock's associates
OF both parties were present
Mr. rarncll. In View of tho fact TIM,
.thc Metaphysics nro sending u dcpu.
t,ton. composed Of members OF tho
Irish Pnrlinmontar, party TO tho
United States TO collect funds. ls con.
Hidcring. upon the advice OF his
friends. the proposltiou 10 spnd n Par.