The state herald., 1891-08-28
THE WORLD At LARGE.

Dallas, Texas, had 1000 fire
Thursday.
The British Bank Mt Melbourne has
!ailed; liabilities, 100000.
Jacksonville. Florida suffered from
q million dollar fire the other dav.
The potato blight has appeared
England and is ravaging large Sec
tions.
Minnesota and the Dakotas this
year raised l50.0OO.OOO bushels oi
wheat.
H. q. Raikes. postmaster general
OF England, died suddenly Monday at
London.
Austria is taking great interest In
the Worlds fair. Interesting exhibits
will be sent.
Secretary Foster says there is a
marked improvement in the monetary
situation in the country.
Between thirty and forty lives were
lost by the collapse OF large build
ing in New York Saturday.
Australian agents state that italian
immigration is not favored by the
people OF the latter country.
There was frost in the northern
part OF Arkansas Sunday night, but
crops were not seriously injured.
A commission OF three government
engineers will be appointed to inves-
tigate the Hennepin canal dispute.
kilograms from India announce
that the rain has ceased and that the
crop prospects are again growing
worse.
The grave OF Nathaniel Hawthorne
at Concord, Massachusetts,, has re-
Gently been mutilated by relic
hunters.
An imposing monument was dedi-
Gated at Bennington, Vermont, on the
10Th, in commemoration OF the Rev.
olutionary battle fought there.
An election held In Albuquerque
Tuesday voted 100000 for the new
public school system. There were
only four votes against the bonds.
An explosion took place on the
Path at colliery near Merthyr Tyd-
vii, Wales. Two persons lost their
lives by being suiiocated in the mine.
Dispatches from China indicate that
the situation is most alarming and
that the Chinese government is not
able to guarantee the security OF for
eigners.
The convention OF the Irish Ma
tional League OF America will be held
in Chicago next month instead OF Bal
timore,as agreed upon at Cincinnati in
April last.
A new American line OF steamers
connecting Philadelphia with Cuba,
Vera Cruz and other gulf ports. is
expected to begin operations in No
vember.
Gales and hurricanes are reported
all along the Spanish coast. Many
vessels have been wrecked on the
north coast and heavy damage has
been done.
Federation OF Labor OF Pennsylvania
has decided not TO recognize the So
cinlists, Labor party or Alliance, and
Is opposed to affiliation with any po-
litical party.
A call has been issued by members
OF the Farmers Alliance who oppose
the sub-treasury scheme, for con-
vention TO meet in ST. Louis on the
18th OF September.
King Humbert OF Italy has unveiled
n monument OF Victor Emanuel at
Mondoyi. The ceremony was the oc.
casion of II loyal demonstration on
the part OF the populace.
The assessed valuation OF the real
and personal property OF the United
States and Territories, as shown by n
circular issued from the census bu.
reau, is s2i, ,2i0, $50. sos.
Boomers at Arkansas City, Kansas.
are greatly excited by II report that
several hundred Cherokees are on the
Neutral Strip selecting claims. The
boomers threaten an invasion and
trouble.
Two Northern Pacific freigh, trains
met in collision thirty miles east 1
Tacoma on Sunday. Both engines
were ruined. One engineer and one
fireman were killed. The other
trainmen jumped.
The Hebrew Benevolent Society of
Baltimore has decided To bond real
estate for s250.O00 for the relief OF
jewish refugees from Russia. Bonds
will be given for all lsraelites who
may land at Baltimore.
Southern cotton growers have or.
ganlzed TO place one-thlrd OF this
years cotton crop In trust to be held
back from market for one year. This
will reduce the cotton supply one.
third for this year
Over 500 pieces OF flesh have been
taken from human arms and grated
TO the body OF William Shaw. who
was scaldcd at the Standard Oh re-
iinory, Lima, Ohio. on July 4. He
will be fully restored.
A very destructive hailstorm swcp,
over wide strip OF country south OF
sanborn, North Dakota, last week,
laying waste all tho crops In It's path.
A conservative estimate IL that 1000
acrcs OF grain have been totally do.
stroyod.
The American Wheel Company. tn,
largest Manufacturers In the world
for wheels for vehicles. is insolvcnt
and Noble G. Butler. receiver. nov
has twelve plants OF tho company IL
his possession. The total assets mr.,
i ti.io5. 900. and the liabilities ti. 800,
600. Two thousand i've hundred ON
ploycs nrc thrown out OF employ
mcnt
A terrible collision occurred Tues
day In Russian Poland. Two passcn
gor trains collidcd while going nj ful