The state herald., 1891-11-06
THE WORLD AT LARGE.


Carter Harrison has purchased the
cntire stock OF the Chicago Times.
Five men were killed in railroad
collision near St. Paul on the 9th.
United States grand jury in Boston
has indicted the Louisiana lottery
officials for illegally using the mails.
John l.. Sullivan announces he is
ready TO meet Frank Slavin, and will
fight Mt $4,000 as II side bet on the
match.
3GOvernOe Buchanan OF Tennessee
pardoned u convict q few weeks ugO
upon the evidence OF papers that 1t
has been found were forgeries. SS15
While quail hunting on opposite
sides OF o hedge near Nevada, Mis-
souri,, Friday, George Anderson acci-
IDENTIFY shot Joseph Fadden in the face,
fatally wounding him.
Great distress prevails in many OF
the Inundated provinces in Spain
among the poorer classes. Many vii
lagos are entirely isolated from sur
rounding towns and hamlets.
Near Menominee. Wisconsin, Fri
day, passenger and freight train
wrecked, twenty-six heud OF cattle
killed, and two man badly injured.
A female footpad who has made life
II burden to citizens of Helena. Mon
TINA, was acquitted by gallant jury.
Her male confederate was sent to the
pen.
The French Sepate has agreed 40
the removal OF the prohibition upon
| the importation OF American salt pork.
| II has also voted in favor Of the impo-
sition of IL duty upon the article of %
| francs.
Henry Arahams, secretary OF the
Central Labor Union OF Boston, has
been found guilty in the criminal
court OF making speech in Franklin
park with out permit. Case has been
appealed to supreme court.
Monday afternoon while Mrs. Keif-
cr and Mrs. johnson were driving in
the country near Lima, Ohio, their
horse took fright and ran away,
dashed down n 60-foot embankmeni,
wrecking the carriage and killing both
ladies.
A dispatch from Madagascar states
that Maiunga, an important town on
the northwestern part OF that island,
at the entrance OF Betsiboka bay, has
been almost entirely consumed by n
conflagration. Only ten houses are
reported TO be standing.
The rival meetings OF the Parnell-
ties and anti-Parnellites Friday even
ing were separated by an enormous
array Of military and police. and dis
order was thereby prevented. All the
shops in Cork were closed except those
OF venders of blackthorns.
A special from Guthrie, Oklahoma
Territory, says: Reports from the
Pottawatomie reservation state that
prairie fires are raging there and do.
ing great damage. Many settler have
lost their homes, and hundreds OF the |
men. women and children are fighting |
the fire.
The state treasurer OF Massachusetts |
has received the sum of S622 .GO9, |
which Is the amount OF taxes collected |
from the Western Union telegraph for |
the past five years. The telegraph |
company bitterly contested the pay
mcnt of these taxes and carried the |
case to the Supreme Court OF the
United States before they would sue
cumb.
Terrible prairie fires have been |
raging in Western Kansas. A Santa
Fe train Travelled n, its ut
mos, speed through sen OF flames
with every window and ventilatol
closed. From the train could be seen |
burning farm buildings and stacks OF
grain and hay. and people and stock |
fleeing before the flames.
A letter from S,arondoub. Russia.
brings reliable information OF the re. |
cent anti-.Iewish excesscs. The story
is a terrible ohc. During tho attack
on the Jews In their homes. live young
girls were outraged 50 cruelty by ruff |
fans that they succumbcd 10 their In
lurics and died, The number of
fanatical barbarily Of an ignoruu, Rus.
sian mob was not less than twenty.
Professor Herman Thom of Berlin
recently dedicated 10 the kaiser
hymn of lahor full of patriotic sen,i-
ments which was greatly admired.
The Emperor and several members OF
the imperial family testified their np-
probation OF Thom's effort by sending
him presents of money. 1t now tran.
spires thai the lynn was stolen bodi.
lip from san ancient book OF poetry.
Thorn Will be arrested on charge OF
| fraud.
There has been another release of
convicts In Tennessee. At o'clock
Monday morning 200 mounted men
came In from the mountains and re.
leased tho POO convlcts working In
the mines Va, Oliver Springs. So
quietly was ii done that the people OF
the town knew nothing about what
had happened until q o'clock. when
they discovered that the stockadc oi
tho lcssccs was n mas. OF smoking
ruins. All OF the short.torm prison.
ers were furnished with citizens
clothing and with the exception OF II
lew who were captured NIL arc now nj
large. This makes more than 300
peniicniinry convict. turned loose in
hat vicinity siacc Friday morning.
Last Monday at Linden. Cass coun.
~. Texas, a negro charged with ,ho
murder Of family OF whites was
taken from tho jail by mob OF whites
and negroes md chained 10 tree aud
burned TO death Tho governor wrote
n scathing letter denouncing tho deed
and Issued II proclamation Offering
VI, 200 reward for the arrest and con.
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